Helena Howard

ACTOR

Howard made her film debut in Josephine Decker’s “Madeline’s Madeline,” with a performance that electrified Sundance and Berlin audiences and critics. “I’m just glad that people are going out and supporting it,” she says. Howard always dreamed of being an actor — “When I was 3 I remember being onstage for a Christmas production and having a feeling that was unlike any feeling that a 3-year-old feels” — and was “discovered” by Decker at a school dis- trict arts festival. The director was taken aback by Howard’s monologue, they kept in touch and Howard workshopped the film with Decker and the other cast members. “Now I’m just focused on building a career and strengthening myself as an actor. Building a foundation and marking my mark. The concept of being able to portray different stories from screenwriters or playwrights is so captivating and beautiful and honest. Acting is not a hobby. It’s something I love.”