Her first appearance was in the episode "To Soar and Never Falter" (1982) as Kathy Murphy, a dancer in the initial stages of multiple sclerosis.
Needham made a guest appearance on the Leslie Nielsen comedy TV series Police Squad!
As of November 2006, Needham was working as a dance instructor in Orange County, California, teaching junior jazz and lyrical classes and choreographing team competitions and annual recitals.
[citation needed] While credited on screen as Connie Newton, she married David Needham, a set designer on Eight is Enough, on April 7, 1979, during a late season 3 hiatus of the series.
Newton switched her screen name to her married name, Connie Needham, from season 4 onwards.