Bryce Dallas Howard

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Bryce Dallas Howard
Birth name Bryce Dallas Howard
Born March 2, 1981 (age 26)
Flag of United States Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse(s) Seth Gabel (17 June 2006 - present)
Notable roles Ivy Walker in The Village (2004)
Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress most widely known for her roles in the M. Night Shymalan-directed films The Village and Lady in the Water.

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[edit] Biography

Conceived in Dallas, Texas (the reason for her middle name), Bryce Howard was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Hollywood actor/director Ron Howard and writer Cheryl Alley. The Internet Movie Database actually incorrectly listed Dallas, Texas as her birthplace for over a year.

Her paternal grandfather is actor Rance Howard and her uncle is actor Clint Howard. She grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut where she attended Greenwich Country Day School (Class of 1996) and Byram Hills High School, Armonk, New York (Class of 1999). When she was in ninth grade at The Greenwich Country Day School, she performed in the role of Adelaide in the musical, Guys and Dolls. She later went on to perform in an number of shows on stage while at Byram Hills High School.

After graduating from high school, Howard studied at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and the Stella Adler Conservatory. She graduated with her BFA in drama in 2003. She appeared in several of her father's films as an extra before her feature film debut performance in director Alan Brown's 2003 drama, Book of Love.

She appeared in numerous productions on the New York stage, but her breakthrough role came in M. Night Shyamalan's The Village. Howard collaborated again with Shyamalan in the 2006 release Lady in the Water. She recently completed filming the third installment of the Spider-Man film series with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, where she portrays Peter Parker's love interest Gwen Stacy. Howard bleached her naturally red hair blonde for the role (while the naturally blonde Dunst's hair is dyed red for the role of Mary Jane).

She wrote and directed a short film Orchids starring Alfred Molina as part of Glamour Magazine's "Reel Moments" series funded by Cartier and FilmAid. [1]

[edit] Personal life

In June 2006, she married actor Seth Gabel, whom she met at New York University and had dated for five years. They currently live in Hollywood. Howard and Gabel welcomed their first child, a son named Theo on February 16, 2007. [2]

Until recently, Howard had been a devoted vegan since Joaquin Phoenix, her co-star from The Village, showed her a documentary on animal cruelty called Earthlings, for which he had provided the narration at the request of Nation Earth. [3] However, in August 2006, Howard announced that she had switched her diet from vegan to vegetarian in order to help her boost her amino acid levels in preparation for her pregnancy. [4]

Howard will also be replacing Lindsay Lohan for the lead in "The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond" [5]

[edit] Trivia

  • Is close friends with Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal.
  • Her godfather is Henry Winkler, who co-starred on Happy Days (1974) with her father, Ron Howard.
  • Was cast in The Village (2004) without having an audition after M. Night Shyamalan saw her in a Broadway show.
  • 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 continued appeal.
  • Attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp with Natalie Portman.
  • 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, Anton Chekhov and George Bernard Shaw.
  • Possesses a luminous, expressive singing voice which was prominently featured early on in her acting career when she performed in such musicals as Grease, Little Shop of Horrors, and Guys and Dolls. She brought down the house at a variety show in ninth grade with her own unique version of Leiber and Stoller's "I am A Woman".
  • She enjoys playing basketball, bicycling, and hiking in her spare time.
  • Is an animal rights activist, and believes that fur has no place in fashion.
  • She and her twin sisters Jocelyn and Paige, and their younger brother Reed were raised as far away from the showbiz world as possible. Their parents didn't allow them access to television and instead encouraged reading, outside play, and hobbies. Nevertheless, all four Howard children can be seen as extras in some of their father's films, such as in EdTV.

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2004 Book of Love Heather
2004 The Village Ivy Walker breakthrough role
2005 Manderlay Grace Margaret Mulligan
2006 As You Like It Rosalind
Lady in the Water The Lady (Story) second collaboration with M. Night Shyamalan
2007 Spider-Man 3 Gwen Stacy In production

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0875606/funfacts
  2. ^ http://www.etonline.com/movies/news/38870/
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397171/bio
  4. ^ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/06/bryce_dallas_howard_plans_a_family
  5. ^ http://www.firstlookinternational.com/Films/Films.asp?txtQuickSearch_FilmTitle={513F4D4B-522F-42AC-9358-83FFCDB3E467}

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