Lindsey Newell

About Me

Lindsey Newell is an award-winning actress from Enid, Oklahoma. The second of four children to musicians Doug and Lawana Newell, Lindsey grew up loving and trying all forms of art. Clinging to music and dance in her early childhood it wasn’t until junior high that Lindsey was able to truly explore acting when speech and drama classes were available to her. She took part in her school’s plays and musicals, and when the occasion for a community theater show at Enid’s Gaslight Theatre appeared, she jumped in with gusto.

Wanting more opportunities, Lindsey applied and was accepted into the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (thrilled to be studying Shakespeare under the direction of Edward Payson Call) and the North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Session (studying Stanislavski’s technique with Yuri Belov). Invigorated by these summers of intense study, Lindsey knew there was only one way forward for her and she went on to obtain a BFA in Acting from The University of Oklahoma.

And then she went west. Lindsey drove until she hit the beach and settled in Los Angeles for 13 years. Throughout her stay Lindsey performed in 99-seat theatres around LA in such original works as Selling Love and Catalyst, as well as published works like A Midsummer Night’s Dream and She Kills Monsters. Her work in indie films earned her awards in the festival circuit (Best Supporting Actress, Action On Film Fest - Shades and Best Actress, Bare Bones Festival - LA Fadeaway). Not one to wait for opportunity to come knocking, Lindsey wrote and produced her way into the Screen Actor’s Guild union with an original web-series. Since then she’s written, produced and starred in two short films including One Night In NoHo for which she won Best Actress at the Santa Barbara ShortsFest. Adding Mom to her many other titles, Lindsey is leaning into the transition as inspiration for her newest set of short films.

Lindsey studied at Scott Sedita’s Acting Studio for several years and eventually moved into teaching. She’s a singer (and occasional ukulele player) with the vintage singing and dancing group, international pin-up darlings The Satin Dollz. In her downtime she loves to stay active whether it’s hiking or dancing in her kitchen. Food is her love language; eating good food, cooking good food, sharing good food with the ones she loves. From her parents she learned to live life passionately and there isn’t an area of her life that isn’t filled with passion. Well, that’s not entirely true. Tax season. There’s zero passion for tax season.

You can get to know me more by following me on Instagram @lindseynewell29 and my Satin Dollz persona @satindoll_oliviaidol