Early life
Howey was born on May 24, 1989. [1] She has at least four siblings. [4]
Howey was raised by a single mother, from whom she later took inspiration for her role as Georgia Miller in the Netflix television show Ginny & Georgia , and is the oldest of five siblings. [5]
She attended Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, an all girls' Catholic high school in La Cañada Flintridge, California, [6] where she joined the improv team. [7] She continued her acting education and studied theatre at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, [8] and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. [9]
During her time in college, she starred in the NYU student short films Suckerpunch in 2008, Appropriate Sex in 2009, and Party Favours in 2010. [8]
Career
Howey is perhaps best known starring as Georgia Miller in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia. [2] The series was released on February 24, 2021, [10] and quickly became popular, attracting 52 million viewers on Netflix. [11] It was renewed for a second season on April 19, 2021. [11] [12] After the Season 2 release, Ginny & Georgia was the most-watched title from January to June 2023 on Netflix, with a combined 967.2M hours viewed between Seasons 1 and 2. [13] In May 2023, the series was renewed for a third and fourth season. [14] The third season was released on June 5, 2025. [15]
Her first television role was on 90210 , when she played Stacey while continuing at NYU. [7] [8] After graduating, she booked a recurring role in the ABC comedy The Middle and the ABC drama Revenge. [16] She also starred in Twisted Tales in 2013. [8]
In 2014, Howey played Candy in the comedy film Horrible Bosses 2 alongside Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day. [17]
In 2015, Howey moved to London to film her first series regular starring role which was in the Comedy Central UK television series I Live with Models , which aired for two seasons. [18] During that time, Brianne recurred in the Fox series Scream Queens and the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here . [19] [20]
In 2016, Howey landed the role of Kat Rance in the television series The Exorcist , as the sister of the possessed girl played by Hannah Kasulka, with Geena Davis and Alan Ruck playing their parents. [21]
In 2019, Howey starred as Shauna Babcock, a "Viral", in Justin Cronin's The Passage . [22] The same year, Howey began a recurring role as Alison B. in Hulu's Dollface . She returned for season 2 in February 2022. [23] She also had a role in the 2019 romantic comedy Plus One . [24]
In 2024, she starred as “Molly Turner” in the Farrelly brothers holiday comedy Dear Santa . In 2025, she starred in Happy Madison Netflix film Kinda Pregnant . [25]
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