Bryce Dallas Howard Wiki Biography
Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American film actress, writer and director. The daughter of director Ron Howard, she made her acting debut in her father’s film Parenthood (1989) and went on to have small roles in films and make stage appearances for the next several years. During this time she also attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, later getting a BFA and went to drama schools. After she came to the attention of M. Night Shyamalan, he cast her in what would be her breakout film, The Village (2004) and then in Lady in the Water (2006). Her performance in As You Like It (2006) earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination.Howard became more recognizable to audiences as Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3 (2007) and as Victoria in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010). Those two projects, as well as Terminator Salvation (2009), are among her most financially successful movies, but all three garnered mixed reviews from the press. Her most recent films are The Help (2011) and 50/50 (2011), both of which were critical and box office successes.
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 2, 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5′ 7″ (1.7 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Director, Writer |
| Education | New York University |
| Spouse | Seth Gabel |
| Children | Beatrice Howard-Gabel, Theodore Howard-Gabel, Theodore Norman Howard-Gabel, Beatrice Jean Howard-Gabel |
| Parents | Cheryl Alley |
| Siblings | Jean Howard, Rance Howard, Clint Howard |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm4792799 |
| Trademark | |
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| 1 | Red hair |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Spider-Man 3 (2007) | $1,000,000 |
| The Village (2004) | $150,000 |
| Quote | |
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| 1 | It is powerful idea to have the wisdom to know the difference between what you can control and what you can’t. |
| 2 | I’ve never had a sip of alcohol in my life, I wasn’t interested in losing control. There was alcoholism in my family, so I saw the negative effects and how difficult it was to recover. When I was in high school, I would never go to parties because I would be embarrassed to say no. Consequently, I had almost no social group. |
| 3 | [on The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)] Literally two weeks after giving birth, I was working on the part, learning to play the piano. I was worried that it was a huge responsibility and I wouldn’t be able to rise to the occasion. Jodie Markell was so helpful. She’s a mom as well, and she kept talking me through it. Once we started shooting, I was lucky to have a character to lose myself in. I had to let certain things go, like fixating all day long in how I could be a better parent or how I’m a terrible parent or how I should be doing more as a parent. |
| 4 | [on The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)] There’s an iconic Tennessee Williams female character that you see elements of, over and over and over again, which is a woman ahead of her time, who’s being suffocated by the world and who’s too bright, too clever and too sensitive to really survive and feel grounded. So, to go through and watch Blanche DuBois and Maggie the Cat, who are these really iconic characters that he had created, and steal, to be honest, was something that was helpful to me. |
| 5 | [on The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)] Working with directors whose history is in performance, I feel like there’s a different kind of focus, as opposed to directors who are more prone to being really technically proficient or visual. I feel like there are two schools of both, and a director needs to have both. Jodie Markell has both, for sure. I felt really, really supported, in terms of my performance. When I had questions or when she was directing me, there was an approach that was coming from a psychological place because she’s an actor, and so she knows how to speak that language. Kenneth Branagh was the same way. M. Night Shyamalan is the same way. And, that’s highly effective, for a number of reasons. |
| 6 | [on her The Help (2011) character] When I read the book Hilly is the character that you love to hate and that’s just a really fun character to play. But when we were in Mississippi doing rehearsals I realized I needed to actually play her as a three-dimensional character and not just a two-dimensional villain. That was where the challenge was for me. |
| 7 | I definitely managed to do different kinds of things. My focus is usually who the director is, because at the end of the day the director is the storyteller, what the movie is all about. I don’t want to participate in something that I don’t think is constructive storytelling. |
| 8 | [on The Help (2011)] What I find so remarkable about this story is that it holistically depicts the time period. It’s not necessarily vilifying anyone, but rather, vilifying certain mentalities and belief systems that were evil at their core. Playing Hilly [Holbrok] had been a journey for me to understand her ignorance. I feel really comfortable in assuming that people will think this is a performance and that it isn’t me. |
| 9 | I didn’t always want to act. My passion was writing, and it still is one of my primary passions to this day, but it wasn’t until high school when I started acting in plays that it became a thought of something I might want to do. And when I applied to colleges, at NYU, I was able to study both writing and acting. |
| 10 | [on The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)] I don’t really get nervous. I just get really focused and intense. I feel a responsibility to do the best that I can. And I feel that nervousness sometimes gets in the way of that, because you get wrapped up in your own neurosis. I feel very protected, as well, because Fisher Willow was such a thoroughly written character that I could obviously trust the writing enormously. |
| 11 | On her famous dad: “My dad’s more three-dimensional than Opie Taylor or Richie Cunningham. He even has a temper! He’s a real person. But some people are disappointed by that.” |
| 12 | I’ve learned to think in terms of having a long career. Actors can have very long careers that last until the day we die, but there will be moments when you’ll feel like you’re a failure or when you’re disappointed in yourself. I’ve learned from my dad that those feelings don’t mean you should stop what you’re doing. They mean you should try even harder; you should push even further. Perhaps because of failure, you’re getting even closer to your ultimate goal. |
| 13 | I feel like I almost didn’t grow up in the business, because my parents worked so hard at sheltering us from that. I was raised in Connecticut. And I honestly wasn’t aware that my dad was a celebrity until I moved to Los Angeles a year ago. |
| 14 | Right now as an artist, what I want to do is be a part of works that are unignorable. I couldn’t be less interested in how people receive it, honestly. As long as it’s unignorable. |
| 15 | I’ve always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | Before discovering her passion for acting, Howard had an interest in a career of writing. |
| 2 | Has never consumed alcohol and does not intend to. |
| 3 | Has played the younger sister to Judy Greer in 2 films: The Village (2004) & Jurassic World (2015). |
| 4 | Graduated from Greenwich Country Day School (a school that carries grades Kindergarten through 9th) in Greenwich, Connecticut in June 1996. Later graduated from Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York in June 1999. |
| 5 | Often mistaken for Jessica Chastain. In June 2015, Chastain posted a video of Howard on her Instagram account lip-syncing to the song “I am not Jessica Chastain”, from a video created by YouTube user legolambs called “JESSICA CHASTAIN: The Musical (Bryce Dallas Howard)” (also released in June 2015). |
| 6 | Godfather of her son Theodore is Josh Gad, who was a high school classmate of her husband Seth Gabel. |
| 7 | Shares with her The Help (2011) co-star Emma Stone the role of Gwen Stacy. |
| 8 | She has German, English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, with remote French and Dutch roots. |
| 9 | Announced that she and husband Seth Gabel are expecting their first baby. [August 2006] |
| 10 | Learned how to play the piano for her part in The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008). |
| 11 | Gave birth to her first child at age 25, a son Theodore Norman Howard Gabel on February 16, 2007. Child’s father is her husband, Seth Gabel. |
| 12 | Gave birth to her second child at age 30, a daughter Beatrice Jean Howard Gabel on January 19, 2012. Child’s father is her husband, Seth Gabel. Baby weighed 8lbs 6oz. |
| 13 | Has two younger twin sisters, Jocelyn Carlyle Howard and Paige Howard, and a younger brother, Reed Cross Howard. |
| 14 | Has remained good friends with her The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) co-star Xavier Samuel. |
| 15 | Worked as a PA on the set of Apollo 13 (1995). |
| 16 | Has frequently been called upon to replace other actresses unable to reprise their roles in sequels to successful film series. She replaced Nicole Kidman in Manderlay (2005), the sequel to Dogville (2003); Claire Danes (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)) in Terminator Salvation (2009); and ‘Rachelle LeFevre’ (Twilight (2008) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)) in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)). Only once so far has she been the actress who was replaced: She played Gwen Stacey in Spider-Man 3 (2007)), but was replaced in the reboot The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) by Emma Stone, with whom she appeared in The Help (2011). |
| 17 | Has remained good friends with her Spider-Man 3 (2007) co-stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and Topher Grace. |
| 18 | Good friends with Jason Ritter and Marianna Palka. |
| 19 | Became the first celebrity face of Kate Spade New York for their 2011 ad campaign. |
| 20 | Returned to work 6 months after giving birth to her son Theo in order to begin filming The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008). |
| 21 | Was 5 months pregnant with her son Theo when she completed filming Spider-Man 3 (2007). |
| 22 | Performed her own stunts during the crane accident scene in Spider-Man 3 (2007), unaware that she was pregnant at the time of filming. |
| 23 | Was a huge fan of the Terminator franchise before she was cast in the franchise’s fourth chapter, Terminator Salvation (2009). |
| 24 | The actor who plays the photographer during the crane accident scene in Spider-Man 3 (2007) performed magic for her at a birthday party when she was in the second grade. |
| 25 | Along with the rest of the cast of The Village (2004) she was put through a 19th century “boot camp” in order for them to get a good feel for the time period. |
| 26 | Dyed her hair blonde for Spider-Man 3 (2007). |
| 27 | Has 3 younger siblings: Reed Cross Howard and the twins Paige Howard and Jocelyn Carlyle Howard. All 4 were named after places in which they were conceived. |
| 28 | Attended New York University. |
| 29 | Was a vegan for three and a half years (2003-2006). |
| 30 | During rehearsals at the Manhattan Theater Club, she was billing herself as “Bryce Dallas” but later had second thoughts because the name made her sound like a porn star. |
| 31 | Daughter of actor-director Ron Howard and Cheryl Howard. |
| 32 | Stepgranddaughter of Judy Howard. |
| 33 | Graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama. |
| 34 | Her theatre credits include a vast range from classical to contemporary writers such as William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, and George Bernard Shaw. |
| 35 | Alumna of the prestigious School at Steppenwolf training program. |
| 36 | Attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp with Natalie Portman. |
| 37 | Until recently, had not seen an episode of Happy Days (1974), in which her father starred. However, in early 2006, she bought the DVD release of the show and now understands its continuing appeal. |
| 38 | Was cast in The Village (2004) without having an audition after M. Night Shyamalan saw her in a Broadway show. |
| 39 | Her godfather is Henry Winkler, who co-starred on Happy Days (1974) with her father, Ron Howard. |
| 40 | Is close friends with Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal. |
| 41 | Granddaughter of actor Rance Howard and Jean Speegle Howard. |
| 42 | Niece of actor Clint Howard. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | 2018 | post-production | Claire Dearing |
| Gold | 2016/I | Kay | |
| Black Mirror | 2016 | TV Series | Lacie Pound |
| Pete’s Dragon | 2016 | Grace | |
| Lego Dimensions | 2015 | Video Game | Claire Dearing (voice) |
| Lego Jurassic World | 2015 | Video Game | Claire (voice) |
| Jurassic World | 2015 | Claire | |
| Pant Suits | 2015 | Short | Karen Petraske |
| Solemates | 2015 | Short | Woman |
| HitRECord on TV | 2014 | TV Series | Sam (segment “So-Called Security”) / Anna Abraham (segment “Neuroscience documentary”) |
| The Hug | 2014 | Video short | Susanna |
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | 2012 | Victoria (credit only) | |
| 50/50 | 2011 | Rachael | |
| The Help | 2011 | Hilly Holbrook | |
| Hereafter | 2010 | Melanie | |
| The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | 2010 | Victoria | |
| Despair | 2010/I | Short | |
| Terminator Salvation | 2009 | Kate Connor | |
| Family Guy | 2009 | TV Series | |
| The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | 2008 | Fisher | |
| Good Dick | 2008 | Kissing Woman | |
| Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | Gwen Stacy | |
| As You Like It | 2006 | Rosalind | |
| Lady in the Water | 2006 | Story | |
| Manderlay | 2005 | Grace Margaret Mulligan | |
| The Village | 2004 | Ivy Walker | |
| Book of Love | 2004 | Heather | |
| A Beautiful Mind | 2001 | Harvard Student (uncredited) | |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | 2000 | Surprised Who (as Bryce Howard) | |
| Apollo 13 | 1995/I | Girl in Yellow Dress (uncredited) | |
| Parenthood | 1989 | Redheaded Audience Girl (unconfirmed) |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solemates | 2015 | Short | |
| Vanity Fair: Decades | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary short 1 episode | |
| M83: Claudia Lewis | 2013 | Video short | |
| Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | 2013 | TV Movie segment “Lucy” | |
| When You Find Me | 2011 | Short | |
| Orchids | 2006 | Short |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solemates | 2015 | Short | |
| Orchids | 2006 | Short |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restless | 2011/I | producer |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2007-2017 | TV Series | Herself – Guest / Herself |
| The Talk | 2011-2017 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| Access Hollywood Live | 2011-2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Live with Kelly and Ryan | 2010-2017 | TV Series | Herself – Guest / Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2009-2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2010-2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Harry | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| The View | 2004-2017 | TV Series | Herself – Guest / Herself |
| Good Morning America | 2006-2017 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015-2017 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| The 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2016 | Video | Herself |
| Conan | 2011-2016 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Chelsea | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Piper’s Picks TV | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams | 2016 | TV Special | Herself |
| Disneyland 60th Anniversary TV Special | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 73rd Golden Globe Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter: Limited Series or TV Movie |
| Jurassic World: Dinosaurs Roam Once Again | 2015 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Welcome to ‘Jurassic World’ | 2015 | Video documentary | Herself |
| IMDb on the Scene | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Midsummer Night with Dudamel | 2015 | Video | Herself |
| Inside Edition | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Fox and Friends | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| IMDb: What to Watch | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Insider | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Unscripted | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| HBO First Look | 2015 | TV Series documentary short | Herself |
| Morning Joe | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Today | 2007-2015 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Lion’s Mouth Opens | 2014 | Documentary short | Herself |
| Charlie Rose | 2006-2013 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Extra | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Chelsea Lately | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2004-2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Paula’s Best Dishes | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| 2011 MTV Movie Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
| Lopez Tonight | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007-2010 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien | 2010 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Howard Stern on Demand | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| No. 1 Countdown | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Terminator Salvation: A G4 Special | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Spider-Man 3: Webisodes | 2007 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Total Request Live | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| As You Like It: From Page to Screen Featurette | 2007 | Video short | Herself |
| Reflections of Lady in the Water | 2006 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| HypaSpace | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Moving Image Salutes Ron Howard | 2006 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Cannes Experience: Manderlay 2005 | 2005 | Video documentary short | Herself / Grace |
| Deconstructing ‘The Village’ | 2005 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Village: Bryce’s Diary | 2005 | Video short | Herself |
| Inside ‘The Village’: A Movie Special | 2004 | TV Short | Herself |
| Filmland | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| 4Pop | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Panel | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| Biography | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Daughter |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Access Hollywood | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | Video documentary short | Gwen Stacy |
| Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s’éteint et que le film commence | 2007 | segment “Occupations” | |
| The Road to Manderlay | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Festival Prize | Central Florida Film Festival | Best Dramatic Short | When You Find Me (2011) |
| 2012 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | BFCC Award | Black Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Ensemble of the Year | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) |
| 2011 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | Special Achievement Award | Satellite Awards | Best Ensemble, Motion Picture | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | WFCC Award | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Women’s Work/Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2005 | Rising Star Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | Jurassic World (2015) |
| 2015 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | Jurassic World (2015) |
| 2012 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2012 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | The Help (2011) |
| 2012 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best On-Screen Dirtbag | The Help (2011) |
| 2012 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Gut-Wrenching Performance | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Villain | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) |
| 2008 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television | As You Like It (2006) |
| 2008 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | As You Like It (2006) |
| 2006 | EDA Special Mention Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Actress Most in Need of a New Agent | |
| 2006 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best Actress (Årets kvindelige hovedrolle) | Manderlay (2005) |
| 2005 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Actress | The Village (2004) |
| 2005 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Newcomer | The Village (2004) |
| 2005 | Chainsaw Award | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Actress | The Village (2004) |
| 2005 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Breakthrough Female | The Village (2004) |
| 2005 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Breakthrough Performance – Female | The Village (2004) |
| 2005 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance | The Village (2004) |
| 2005 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Scary Scene | The Village (2004) |