Tipper Newton

{{Short description|American actress and musician}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Tipper Newton

|birth_place = Overland Park, Kansas

|alma_mater = Columbia College Chicago

|occupation = Actress, filmmaker, musician

|yearsactive = 2006-present

}}

Tipper Newton is an American actress and musician best known for her role as Karen in The Mindy Project and Sinnomin in The Guest Book.

Biography

Tipper Newton was born in Overland Park, Kansas and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a B.A. in film. On the side she performs with her power-pop band Color TV.{{cite web|url=https://www.talkhouse.com/artist/tipper-newton/|title=Tipper Newton|website=Talk House|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}

Newton had a recurring appearance as Karen, the girlfriend of Colette, on The Mindy Project.{{cite web|url=https://lgbtfansdeservebetter.com/character/karen-mindy-project/|title=Karen, The Mindy Project|website=LGBTQ Fans Deserve Better|date=May 31, 2017|accessdate=July 11, 2020}} She made a guest appearance on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Roxy Glass in the episode "The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and The D".{{cite web|url=https://meaww.com/agents-of-shield-season-7-episode-7-review-the-deke-squad-killer-mack-80-s-plotline-cheesy|title='Agents of SHIELD' Season 7 Episode 7 Review: Deke Squad, killer Mack and a cheesy '80s plot make a fun watch|website=Meaww|last=Abhishek|first=Aharon|date=July 8, 2020|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2006

|LOL

|Walter

|

2007

|Hannah Takes the Stairs

|Minnie

|

2007

|The Timebox Twins

|Girl

|Short film

2009

|The Mountain, the River and the Road

|Cat

|

2010

|Parts + Labor

|Samantha

|Short film

2010

|On Holiday

|Shee

|

2011

|Uncle Kent

|Party Guest

|

2011

|The Oregonian

|Julie

|

2011

|The Lie

|Jeannie

|

2011

|Captain Fork

|Superfan

|Short film

2012

|The ABCs of Death

|Baby Mama

|Segment: "M is for Miscarriage"

2013

|9 Full Moons

|Sadie

|

2013

|Carlos Spills the Beans

|Lady

|

2014

|The Lawful Truth

|Carmen Michuda

|

2015

|Uncle Kent 2

|Minnie the Housekeeper

|

2015

|Southbound

|Jesse

|Segment: "Jailbreak" and "The Way In"

2015

|Review

|

|Short film

2015

|Broken Mast

|

|Short film

2017

|Brad Cuts Loose

|Janine

|Short film

2019

|Crude Oil

|

|Short film

2019

|I Lost My Body

|Librarian (voice)

|English version

2020

|Bad Day Sam

|Sam

|Short film

2022

|Who Invited Them

|Teeny

|

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Television roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2007

|Young American Bodies

|Haley

|Episode: "Maggie's Big Move"

2010

|The Geniuses

|Dancer

|TV Pilot

2013

|Cat Agent

|Kitty Pittsburgh (voice)

|1 episode

rowspan="2"|2015

|rowspan="2"|Adventure Time

|Lamp / Wine Glass / Additional Voices

|Episode: "Friends Forever"

Emperor / Head Guard / Turtle / Guards (voice)

|Episode: "On the Lam"

2016

|Kino-Edwards Picture Show

|Various

|Main cast

2016

|Take My Wife

|Hotel Desk Clerk

|Episode: "Holiday Special"

2017

|Love

|Kali

|Episode: "Friends Night Out"

2017

|The Mindy Project

|Karen

|Recurring (Seasons 5 and 6)

2017

|Adam Ruins Everything

|New Researcher / V.O. Researcher

|Episode: "Adam Ruins Science"

2017

|Curb Your Enthusiasm

|Valentina

|Episode: "Fatwa!"

2017-2018

|The Guest Book

|Sinnomin

|Main cast (Season 1)
Guest (Season 2; Episode: "Invisible Son")

2018

|Hunky Boys Go Ding-Dong

|Nancy / Librarian

|TV Pilot

2019

|In the Dark

|Gloria

|Episode: "The Graduate"

2020

|Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

|Roxy Glass

|2 episodes

2020

|Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun

|Crying Woman/Swat/Neighbour

|2 episodes

References

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