Margit Evelyn Newton

Margit Evelyn Newton
Born 12 October 1961
Bolzano, Italy
Occupation Actress

Margit Evelyn Newton (born 1961 in Bolzano, Italy) is an Italian actress who appeared in fourteen films between 1979 and 1990. Frequently billed as Margie Newton, she also received billing, at various points in her career, as Margie Moreau, Margi Eveline Newton and Margi Evelyn Newton.[1][2]

A native of Italy, Newton is perhaps best known for her performance in the 1980 Italian zombie film Hell of the Living Dead (also known as Zombie Creeping Flesh).[3][4][5]

Newton used the name Margie Moreau in her first two films, 1979's La Vedova del trullo and 1980's The Iron Hand of the Mafia. She also appeared in The Last Hunter (1980, also known as L'Ultimo cacciatore and Hunter of the Apocalypse), billed as Margi Eveline Newton, and in The Final Executioner (1984) and The Bronx Executioner (1989), where she was billed as Margie Newton. In her last film to date, Claude Chabrol's Quiet Days in Clichy (1990), she had a cameo appearance.

In addition to her acting work, Newton also modeled in the Italian men's magazines Playmen and Ginfilm between 1984 and 1987.[1] She retired from show business in the 1990s to marry and raise a family.[1]

Filmography

Film
The Iron Hand of the Mafia (1979)
Hell of the Living Dead (1980)
The Last Hunter (1980)
The Final Executioner (1984)
The Adventures of Hercules (1985)
The Bronx Executioner (1989)
Act of Revenge (1989)
Quiet Days in Clichy (1990)

References

  1. 1 2 3 J.C. Maçek III (2013-03-01). "Italy's Lost Bellissima Actress, Margie Newton, Re-Appears in The Next Reel". PopMatters.
  2. ↑ "The New York Times". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Patrick Naugle. "Hell of the Living Dead". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  4. ↑ Gerald Browning. "Hell of the Living Dead". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  5. ↑ J.C. Maçek III. "Hell of the Living Dead". WorldsGreatestCritic.com. Retrieved 2010-09-28.

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