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Traylor Howard
Photography of actor Traylor Howard, 2005
Howard during a visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2005
Born
Traylor Elizabeth Howard

(1966-06-14) June 14, 1966 (age 58)
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

Year Film Role Notes
1994 Till the End of the Night Fran Credited as Traylor H. Hall
1998 Confessions of a Sexist Pig Anne Henning Alternative title: Taste of Love
1998 Dirty Work Kathy
2000 Me, Myself & Irene Layla Baileygates
2005 Son of the Mask Tonya Avery
2016 Simon Says Save the Climate! Polar Bear Voice

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Dr. Heller's Office Temp Episode: "Madame Ex"
1996 Buddies Melissa Uncredited
1996–1997 Boston Common Joy Byrnes 32 episodes
1998–2001 Two Guys and a Girl Sharon Carter 81 episodes
2002 The West Wing Lisa Sherborne Episode: "100,000 Airplanes"
2002 First Monday Ashley Riverton Episode: "Right to Die"
2002 The Division Sarah Franzen Episode: "Remembrance"
2002 Bram & Alice Alice O'Connor 8 episodes
2005–2009 Monk Natalie Teeger 87 episodes
Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series (2009)
2007 Monk Webisodes Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Gym"
2010 Nolan Knows Best Julie Nolan Pilot
2020 Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane Natalie Teeger Episode: "Mr. Monk Shelters in Place"
2023 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie TV movie

Stage

Year Title Role Venue
2000 How I Fell In Love Nessa Williamstown Theater Festival

Music video

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Foo Fighters – "Breakout" Herself

See also

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