Celia Maria Newman (born October 21, 1968, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico) is an actress, sometimes credited as Cehlia Barnum.
Newman is married to Texas State Senator Jose Menendez (District 26) and has been actively involved in her husband's political career.
Newman attended University of The Incarnate Word and received a degree in child psychology.
These productions included Golden Boy as Lorna, directed by actor Ricardo Chavira.
As a child, Newman was a member, of the Texas Children's Bach Choir; she studied opera for several years and was listed as a coloratura soprano.