Traylor Howard
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![]() Howard during a visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2005 | |
Born | Traylor Elizabeth Howard June 14, 1966[1] |
Education | Lake Highland Preparatory School |
Alma mater | Florida State University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouses | Cameron B. Hall
(m. 1990, divorced)Christian Navarro
(m. 2003; div. 2005)Jarel Portman (m. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Traylor Elizabeth Howard
Early life
Traylor Elizabeth Howard was born on June 14, 1966, in Orlando, Florida, to Peggy (née Traylor[3]) and Robert M. Howard, Jr.[2] She is the middle of three children, with an older brother, John R. Howard,[4] and a younger brother. She attended Lake Highland Preparatory School,[5] and worked at SeaWorld Orlando as a teenager.[6] After graduating from Florida State University with a degree in communications, advertising, and English, Howard moved to Los Angeles, California, where she worked for a public relations firm and a greeting card company while performing in local theater productions.[7]
Career
While in high school, Howard appeared in a Juicy Fruit chewing gum commercial.[7] She officially began her career in 1994 when she appeared in one of the AT&T Corporation's "You Will" television commercials.[citation needed]
Howard landed her first major television role in 1996 for the NBC sitcom Boston Common, portraying Joy Byrnes, a doctoral student and the love interest of Anthony Clark's Boyd Pritchett, throughout the show's two-season run. Her hometown newspaper, The Orlando Sentinel, panned the show as "magna cum lousy."[8]
From 1998 to 2001, Howard starred as Sharon Carter, the titular "girl" of the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (titled Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place for the first two seasons), opposite Ryan Reynolds and Richard Ruccolo.[9][10]
In 1998, Howard starred as the romantic lead in the film Dirty Work opposite Norm Macdonald.
In 2000, Howard appeared in the film
In 2002, Howard starred in the short-lived sitcom Bram & Alice alongside Alfred Molina.[14] That same year, she made a guest appearance in the third season of The West Wing.
In 2005, Howard starred in the film Son of the Mask.[15]
From 2005 to 2009, Howard starred opposite
Howard reprised her role as Natalie Teeger in Peacock's At-Home Variety Show short episode "Mr. Monk Shelters in Place" and Monk follow-up film Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie, which were released on May 11, 2020, and December 8, 2023, respectively.[18][19][20]
Personal life
In 1991, Howard married Cameron B. Hall in Orlando, Florida. The couple then lived in Beverly Hills, California.[21][2][22]
In April 2003, Howard married wine merchant Christian Navarro. The couple divorced in 2005.[21][23]
In November 2006, Howard gave birth to a son, Sabu.[21][24][25]
In 2011, Howard married Jarel Portman, son of architect John C. Portman Jr. They have a son, Julien.[21][26]
In July 2019, Howard was interviewed by
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Till the End of the Night | Fran | Credited as Traylor H. Hall |
1998 | Confessions of a Sexist Pig | Anne Henning | Alternative title: Taste of Love |
1998 | Dirty Work | Kathy | |
2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Layla Baileygates | |
2005 | Son of the Mask | Tonya Avery | |
2016 | Simon Says Save the Climate! | Polar Bear | Voice |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Dr. Heller's Office Temp | Episode: "Madame Ex"
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1996 | Buddies | Melissa[12] | Uncredited |
1996–1997 | Boston Common | Joy Byrnes | 32 episodes |
1998–2001 | Two Guys and a Girl | Sharon Carter | 81 episodes |
2002 | The West Wing | Lisa Sherborne
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Episode: " 100,000 Airplanes "
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2002 | First Monday | Ashley Riverton | Episode: "Right to Die" |
2002 | The Division | Sarah Franzen | Episode: "Remembrance" |
2002 | Bram & Alice | Alice O'Connor | 8 episodes |
2005–2009 | Monk | Natalie Teeger
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87 episodes Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series (2009)
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2007 | Monk Webisodes | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Gym" | |
2010 | Nolan Knows Best | Julie Nolan | Pilot[28] |
2020 | Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane | Natalie Teeger | Episode: "Mr. Monk Shelters in Place" |
2023 | Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie | TV movie |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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2000 | How I Fell In Love | Nessa | Williamstown Theater Festival
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Music video
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Foo Fighters – "Breakout" | Herself |
References
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- ^ "'Girl' and her dolphin". Orlando Sentinel. June 27, 1999. pp. A-2. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
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- ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Luaine (10 November 2009). "'Monk' role has been a dream job for Traylor Howard". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 23 May 2016. (archived 2017)
- ^ Jason Gray-Stanford (May 21, 2021). "The Randy Disher Podcast: Traylor Howard". www.TheRandyDisherPodcast.com (Podcast). The Randy Disher Podcast. Event occurs at 01:16:20. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Barsanti, Sam (May 11, 2020). "Adrian Monk is back and more miserable than ever in Peacock's first At-Home Variety Show short". news.avclub.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ "Monk Is Coming Back — Get Ready for an All-New Monk Movie on Peacock". Peacock Blog. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ Silva, Gabriela (23 August 2023). "Mr. Monk's Last Case: Everything we know about the Monk movie". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ a b c d Ford, Tom (2024-02-22). "What happened to Traylor Howard? Net Worth, Height, Children". The Biography. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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- ^ "Traylor Howard welcomes a son". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Lynch, Lorrie (15 April 2007). "Who's News". USA Weekend. Florida Today (Magazine). USA Today. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Green, Josh (May 18, 2014). "Building on his father's legacy" (PDF). The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 2. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Mayer, Jane (19 July 2019). "The Case of Al Franken". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - nolan knows best on abc". TheFutonCritic.com. 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
External links
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- Traylor Howard at IMDb