Bryce Dallas Howard is an American actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Claire Dearing in the Jurassic World films. She has also appeared in such films as The Help, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Howard has directed episodes of the television series Black Mirror and Stranger Things. She is the daughter of actor and director Ron Howard.
Table of Contents:
1. Early Life and Education
2. Career
3. Filmography
4. Television Work
5. Directorial Work
6. Personal Life
7. Awards and Nominations
8. Bryce Dallas Howard Quotes
- Early Life and Education
Bryce Dallas Howard was born on March 2, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. She is the eldest daughter of actor and director Ron Howard and producer Cheryl Howard (née Alley). Howard has two younger sisters, twins Jocelyn and Paige, and a younger brother, Reed. Her paternal grandparents were actor Rance Howard and actress Jean Speegle Howard. Her uncle is actor Clint Howard, and her great-uncle is actor and director Ron Howard.
Howard was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She attended Greenwich Country Day School before enrolling in Stagedoor Manor performing arts camp. She graduated from Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York, in 1999. She then attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City.
- Career
Howard made her film debut in her father’s film Apollo 13 (1995), and later appeared in the independent films The Ice Storm (1997) and Book of Love (2000). She gained widespread recognition for her role as Gwen Stacy in the superhero film Spider-Man 3 (2007).
Howard’s other film credits include The Village (2004), Manderlay (2005), Lady in the Water (2006), As You Like It (2006), The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008), Terminator Salvation (2009), Hereafter (2010), The Help (2011), 50/50 (2011), Restless (2011), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), and Jurassic World (2015).
In 2015, Howard made her directorial debut with the short film Orphan. She has also directed episodes of the television series Black Mirror and Stranger Things.
- Filmography
1. Apollo 13 (1995)
2. The Ice Storm (1997)
3. Book of Love (2000)
4. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
5. The Village (2004)
6. Manderlay (2005)
7. Lady in the Water (2006)
8. As You Like It (2006)
9. The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)
10. Terminator Salvation (2009)
11. Hereafter (2010)
12. The Help (2011)
13. 50/50 (2011)
14. Restless (2011)
15. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
16. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
17. Jurassic World (2015)
- Television Work
Howard has appeared in the television series Arrested Development, Crossing Jordan, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She has also had recurring roles in the series Gotham and Twin Peaks.
- Directorial Work
In 2015, Howard made her directorial debut with the short film Orphan. She has also directed episodes of the television series Black Mirror and Stranger Things.
- Personal Life
Howard is married to actor Seth Gabel. They have two daughters, Beatrice and Hazel.
- Awards and Nominations
Howard has been nominated for several awards, including the Saturn Award for Best Actress, the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
Bryce Dallas Howard Quotes
“I struggle immensely with celebrities of all kinds. I get clammy hands and turn a little purple.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“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.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“I think my favourite memory from filming ‘Jurassic World’ would just be a compilation of me running through the jungle in heels, and just how absurd that really was. That that actually happened.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“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.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“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.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“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.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“I have nothing nice to say about Chris Pratt, of course. He’s probably the greatest hero of our time in real life, honestly.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“That is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do in my life, running through the jungle in heels. Because also, mud was often times three feet deep, and that was full on for sure.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“The greatest sci-fis, in my mind, are two things: They’re what-ifs – what if this happened, and you get to see it – but they’re also these philosophical cautionary tales. They deal with the underlying themes beneath the what-if.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“It was such a paradox for me that the only thing I know how to do is act, but that the first thing I abandoned while writing were the characters.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“I have an association that director means total authority. Director means they will never let you down. Director means just trust them and fulfill their vision, and know that the story will be told in its best incarnation.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“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.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“I drive my husband crazy because I don’t browse books – I buy books. And he’s always giving me these ultimatums like, ‘If you don’t finish all the books you’ve bought, you’re not allowed to buy more.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“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.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“For me, whether or not a film has some kind of massive budget or is an independent film, or however it’s getting made, it’s always about the filmmaker and, hopefully, being a vessel for the filmmaker’s vision. That’s what really attracts me to projects.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“Girls can do anything, for sure. Even running in the mud in heels.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“I’m a huge fan of the animated film ‘The Land Before Time’ and that was one of my favourite animated films when I was growing up.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“But, 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.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“I’ve always felt really lucky to get to work with really great filmmakers. For me, the whole objective is just to hopefully be of service to what they want.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
“When I work on a film, I always tend to relate to the crew.” — Bryce Dallas Howard
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