Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard was conceived in Dallas, Texas (the reason for her middle name). Her father, named Ron Howard, is a former actor turned Oscar-winning director. Her mother is actress and writer Cheryl Howard (nee Alley). Her famous relatives include her uncle, actor Clint Howard, and her grandparents, actor Rance Howard and actress Jean Speegle Howard. She also has two younger twin sisters, named Jocelyn and Paige, born in 1985, and a brother, Reed Howard, born in 1987.

Bryce Dallas Howard was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, because her parents decided to raise their four children as far away from the tra
ppings of showbiz milieu as possible. During most of her childhood she really did not have much access to a TV. Bryce Dallas Howard 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 Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre.

In June 2006, she married actor Seth Gabel, whom she met at New York University and had dated for five years.

Trivia ►

♣ 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.

♣ Attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp with Natalie Portman.

♣ Alumna of the prestigious School at Steppenwolf training program.

♣ Niece of actor Clint Howard.

♣ Granddaughter of actor Rance Howard and Jean Speegle Howard.

♣ Is close friends with Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal

♣ Her Theatre credits include a vast range from classical to contemporary writers such as William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov and George Bernard Shaw.

♣ Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama (2003)