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Joy Bryant (born October 18, 1974) is an American actress, businesswoman and fashion model. She has appeared in numerous films and television since beginning her acting career in 2001. She has received two
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nominations, and one
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nomination. Bryant began her career as a fashion model, appearing in advertisements for
Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren ( ; ; born October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for founding the brand Ralph Lauren (brand), Ralph Lauren, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He stepped do ...
,
Tommy Hilfiger Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( ; born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger (company), Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's P ...
, Gap, and
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. She made her film debut in 2001's '' Carmen: A Hip Hopera''. Bryant had her breakthrough after being cast by
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in his biographical drama film '' Antwone Fisher'' (2002), in which she played a
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sailor. This was followed by a recurring guest role on the
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series '' ER''. Her subsequent film credits include ''
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'' (2004), the horror film ''
The Skeleton Key ''The Skeleton Key'' is a 2005 American supernatural folk horror film directed by Iain Softley and starring Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, and Joy Bryant. The screenplay by Ehren Kruger follows a New Orleans hospice n ...
'' and the drama '' Get Rich or Die Tryin''' (both 2005), and the historical drama ''
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'' (2006). '' '' In 2010, Bryant was cast in the role of Jasmine Trussell in the
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series '' Parenthood'', a role she portrayed for the series' entire six seasons before its finale in 2015. Bryant hosted her own action talk show ''Across the Board with Joy Bryant'' (2012–2014), which saw her interviewing celebrity guests. She has also appeared on television in guest roles on the series ''
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'' (2017) and ''
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'' (2018).


Early life

Bryant was born on October 18, 1974, in
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, New York to Joyce Bryant. She was raised by her grandmother, who helped support her on
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. She started dancing at age three. Bryant would later reveal that she was conceived from a
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against her mother, who was fifteen years old at the time of her birth, by an older adult male. Bryant stated: " y mothergave birth to me, not in love but in shame, after hiding her pregnancy from my grandmother for six months." She described herself as a "nerd" growing up: "I read encyclopedias all day and watched TV. My grandmother, who raised me, emphasized the importance of education. For me it was about being self-sufficient and using my brain." While living in the Bronx, she graduated from CJHS 145x and was a member of the Fieldston Enrichment Program, an elite high school preparatory program. Bryant is a graduate of
Westminster School Westminster School is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Westminster, London, England, in the precincts of Westminster Abbey. It descends from a charity school founded by Westminster Benedictines before the Norman Conquest, as do ...
, a boarding school in
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. She studied Latin for a number of years in high school and was the president of the Latin club. After graduating from Westminster, Bryant was a gifted student and earned a scholarship to
Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
, where she studied for two years before dropping out to pursue a
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career. Bryant's grandmother died during her freshman year at Yale, which made her lose interest in studying, saying "I lost my biggest cheerleader, my rock. Being 'smart' didn’t matter to me anymore." She later completed her degree and graduated from Yale.


Career


Modeling

While enrolled as a student at Yale, Bryant was discovered by a modeling scout from
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and was selected to appear in '' Seventeen'' magazine's "Back to School" issue soon after. She began working as a fashion model in
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. She appeared in advertisements for Gap,
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,
Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren ( ; ; born October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for founding the brand Ralph Lauren (brand), Ralph Lauren, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He stepped do ...
,
Tommy Hilfiger Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( ; born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger (company), Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's P ...
and
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. In 2006, Bryant signed a multi-year contract with
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. She has walked the runway for Tommy Hilfiger and
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. Bryant hosted
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's 2009 Rip the Runway fashion show with
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. She has graced the cover of numerous magazines, including ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Lonny'', ''
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'' and ''Rolling Out''. She has appeared in pictorials for ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''Vibe'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''.


Acting

Early in her career, Bryant played a small role in Ill Al Skratch's music video for the song " I'll Take Her" (1994). She went on to appear in numerous music videos, including playing the female lead in
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'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 one of Carmen’s best friends opposite
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and
Mekhi Phifer Mekhi Phifer ( ; born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. Beginning his career in the mid-1990s, Phifer was known for a few notable roles in films including ''Clockers (film), Clockers'', ''Soul Food (film), Soul Food'', ''High School High' ...
. After a small role in the action comedy ''
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'' (2002), she made her big breakthrough in
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's directorial debut, '' Antwone Fisher'' (2002). In 2003, she co-starred in the
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drama film ''
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'', followed by a recurring guest role on the drama series '' ER''. She portrayed Gina,
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's character's best friend in the dance film ''
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'' (2003), which grossed $65.3 million at the
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worldwide. In 2005, she appeared in several high-profile films, including the horror film ''
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'' and the drama films ''
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'' and '' Get Rich or Die Tryin''', in the latter of which she played the
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of
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. In 2007, she had a minor part in the thriller film '' The Hunting Party'' starring
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and
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, followed by a leading role in the ensemble comedy ''
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'' (2008). She also played the role of
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's love interest in "Will Do", a 2011
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music video. Bryant starred as Jasmine Trussell in
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's family comedy-drama series '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015).
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ranked her #19 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list. In 2012, she launched her own
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, ''Across the Board with Joy Bryant'', which featured interviews with celebrity guests. An action
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hosted by Bryant saw her and the guests doing different activities such as go-karting, climbing and pottery. The series consisted of ten episodes and aired on Reserve's
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channel. She had one of the main roles as Debbie Sullivan on the
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film ''
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'' (2014) alongside
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,
Regina Hall Regina Lee Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Brenda Meeks in the comedy horror ''Scary Movie'' film series (2000–2006). Hall received critical acclaim for her role in the film '' Sup ...
and
Michael Ealy Michael David Brown (born August 3, 1973), known professionally as Michael Ealy, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' Barbershop'' (2002), '' 2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003), '' Takers'' (2010), '' Think Like a Man'' (2012), '' Abou ...
. The film grossed $50 million at the box office. In 2015, she had a recurring role as Erica Kincaid, a doctor, on the
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drama series ''
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''. In 2017, she had guest roles on television shows '' What Would Diplo Do?'' and ''
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''. The following year, Bryant was cast in a recurring role on the sports drama series ''
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'', playing a successful public defender and mother of a rising football star. In 2019, she portrayed Lori Foster on
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's teen drama series '' Trinkets''.


Business ventures

She co-founded a production company in 2016. On January 13, 2021, ''
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'' announced that Bryant and producer Samantha Taylor Pickett launched a production company, Hot Sauce, with a three-year deal at
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.


Fashion design

In June 2014, Bryant and her husband Dave Pope launched a clothing line, Basic Terrain, a casual sportswear to performance outerwear line. The collection was inspired by Bryant's love for the outdoors. Basic Terrain's
pop-up store Pop-up retail, also known as pop-up store (pop-up shop in the UK, Australia and Ireland) or flash retailing, is a trend of opening short-term sales spaces that last for days to weeks before closing down, often to latch onto a fad or scheduled e ...
was opened in July 2015 at Satine, a clothing boutique in Los Angeles. Ten percent of the company's proceeds are donated to environmental organizations such as
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. In September 2016, Basic Terrain became available in chain
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in the United Kingdom.


Writing

Bryant has written several personal essays for publications such as ''
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'' and ''
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''. She has written about various topics, including her childhood, body insecurities and family. In 2016, '' The Cut'' announced that she was working on a book proposal for a collection of essays.


Philanthropy

She is an ambassador of
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's Sisters on the Planet, an organization that helps women fight hunger, poverty and climate change. In 2011, she designed a handbag for Botkier, named "Botkier Joy Satchel" with fifty percent of the proceeds from every bag’s sale went to Oxfam.


Personal life

In October 2007, ''
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'' magazine reported that Bryant was engaged to
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Dave Pope, who she met on the set of ''
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''. They married on June 28, 2008, in
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. She owns a
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in
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. As of 2014, Bryant resided with her husband in Glendale.


Filmography


Film


Television


Web series


Music videos


As producer


Awards and nominations


Authored articles

* Bryant Joy (April 6, 2016)
"Stop Telling Me I Should Have Kids"
''
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''. * Bryant, Joy (July 18, 2016)
"Girl, You Beautiful"
''
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''. * Bryant, Joy (November 15, 2017)
"Her, Too: My Mother, and the Legacy of Abuse"
''Lenny Letter''.


References


External links

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