Becki Newton Born in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union, while her parents were working for an American company in the Soviet Union; Becki Newton was raised in Guilford, Connecticut, after her parents relocated from a turbulent Kirghiz SSR soon after her birth. She is of English descent and began performing musicals and plays at local theaters, and studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated with a BA in European History. At Penn, Newton was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She then moved to New York City and landed several roles in television commercials for such companies as the Olive Garden.
