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Patricia Anne Newton (née McGrath) is an Australian singer, actress, dancer, stage performer and radio and television presenter.
Life and career
Before her marriage, Newton worked under her birth name, Patti McGrath, when she appeared on programs such as the ''Tarax Show
''The Tarax Show'' was an early Australian children's TV program on GTV (Australia), GTV-9 in Melbourne running from 1957 to 1969.
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Denzil Howson who was then Assistant Program Manager at GTV9, was asked by Norman Spencer to develop a d ...
'' and ''The Graham Kennedy Show
''The Graham Kennedy Show'' was an Australian variety and comedy tonight show which debuted on 19 September 1972 on the Nine Network.
On 23 December 1969, host Graham Kennedy quit as host of '' In Melbourne Tonight'' (IMT) due to exhaustion an ...
''. In 1967, she won the Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards (known colloquially as The Logies) is an annual ceremony celebrating and honouring the best shows and stars in Television in Australia, Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The eve ...
for Most Popular Female in Victoria. She has appeared in many stage shows and has made television appearances on '' Good Morning Australia'' and the Logie Awards.
Newton was married to fellow Australian entertainer Bert Newton
Albert Watson Newton (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was an Australian media personality. He was a Logie Hall of Fame inductee, quadruple Gold Logie–winning entertainer, and radio, theatre and television personality and compère.
Ne ...
.
Newton is a regular on 3AW's ''Nightline'' program with Philip Brady and Simon Owens on Monday nights from 10.15 pm – 11.00 pm AEST
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In 2007, Newton was a contestant on ''Dancing with the Stars
''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...
'' and ''Deal or No Deal
''Deal or No Deal'' is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch '' Miljoenenjacht'' (''Hunt/Chase for Millions'').
The centerpiece of this format is the final round (a ...
''.
On 16 May 2008, Newton was robbed at Chadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone Shopping Centre (colloquially known as Chaddy) is a shopping centre located in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East. Chadstone Shopping Centre is the largest indoor shopping centre in Australia by both floor area and nu ...
in suburban Melbourne while she was at a café. A bag containing a diary, cash, and jewellery inherited from her mother was stolen. Some items were recovered days later, and two people were charged over the theft.
In 2018, she appeared on '' Who Do You Think You Are?''
In 2012, Newton was one of the 12 celebrities to take part in season two of ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia
''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' is an Australian reality television series which aired on the Nine Network. Based on NBC's '' The Apprentice'', it first aired on 24 October 2011 and originally featured Mark Bouris, the founder and chair ...
''. She was "fired" after task 5, which involved the team on which she was part (Team Fortune) taking part in a semi-nude publicity stunt for the We Care charity. She effectively chose to leave when she requested to be the one who was fired.
Newton made a guest appearance in ''Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...
'' as Valerie Grundy
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on 18 March 1985 and currently airs on digital channel 10 Peach. The following is a list of characters that appeared in the show in 2018, by order of first appearance. ...
on 21 December 2018.
Discography
Studio albums
Filmography
Actress
Showbiz appearances
References
External links
* * as Patti Newton * as Patti McGrath 1945 births Living people Australian stage actresses Television personalities from Melbourne Members of the Order of Australia Actresses from Melbourne {{Australia-tv-bio-stub