Joy Bryant Biography

Fast Facts

• Honored as the choice breakout female performer at the Young Hollywood Awards in 2003
• Is an ambassador to Oxfam's Sister's on the Planet organization that helps women fight hunger
• Supports A Better Chance, a non-profit organization that she was involved in as a child
• Took the No․ 19 spot on Television's 100 Sexiest Women List in 2011
• Earned a scholarship to Yale University, where she was noticed by Next Models
• Married stuntman Dave Pope in 2008
• Though her grandmother raised her on a fixed income, she instilled a belief in her that she could be anything she wanted to be with hard work
• Originally intended to work in corporate America so that she could make lots of money and give her grandmother a better life
• When she was a child, her grandmother saved up to take her to the circus, Rye Playland and Coney Island once a year
• Quote: "[on "Parenthood"] "I've learned so much from everyone and everything that I'm doing on the show․""
• Began her acting career in 2001 and would gain critical acclaim soon after for 2002's "Antwone Fisher"
• Worked as a supermodel for campaigns such as Gap, Ralph Lauren and Victoria's Secret before transitioning to Hollywood
• Appeared in the music video "I'll Take Her" by Ill Al Skratch