In July 2011, Newton delivered a TED Talk on "Embracing otherness, embracing myself." She discussed finding her "otherness" as a child growing up in two distinct cultures, and as an actress playing many different selves. In 2012, she starred alongside Tyler Perry in the romantic drama film "Good Deeds". She was also in another Tyler Perry movie called “For Colored Girls”. In 2013, Newton starred in "Rogue", the first original drama series for DirecTV's Audience Network. She left "Rogue" during the third season. In 2015, she starred in the US miniseries "The Slap."