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.

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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)

Origin

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Occupation

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

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Horse

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

September 25, 2026

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