Bryce Dallas Howard
{{Short description|American actress and director (born 1981)}}
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| name = Bryce Dallas Howard
| image = Bryce Dallas Howard June 2018.jpg
| caption = Howard in 2018
| alt = Howard smiling at a camera
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|3|2}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| alma_mater = New York University (BFA)
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|director}}
| signature = Signature of Bryce Dallas Howard.png
| years_active = 1989–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Seth Gabel|2006}}
| children = 2
| father = Ron Howard
| mother = Cheryl Alley
| relatives = {{ubl|Paige Howard (sister)|Clint Howard (uncle)|Rance Howard (grandfather)|Jean Speegle Howard (grandmother)}}
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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 and 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).
Early life and education
Bryce Dallas Howard was born March 2, 1981, in Los Angeles,{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/bryce-dallas-howard|title=Bryce Dallas Howard Biography (1981–)|publisher=Biography.com|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143818/https://www.biography.com/people/bryce-dallas-howard-485752|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=live}} to writer Cheryl Howard (born Alley){{cite web|url=http://cherylhowardcrew.com/bio-text.htm|title=Biography|publisher=Cheryl Howard Crew official website|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220025324/http://cherylhowardcrew.com/bio-text.htm|archive-date=December 20, 2013|url-status=live}} and actor-director Ron Howard. She has two younger sisters, including Paige, and a younger brother.{{cite web|url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/the-unignorable-bryce-dallas-howard|title= It's All For the Memoir|first= Jarett|last= Wieselman|date= August 11, 2016|publisher= BuzzFeed|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180617064254/https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/the-unignorable-bryce-dallas-howard|archive-date= June 17, 2018|url-status=live|df= mdy-all}} Through her father, Bryce is a granddaughter of actors Rance Howard and Jean Speegle Howard, as well as a niece of actor Clint Howard. Her godfather is actor Henry Winkler,{{cite news|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|title=A Boo-tiful Find: The Village's Bryce Howard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dVuFuZEeUX0C&q=A+Boo-tiful+Find%3A+The+Village%27s+Bryce+Howard&pg=PA50|work=Spin|location=Los Angeles, California|date=August 2004|access-date=May 22, 2015}} who co-starred with her father in the 1970s–1980s American comedy television series Happy Days.{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Davis |url=http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2006/01/bryce-dallas-howard-too-good-to-be-true.php|title=Too Good To Be True |work=Paper |publisher=Paper Publishing Company |date=January 26, 2006 |access-date=May 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011124953/http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2006/01/bryce-dallas-howard-too-good-to-be-true.php |archive-date=October 11, 2012 }}
Howard was raised in Armonk, New York, and on a farm in Greenwich, Connecticut.{{cite news|first=Ron|last=Dicker|url=https://www.courant.com/2009/12/20/actress-bryce-howard-wild-about-greenwich/|title=Actress Bryce Howard Wild About Greenwich|work=Hartford Courant|location=Hartford, Connecticut|date=December 20, 2009|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908212112/http://articles.courant.com/2009-12-20/entertainment/09121712525815_1_ron-howard-bryce-dallas-howard-lars-von-trier|archive-date=September 8, 2015|url-status=live}} Howard and her siblings were raised away from the world of show business; their parents did not allow them access to television, and instead encouraged outdoor activities and hobbies. At the age of seven, she was permitted to be an extra in her father's films. In a 2017 appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, she said she and her siblings were babysat by family friend Tom Cruise on several occasions.{{cite web|url= http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/tom-cruise-babysat-bryce-dallas-howard|title= Bryce Dallas Howard's Babysitter Was More Famous (and Fun) Than Yours|first= Jocelyn|last= Vena|date= January 27, 2017|publisher= Bravo|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170713124626/http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/tom-cruise-babysat-bryce-dallas-howard|archive-date= July 13, 2017|url-status=live|df= mdy-all}}
Howard began training as an actress at Stagedoor Manor, a performing arts camp in upstate New York, alongside Natalie Portman. She attended Greenwich Country Day School until 1996,{{cite news|url=https://www.courant.com/2009/12/20/actress-bryce-howard-wild-about-greenwich/|title=Actress Bryce Howard Wild About Greenwich|work=Hartford Courant|location=Hartford, Connecticut|access-date=August 6, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150908212112/http://articles.courant.com/2009-12-20/entertainment/09121712525815_1_ron-howard-bryce-dallas-howard-lars-von-trier|archive-date=September 8, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.greenwichmag.com/g/Town-Talk-2013/Notable-Greenwich-Alumni/|title=Greenwich Notable Alumni|publisher=GreenwichMag|access-date=August 6, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023711/http://www.greenwichmag.com/g/Town-Talk-2013/Notable-Greenwich-Alumni/|archive-date=September 24, 2015}} and graduated from Byram Hills High School in 1999,{{cite web|url=http://theater.lohudblogs.com/2013/01/16/raising-their-voices-to-raise-byram-hills-guys-and-dolls/|title=Raising their voices to raise Byram Hills' 'Guys and Dolls'|publisher=lohud.com|access-date=August 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930174901/http://theater.lohudblogs.com/2013/01/16/raising-their-voices-to-raise-byram-hills-guys-and-dolls/|archive-date=September 30, 2015|url-status=dead}} after which she studied for three years at New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts, taking classes at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, the Experimental Theatre Wing, and the International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam.{{cite news|title=Bryce Dallas Howard profile at|publisher=Theater Mitu}} During her schooling, Howard took part in the concept recording of the Broadway-bound musical A Tale of Two Cities.{{cite web|url=http://www.ataleof2cities.com/biographies.cfm?action=1&type=performer&id=4 |title=Tale of Two Cities – Biography |publisher=ATaleofTwoCities |access-date=May 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014211222/http://ataleof2cities.com/biographies.cfm?action=1&type=performer&id=4 |archive-date=October 14, 2007 }} She took a leave of absence from NYU to pursue roles without completing her degree.{{Citation|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/twilight/7853924/Twilight-Bryce-Dallas-Howard-interview.html|title= Twilight: Bryce Dallas Howard interview|first= Elaine|last= Lipworth|newspaper= The Daily Telegraph|date= June 28, 2010|location= London|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180614032258/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/twilight/7853924/Twilight-Bryce-Dallas-Howard-interview.html|archive-date= June 14, 2018|url-status=live|quote= Howard was so keen to kick off her acting career that she left New York University before completing her degree – something she now regrets.|access-date= April 4, 2018}} Almost 20 years later, she returned to NYU and completed her degree in 2020.{{cite news|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/05/22/bryce-dallas-howard-graduates-nyu-after-enrolling-1999/5249114002/|title=Bryce Dallas Howard graduates from NYU after enrolling in 1999: '21 years in the making'|first=Cydney|last=Henderson|date=May 22, 2020|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=June 28, 2020|archive-date=June 2, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200602005603/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/05/22/bryce-dallas-howard-graduates-nyu-after-enrolling-1999/5249114002/|url-status=live}}
Howard is also an alumna of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's School in Chicago, and of The Actors Center in New York City. During her time in New York, Howard was also a member of Theater Mitu, a company that was in residence at New York Theatre Workshop, which is known for its exploration of theatrical forms.{{cite news |title=Bryce Dallas Howard, Ron Howard's Daughter, Makes a Name For Herself In M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Village' | work=The Boston Globe |date=August 3, 2004}}
Career
=2002–2006: Early roles and film success=
For several years, Howard appeared in New York City theatrical productions; her repertoire included House & Garden–a 2002 Alan Ayckbourn production held at the Manhattan Theatre Club– and Tartuffe, a theatrical comedy staged at the American Airlines Theatre. In 2003, Howard performed as Rosalind in the William Shakespeare comedy As You Like It at The Public Theater, where she caught the attention of film director M. Night Shyamalan, who two weeks later and without an audition, cast her in his fantasy thriller The Village (2004). Howard portrayed the female lead Ivy, the chief's blind daughter, opposite Ivy's love interest Joaquin Phoenix. The film was a commercial success but met mixed reviews.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=village.htm |title=The Village (2004) |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145045/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=village.htm |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/village/ |title=The Village (2004) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes (Flixster) |access-date=May 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522013823/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/village/ |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |url-status=live }} Her performance was lauded by critics and Howard was nominated for several awards.{{cite web |url=http://www.tribute.ca/people/bryce-dallas-howard/11107/ |title=Bruce Dallas Howard Bio |publisher=Tribute Entertainment Media Group |access-date=May 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003035222/http://www.tribute.ca/people/bryce-dallas-howard/11107/ |archive-date=October 3, 2011 |url-status=live }} Lars von Trier then cast Howard to replace Nicole Kidman in Manderlay (2005), the sequel to Dogville (2003); she reprised Kidman's role as Grace Mulligan, an idealistic woman who stays at a plantation in rural Alabama and later attempts to assist a revolt against slave owners.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/17/usa.cannes2005 |title=Lars von Trier acts as a slave to controversy |first=Charlotte |last=Higgins |work=The Guardian |date=May 17, 2005 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829051227/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/17/usa.cannes2005 |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |url-status=live }} The film garnered mixed reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/manderlay|title=Manderlay (2006)|access-date=22 June 2020|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}
Howard reunited with Shyamalan for Lady in the Water (2006), a fantasy drama in which she plays Story, a naiad-like being from a bedtime story, opposite Paul Giamatti, a Philadelphia building superintendent who discovers Story in a pool. The film under-performed at the box office, failed to recoup its budget, and was largely panned by critics.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ladyinthewater.htm |title=Lady in the Water |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606172816/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ladyinthewater.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lady_in_the_water/ |title=Lady in the Water |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629025245/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lady_in_the_water/ |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=live }} Howard again portrayed Rosalind in Kenneth Branagh's 2006 film adaptation of Shakespeare's As You Like It, which was released theatrically in Europe before premiering on HBO in the United States.{{cite web |url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/08/bryce_dallas_howard_as_you_like_her.html |title=Interview: Bryce Dallas Howard, As You Like Her |first=Lori |last=Fradkin |work=New York|date=August 20, 2007 |access-date=May 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109134938/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/08/bryce_dallas_howard_as_you_like_her.html |archive-date=January 9, 2011 |url-status=live }} The film was negatively received by British media but American press coverage was positive.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1183512-as_you_like_it/ |title=As You Like It (2007) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718094403/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1183512-as_you_like_it/ |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/asyoulikeit?q=As%20You%20Like%20It |title=As You Like It: Season 1 |publisher=Metacritic (CBS Interactive) |access-date=May 22, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Howard was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film at the 65th Golden Globe Awards for her role. That year, she wrote and directed a short film called Orchids as part of Glamour magazine's "Reel Moments" series, which was funded by Cartier and FilmAid International.{{cite news |title=Film Orchids |publisher=Palm Springs International Film Festival}}
= 2007–2014: Rise to prominence and critical acclaim =
File:Bryce Dallas Howard by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg in 2007]]
In 2007, Howard starred in her first blockbuster film, portraying Gwen Stacy in the superhero film Spider-Man 3. Howard described herself as a "huge fan" of the franchise and did extensive research to prepare for the role, including reading comic books and dyeing her hair blonde for the part.{{cite web |title=Bryce Dallas Howard Becomes Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3 |url=https://movieweb.com/bryce-dallas-howard-becomes-gwen-stacy-in-spider-man-3/ |website=Movieweb |date=May 3, 2007 |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Bryce Dallas Howard takes on Hollywood as Gwen Stacy in 'Spider-Man 3' |url=https://dailyillini.com/features/2007/05/03/bryce-dallas-howard-takes-on-hollywood-as-gwen-stacy-in-spider-man-3/ |website=The Daily Illini |date=May 3, 2007 |access-date=26 January 2021}} Howard performed many of her own stunts while filming, unaware she was a few months into a pregnancy.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/04/26/summer-movie-preview-whats-ahead-spidey/ |title=World Wide Web |first=Steve |last=Daly |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 26, 2007 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021122117/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20035326_4,00.html |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |url-status=live }} The film was the highest-grossing installment of the trilogy and received a mixed reception.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spiderman_3/ |title=Spider-Man 3 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816072306/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spiderman_3/ |archive-date=August 16, 2013 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman3.htm |title=Spider-Man 3 (2007) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201023252/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman3.htm |archive-date=February 1, 2009 |url-status=live }} Howard then starred in the science fiction film Terminator Salvation (2009); she replaced Claire Danes in the role of Kate Connor.{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/bryce-dallas-howard-is-kate-connor-in-terminator-4/ |title=Bryce Dallas Howard is Kate Connor in Terminator 4 |work=/Film|publisher=Peter Sciretta |author=Sciretta, Peter |date=June 1, 2008 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002071109/http://www.slashfilm.com/bryce-dallas-howard-is-kate-connor-in-terminator-4/ |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://newyork.timeout.com/things-to-do/own-this-city-blog/93670/terminator-salvation-star-bryce-dallas-howard-has-a-dark-side |title=Terminator Salvation star Bryce Dallas Howard has a dark side |first=Drew |last=Toal |work=Time Out New York |date=May 20, 2009 |access-date=May 22, 2011}} Howard described her role as "an emotional sounding board" for other characters.{{cite web |title=Exclusive Interview: Terminator Salvation's Bryce Dallas Howard |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Exclusive-Interview-Terminator-Salvation-Bryce-Dallas-Howard-13258.html |website=Cinema Blend |date=May 23, 2009 |access-date=26 January 2021}} The film was a financial success but was not critically well received.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=terminatorsalvation.htm |title=Terminator Salvation |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514195231/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=terminatorsalvation.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/86349/terminator-salvation.html |title=Terminator Salvation (2009) |first=Tom |last=Huddlestone |work=Time Out London |date=June 2009 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511060431/http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/86349/terminator-salvation.html |archive-date=May 11, 2010 |url-status=live }} The Guardian described Howard's role as "winsomely" while The New York Times wrote she "upholds the maternal side of the original Sarah Connor legacy".{{cite news |title=Heavy Metal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/movies/21term.html |website=The New York Times |date=May 20, 2009 |access-date=26 January 2021|last1=Scott |first1=A. O. }}{{cite web |title=Terminator Salvation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jun/04/terminator-salvation-film-review |website=The Guardian |date=June 4, 2009 |access-date=26 January 2021}}
Howard starred as a reluctant debutante opposite Chris Evans in The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2009), an independent film that is based on a 1957 screenplay by Tennessee Williams and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web |title=The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/loss-a-teardrop-diamond-125439 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 9, 2008 |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite news |last=Kung |first=Michelle |date=December 30, 2009 |title='The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond' Star Bryce Dallas Howard on Tennessee Williams and 'Twilight' |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/12/30/the-loss-of-a-teardrop-diamond-star-bryce-dallas-howard-on-tennessee-williams-and-twilight/ |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012012931/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/12/30/the-loss-of-a-teardrop-diamond-star-bryce-dallas-howard-on-tennessee-williams-and-twilight/ |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |url-status=live }} Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter praised Howard's "eye-catching performance", describing her as a "must-see", while Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called her performance "affecting" but not "electrifying, because the material doesn't have it".{{cite web |date= January 7, 2010 |author=Roger Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond movie review (2010) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-loss-of-a-teardrop-diamond-2010 |website=Chicago Sun-Times }} She joined the Twilight series' third installment The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, replacing Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria Sutherland, a revenge-seeking vampire.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/twilight/7853924/Twilight-Bryce-Dallas-Howard-interview.html |title=Twilight: Bryce Dallas Howard interview |first=Elaine |last=Lipworth |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=June 28, 2010 |access-date=May 24, 2011 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614032258/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/twilight/7853924/Twilight-Bryce-Dallas-Howard-interview.html |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |first=Steven |last=Zeitchik |title=Howard to replace Lefevre in 3rd 'Twilight' film |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE56S12I20090729 |work=Reuters |date=July 29, 2009 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918152322/http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE56S12I20090729 |archive-date=September 18, 2009 |url-status=live }} Howard was a fan of the book series and expressed admiration for her character. The film was a box office hit{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=eclipse.htm |title=The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818123526/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=eclipse.htm |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=live }} and drew mixed reviews,{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twilight_saga_eclipse/ |title=The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Movie Reviews, Pictures |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105025339/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twilight_saga_eclipse/ |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |url-status=live }} though Howard's performance received critical acclaim; Honeycutt lauded her as "the epitome of sensual, feline cunning".{{cite news |last= Honeycutt |first= Kirk |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-twilight-saga-eclipse-film-review-1004101007.story |title= The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – Film Review |work= The Hollywood Reporter|date= June 22, 2010 |access-date= May 22, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100629235628/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-twilight-saga-eclipse-film-review-1004101007.story |archive-date= June 29, 2010 |url-status= live }}{{cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2010/06/movie-review-the-twilight-saga-eclipse.html |title=Movie Review: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=June 28, 2010 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319043334/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2010/06/movie-review-the-twilight-saga-eclipse.html |archive-date=March 19, 2011 }}
File:Bryce Dallas Howard NYFF 2010 "Hereafter" Press Conference(4) (cropped).jpg at the 2010 New York Film Festival]]
Howard appeared in Clint Eastwood's Hereafter (2010) as a love interest of Matt Damon's character.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/hereafter-calls-bryce-dallas-howard-1118012585/ |title='Hereafter' calls Bryce Dallas Howard |work=Variety |first=Dave |last=MCnary |date=December 10, 2009 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301233318/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012585.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |archive-date=March 1, 2010 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-10-17/entertainment/27078266_1_bryce-dallas-howard-oscar-winning-directors-gwen-stacy |title='Hereafter' star Bryce Dallas Howard can see into her own future – and it's red hot |first=Adam |last=Caparell |work=Daily News|location=New York |date=October 17, 2010 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515223933/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-10-17/entertainment/27078266_1_bryce-dallas-howard-oscar-winning-directors-gwen-stacy |archive-date=May 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Empire referred to her character as "twinkly", and stated Howard's and Damon's "fine work" uplift the film.{{cite web |title=Empire |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/hereafter-review/ |website=Hereafter Review |date=March 2010 |access-date=26 January 2021}} Hereafter was a commercial hit but critics gave it a mixed reception.{{cite web |title=Hereafter |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl5867009/ |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=26 January 2021}} In January 2011, Howard became the first celebrity ambassador for designer Kate Spade.{{cite news|first=Justine|last=Harman|title=Bryce Dallas Howard Springs into Fashion with Kate Spade Ads|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2011/01/03/bryce-dallas-howard-springs-into-fashion-with-kate-spade-ads/|magazine=People|date=January 3, 2011|access-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721091143/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2011/01/03/bryce-dallas-howard-springs-into-fashion-with-kate-spade-ads/|archive-date=July 21, 2011|url-status=dead}} She appeared in Tate Taylor's 2011 film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel The Help, in which she played Hilly Holbrook, a racist socialite who leads a Junior League chapter in 1963 Jackson, Mississippi. The film was a critical and commercial success.{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=help2011.htm|title=The Help|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=June 26, 2018}}{{cite journal| url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_help/| title=The Help (2011)| journal=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=December 2, 2020}} The Miami Herald described her role as a "broadly comic villain" while The New York Times praised Howard for being "energetic in a thankless role".{{cite news| last=Ogle| first=Connie| url=http://www.miami.com/039the-help039-pg-13-article-0/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819124925/http://www.miami.com/039the-help039-pg-13-article-0| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 19, 2011|title='The Help' (PG-13)| newspaper=Miami Herald| access-date=August 29, 2011}}{{cite news| author-link=Manohla Dargis| last=Dargis| first=Manohla| title='The Maids' Now Have Their Say| url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/movies/the-help-spans-two-worlds-white-and-black-review.html| access-date=February 12, 2012| newspaper=The New York Times| date=August 9, 2011}} Howard was nominated for numerous accolades, including an MTV Movie Award and an NAACP Image Award, winning a Critics' Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award alongside the rest of the cast.{{cite magazine|last=Sperling |first=Nicole |title=Octavia Spencer nabs key role in 'The Help' |url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/17/octavia-spencer-lands-supporting-role-in-the-help/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521065804/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/17/octavia-spencer-lands-supporting-role-in-the-help/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2010 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 17, 2010 |access-date=May 22, 2011 }}
Howard, alongside her father, produced Gus Van Sant's Restless (2011), a dark coming-of-age film about a teenage boy and girl who are engrossed with death.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mia-wasikowska-talks-restless-89827|title=Mia Wasikowska in talks for 'Restless'|date=October 8, 2009|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Steven|last=Zeitchik|access-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629164409/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mia-wasikowska-talks-restless-89827|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=live}} Howard{{which|Which Howard is this?|date=April 2022}} offered considerable input on the film's screenwriting and directorial choices.{{cite AV media|title=Of Winter and Waterbirds|first=Tim |last=Grieving |work=liner notes, soundtrack album, La-La Land Records LLLCD 1274}} It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to mixed reviews.{{Metacritic film|title=Restless|qid=Q1782383}} She portrayed Joseph Gordon-Levitt's on-and-off girlfriend in the cancer dramedy 50/50 (2011).{{cite web |url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/cannes-2011-bryce-dallas-howard-on-50-50 |first=Richard |last=Jordan |title=Cannes 2011: Bryce Dallas Howard on 50/50 |work=Total Film |date=May 15, 2011 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521030548/http://www.totalfilm.com/news/cannes-2011-bryce-dallas-howard-on-50-50 |archive-date=May 21, 2011 |url-status=live }} The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.{{Metacritic film|title=50/50|qid=Q859448}}{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/280878/complete-list-of-nominations-for-69th-annual-golden-globes |title=Complete List of Nominations for 69th Annual Golden Globes |date=December 15, 2011 |publisher=E! |access-date=September 11, 2012}} The New York Times stated Howard "makes a real character" out of the "shrewish" role while Los Angeles Times wrote she was "rapidly becoming today's preeminent Queen of Mean".{{cite web |title='50/50:' What the Critics Are Saying About Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's New Movie |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/50-50-reviews-seth-rogen-joseph-gordon-levitt-critics-react-242591 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 30, 2011 |access-date=26 January 2021}} Howard directed the short film When You Find Me, a social film that was developed in collaboration with Canon under the premise of gathering inspiration through images selected from a photography contest. 96,362 entriesNumber of entries is noted at the end of the completed film at {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrW26tkT7Q |title=when you find me |author=Imagination |date=December 4, 2012 |website=YouTube |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603141819/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrW26tkT7Q |archive-date=June 3, 2016 }} were accepted while only eight were selected for use in the film.{{cite web|title= Bryce Dallas Howard's 'When You Find Me' Appearing at SXSW 2012|publisher= Yahoo! Movies|date= March 18, 2012|access-date= April 27, 2013|url= https://movies.yahoo.com/news/bryce-dallas-howard-appearing-sxsw-2012-202600673.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130518062613/http://movies.yahoo.com/news/bryce-dallas-howard-appearing-sxsw-2012-202600673.html|archive-date= May 18, 2013|url-status= live}}
= 2015–present: Mainstream recognition and professional expansion =
In 2015, Howard starred opposite Chris Pratt, in the science fiction action film Jurassic World, the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise.{{cite web |last=Marnell |first=Blair |date=May 9, 2015 |title=Jurassic World Cast{{ndash}}A Look at the Characters |website=Comingsoon.net |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/438695-jurassic-world-cast-a-look-at-the-characters#/slide/1 |access-date=July 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175630/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/438695-jurassic-world-cast-a-look-at-the-characters#/slide/1 |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |url-status=live }} She portrayed Claire Dearing, the ambitious, accomplished operations manager at the titular theme park who undergoes development during the film.{{cite news |title=Why Bryce Dallas Howard is the hero of Jurassic World |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/jurassic-world/bryce-dallas-howard-interview/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/jurassic-world/bryce-dallas-howard-interview/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Telegraph |date=June 6, 2015 |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cbignore}} Howard performed extensive ankle exercises to complete the scenes in which her character runs in high heels through almost {{Convert|3|ft|m|abbr=out|spell=in}} of mud, which she described as "one of the hardest things [she's] ever had to do".{{cite web |title=Interview: Bryce Dallas Howard on 'Jurassic World'. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/ad-libitum/interview-bryce-dallas-howard-jurassic-world |website=Coupe de Main |date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=26 January 2021}} Jurassic World was a commercial and critical success, with Howard's performance and on-screen chemistry with Pratt receiving praise.{{cite web|title=Jurassic World (2015) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jurassicpark4.htm |access-date=May 4, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518080145/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jurassicpark4.htm |archive-date=May 18, 2017 }}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/jurassic-world-20150610|title=Jurassic World|author=Peter Travers|date=June 10, 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611012911/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/jurassic-world-20150610|archive-date=June 11, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/06/10/us/ap-us-film-review-jurassic-world.html|title=Review: 'Jurassic World' Bites Into the Modern Blockbuster|date=June 10, 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613165917/http://mobile.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/06/10/us/ap-us-film-review-jurassic-world.html|archive-date=June 13, 2015|url-status=dead|agency=Associated Press}} Rolling Stone described her portrayal as "dynamo" and "nobody's patsy" while the Associated Press wrote; "it is Howard who makes the biggest impact ... her transformation is the most convincing one in a film full of dubious evolutions".{{cite magazine |title=Jurassic World |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/jurassic-world-249951/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 10, 2015 |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Review: 'Jurassic World' bites into the modern blockbuster |url=https://apnews.com/article/45606f766bb84a2da35036c26289b8d6 |work=Associated Press |date=June 10, 2015 |access-date=26 January 2021}} The Los Angeles Times and The Atlantic considered Dearing and her use of heels "sexist", while Bustle and Inquisitr labeled Howard's character as a "feminist hero".{{cite news|last=Woerner|first=Meredith|title='Jurassic World' battles sexism claims, in heels|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-jurassic-world-sexism-20150620-story.html|access-date=January 31, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 20, 2015}}{{cite news|last=Garber|first=Megan|title=The Perma-Pump: Jurassic World's Silliest Character|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/06/the-perma-pump-the-silliest-thing-in-jurassic-world/395834/|access-date=January 31, 2018|work=The Atlantic|date=June 15, 2015}}{{cite web |title=Why 'Jurassic World's Claire Dearing Is Actually A Feminist Hero |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/91024-why-jurassic-worlds-claire-dearing-is-actually-a-feminist-hero |website=Bustle |date=June 18, 2015 |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite web |title='Jurassic World' Tackles Sexism As Claire Dearing |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/2194110/jurassic-world-tackles-sexism-as-claire-dearing-is-declared-a-feminist-hero/ |website=Inquisitr |date=April 16, 2017 |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite news|last=Abad-Santos|first=Alex|title=A guide to Jurassic World's sexism controversy|url=https://www.vox.com/2015/6/16/8788641/jurassic-world-sexism|access-date=January 31, 2018|work=Vox|date=June 16, 2015}} Howard disagreed with the former view, citing the character's detachment from reality and extensive familiarity with heels in everyday life.{{cite web |title=Bryce Dallas Howard Defends High-Heel Running in 'Jurassic World': "That's What Women Can Do" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bryce-dallas-howard-defends-high-833910 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 22, 2015 |access-date=26 January 2021}}
File:Bryce Dallas Howard Cannes 2019.jpg at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival]]
In 2016, Howard starred in the fantasy adventure film Pete's Dragon, a remake of the 1977 film of the same name.{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title=Bryce Dallas Howard in Talks to Join 'Pete's Dragon'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bryce-dallas-howard-talks-join-750926|access-date=November 21, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124080525/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bryce-dallas-howard-talks-join-750926|archive-date=November 24, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Bryce Dallas Howard Says 'Pete's Dragon' About 'Finding Your Family' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/bryce-dallas-howard-petes-dragon-finding-family/story?id=41189127 |website=ABC News |access-date=26 January 2021}} Pete's Dragon was released to critical and commercial success.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=petesdragon2016.htm |title=Pete's Dragon (2016) |website= Box Office Mojo |access-date=January 30, 2016}} The same year, Howard appeared in the crime drama Gold (2016) as Kay, the protagonist's girlfriend.{{cite news|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick|title=Bryce Dallas Howard Joins Matthew McConaughey In 'Gold'|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/bryce-dallas-howard-gold-movie-matthew-mcconaughey-1201509294/|access-date=August 29, 2015|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829173752/http://deadline.com/2015/08/bryce-dallas-howard-gold-movie-matthew-mcconaughey-1201509294/|archive-date=August 29, 2015|url-status=live}} Gold opened to a limited release with mixed reviews.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gold_2017/ |title=Gold (2017) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango |access-date=May 20, 2020}} The Hollywood Reporter dubbed her portrayal a "sturdy, salt-of-the-earth" type who "makes [a substantial] impression".{{cite web |title='Gold': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/gold-review-959605 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 30, 2016 |access-date=26 January 2021}} That same year, she also appeared in "Nosedive", an episode of the Netflix science fiction anthology series Black Mirror.{{cite news|title=Joe Wright To Direct 'Black Mirror' Episode For Netflix; Bryce Dallas Howard & Alice Eve To Star|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/joe-wright-to-direct-black-mirror-ep-for-netflix-bryce-dallas-howard-and-alice-eve-to-star-1201699785/|access-date=March 1, 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193926/http://deadline.com/2016/02/joe-wright-to-direct-black-mirror-ep-for-netflix-bryce-dallas-howard-and-alice-eve-to-star-1201699785/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}} Howard gained 30 pounds for the role because body shaming is a "huge part of the subtext of the story".{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/news/a23270/bryce-dallas-howard-black-mirror-interview/|title=Bryce Dallas Howard on Body Image, Social Media, and Gaining 30 Pounds for 'Black Mirror'|last=Bonner|first=Mehera|work=Marie Claire|date=26 October 2016|access-date=3 September 2017}} She chose a laugh for Lacie, her character, that she meant to connote artificiality, anxiety, and dejection.{{cite book | title=Inside Black Mirror | date=November 2018 | first1=Charlie | last1=Brooker | first2=Annabel | last2=Jones | first3=Jason | last3=Arnopp | chapter=Nosedive | isbn=9781984823489 | publisher=Crown Publishing Group | place=New York City}} Both Howard and the episode received critical praise; The Guardian lauded her portrayal as "brilliantly played" and The Atlantic wrote "Howard's performance is terrific–she conveys Lacie's inner frustration while grinning cheerfully through it".{{cite web |title=Black Mirror review – this nightmare sterile world is only five minutes away |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/oct/21/black-mirror-review-charlie-brooker-nightmare-sterile-world-is-only-five-minutes-away |website=The Guardian |date=October 21, 2016 |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Black Mirror's 'Nosedive' Skewers Social Media |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/black-mirror-nosedive-review-season-three-netflix/504668/#:~:text=The%20lush%2C%20calming%20visuals%20of,power%20once%20Lacie's%20slide%20begins. |website=The Atlantic |date = October 21, 2016|access-date=26 January 2021}} Howard received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her performance.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/2017-sag-awards-nominations-nominees-list-1201941897/|title=SAG Award Nominations: Complete List|publisher=Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)|first=Seth|last=Kelley|date=14 December 2016}}
Howard reprised her role as Claire Dearing in the second film of the Jurassic World trilogy, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), in which her character appears as a dinosaur-rights activist. The film was a commercial hit, although it received mixed critical reception.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom|title=Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=June 22, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|title='Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Plot Details Emerge ... and They're Bonkers|url=https://collider.com/jurassic-world-2-fallen-kingdom-story/|access-date=December 5, 2017|work=Collider|date=December 5, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jurassic-world-2-set-2018-810727|title='Jurassic World 2' Set for 2018|author=Rebecca Ford|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724202506/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jurassic-world-2-set-2018-810727|archive-date=July 24, 2015|url-status=live}} For accuracy, Howard trained with a veterinary surgeon who had experience with African wildlife.{{cite news|last=Baldwin|first=Louisa|title=Meet the Gloucestershire vet who had a major role in the upcoming Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom film|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/film/meet-gloucestershire-vet-who-major-1603207|access-date=May 26, 2018|work=Gloucestershire Live|date=May 24, 2018}} Variety stated Howard "projects a luminous concern for God's ancient revived creatures" while Empire praised both Pratt and Howard for "develop[ing] their characters beyond the archetypes they inhabited".{{cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |author-link=Owen Gleiberman|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom-review-chris-pratt-1202829194/|title=Film Review: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' |magazine=Variety |location=Los Angeles, California|date=June 5, 2018 |access-date=June 5, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom/review/|title=Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Review|last=Travis|first=Ben|work=Empire|access-date=October 9, 2018|date=June 5, 2018}}
In 2019, Howard voiced the character Bella in the family drama film A Dog's Way Home, which opened to critical and commercial success.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-dogs-way-home|title=A Dog's Way Home reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 5, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/upside-a-dogs-way-home-replicas-box-office/|title='The Upside' to Lead Quiet Box Office Otherwise Dominated by Holiday Holdovers|website=TheWrap |date=January 8, 2019|first=Jeremy |last=Fuster |access-date=January 8, 2019}} Howard appeared as Elton John's mother Sheila Dwight in the musical biopic Rocketman (2019), which was directed by Dexter Fletcher.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/bryce-dallas-howard-elton-john-biopic-rocketman-1202886561/|title=Bryce Dallas Howard to Play Elton John's Mom in Biopic 'Rocketman' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=July 26, 2018|access-date=August 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817003531/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/bryce-dallas-howard-elton-john-biopic-rocketman-1202886561/|archive-date=August 17, 2018|url-status=live}} Howard described her character as humorous and sharp-witted, and as someone who struggled with her mental health.{{cite web |title=Even Bryce Dallas Howard Couldn't Handle Rocketman's Most Heartbreaking Scene |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/bryce-dallas-howard-rocketman-interview |website=Glamour |date=May 31, 2019 |access-date=26 January 2021}} Howard worked extensively with make-up artists to design the character's look as she aged, and used Elizabeth Taylor as inspiration for her portrayal.{{cite web |title=Bryce Dallas Howard channels Elizabeth Taylor for role in 'Rocketman' |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2019/08/29/Bryce-Dallas-Howard-channels-Elizabeth-Taylor-for-her-Rocketman-role-as-Elton-John-s-mom/stories/201908290021 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Bryce Dallas Howard says that her 'Rocketman' transformation into Elton John's mom was inspired by her own mother's appearance |url=https://www.insider.com/bryce-dallas-howard-rocketman-elton-john-mom-transformation-2019-4 |website=Insider |access-date=26 January 2021}} Rocketman was a box-office hit and garnered critical acclaim, receiving a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-golden-globes-nominations-full-list-1259626|title=Golden Globes: Full List of Nominations|last1=Nordike|first1=Kimberly|last2=Konerman|first2=Kimberly|last3=Howard|first3=Annie|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/men-in-black-international-shaft-secret-life-of-pets-2-weekend-box-office-1202632705/|title='Men In Black: International' Domestic Passport Revoked With $26M Opening, 'Shaft' Drops His Gun With $7M+: Summer Sequelitis, Here We Go Again|website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=16 June 2019 |access-date=16 June 2019}} The Chicago Sun-Times praised Howard for her "finely nuanced work" and CinemaBlend called her performance a "wicked portrayal ... that really ties a film together".{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634423/rocketman-review-movie-elton-john-taran-egerton-biopic-film-richard-roeper|title='Rocketman': Elton John gets the grand-scale, greatly entertaining biopic he deserves|work=Chicago Sun-Times|first=Richard|last=Roeper|author-link=Richard Roeper|date=31 May 2019|access-date=8 June 2019}}{{cite web |title=Rocketman's Bryce Dallas Howard Learned A Great Trick From David Oyelowo For Maintaining Her Fake British Accent |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2478790/rocketmans-bryce-dallas-howard-learned-a-great-trick-from-david-oyelowo-for-maintaining-her-fake-british-accent |website=Cinema Blend |date=August 28, 2019 |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite web |first=Christy|last=Lemire|title=Rocketman |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rocketman-2019 |website=RogerEbert.com|access-date=26 January 2021}}
Howard made her feature film directorial debut with the documentary Dads,{{cite web |date=7 September 2019 |last=Laffly |first=Tomris |title=Film Review: 'Dads' |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/dads-review-bryce-dallas-howard-1203327175/ |website=Variety }}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/bryce-dallas-howard-directing-ron-howard-dads-documentary-imagine-entertainment-1202488111/|title=Bryce Dallas Howard Directs Docu 'Dads' For Imagine|author=Mike Fleming Jr.|date=October 23, 2018|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121204943/https://deadline.com/2018/10/bryce-dallas-howard-directing-ron-howard-dads-documentary-imagine-entertainment-1202488111/|archive-date=January 21, 2019|url-status=live}} which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named second runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.Jessica Wong, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tiff19-awards-1.5284085 "TIFF 2019: Jojo Rabbit captures TIFF People's Choice Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917111449/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tiff19-awards-1.5284085 |date=September 17, 2019 }}. CBC News, September 16, 2019. Dads received critical acclaim; Variety wrote; "Howard favors observation over lecture, anecdotes over numbers, showing instead of telling what equally split primary-caregiving looks like in contemporary households" and The Guardian said the film "mixes the platitudinous with the genuinely moving".{{cite web |title=Dads review – stars report from the frontline of fatherhood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/18/dads-review-bryce-dallas-howard-hollywood-fatherhood-documentary |website=The Guardian |date=June 18, 2020 |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dads|title= Dads|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=July 21, 2020}}
She directed three episodes of the Disney+ space Western series The Mandalorian (2019–2023).{{cite web |title=Digital Spy |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a34999340/the-mandalorian-season-2-baby-yoda-evil-bryce-dallas-howard/ |website=Star Wars super-fan Bryce Dallas Howard talks The Mandalorian and evil Baby Yoda |date=December 17, 2020 |access-date=5 January 2021}} Howard referred to the larger Star Wars universe as an asset to storytelling, and sought to maintain character depth and appeal to viewers.{{cite web |title=The Mandalorian's Bryce Dallas Howard responds to biggest season 2 criticism |website=Digital Spy |date=December 20, 2020 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a35021888/the-mandalorian-bryce-dallas-howard-season-2-criticism/ |access-date=26 January 2021}} Howard's direction received positive responses; Den of Geek said she "[made] the episode pop" and "knows what makes Star Wars tick".{{cite web |title=The Mandalorian: Bryce Dallas Howard Proves She Has a Big Future with Star Wars |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-wars-the-mandalorian-bryce-dallas-howard/ |website=Den of Geek |date=November 14, 2020 }} Howard also directed an episode of the miniseries The Book of Boba Fett, which premiered on Disney+ in January 2022.{{cite web |last=Ben |first=Travis |title=The Book Of Boba Fett Trailer Sends Star Wars' Greatest Bounty Hunter To The Criminal Underworld |url=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/news/book-of-boba-fett-trailer-star-wars-bounty-hunter-criminal-underworld/ |website=Empire |date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=6 December 2021}}
Howard reprised her role as Claire Dearing once more in Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the concluding instalment in the Jurassic World trilogy.{{Cite web|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=2020-10-06|title='Jurassic World: Dominion' Delays Release to 2022|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/jurassic-world-dominion-release-date-delay-1234794880/|access-date=October 9, 2020|website=Variety|language=en}} In 2024, she starred in the lead role of the action comedy film Argylle, directed by Matthew Vaughn.{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bryan Cranston, Dua Lipa, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cena, Catherine O'Hara Set For New Matthew Vaughn Spy Franchise 'Argylle' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/henry-cavill-sam-rockwell-dua-lipa-bryan-cranston-samuel-jackson-john-cena-bruce-dallas-howard-new-movie-argylle-1234788568/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 8, 2021 |access-date=27 August 2021}} She also directed episode 6 of the Disney+ science fiction series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.
In 2025, Howard directed her second documentary film Pets, released during National Pets Day.{{cite web|last=Bender|first=Kelli|title=Bryce Dallas Howard Explores the 'Magic, Mischief and Love' of Pet Ownership in New Doc (Exclusive)
|url=https://people.com/bryce-dallas-howard-directs-disney-pets-documentary-11694135|date=March 11, 2025|access-date=April 11, 2025|website=People}}
Howard is set to star in the Amazon Prime Video comedy film Deep Cover.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/bryce-dallas-howard-orlando-bloom-deep-cover-prime-video-1235893972/|title=Bryce Dallas Howard and Orlando Bloom to Star in British Action-Comedy 'Deep Cover' for Prime Video|date=February 2024 |publisher=Variety}}
Personal life
During her senior year of high school, Howard learned of existentialism. She said: "I was like, 'This is it! This is my religion.' I had never felt a connection to any sort of spirituality before that. It was very basic–you're responsible for the choices that you make–but it was mind-blowing at the time."
Howard met actor Seth Gabel at New York University; they dated for five years before marrying on June 17, 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastlife/story.html?id=9ae37114-ef44-43f3-ad3d-e1034e509e92 |title=Howard's new life includes Spidey and a family |work=The Vancouver Sun|date=May 3, 2007 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110103724/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastlife/story.html?id=9ae37114-ef44-43f3-ad3d-e1034e509e92 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 }} Howard and Gabel had planned to start a family together in their thirties but a week after their wedding, when they were both around 25 years old, Howard learned she was pregnant with their first child. Howard gave birth to their son in 2007.{{cite news |title=Bryce Dallas Howard Welcomes Son |first=Gina |last=Serpe |publisher=E! News |date=February 20, 2007 }} Howard has talked about experiencing postpartum depression 18 months after her son's birth, and credited her recovery to the help of a physician and a therapist.{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/gisele-bundchen-gwyneth-paltrow-bryce-dallas-howard-hollywoods/story?id=11314394&page=2 |title=Gisele Bundchen, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bryce Dallas Howard: Hollywood's Pregnancy Pundits |work=ABC News |date=August 4, 2010 |first=Sheila |last=Marikar |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144132/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/gisele-bundchen-gwyneth-paltrow-bryce-dallas-howard-hollywoods/story?id=11314394&page=2 |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |url-status=live }} The couple had a second child, a daughter, in 2012.{{cite web |url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20544774,00.html |title=Bryce Dallas Howard Has a Baby Girl |work=People |first=Liz |last=Raftery |date=January 22, 2012 |access-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120123125029/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20544774,00.html |archive-date= January 23, 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{cite tweet|first=Ron|last=Howard|user=RealRonHoward|number= 160878864535519233|title=Beatrice Jean Howard-Gabel Born Jan 19 2012|date=January 21, 2012|archive-date=June 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628194302/https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward/status/160878864535519233| url-status=live}} The family lives in upstate New York.{{cite web |last1=Lippe-McGraw |first1=Jordi |title=Bryce Dallas Howard Tells Us the Crazy Story of How She Found Her Upstate New York Home |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/bryce-dallas-howard-upstate-new-york-home |website=Architectural Digest |date=April 3, 2019 |access-date=19 September 2021}}
Howard does not drink alcohol.{{cite news|title=Bryce Dallas Howard: Too Good to Be True|magazine=Paper|date=26 January 2006|url=http://www.papermag.com/bryce-dallas-howard-too-good-to-be-true-1425211431.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201025040/https://www.papermag.com/bryce-dallas-howard-too-good-to-be-true-1425211431.html|archive-date=1 December 2015}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1989
| Strawberry-Blonde Girl in Audience | |
| 1995
| Girl in Yellow Dress | |
| 2000
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Surprised Who | Credited as Bryce Howard |
| 2001
| Harvard Student | |
| rowspan=2 | 2004
| Heather | |
| The Village
| Ivy Elizabeth Walker | |
| 2005
| Grace Margaret Mulligan | |
| rowspan=3 | 2006
| Rosalind | |
| Lady in the Water
| Story | |
| Orchids
| {{N/A}} | Short film; director and co-writer |
| 2007
| |
| rowspan=2 | 2008
| Cameo |
| The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
| Fisher Willow | |
| 2009
| Katherine "Kate" Brewster Connor | |
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| Victoria | |
| Despair
| Woman | Short film |
| Hereafter
| Melanie | |
| rowspan="4" | 2011
| The Help | Hilly Holbrook | |
| 50/50
| Rachael | |
| Restless
| {{N/A}} | Producer |
| When You Find Me
| {{N/A}} | Short film; director |
| 2013
| {{N/A}} | Television film; director (segment: "Lucy") |
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| Paints Suits | Karen Peltraske | Short film |
| Jurassic World
| |
| Solemates{{Citation|title=Solemates|date=February 12, 2015|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4442390/|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908134842/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4442390/|archive-date=September 8, 2019|url-status=live}}
| {{N/A}} | Short film; director and writer |
| rowspan=2 | 2016
| Grace Meacham | |
| Gold
| Kay | |
| 2018
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Claire Dearing | |
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| Bella (voice) | |
| Rocketman
| Sheila Eileen | |
| Love, Antosha
| Herself | Documentary |
| Dads
| {{N/A}} | Documentary; director |
| 2022
| Claire Dearing | |
| 2024
| Argylle | Elly Conway / Rachel Kylle | |
| 2025
| Pets | {{N/A}} | Documentary; director |
| TBA
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|Deep Cover {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} | TBA | Post-production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Various voices | Episode: "We Love You, Conrad" |
| 2014
| Various | 2 episodes |
| 2016
| Lacie Pound | Episode: "Nosedive" |
| 2018
| Herself | Episode: "Emotional Baggage" |
| 2019–present
| {{N/A}} | Director; episodes: "Chapter 4: Sanctuary"; "Chapter 11: The Heiress", "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire" |
| rowspan=2 | 2022
| {{N/A}} | Director; episode: "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian" |
| Tales of the Jedi
| Yaddle (voice) |
| 2024
| {{N/A}} | Director; episode: "Zero Friends Again" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Voice role |
|---|
| rowspan=2|2015
| rowspan=3|Claire Dearing |
| Lego Dimensions |
| 2018 |
| rowspan=2|2021
| Kenzie |
| Jurassic World Evolution 2
| Claire Dearing |
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Venue |
|---|
| 2003
| Tartuffe | Mariane |
=Music videos=
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| Year
! Title ! Artist(s) ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| "Claudia Lewis" | M83 | {{N/A}} | Director |
| 2024
| "Electric Energy" | Ariana DeBose, Boy George and Nile Rodgers | Herself | style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/electric-energy-music-video-ariana-debose-boy-george-bryan-cranston-henry-cavill-lip-sync-argylle-movie-8550785|title=Bryan Cranston, Samuel L. Jackson and Catherine O'Hara Lip-Sync for Their Lives in 'Electric Energy' Music Video|magazine=People|last=Anthony Hernandez|first=Brian|date=January 26, 2024|access-date=February 6, 2024}} |
=Audiobooks=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Voice role |
|---|
| 2019
| Agnes |
Awards and nominations
References
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