glassONION Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD 26 years old born: march 2, 1981 in Los Angeles Conceived in Dallas, Texas – the source of her middle name – Howard was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Cheryl (née Alley), a writer, and Hollywood actor-director Ron Howard. Her paternal grandparents were actors Jean Speegle Howard and Rance Howard and her uncle is actor Clint Howard; her godfather is actor Henry Winkler, who co-starred on Happy Days (1974) with her father. Howard and her younger sisters, twins Jocelyn and Paige, and their younger brother, Reed, were raised away from the world of showbusiness. 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 1999's EDtv. She grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, where she graduated from Greenwich Country Day School in 1996. When she was in ninth grade at Greenwich Country Day School, she performed as Miss Adelaide in the musical Guys and Dolls, and in a variety show with her own unique version of Leiber and Stoller's "I Am A Woman." She later attended Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York, where she performed in a number of shows on their stage, and graduated in 1999. Howard also attended Stagedoor Manor, a performing arts camp in upstate New York, with one of her good friends, actress Natalie Portman. After graduating from high school, Howard studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for three years, during which time she also attended the Stella Adler Conservatory, The Experimental Wing, and International Theatre Wing in Amsterdam. During her schooling, Bryce took part in the concept recording of the Broadway-bound musical, A Tale of Two Cities. She graduated with her BFA in Drama in 2003. Howard is also an alumna of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's prestigious School at Steppenwolf in Chicago and The Actors Center in New York City. Howard appeared in several of her father's films as an extra before her feature film début came in director Alan Brown's 2004 drama, Book of Love. She also appeared in numerous productions on the New York stage, but her breakthrough role came in M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, which she was cast in without having to audition after Shyamalan saw her in a Broadway show. Following that, Howard was cast by Lars Von Trier to replace Nicole Kidman as Grace in Manderlay (2005). Howard collaborated again with Shyamalan in the 2006 release Lady in the Water, in which she plays Story, a type of water nymph called a "narf." In May 2007 she appeared as Peter Parker's new love interest Gwen Stacy in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. She dyed her naturally red hair blonde for the role (while the naturally blonde Dunst's hair is dyed red for the role of Mary Jane Watson). Howard won the role and beat out Elisha Cuthbert and Sienna Miller for the part. She will play the lead role in her upcoming film, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, co-starring Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn and David Strathairn. She landed the role after Lindsay Lohan dropped out. 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 International. On June 17, 2006, she married Seth Gabel in Hollywood, Florida, whom she had met at New York University and dated for five years. They currently live in Hollywood. Howard and Gabel welcomed their first child, a son named Theodore Norman Howard Gabel, nicknamed Theo, on February 16, 2007. In May, Howard introduced her son by sharing a photo of him on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Until recently, Howard had been a devoted vegan since Joaquin Phoenix, her The Village co-star, showed her a documentary on animal cruelty called Earthlings, for which he had provided the narration at the request of Nation Earth. 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 pregnancy. She is close friends with Kirsten Dunst (her co-star in Spider-Man 3), Natalie Portman, and Jake Gyllenhaal. [from wikipedia] Filmography * The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) - Fisher Willow * 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 * How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Surprised Who Quote
RJ TAYLER Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Elegance, sheer elegance from a girl with a lot to live up to. Quote
tinkerbelle Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 not the most beautiful girl but I like her. good actress ! Quote
irenistiQ Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 She's one of the most beautiful woman, ever! She was extremely beautiful in lady in the water! Quote
Spinnacer Posted June 10, 2009 Posted June 10, 2009 Super-pretty. I like her name it's so unusual! Quote
wickedcrazyness Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Bryce Dallas Howard is replacing Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria in the third installment of The Twilight Saga, "Eclipse". Quote
Theron Posted December 11, 2009 Posted December 11, 2009 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond premiere in NY - Dec 10 2009 Quote
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