Ryan Whitney Newman (born April 24, 1998) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
child actressThe term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor...
.
Life and career
Newman was born in
Manhattan Beach, CaliforniaManhattan Beach is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, USA. The population was 33,852 at the 2000 census. The city is on the Pacific Ocean coast, to the south of El Segundo, and to the north of Hermosa Beach. Manhattan Beach is the home of volleyball and surfing. During...
. At age three, Newman entered the entertainment industry as she began auditioning for print and television commercials. At an early age, Newman was in a Kraft Cheese commercial which was aired internationally for more than two years.
Newman is perhaps best known for her role in the 2006 action comedy
ZoomZoom is a 2006 film released on August 11, 2006. It is based upon the children's book Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy by Jason Lethcoe. Directed by Peter Hewitt, the film stars Tim Allen, Kate Mara, Spencer Breslin, Michael Cassidy, Kevin Zegers, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase and Ryan Newman...
. In the film, she plays Cindy Collins, a six-year-old girl with super strength who is trying to save the world. In the comedy, Newman co-stars with
Tim AllenTim Allen is an American comedian, actor, voice-over artist, and entertainer, known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement. His role in Galaxy Quest continues to be among his most popular...
, Courtney Cox, and
Chevy ChaseCornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, writer, and television and film actor. Born into a prominent family, Chase worked as a professional musician as well as other jobs before moving towards comedy and working with the National Lampoon...
. In 2007 Newman was nominated for a
Young Artist AwardThe Young Artist Awards also known as the 'Hollywood Young Artist Award' are presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation. Started in 1980 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press member Maureen Dragone, they were envisioned specifically as awards to be presented to talented young people in...
for her role.
Newman has the distinction of being the youngest actor ever to be
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d for the
Robert ZemeckisRobert Lee "Bob" Zemeckis is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Zemeckis first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of the comedic time-travel Back to the Future films as well as the live-action/animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit , though in the 1990s he...
and
Steven SpielbergSteven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. In a career of over four decades, Spielberg's films have touched on many themes and genres. Spielberg's early sci-fi and adventure films, sometimes centering on children, were seen as an archetype of modern...
animated film
Monster HouseMonster House is an Academy Award-nominated American 2006 computer animated fantasy film released on July 21, 2006. Executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg, this is the first time since Back to the Future Part III that both have been involved together. It is the very first time...
, which was released in 2006. In the film, three kids discover the truth behind a creepy and mysterious house. Among others, Newman was part of a cast compiled of
Steve BuscemiSteven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi is an American actor, writer and film director.-Early life:Steve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Dorothy, who worked as a hostess at Howard Johnson's, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker and Korean War veteran. Buscemi's father was Italian...
,
Nick CannonNicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, rapper, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenage sketch comedian on All That before going on to host shows The Nick Cannon Show and Wild 'N Out and the fourth season of America's Got Talent...
,
Maggie GyllenhaalMargaret Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal is an American stage and screen actress. She is the daughter of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She made her screen debut when she began to appear in her father's films...
, Kevin James,
Jason LeeJason Michael Lee is an American actor and former professional skateboarder. Lee is best known for his performance in My Name is Earl as the title character Earl Hickey.-Early life:...
, and
Catherine O'HaraCatherine Anne O'Hara is a Canadian-American actress and comedienne. She is well known for her comedy work on SCTV, and her roles in the films After Hours, Beetlejuice, Home Alone, and The Nightmare Before Christmas; as well in the mockumentary films written and directed by Christopher Guest...
.
In addition to films, Newman has been seen in two
Hannah MontanaHannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night,...
episodes as a young Miley Stewart, namely
Smells Like Teen Sellout, and
I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak. She has worked with both
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and
Brooke ShieldsBrooke Christa Camille Shields is an American actress, author and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That 70's Show, and Lipstick Jungle.-Early life:Shields was born in New York City into a well-known American...
. Her latest film is a comedy released in 2008 called
Lower LearningLower Learning is a comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Eva Longoria Parker, Rob Corddry, Ryan Newman, Monica Potter, and Andy Pessoa. It was directed by Mark Lafferty and written by Shahin Chandrasoma and Mark Lafferty. It was released in movie theaters on October 10, 2008 and on DVD on December 2,...
with
Jason BiggsJason Matthew Biggs is an American actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie trio of teen sex comedies.-Personal life:...
. In early 2009, Newman landed a minor role in the Disney XD show, Zeke and Luther, portraying Ginger.
Currently, Newman resides in southern
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
with her parents and older sister, Jessica. Her hobbies include gymnastics, hip hop dancing, singing, and playing with her
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dolls.
Credits
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2006 The year 2006 in film saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-Top grossing films:...
|
Zoom Zoom is a 2006 film released on August 11, 2006. It is based upon the children's book Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy by Jason Lethcoe. Directed by Peter Hewitt, the film stars Tim Allen, Kate Mara, Spencer Breslin, Michael Cassidy, Kevin Zegers, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase and Ryan Newman...
|
Cindy Collins (Princess) |
Revolution Studios Revolution Studios was a film production company founded in 2000 by Joe Roth, a former chairman of Walt Disney Studios and Twentieth Century Fox. Revolution was a strategic partner of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which distributed and marketed Revolution's films. The company shut down in October...
(Sony Pictures) |
Monster HouseMonster House is an Academy Award-nominated American 2006 computer animated fantasy film released on July 21, 2006. Executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg, this is the first time since Back to the Future Part III that both have been involved together. It is the very first time...
|
Eliza (Girl on tricycle) |
Columbia PicturesColumbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
|
| 2007 |
Hannah MontanaHannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night,...
|
Young Miley Stewart |
"I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak" |
| "Smells Like Teen Sellout" |
| 2008 The year 2008 in film saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-Top grossing films:...
|
Lower Learning Lower Learning is a comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Eva Longoria Parker, Rob Corddry, Ryan Newman, Monica Potter, and Andy Pessoa. It was directed by Mark Lafferty and written by Shahin Chandrasoma and Mark Lafferty. It was released in movie theaters on October 10, 2008 and on DVD on December 2,...
|
Carlotta |
post-production |
| 2009-present |
Zeke & Luther |
Ginger Thatcher |
Air Date: September 20, 2009 (Canada) |
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