Being the wife of a famous filmmaker comes with a lot of benefits; share the limelight on the red carpet of some of the most prestigious events and make appearances in some of their works. This was certainly the case with Cheryl Howard – an actress and writer better known as the wife of Ron Howard – a renowned actor and filmmaker. Cheryl is also the mother of actress Bryce Dallas Howard and Paige Howard. Read on to learn more about the life and career of the published author.
Cheryl Howard Bio (Age)
On December 23, 1953 in Glendale, California, Vivian Schmid and Charles Alley welcomed their daughter Cheryl Gay Alley into the world. Not much is known about her childhood in regards to the schools where she received her early education. However, she was known to be very adventurous as a child, as she learned to handle firearms at the age of 5 and was able to raise the likes of skinks and monkeys at home.
Howard then attended California University of Northridge where she completed the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. It is said that during her undergraduate studies, she discovered her excellent writing ability and thus decided to take a two-year writing scholarship with the American Film Institute after graduating from college. She would then later go on to earn a master’s degree in screenwriting.
In 1977, Cheryl Howard made her first film appearance, albeit in an uncredited role, playing a reporter in the film Grand Theft Auto (1977). In the 1980s, she continued to make uncredited appearances in different films. Night Watch (1982), Splash (1984), and Willow (1988). This continued into the 1990s and 2000s, then she appeared in The Paper (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), A Ransom (1996), Edtv (1999), The “Da Vinci Code (2006) and Angels (2009).
In the mid-1990s, when she visited the Central Asia region, Cheryl was inspired to write her first book titled “Facing Jinn: A Novel”. The story is about two sisters who went to India to buy silk for their trade, one of them mysteriously disappearing. Other books she has written include ‘Grandma, Tell Me a Story: Devotional Stories on the Children’s Farm’ in 2014 and ‘Heart & Desire’ in 2015.
His parents and children
On June 7, 1975, Cheryl Howard exchanged vows with her high school friend, filmmaker and actor Ron Howard. The two went ahead to welcome four children into the world; Three daughters named Bryce Dallas Howard, Jocelyn Carlyle, Paige Howard and their brother Reed Cross.
The couple’s first child, Bryce, born March 2, 1981, followed in his parents’ footsteps to pursue a career in the film industry. She is an actor who has appeared in films like The Village (2004), Lady in the Water (2006), As You Like It (2006) where her performance earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination, and Spider- Man 3 (2007). In 2006, she added writer and director to her titles by co-writing and directing the short. Orchids
Little is known about Jocelyn, who was born on February 5, 1985, but her twin sister Paige is also an actress. She graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and starred in films like Adventureland (2009) and The Employer (2013).
As mentioned above, Cheryl Howard was born to Vivian Schmid and Charles Alley. Little is known of her mother in terms of what she did for a living, but her father, on the other hand, was a chemical and aerospace engineer, sniper, and amateur astronomer.
Her father would have been adventurous, a trait he was able to pass on to his daughter. He was notably the first Caucasian to climb the summit of Mt. Fujiama in winter and was considered the oldest aerobatic pilot in the world at the time of his disappearance.
Other Facts About Cheryl Howard
1. She has two sisters but their names are not known.
2. Cheryl Howard became a grandmother when her daughter Bryce welcomed a baby boy on Feb. 16, 2007, with husband Seth Gabel.
3 She enjoys traveling the world and learning about the diversity of races, cultures, customs and spirituality. South Africa, Australia, Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, Egypt, New Zealand, India and Afghanistan, among others, are places she has visited. .
4. All of the movies Cheryl has acted in or had an uncredited role in were shot by her husband, Ron Howard.
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