Jaime Ray Newman

What I admire most about Jaime Ray Newman is that she refused to be defined by a single lane. For years she was the dependable presence anchoring soaps and dramas like General Hospital and Veronica Mars, but then she went and won an Academy Award for a live-action short in 2019, crossing from performer to creator at the highest level. That kind of quiet, two-sided ambition is rare. Backed by a Boston University education and a craftsman's steadiness rather than flash, she strikes me as exactly the sort of working artist who endures and earns lasting respect.

Name (English)

Jaime Ray Newman

Name (Japanese)

ジェイミー・レイ・ニューマン

Reading

じぇいみー・れい・にゅーまん

Born

April 2, 1978 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Horse

Origin

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor

University

Boston University

Awards & achievements

• 2019 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jaimeraynewman4real/
• Xhttps://x.com/jaimeraynewman
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime%20Ray%20Newman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q290091

Tags

• Michigan
• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-16

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