From the early '90s onward, African-American actress Paula Newsome built a fairly substantial career for herself via many small supporting roles in films and television series. She debuted on the big screen in 1992, as Ellen in Barnet_Kellman's Dolly_Parton comedy Straight_Talk, then spent years making single-episode appearances in such programs as ER, Ally McBeal, and Law & Order, as well as multiple-episode runs on Chicago_Hope, NYPD Blue, and The_Lyon's_Den. Newsome's career escalated most dramatically, however, between 2006 and 2007, with her contributions to the comedy Little_Miss_Sunshine (2006), the Adam_Sandler drama Reign_Over_Me, and the ABC detective series Women's_Murder_Club (as Claire Washburn, a member of an all-female team of investigators). Nathan Southern, Rovi

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