of the Navigator (1986), which was rewritten with a female lead. Personal life During her senior year of high school, Howard learned of existentialism; she said; "I was like, 'This is it! This is my religion.' I had never felt a connection to any sort of spirituality before that. It was very basic–you're responsible for the choices that you make–but it was mind-blowing at the time." Howard met actor Seth Gabel at New York University; they dated for five years before marrying on June 17, 2006. Howard and Gabel had planned to start a family together in their thirties but a week after their wedding, Howard learned she was pregnant with their first child. Howard gave birth to their son, Theodore, in 2007. Howard has talked about experiencing postpartum depression 18 months after her son's birth, and credited her recovery to the help of a physician and a therapist. The couple had a second child, daughter Beatrice, in 2012. The family lives in upstate New York. Acting and directing credits Film Television Video games Theater Music videos Audiobooks Awards and nominations References External links 1981 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Greenwich, Connecticut Actresses from Los Angeles Actresses from New York (state) American child actresses American film actresses Audiobook narrators Bryce Dallas Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners People from Westchester County, New York Tisch School of the Arts alumni American television directors American women television directors