Traylor Howard facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Traylor Howard
Howard during a visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2005
Born	Traylor Elizabeth Howard (1966-06-14) June 14, 1966 (age 58) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Education	Lake Highland Preparatory School
Alma mater	Florida State University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Spouse(s)	Cameron B. Hall ​ ​ (m. 1990, divorced)​ Christian Navarro ​ ​ (m. 2003; div. 2005)​ Jarel Portman ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2

Traylor Elizabeth Howard (born June 14, 1966) is an American actress. From 2005 to 2009, Howard played Natalie Teeger in the USA Network television series Monk. She has also starred on the sitcoms Boston Common (1996–1997) and Two Guys and a Girl (1998–2001), while her film credits include Dirty Work (1998), Me, Myself & Irene (2000), and Son of the Mask (2005).

Early life

Howard was born in Orlando, Florida, to Peggy E. (née Traylor) and Robert M. Howard, Jr., president of the Howard Fertilizer and Chemical Company. She attended Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida. She went on to graduate from Florida State University with a degree in communications and advertising and a minor in English.

Career

While in high school, Howard appeared in a Juicy Fruit chewing gum commercial. In 1994 she appeared in one of the AT&T Corporation's "You Will" television commercials.

Howard landed her first major television role in 1996 for the NBC sitcom Boston Common, portraying Joy Byrnes, a doctoral student and the love interest of Anthony Clark's Boyd Pritchett, throughout the show's two-season run. Her hometown newspaper, The Orlando Sentinel, panned the show as "magna cum lousy."

From 1998 to 2001, Howard starred as Sharon Carter, the titular "girl" of the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (titled Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place for the first two seasons), opposite Ryan Reynolds and Richard Ruccolo.

In 1998, Howard starred as the romantic lead in the film Dirty Work opposite Norm Macdonald.

In 2000, Howard appeared in the film Me, Myself & Irene. She also featured in Foo Fighters' music video "Breakout", which served as a tie-in to the song's appearance in the film. That same year, Howard performed in the play How I Fell in Love by playwright Joel Field at the Williamstown Theater Festival in North Adams, Massachusetts. It was reported that actor George Clooney visited Howard during her time at the festival.

In 2002, Howard starred in the short-lived sitcom Bram & Alice alongside Alfred Molina. That same year, she made a guest appearance in the third season of The West Wing.

In 2005, Howard starred in the film Son of the Mask.

From 2005 to 2009, Howard starred opposite Tony Shalhoub on the USA Network comedy-drama detective series Monk as the titular character's faithful assistant, Natalie Teeger. Following Monk's conclusion, Howard stepped back from acting to spend more time with her children.

Howard reprised her role as Natalie Teeger in Peacock's At-Home Variety Show short episode "Mr. Monk Shelters in Place" and Monk follow-up film Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie, which were released on May 11, 2020, and December 8, 2023, respectively.

Personal life

In 1991, Howard married Cameron B. Hall in Orlando, Florida. The couple then lived in Beverly Hills, California.

In April 2003, Howard married wine merchant Christian Navarro. The couple divorced in 2005.

In November 2006, Howard gave birth to a son, Sabu.

In 2011, Howard married Jarel Portman, son of architect John C. Portman Jr. They have a son, Julien.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Music video

See also

In Spanish: Traylor Howard para niños