Nick Name : Bry
Birth : 2 March 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height : 5' 8"
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Bryce Dallas Howard was born on March 2, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. She was conceived in Dallas, Texas (the reason for her middle name). Her father, named 'Ron Howard (I)' (qv), is a former actor turned Oscar-winning director. Her mother is actress and writer 'Cheryl Howard (I)' (qv) (nee Alley). Her famous relatives include her uncle, actor 'Clint Howard' (qv), and her grandparents, actor 'Rance Howard' (qv) and actress 'Jean Speegle Howard' (qv). She also has two younger twin sisters, named Jocelyn and Paige, born in 1985, and a brother, Reed Howard, born in 1987. Howard was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, because her parents decided to raise their four children as far away from the trappings of showbiz milieu as possible. During most of her childhood she really did not have much access to a TV. She attended Greenwich Country Day School, and Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York. At that time, she discovered existentialism and devoured books by 'Albert Camus (I)' (qv) and 'Jean-Paul Sartre' (qv). She attended the prestigious Steppenwolf School and Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp at Catskills together with her friend 'Natalie Portman' (qv). She applied to drama school as Bryce Dallas, dropping her last name to eschew special treatment because of association with her renown father. From 1999-2003, she studied at the 'Stella Adler' (qv) Conservatory and at the New York University Tisch School of Arts and graduated with a BFA degree in Drama in 2003. At that time, she performed in Broadway productions of classical plays by 'George Bernard Shaw' (qv), 'William Shakespeare (I)' (qv) and 'Anton Chekhov' (qv). Young Howard appeared in three of her father's films as an extra, including her appearance as a child together with her mother in _Apollo 13 (1995)_ (qv). She made her feature-film debut as Heather, a supporting role in _Book of Love (2004)_ (qv) by director 'Alan Brown (XI)' (qv). Director 'M. Night Shyamalan' (qv) was impressed by her performance in a Broadway play and cast her without an audition as a female lead in his two thrillers: _The Village (2004)_ (qv) and _Lady in the Water (2006)_ (qv). Howard replaced 'Nicole Kidman' (qv) in _Dogville (2003)_ (qv) sequel, _Manderlay (2005)_ (qv). She stars as Rosalind in _As You Like It (2006)_ (qv), a reprise of her stage role that made such an impression on Shyamalan. She is also billed as Gwen Stacy in the third installment of the Spider-Man franchise, _Spider-Man 3 (2007)_ (qv). Howard became a devoted vegan since 'Joaquin Phoenix' (qv) showed her _Earthlings (2007)_ (qv), a documentary about animal cruelty. After seeing that, she has consumed no animal products, not even milk or eggs. Her other activities outside of the acting profession include playing basketball and writing. On June 17, 2006, in Connecticut, she married her long-term boyfriend, actor 'Seth Gabel' (qv), whom she met at New York University and had dated for five years. On February 16, 2007, Bryce and her husband, Seth, became parents of their first child, a boy, named Theodore Norman Howard Gabel.
Biography written by: Steve Shelokhonov
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- Apollo 13 (1995) (uncredited) [Girl in Yellow Dress]
- As You Like It (2006) [Rosalind] <4>
- Book of Love (2004) [Heather] <4>
- Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007) (archive footage) [(segment "Occupations")]
- Good Dick (2008) [Kissing Woman] <12>
- Hereafter (2010)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (as Bryce Howard) [Surprised Who] <50>
- Inside 'The Village': A Movie Special (2004) (TV) [Herself] <3>
- Lady in the Water (2006) [Story] <2>
- Manderlay (2005) [Grace Margaret Mulligan] <1>
- Parenthood (1989) (unconfirmed) [Redheaded Girl in Audience]
- Reflections of Lady in the Water (2006) (V) [Herself]
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) [Gwen Stacy] <6>
- Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of Spider-Man 3 (2007) (V) [Gwen Stacy]
- Terminator Salvation (2009) [Kate Connor] <7>
- Terminator Salvation: A G4 Special (2009) (TV) [Herself]
- The Cannes Experience: Manderlay 2005 (2005) (V) [Herself/Grace]
- The Help (2011) (rumored) [Hilly Holbrook]
- The Look of Real (2011) (rumored)
- The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) [Fisher] <1>
- The Road to Manderlay (2005) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) [Victoria] <18>
- The Village (2004) [Ivy Walker] <1>
- Untitled Seth Rogen Project (2010) [Rachel]
- "4Pop" (2003) {Hyvät geenit! (#3.2)} [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2007-05-11)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-05-11)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-05-19)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2010-03-24)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2010-06-02)} [Herself]
- "Filmland" (2003) {(#4.4)} [Herself]
- "HypaSpace" (2002) {(#5.141)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2006-07-19)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009) {(#1.48)} [Herself] <3>
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(2006-07-18)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) {(#5.151)} [Herself]
- "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) {Jennifer Aniston's New Passion} [Herself]
- "The Panel" (1998) {(#7.8)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" (2009) {(#1.138)} [Herself] <3>
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2004-07-30)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2006-01-31)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2007-05-03)} (as Bryce Howard) [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2004-07-26)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2006-07-21)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2009-12-22)} [Herself] <6>
- "The View" (1997) {(2009-12-23)} [Herself] <6>
- "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (2007) {(2007-05-02)} [Herself]
- "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (2007) {(2009-05-20)} [Herself]
- "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (2007) {(2010-01-06)} [Herself] <2>
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- 'Seth Gabel' (qv) (17 June 2006 - present); 1 child
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- _The Village (2004)_ (qv) -> $150,000
- _Spider-Man 3 (2007)_ (qv) -> $1,000,000
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- "Black Book" (USA), 2005, Iss. 39, pg. 92-97, by: DBC Pierre, "me: Redhead, vegan, big romantic with passion for movies, nature, and Hemingway. you: Motivated artist with an interest in Lars von Trier, cross-country skiing, and ducks."
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- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 28 April 2006, Vol. 1, Iss. 784, pg. 90-91, by: Daly, Steve, ""Lady In Waiting""
- "Rolling Stone" (USA), 19 August 2004, Vol. 1, Iss. 955, pg. 84, by: Edwards, Gavin, ""Hot Actress""
- "Premiere" (USA), July 2004, Vol. 17, Iss. 10, pg. 39, by: Hauser, Brooke, ""Dawn Of The Red""
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- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 2006, Iss. 42, pg. 40-43, by: staff, "Daddy's Girls: Opie- Yum"
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- "American Cinematographer" (USA), August 2006, Vol. 87, Iss. 8
- "Black Book" (USA), 2005, Iss. 39
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- (May 2002): Plays Sally Platt in "House/Garden" plays by Alan Ayckbourn (City Center Stage I & Stage II, New York City, New York, USA).
- (January - February 2003) Plays "Mariane" in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Moliere's "Tartuffe."
- (January 2003): Plays Mariane in "Tartuffe" play by Moliere (American Airlines Theater, New York City, New York, USA).
- Stage performance of: "Our town".
- Stage performance of "The Marriage of Bette and Boo".
- Stage performance of "Cloud 9".
- Stage performance of "HamletMachine".
- Stage performance of "Four Saints in Mexico".
- Stage performance of "No Exit".
- Stage performance of "This is Our Youth".
- Vocals for the soundtrack of the Stage musical "A Tale of Two Cities".
- Musical production of "A Tale of Two Cities".
- Off-Broadway play "As You Like It" at The Public Theater in Manhattan's East Village, from March 25-May 4, 2003. Written by 'William Shakespeare (I)' (qv). Directed by 'Erica Schmidt' (qv). Produced by The Public Theater. Cast: 'Lethia Nall' (qv), 'Lorenzo Pisoni' (qv), 'Drew Cortese' (qv), 'Johnny Giacalone' (qv), 'Jennifer Ikeda' (qv).
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- (August 2006) Announced that she and husband 'Seth Gabel' (qv) are expecting their first baby.
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "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."
- 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."
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- Niece of actor 'Clint Howard' (qv).
- Granddaughter of actor 'Rance Howard' (qv) and 'Jean Speegle Howard' (qv).
- Is close friends with 'Natalie Portman' (qv) and 'Jake Gyllenhaal' (qv).
- Her godfather is 'Henry Winkler' (qv), who co-starred on _"Happy Days" (1974)_ (qv) with her father, 'Ron Howard (I)' (qv).
- Was cast in _The Village (2004)_ (qv) without having an audition after 'M. Night Shyamalan' (qv) saw her in a Broadway show.
- Until recently, had not seen an episode of _"Happy Days" (1974)_ (qv), in which her father starred. However, in early 2006, she bought the DVD release of the show and now understands its continuing appeal.
- Attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp with 'Natalie Portman' (qv).
- Alumna of the prestigious School at Steppenwolf training program.
- Her Theatre credits include a vast range from classical to contemporary writers such as 'William Shakespeare (I)' (qv), 'Anton Chekhov' (qv) and 'George Bernard Shaw' (qv).
- Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama (2003)
- Stepgranddaughter of 'Judy Howard (II)' (qv).
- Daughter of actor-director 'Ron Howard (I)' (qv) and 'Cheryl Howard (I)' (qv).
- 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.
- Is a vegan turned vegetarian.
- Attended New York University.
- Bryce and her husband, 'Seth Gabel' (qv), became the parents of their first child, a boy, Theodore Norman Howard Gabel, on February 16, 2007. He is called Theo.
- Has 3 siblings: Reed Cross Howard and the twins 'Paige Howard' (qv) and Jocelyn Carlyle Howard. All 4 were named after places in which they were conceived.
- Dyed her hair blonde for _Spider-Man 3 (2007)_ (qv).
- Along with the rest of the cast of _The Village (2004)_ (qv) she was put through a 19th century "boot camp" in order for them to get a good feel for the time period.
- The actor who plays the photographer during the crane accident scene in _Spider-Man 3 (2007)_ (qv) performed magic for her at a birthday party when she was in the second grade.
- Was a huge fan of the Terminator franchise before she was cast in the series fourth chapter - _Terminator Salvation (2009)_ (qv).
- Performed her own stunts during the crane accident scene in _Spider-Man 3 (2007)_ (qv), unaware that she was pregnant at the time of filming.
- Returned to work six months after giving birth to her son Theo in order to begin filming _The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)_ (qv).
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