Bryce Dallas Howard
- Actress
- Director
- Producer
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,Ron Howard,is a former actor turned
Oscar-winning director. Her mother is actress and writer
Cheryl Howard(née Alley). Her
famous relatives include her uncle, actor
Clint Howard,and her grandparents, actors
Rance Howardand
Jean Speegle Howard.She also has
two younger twin sisters, Jocelyn andPaige Howard(also an actress), born in 1985, and a
brother, Reed Howard, born in 1987. Her ancestry includes German,
English, Scottish, and Irish.
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 Camusand Jean-Paul Sartre.She attended the prestigious Steppenwolf School and Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp at Catskills, together with her friend, Natalie Portman.She applied to drama school as Bryce Dallas, dropping her last name to eschew special treatment because of association with her renowned father. From 1999-2003, she studied at theStella Adler 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, William Shakespeareand Anton Chekhov.
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).She made her feature-film debut as Heather, a supporting role in Book of Love (2004)by director Alan Brown.DirectorM. Night Shyamalanwas 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)and Lady in the Water (2006). Howard replacedNicole Kidmanin the Dogville (2003)sequel, Manderlay (2005).She starred as Rosalind inAs You Like It (2006),a reprise of her stage role that made such an impression on Shyamalan. She also played Gwen Stacy in the third installment of the Spider-Man franchise, Spider-Man 3 (2007),and the female lead, Claire, in the sequelJurassic World (2015).Both films broke the records for highest openings weekends at the time of their release. Among Bryce's other major films areTerminator Salvation (2009),The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010),The Help (2011),and50/50 (2011).
Howard became a devoted vegan, afterJoaquin Phoenixshowed her Earthlings (2005),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-time boyfriend, actorSeth Gabel,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 son named Theodore Norman Howard Gabel. Their second child, a daughter named Beatrice Jean Howard Gabel, was born on January 19, 2012.
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 Camusand Jean-Paul Sartre.She attended the prestigious Steppenwolf School and Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp at Catskills, together with her friend, Natalie Portman.She applied to drama school as Bryce Dallas, dropping her last name to eschew special treatment because of association with her renowned father. From 1999-2003, she studied at theStella Adler 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, William Shakespeareand Anton Chekhov.
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).She made her feature-film debut as Heather, a supporting role in Book of Love (2004)by director Alan Brown.DirectorM. Night Shyamalanwas 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)and Lady in the Water (2006). Howard replacedNicole Kidmanin the Dogville (2003)sequel, Manderlay (2005).She starred as Rosalind inAs You Like It (2006),a reprise of her stage role that made such an impression on Shyamalan. She also played Gwen Stacy in the third installment of the Spider-Man franchise, Spider-Man 3 (2007),and the female lead, Claire, in the sequelJurassic World (2015).Both films broke the records for highest openings weekends at the time of their release. Among Bryce's other major films areTerminator Salvation (2009),The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010),The Help (2011),and50/50 (2011).
Howard became a devoted vegan, afterJoaquin Phoenixshowed her Earthlings (2005),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-time boyfriend, actorSeth Gabel,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 son named Theodore Norman Howard Gabel. Their second child, a daughter named Beatrice Jean Howard Gabel, was born on January 19, 2012.
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