Lila Newman (born in New York City, New York) is an American actress, writer, comedian, humorist, singer and musician. She is the daughter of actor Fred Newman.
Education[edit]
Lila Newman holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago, where she was a member of Off Off Campus.[1] She also has an MFA from Drama Centre London.[2]
Career[edit]
Lila Newman is known for her work on Alpha House (2014)[3] written by Garry Trudeau, playing opposite John Goodman and Julie White. From 2013 - 2017, Lila regularly contributed comedy writing to A Prairie Home Companion—often receiving on-air credits for work—and has appeared on the show twice as part of the Royal Academy of Radio Actors.[4][5] Lila contributed comedy sketches to Live From Here on American Public Media, hosted by Chris Thile.[6] Since Summer 2017, Lila has also been collaborating as a writer and voice actor with Radiotopia's The Truth (podcast).[7][8]
She was recently awarded the Edes Prize from the Edes Foundation for the creation of a new play on the life and work of Radio Sound Effects Pioneer Ora Nichols.[9][10][11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Off Off Campus". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05.
- ^ "Drama Centre London - MA Acting Department".
- ^ "IMDB". IMDb.
- ^ "Prairiehome.org".
- ^ "Prairiehome.org".
- ^ "Live Broadcast: December 16, 2017 with Jeff Tweedy, The Staves & yMusic, Punch Brothers, and Tom Papa | Live from Here with Chris Thile". www.livefromhere.org. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Troll". The Truth. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Game Night". The Truth. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "lila newman | Search Results | Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes Foundation". edesfoundation.net. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ "U.Chicago Core Magazine".
- ^ "U.Chicago Arts - Alumnae News".
- ^ "Everyone's Talking at Once Podcast Interview".