Jaime Ray Newman
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Jaime Ray Newman (b. April 2, 1978, Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American actress. She is also known as Jamie Ray Newman.
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[edit] Childhood
She started performing at age 11 in the debut of Israel Horovitz's play, A Rosen by Any Other Name. She worked consistently around Detroit, acting in many of the regional theaters. At 16, while attending Cranbrook Kingswood High School, Jaime founded Apollo Theatre Productions. She rented out a theater, hired a well-known local director, professional actors and an entire crew to put up their first show. She acted as both producer and director, and found such a warm reception that she produced two more shows the following year.
[edit] Education
Jaime also attended Interlochen Center for the Arts where she won the Corson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting. While in high school, she won first place in the Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association, a state-wide dramatic competition, for three years in a row.
She attended Boston University's School for the Arts theater conservatory for two years before transferring to Northwestern University as an English and drama major.
[edit] Early Stage Work
At Northwestern, Jaime founded the Ignition Festival for Women in the Arts. Through that, she produced and acted in Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, How I Learned To Drive. She also discovered a love for music. While living in Chicago, Jaime performed with her own jazz quartet along with the popular funk band, Sweet Sweet Candy.
[edit] Film & Television
Jaime officially moved to Los Angeles in September 2000. She earned a living performing with her jazz quartet, as well as landing parts in several short films and an appearance on The Drew Carey Show. But soon after moving to L.A., she landed the role of Kristina Carter Cassadine on the soap opera, General Hospital. While there, she continued with her music career, putting together her current cover band, School Boy Crush. She also landed a part in the Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can, with a scene opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
[edit] Critical Acclaim
In January 2003 Jaime starred with David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman and Tom Everett Scott in the play Turnaround, Roger Kumble's (Cruel Intentions, The Sweetest Thing) dark Hollywood satire. The play caused a tremendous amount of buzz around Los Angeles, and ran to sold-out audiences for almost four months.
[edit] Recent Appearances
In October 2006, Jaime began a six-episode run in a recurring role in the critically-acclaimed CW show Veronica Mars. She also became a fan favorite with her appearance on Stargate: Atlantis as Lt. Laura Cadman. Along with fellow Stargate actor Michael Shanks she appeared in the Christmas 2006 TV movie Under the Mistletoe.
Other high profile guest starring roles include E-Ring, Supernatural, Related, CSI and Medium.
[edit] Music
Jaime and School Boy Crush have played regularly at The Buffalo Club in Santa Monica, California, at Moomba in West Hollywood, Nick's Martini Lounge, Café Cordiale, and the Lux in Beverly Hills, covering a wide variety of music from funk and soul to R&B and blues.
Most recently, they played the ESPN Awards party at The Highlands, the adjoining venue to the Kodak Theatre. The group's musicians include: guitarist Yogi from The Wallflowers; saxophonist/flutist Katisse Buckingham from Herbie Hancock's band; bassist Danny "Creamy Fingers" Dunlap; drummer Aaron Sterling; and pianist Kristopher Pooley from Jane's Addiction.
