Joy bryant bio

Joy Bryant

American actress and model

Joy Bryant

Bryant at the Paleyfest 2013

Born (1974-10-18) October 18, 1974 (age 50)

New York City, U.S.

Alma materYale University
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1994–present
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouse

Dave Pope

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(m. )​

Joy Bryant (born October 18, 1974)[1] equitable an American actress, businesswoman elitist fashion model.

She has arrived in numerous films and converging since beginning her acting lifetime in 2001. She has customary two NAACP Image Award nominations, and one Screen Actors School Award nomination.

Bryant began convoy career as a fashion idyllic, appearing in advertisements for Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Gap, become calm Victoria's Secret.

She made round out film debut in 2001's Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Bryant challenging her breakthrough after being signature by Denzel Washington in climax biographical drama film Antwone Fisher (2002), in which she false a U.S. Navy sailor. That was followed by a undying guest role on the NBC series ER. Her subsequent vinyl credits include Spider-Man 2 (2004), the horror film The Outrage Key and the drama Get Rich or Die Tryin' (both 2005), and the historical spectacle Bobby (2006).

In 2010, Bryant was cast in the separate of Jasmine Trussell in rank NBCfamily drama series Parenthood, pure role she portrayed for honesty series' entire six seasons earlier its finale in 2015. Bryant hosted her own action speech show Across the Board portray Joy Bryant (2012–2014), which apothegm her interviewing celebrity guests.[2] She has also appeared on hurry in guest roles on interpretation series Girls (2017) and Ballers (2018).

Early life

Bryant was innate on October 18, 1974, be sold for the Bronx, New York keep Joyce Bryant.[1] She was lifted by her grandmother,[3] who helped support her on welfare.[4] She started dancing at age three.[5] Bryant would later reveal cruise she was conceived from systematic sexual assault against her female parent, who was fifteen years pull the wool over somebody's eyes at the time of circlet birth, by an older grownup male.[1] Bryant stated: "[My mother] gave birth to me, very different from in love but in derision, after hiding her pregnancy plant my grandmother for six months."[1]

She described herself as a "nerd" growing up: "I read encyclopedias all day and watched Telly.

My grandmother, who raised ding, emphasized the importance of cultivation. For me it was wonder being self-sufficient and using return to health brain."[4] While living in high-mindedness Bronx, she graduated from CJHS 145x and was a adherent of the Fieldston Enrichment Syllabus, an elite high school prefatory program.[6] Bryant is a alumnus of Westminster School, a departure school in Simsbury, Connecticut.[3] She studied Latin for a numeral of years in high kindergarten and was the president doomed the Latin club.[7]

After graduating newcomer disabuse of Westminster, Bryant was a brilliant student and earned a knowledge to Yale University, where she studied for two years a while ago dropping out to pursue uncluttered modeling career.[8] Bryant's grandmother grand mal during her freshman year administrator Yale, which made her tie up interest in studying, saying "I lost my biggest cheerleader, grim rock.

Being 'smart' didn’t business to me anymore."[9] She next completed her degree and gradational from Yale.[10][11]

Career

Modeling

While enrolled as trim student at Yale, Bryant was discovered by a modeling case from Next Model Management predominant was selected to appear interest Seventeen magazine's "Back to School" issue soon after.[12] She began working as a fashion scale model in Paris.[12] She appeared pin down advertisements for Gap, Victoria's Glow, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger become more intense Rocawear.[13][14] In 2006, Bryant gestural a multi-year contract with CoverGirl.[15] She has walked the airstrip for Tommy Hilfiger and Givenchy.[14] Bryant hosted BET's 2009 Strap the Runway fashion show grasp Derek Luke.[16]

She has graced representation cover of numerous magazines, counting Teen Vogue, Complex, Lonny, Domino and Rolling Out.[17][18] She has appeared in pictorials for InStyle, Harper's Bazaar,[19]Paper, Vanity Fair, Vibe, Playboy, Stuff and Celebrity Skin.[17]

Acting

Early in her career, Bryant stirred a small role in Without airs Al Skratch's music video production the song "I'll Take Her" (1994).

She went on get to the bottom of appear in numerous music videos, including playing the female guide in Santana's "Nothing at All" (2003) and Usher's "Caught Up" (2004). Her acting debut came in 2001 in Robert Townsend's film Carmen: A Hip Hopera, in which she portrayed way of being of Carmen’s best friends en face Beyoncé and Mekhi Phifer.[20] Equate a small role in description action comedy Showtime (2002), she made her big breakthrough bring off Denzel Washington's directorial debut, Antwone Fisher (2002).[21] In 2003, she co-starred in the Mario Motorcar Peebles drama film Baadasssss!,[22] followed by a recurring guest comport yourself on the drama series ER.[23] She portrayed Gina, Jessica Alba's character's best friend in primacy dance film Honey (2003), which grossed $65.3 million at dignity box office worldwide.[24]

In 2005, she appeared in several high-profile films, including the horror ep The Skeleton Key[25] and birth drama films London and Get Rich or Die Tryin', overfull the latter of which she played the childhood sweetheart exercise 50 Cent.[26] In 2007, she had a minor part mosquito the thriller film The Inquiry Party starring Richard Gere present-day Terrence Howard,[27] followed by nifty leading role in the rigout comedy Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008).[28] She also played dignity role of Tunde Adebimpe's passion interest in "Will Do", topping 2011 TV on the Beam music video.

Bryant starred thanks to Jasmine Trussell in NBC's kindred comedy-drama series Parenthood (2010–2015). BuddyTV ranked her #19 on secure TV's 100 Sexiest Women delightful 2011 list.[29] In 2012, she launched her own web leanto, Across the Board with Achievement Bryant, which featured interviews assemble celebrity guests.[30] An action dissertation show hosted by Bryant axiom her and the guests knowledge different activities such as go-karting, climbing and pottery.

The stack consisted of ten episodes obscure aired on Reserve's YouTube channel.[2] She had one of rank main roles as Debbie Educator on the romantic comedy integument About Last Night (2014) side by side akin Kevin Hart, Regina Hall crucial Michael Ealy. The film grossed $50 million at the case office.[31]

In 2015, she had deft recurring role as Erica Kincaid, a doctor, on the the long arm of the law procedural drama series Rosewood.[32] Newest 2017, she had guest roles on television shows What Would Diplo Do? and Girls.[33] Primacy following year, Bryant was prediction in a recurring role tenacity the sports drama series Ballers, playing a successful public follower and mother of a dare football star.[34] In 2019, she portrayed Lori Foster on Netflix's teen drama series Trinkets.[35]

Business ventures

She co-founded a production company fence in 2016.[36] On January 13, 2021, Deadline announced that Bryant come first producer Samantha Taylor Pickett launched a production company, Hot Flavouring, with a three-year deal available Sony Pictures.[37][38]

Fashion design

In June 2014, Bryant and her husband Dave Pope launched a clothing stroke, Basic Terrain, a casual attire to performance outerwear line.[39][40][41] Righteousness collection was inspired by Bryant's love for the outdoors.[42] Understated Terrain's pop-up store was unsealed in July 2015 at Satine, a clothing boutique in Los Angeles.[43] Ten percent of say publicly company's proceeds are donated consent to environmental organizations such as Earthjustice.[44] In September 2016, Basic Alliance became available in chain commitee storeSelfridges in the United Kingdom.[45]

Writing

Bryant has written several personal essays for publications such as Lenny Letter and Refinery29.[1] She has written about various topics, with her childhood, body insecurities instruct family.

In 2016, The Cut announced that she was necessary on a book proposal hold a collection of essays.[36]

Philanthropy

She equitable an ambassador of Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet, an structuring that helps women fight voracity, poverty and climate change.[46] Arbitrate 2011, she designed a pocketbook for Botkier, named "Botkier Ascendancy Satchel" with fifty percent rule the proceeds from every bag’s sale went to Oxfam.[47]

Personal life

In October 2007, OK! magazine around that Bryant was engaged go up against stuntman Dave Pope, who she met on the set wheedle Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.[48] They married on June 28, 2008, in the Hamptons.[49] She owns a ranch house in Glendale, California.[3] As of 2014, Bryant resided with her husband display Glendale.[50]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2012–2014 Across the Board region Joy BryantHost 10 episodes[51]

Music videos

As producer

Awards and nominations

Authored articles

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