Bryce Dallas Howard is an American actress and director, and the oldest daughter of director Ron Howard. She attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, but left to take on roles in Broadway before graduating. She made her first major film appearance in The Village (2004). In 2007, she had a supporting role as Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3. However, she became more world-renowned for her lead role as Claire Dearing in Jurassic World (2015) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).