Role Actress Occupation Actress Height 1.75 m | Years active 2001–present Nationality American Name Joy Bryant Spouse Dave Pope (m. 2008) | |
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Born October 18, 1974 (age 50) ( 1974-10-18 ) The Bronx, New York, U.S. Movies and TV shows Similar People Dave Pope, Regina Hall, Sarah Ramos, Savannah Paige Rae, Michael Ealy Profiles | ||
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Joy Bryant (born October 18, 1974) is an American actress and former fashion model, who is best known for starring as Jasmine Trussell in the NBC family drama Parenthood.
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- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
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Early life
Bryant was born in the Bronx, New York. She was raised by her grandmother; she explained: "I grew up not really having a connection to my father." She started dancing at age three. 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, a boarding school in Connecticut. She attended Yale University.
Career
Early on, Bryant played a small role in Ill Al Skratch's video "I'll Take Her". Bryant had contracts with several brands, including Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and RocaWear. She has also appeared in advertising for Gap and Victoria's Secret also starring in a Carlos Santana and Musiq Soulschild music video for the song Nothing at All" opposite Connecticut born actor Andre Warmsley in 2004.
Her acting debut came in 2001 in Robert Townsend's Carmen: A Hip Hopera. After a small role in the action comedy Showtime, she made her big breakthrough in Denzel Washington's directorial debut, Antwone Fisher. In 2003, she co-starred in the biography Baadasssss!, and in 2005, she appeared in several high-profile films, The Skeleton Key, London and Get Rich or Die Tryin'. She also played the role of Tunde Adebimpe's love interest in "Will Do" a 2011 TV on the Radio music video. From 2009-15, Bryant starred as Jasmine Trussell in Parenthood. BuddyTV ranked her #19 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list.
Personal life
In October 2007 OK! reported that Bryant was engaged to stuntman Dave Pope, who she met on the set of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. They married in June 2008. She owns a ranch house in Glendale, California. She is an ambassador of Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet, an organization that helps women fight hunger, poverty and climate change.
Filmography
Actress
2023
The Spiderwick Chronicles (TV Series) (post-production) as
Helen Grace
- Episode #1.1 (2023) - Helen Grace
2021
Cherish the Day (TV Series) as
Sunday St. James
- That Makes Me Yours (2022) - Sunday St. James
- Hearts Have Heartbeats (2022) - Sunday St. James
- Sands for Shores (2022) - Sunday St. James
- Rivers Have Banks (2022) - Sunday St. James
- That Make You Mine (2022) - Sunday St. James
- Moon Has Beams (2022) - Sunday St. James
- Rain Has Drops (2022) - Sunday St. James
- Sun Has Shine (2021) - Sunday St. James
2020
For Life (TV Series) as
Marie Wallace
- Andy Josiah (2021) - Marie Wallace
- The Blue Wall (2021) - Marie Wallace
- For the People (2021) - Marie Wallace
- Say His Name (2021) - Marie Wallace
- 354 (2021) - Marie Wallace
- Collars for Dollars (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Time to Move Forward (2020) - Marie Wallace
- The Necessity Defense (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Homecoming (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Never Stop Fighting (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Fathers (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Closing Statement (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Switzerland (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Character and Fitness (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Buried (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Daylight (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Do Us Part (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Burner (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Witness (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Marie (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Brother's Keeper (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Promises (2020) - Marie Wallace
- Pilot (2020) - Marie Wallace
2019
Trinkets (TV Series) as
Lori Foster
- Black Friday (2020) - Lori Foster
- Works in Progress (2020) - Lori Foster
- Supernova (2020) - Lori Foster
- The Great Escape (2019) - Lori Foster
- Night Market (2019) - Lori Foster
- Monday I'm in Love (2019) - Lori Foster
- Rearview Mirror (2019) - Lori Foster
- Happy F**ing Birthday (2019) - Lori Foster
- Paper Tigers (2019) - Lori Foster
2018
Ballers (TV Series) as
Jayda Crawford / Jada
- There's No Place Like Home, Baby (2018) - Jayda Crawford
- The Devil You Know (2018) - Jayda Crawford
- Doink (2018) - Jayda Crawford
- Forgiving Is Living (2018) - Jada
- Don't You Wanna Be Obama? (2018) - Jayda Crawford
- Rough Ride (2018) - Jayda Crawford
2017
What Would Diplo Do? (TV Series) as
Chandra
- Screwged (2017) - Chandra
2017
Girls (TV Series) as
Marlowe
- Hostage Situation (2017) - Marlowe
2015
Good Girls Revolt (TV Series) as
Eleanor Holmes Norton
- The Newser (2016) - Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Dateline (2016) - Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Exposé (2016) - Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Puff Piece (2016) - Eleanor Holmes Norton
- The Year-Ender (2016) - Eleanor Holmes Norton
- The Folo (2016) - Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Out of Pocket (2016) - Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Strikethrough (2016) - Eleanor Holmes Norton
- The Futures (2016) - Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Pilot (2015) - Eleanor Holmes Norton
2016
Rosewood (TV Series) as
Dr. Erica Kincaid
- Wooberite & the Women of Rosewood (2016) - Dr. Erica Kincaid
- Sudden Death & Shades Deep (2016) - Dr. Erica Kincaid
- Silkworms y Silencio (2016) - Dr. Erica Kincaid
- Dead Drops and Disentanglement (2016) - Dr. Erica Kincaid
- Atherosclerosis and the Alabama Flim-Flam (2016) - Dr. Erica Kincaid
- Hydrocephalus and Hard Knocks (2016) - Dr. Erica Kincaid
- Negative Autopsies and New Partners (2016) - Dr. Erica Kincaid
2015
The Advocate (TV Movie) as
Dr. Ryan Clarke
2010
Parenthood (TV Series) as
Jasmine Trussell
- May God Bless and Keep You Always (2015) - Jasmine Trussell
- We Made It Through the Night (2015) - Jasmine Trussell
- Let's Go Home (2015) - Jasmine Trussell
- How Did We Get Here? (2015) - Jasmine Trussell
- Lean In (2014) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- Aaron Brownstein Must Be Stopped (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- These Are the Times We Live In (2014) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- Too Big to Fail (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- The Scale of Affection Is Fluid (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- A Potpourri of Freaks (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- The Waiting Room (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- Happy Birthday, Zeek (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- Vegas (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- The Pontiac (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- I'm Still Here (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- Cold Feet (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- Fraud Alert (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- The Offer (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- Limbo (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- The Enchanting Mr. Knight (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- Just Like at Home (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- You've Got Mold (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- Jump Ball (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- Stay a Little Longer (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- Promises (2014) - Jasmine Trussell
- All That's Left Is the Hugging (2013) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- Election Day (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- The Ring (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- Speaking of Baggage (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- The M Word (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- Let's Be Mad Together (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- In Dreams Begin Responsibilities (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- Nipple Confusion (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- All Aboard Who's Coming Aboard (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- It Has to Be Now (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- Because You're My Sister (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- Small Victories (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- Keep on Rowing (2013) - Jasmine Trussell
- What to My Wondering Eyes (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- Trouble in Candyland (2012) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- You Can't Always Get What You Want (2012) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- One More Weekend with You (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- Together (2012) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- I'll Be Right Here (2012) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- There's Something I Need to Tell You- (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- The Talk (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- Everything Is Not Okay (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- Left Field (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- Family Portrait (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- My Brother's Wedding (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- Tough Love (2012) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- Politics (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- It Is What It Is (2012) - Jasmine Trussell
- Just Smile (2012) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- Road Trip (2012) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- Missing (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Mr. Honesty (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Sore Loser (2011) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- In-Between (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Forced Family Fun (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Tales from the Luncheonette (2011) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- Nora (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Clear Skies from Here on Out (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Step Right Up (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Hey, If You're Not Using That Baby- (2011) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- I Don't Want to Do This Without You (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Hard Times Come Again No More (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Slipping Away (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- New Plan (2011) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- Taking the Leap (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Qualities and Difficulties (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Do Not Sleep with Your Autistic Nephew's Therapist (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Just Go Home (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- A House Divided (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Opening Night (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Meet the New Boss (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Damage Control (2011) - Jasmine Trussell
- Happy Thanksgiving (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Put Yourself Out There (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- If This Boat Is a Rockin' (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Seven Names (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Orange Alert (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- The Booth Job (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Date Night (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- I'm Cooler Than You Think (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- No Good Deed (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- I Hear You, I See You (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Lost and Found (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Team Braverman (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Solace (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Namaste No More (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Perchance to Dream (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Rubber Band Ball (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- What's Goin' on Down There? (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- The Big 'O' (2010) - Jasmine Trussell (credit only)
- The Situation (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Wassup (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- The Deep End of the Pool (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Man Versus Possum (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
- Pilot (2010) - Jasmine Trussell
2014
About Last Night as
Debbie
2012
Hit and Run as
Neve
2011
Love Bites (TV Series) as
Angie
- Sky High (2011) - Angie
- Keep on Truckin' (2011) - Angie
2009
Virtuality (TV Movie) as
Alice Thibadeau
2008
Entourage (TV Series) as
Joy Bryant
- Play'n with Fire (2008) - Joy Bryant
2008
Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins as
Bianca Kittles
2007
The Hunting Party as
Duck's Girlfriend
2006
Bobby as
Patricia
2005
Get Rich or Die Tryin' as
Charlene
2005
London as
Mallory
2005
The Skeleton Key as
Jill
2005
Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up (Video) as
Asia
2004
Haven as
Sheila
2004
Three Way as
Rita Caswell
2004
Spider-Man 2 as
Woman at Web
2003
ER (TV Series) as
Valerie Gallant
- Touch & Go (2004) - Valerie Gallant
- Makemba (2003) - Valerie Gallant
- Missing (2003) - Valerie Gallant
2003
Honey as
Gina
2003
Baadasssss! as
Priscilla
2002
Kite (Short) as
Shane's Mother
2002
Antwone Fisher as
Cheryl Smolley
2002
Showtime as
Lexi
2001
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (TV Movie) as
Nikki
Producer
2021
Beba (Documentary) (executive producer)
Soundtrack
2010
Parenthood (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes)
- Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You (2012) - (performer: "(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You" - uncredited)
- Mr. Honesty (2011) - (performer: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" - uncredited)
- Perchance to Dream (2010) - (performer: "The Wheels on the Bus" - uncredited)
2001
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (TV Movie) (performer: "The B.L.A.Z.E. Song", "Girls' Cali Dreams")
Thanks
2020
The Forty-Year-Old Version (special thanks)
Self
2018
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Joy Bryant Returns (2020) - Self
- Joy Bryant (2018) - Self
2020
Sister Circle Live (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 28 February 2020 (2020) - Self
2020
Ok! TV (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #7.122 (2020) - Self
- Episode #5.117 (2020) - Self
2020
Touré Show (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- Joy Bryant-I Love the Supermarket (2020) - Self - Guest
2015
The Real (TV Series) as
Self
- Joy Bryant/Ravi Patel/The Real Rewind/Hotline Bling (2020) - Self
- Joy Bryant (2015) - Self
2019
Outer Monologue (TV Mini Series documentary)
- Joy Bryant (2019)
2018
That One Audition (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Joy Bryant - PARENTHOOD made the GOOD GIRLS REVOLT (2018) - Self
2016
Conan (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Elijah Wood/Joy Bryant/Tove Lo (2016) - Self - Guest
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Matt LeBlanc/Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton/Wyclef Jean (2016) - Self - Guest
2016
FabLife (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Co-Hostess
- Knife Be-Gone/Hot Summer Fashions/Joy Bryant/Chef Ted Hopson/Fire Up the Grill/Chef Graham Elliot/Oversized and Undersized Accessories (2016) - Self - Guest Co-Hostess
2016
Access Daily (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 28 March 2016 (2016) - Self
- Episode dated 9 March 2016 (2016) - Self
2014
About Last Night Advice (Video documentary short) as
Self
2014
An Un-Romantic Comedy (Video documentary short) as
Self
2014
I Love You? (Video documentary short) as
Self
2014
The Queen Latifah Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Leah Remini, Seattle Seahawks Star Player Richard Sherman, and "Parenthood's" Joy Bryant (2014) - Self
2014
Made in Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #9.19 (2014) - Self
2014
Tavis Smiley (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 14 February 2014 (2014) - Self - Guest
2012
Reel Junkie (TV Series) as
Self
- About Last Night (2014) - Self
- Hit and Run (2012) - Self
2014
The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Watch & Win/Trina & Towanda Braxton (2014) - Self
2014
The Chew (TV Series) as
Self
- Super Soul Food (2014) - Self
2008
Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Guest
- Episode dated 14 January 2014 (2014) - Self - Guest
- Episode dated 21 August 2012 (2012) - Self
- Episode dated 16 June 2008 (2008) - Self
- Episode dated 7 February 2008 (2008) - Self
2013
Parenthood: Cast and Creators Live at Paleyfest (TV Special) as
Self - Panelist
2012
The Ballot or the Bullet (Documentary)
2012
Chelsea Lately (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #6.112 (2012) - Self - Guest
2012
The Conversation (TV Series) as
Self
- Parenting & Perseverance (2012) - Self
2011
Sisters on the Planet (Video short) as
Self
2010
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 October 2010 (2010) - Self
2010
Infanity (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Parenthood (2010) - Self
2009
Rip the Runway (TV Special) as
Self - Host
2008
5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors (TV Special) as
Self
2008
The Rachel Zoe Project (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Fashion Week to Die! (2008) - Self
- Fashion Makes the Star Makes the Fashion (2008) - Self
- Preview Special (2008) - Self (uncredited)
2007
13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2006
'London': Behind the Scenes (Video short) as
Self
2006
A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Video documentary short) as
Self
2006
Film '72 (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 16 January 2006 (2006) - Self
2005
The View (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 11 November 2005 (2005) - Self
2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- James Woods/Joy Bryant/Shawn King (2005) - Self - Guest
2005
HypaSpace (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #4.160 (2005) - Self
2005
Making of 'Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up' (Video documentary short) as
Self
2004
The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (Video documentary short) as
Self
2003
Young Hollywood Awards (TV Special documentary) as
Self
2003
34th NAACP Image Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2003
HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short) as
Self
- Antwone Fisher (2003) - Self
2001
The Making of 'Antwone Fisher' (TV Short documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
2020
LA Originals (Documentary) as
Self
References
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