Helena Howard

Kaitlyn Helena Howard (born July 23, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her breakout role in Josephine Decker's film Madeline's Madeline, which was hailed by IndieWire as one of the 50 best performances of the 2010s decade.[1]

Helena Howard
Born
Kaitlyn Helena Howard

(1998-07-23) July 23, 1998
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Early life

Howard was born on July 23, 1998 in New York City.[2] Her parents, both artists, are Julia Binet and Will Howard. Her mother is of Scandinavian and Eastern European descent, and her father is an African American of mixed descent. She has a younger brother named Liam. Howard grew up in the New Jersey area,[3][4] and attended the Union County Academy for Performing Arts.[5]

Career

After she was discovered by Josephine Decker in 2014 at the Union County Teen Arts Festival, where Decker was a judge, Howard starred in her critically acclaimed feature film Madeline's Madeline. This served as Howard's screen debut and she played the titular role.[6]

Howard was one of the participants of the festival, and recited a monologue from Blackbird by David Harrower. When she finished, Decker said of Howard's performance that it was "the best she had seen" in her life, and both of them started crying. After the show ended, Decker and Howard exchanged some information, and met up a month or so later; Howard ultimately helped develop the story of the film through several improvisation workshops with Decker and others.[7][8]

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2018. It was released on August 10, 2018, by Oscilloscope Laboratories. The film received critical acclaim, particularly for Howard's performance, which was hailed by IndieWire as one of the 50 best performances of the 2010s decade.[9]

Howard's next role was in the short film Twist, which has its world premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.[10]

Upcoming projects

Howard is slated to appear as Cleo in the upcoming film Shoplifters of the World,[11][12] and stars as Nora in Amazon's The Wilds.[13]

Filmography

Film
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Director Notes
2018 Madeline's Madeline Madeline Josephine Decker
2019 Twist Hannah Aly Migliori Short
2020 The Wilds Nora Reid Sarah Streicher ongoing serial
2020 Don't Look Deeper Aisha Jeffrey Lieber, Charlie McDonnell ongoing serial
2021 Shoplifters of the World Cleo Stephen Kijak Post-production

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Reference
2018 Gotham Awards Breakthrough Actor Madeline's Madeline Nominated [14]
Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Nominated [15]

References
  1. Zilko, David Ehrlich,Kate Erbland,Eric Kohn,Anne Thompson,Chris O'Falt,Tambay Obenson,Christian Blauvelt,Christian; Ehrlich, David; Erbland, Kate; Kohn, Eric; Thompson, Anne; O'Falt, Chris; Obenson, Tambay; Blauvelt, Christian; Zilko, Christian (2019-07-23). "The 50 Best Movie Performances of the Decade". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  2. "Helena Howard on Instagram". Instagram. July 23, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  3. Alemoru, Kemi. "Helena Howard". Dazed. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  4. "Helena Howard – Message in a Model". YouTube. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  5. Bramesco, Charles (August 6, 2018). "Helena Howard Is Going to Be a Star". Vulture. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  6. Bramesco, Charles (August 6, 2018). "Helena Howard Is Going to Be a Star". Vulture. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  7. Ongley, Hannah (August 10, 2018). "meet helena howard, breakout star of 'madeline's madeline'". i-D. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  8. Riess, Jeannie (August 20, 2018). "Helena Howard and Josephine Decker Trek to Storm King". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  9. Ebiri, Bilge (January 28, 2018). ""Madeline's Madeline": The Best Film I Saw at Sundance". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  10. "TWIST - Short Film". First Hunt Films. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  11. "Hollywood comes to Colonie to film 'Shoplifters of the World' (w/slideshow)". SpotlightNews.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  12. "Helena Howard on Instagram". Instagram. November 23, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  13. Porter, Rick (July 31, 2018). "Amazon Pilot 'The Wilds' Cast Its First 4 Castaways (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  14. Mandinach, Zach (October 18, 2018). "Nominations Announced for the 28th Annual IFP Gotham Awards". IFP. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  15. Warren, Matt (November 16, 2018). "These Are Your 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees!". Film Independent. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
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