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 2005 she appeared in several high-profile films, including Baadasssss!, 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

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Carmen: A Hip Hopera	Nikki
2002	Kite	Shane's Mother
	Showtime	Lexi
	Antwone Fisher	PO2 Cheryl Smolley, US Navy
2003	How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass	Priscilla	Alternative title: Baadasssss!
	Honey	Gina
2004	Three Way	Rita Caswell
	Spider-Man 2	Woman at Web
	Haven	Sheila
2005	The Skeleton Key	Jill Dupay
	London	Mallory
	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Charlene
2006	Bobby	Patricia
2007	The Hunting Party	Duck's girlfriend
2008	Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins	Bianca Kittles
2011	The Chicken Shack	Alicia
2012	Hit and Run	Neve Tatum
2014	About Last Night	Debbie Sullivan
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003-2004	ER	Valerie Gallant	Recurring role
2008	Entourage	Herself	1 episode
2010-2015	Parenthood	Jasmine	Main Cast 77 Episodes
2011	Love Bites	Guest star

2015-currently Rosewood (TV series)

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2003	Black Reel Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Antwone Fisher	Nominated
2005	Black Reel Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Baadasssss!	Nominated
2007	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Bobby	Nominated
2013	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Parenthood	Nominated

Charities

Joy Bryant supports the following charitable cause: Rape/Sexual Abuse.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]