Helena Howard facts for kids

Kaitlyn Helena Howard (born July 23, 1998) is an American actress. She became famous after starring in the movie Madeline's Madeline (2018). She was discovered by director Josephine Decker when she was just 15 years old. Her acting in Madeline's Madeline was so good that many people called it one of the best performances of the 2010s!

Early Life

Helena Howard was born on July 23, 1998, in New York City, New York. Her parents, Julia Binet and Will Howard, are both artists. She has a younger brother named Liam. Helena grew up in the New Jersey area. She went to the Union County Academy for Performing Arts to study acting.

Becoming an Actress

Helena was discovered by director Josephine Decker in 2014. This happened at the Union County Teen Arts Festival, where Decker was a judge. Helena performed a speech from a play called Blackbird. When she finished, Decker was very impressed. She said it was "the best" performance she had ever seen.

After the festival, Decker and Howard met again. Helena helped to create the story for the movie Madeline's Madeline. They did this through acting games where they made things up on the spot. This was Helena's first movie role. She played the main character, Madeline.

The movie Madeline's Madeline first showed at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2018. It was released to the public on August 10, 2018. Many movie critics loved the film, especially Helena's acting. Some even said it was one of the top 50 performances of the 2010s!

Helena's next role was in a short film called Twist. It first showed at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. She also plays Nora Reid in Amazon's TV series The Wilds. Helena also appeared as Cleo in the movie Shoplifters of the World.

Movies and TV Shows

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Awards She's Won

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In Spanish: Helena Howard para niños