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Bryce Dallas Howard

Acting

Born March 2, 1981 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress and director. The eldest child of filmmaker Ron Howard, she studied acting at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. While portraying Rosalind in a 2003 production of As You Like It, Howard caught the attention of director M. Night Shyamalan, who cast her as a blind girl in the thriller film The Village (2004) and a naiad in the fantasy film Lady in the Water (2006). Howard's performance in Kenneth Branagh's romance film As You Like It (2006) earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. She subsequently appeared as Gwen Stacy in Sam Raimi's superhero film Spider-Man 3 (2007). She went on to appear as Kate Connor in the action film Terminator Salvation (2009) and as Victoria in the fantasy film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010). She also appeared in the drama film The Help (2011), the comedy-drama film 50/50 (2011), the fantasy film Pete's Dragon (2016), and the musical film Rocketman (2019). Howard gained further recognition with her role as Claire Dearing in the top-grossing Jurassic World trilogy (2015–2022). Additionally, Howard directed the documentary film Dads (2019) and episodes of the Disney+ space western series The Mandalorian (2019–present) and The Book of Boba Fett (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bryce Dallas Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year · 2019

Filmography46 titles

T-Rex Ranch

as Self

The Mandalorian

2019Director

Black Mirror

2011as Lacie Pound

The Help

2011as Hilly Holbrook

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

2022as Yaddle (voice)

Arrested Development

2003as Bryce Dallas Howard

A Beautiful Mind

2001as Harvard Student (uncredited)

Apollo 13

1995as Girl in Yellow Dress (uncredited)

Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian

2020as Self - Director

A Dog's Way Home

2019as Bella (voice)

Love, Antosha

2019as Self

Rocketman

2019as Sheila

50/50

2011as Rachael

Conan

2010as Self

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013Director

Dads

2019as Self

Manderlay

2005as Grace Margaret Mulligan

Pets

2025Director, Producer

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000as Surprised Who

Deep Cover

2025as Kat

Jurassic World

2015as Claire

Ransom

1996as Teenage Girl (uncredited)

Parenthood

1989as Redheaded Audience Girl (uncredited)

Jurassic World: Dominion

2022as Claire Dearing

Gold

2016as Kay

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018as Claire Dearing

Restless

2011Producer

Spider-Man 3

2007as Gwen Stacy

The Village

2004as Ivy Walker

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Pete's Dragon

2016as Grace

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

2010as Victoria

Hereafter

2010as Melanie

Terminator Salvation

2009as Kate Connor

Argylle

2024as Elly Conway

Good Dick

2008as Kissing Woman

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self - Guest

As You Like It

2006as Rosalind

Lady in the Water

2006as Story

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

2008as Fisher Willow

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest

The View

1997as Self

Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks

as Herself