Brianne Howey

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Brianne Howey
File:Brianne howey 2022 1.jpg
Howey in 2022
Born (1989-05-24) May 24, 1989 (age 37)[1]
EducationNew York University
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Matt Ziering
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(m. 2021)​
Children1

Brianne Howey (born May 24, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Georgia Miller in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia.[2] She has also gained recognition with main roles in the Fox series The Exorcist (2016) and The Passage (2019) and a recurring role in the first season of The CW's superhero drama Batwoman (2019–2020) as Reagan Pye. Since 2021, she has starred as young mother Georgia Miller in the Netflix comedy-drama series Ginny & Georgia.[2] 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.[3]

Early life

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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

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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]

Personal life

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She has been married to California-based lawyer Matt Ziering since 2021, with whom she has a daughter who was born in 2023.[26] Brianne has stated on Molly Sims podcast, Lipstick on the Rim, that she has converted to Judaism.[27]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 ETXR Cece
Horrible Bosses 2 Candy
2016 Super Novas Tiffany
Viral Tara Dannelly
The Lonely Whale Coffee Shop Hipster
XOXO Darla
2017 Time Trap Jackie
2018 Little Bitches Sarah Richter
2019 Plus One Jess Ramsey [24]
2024 Dear Santa Molly Turner
2025 Kinda Pregnant Megan Taylor

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 90210 Stacey Episode: "The Bachelors"[7][8]
2011 NCIS High school girl Episode: "Restless"
2011–2012 The Middle Emily 2 episodes
2012 Revenge Eve 3 episodes
2013 Baby Daddy Susie Kettle Episode: "I'm Not That Guy"
Twisted Tales Susan Episode: "Bite"
Red Scare Audrey Stone Web series; main role
Criminal Minds Heather Clarke 2 episodes
2014 Hart of Dixie Lulabelle Episode: "A Better Man"
Twisted Whitney Taylor 4 episodes
Playing House Cecilia Episode: "Bosephus and the Catfish"
2015 Scream Queens Melanie Dorkus 2 episodes
Hawaii Five-0 Lia Episode: "Na Pilikua Nui"
2015–2017 I Live with Models Scarlet Lead role
2016 The Odd Couple Allyson Episode: "From Here to Maturity"
2016–2017 The Exorcist Katherine "Kat" Rance Lead role (season 1)
2017 I'm Dying Up Here Kay 3 episodes
2019 The Passage Shauna Babcock Lead role
2019–2020 Batwoman Reagan Pye 4 episodes
2019–2022 Dollface Alison B. Recurring role, 7 episodes
2021–present Ginny & Georgia Georgia Miller / Mary Rose Reilly-Adkins Lead role; 30 episodes
2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! Herself Contestant

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