Bryce Dallas Howard

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 th…