Joy Bryant was born on the 18th October 1974, in The Bronx, New York City USA, and is a former fashion model now actress, and is probably best known for her role as Jasmine Trussell in the NBC TV family drama “Parenthood” (2010-2015). Bryant’s career started in 2001.
Have you ever wondered how rich Joy Bryant is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Bryant’s net worth is as high as $2 million, an amount earned mostly through her successful acting career. In addition to her acting skills, Bryant also worked as a model with Tommy Hilfiger and Victoria’s Secret, which also improved her wealth.
Joy Bryant Net Worth $2 Million
Joy Bryant grew up in The Bronx, raised by her grandmother. She started dancing at the age of three, and was later part of the elite high school preparatory program called the Fieldston Enrichment Program. Joy later boarded at Westminster School in Connecticut, and then received a scholarship to join Yale University.
Before she made it to the big screen, Bryant had smaller jobs in music videos and commercials, and she also worked as a model with such renowned brands as Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Gap, Victoria’s Secret, and RocaWear. In 2001, Joy made her television debut in Robert Townsend’s TV movie “Carmen: A Hip Hopera”, alongside Mekhi Phifer and Beyoncé Knowles. Later, she had a minor role in “Showtime” (2002) starring Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro, but was then cast in a bigger part in Denzel Washington’s “Antwone Fisher” (2002). From 2003 to 2004, Joy appeared in three episodes of “ER”, and also had a notable part in Mario Van Peebles’ biography “Baadasssss!” (2003). In 2005, Bryant starred alongside Kate Hudson and Peter Sarsgaard in the horror “The Skeleton Key”, and also in “London” (2005) with Jessica Biel, Chris Evans, and Jason Statham. Her net worth was well established.
By the end of the 2000’s, Joy had a role in Emilio Estevez’s Golden Globe-nominated biography called “Bobby” (2006) starring Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, and Sharon Stone. She ended the decade in Richard Shepard’s “The Hunting Party” (2007) with Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, and Jesse Eisenberg, and the Primetime Emmy-nominated thriller “Virtuality” (2009) starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Her net worth was rising steadily.
From 2010 to 2015, Bryant played Jasmine Trussell in 103 episodes of the comedy series called “Parenthood”, and the commercial success of the show helped Joy to increase her net worth significantly. Meantime, in 2012 Bryant appeared in “Hit and Run” with Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, and Bradley Cooper, and in 2014 she played in “About Last Night” alongside Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, and Regina Hall. Most recently, Bryant has had continuing roles in such series as “Rosewood” (2015- ) and “Good Girls Revolt” (2015- ). Her net worth is still rising.
Regarding her personal life, Joy Bryant became engaged to the stuntman Dave Pope in 2007, after the pair met on the set of “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins”, and they married in 2008. Joy has a ranch house in Glendale, California. She is an ambassador for Oxfam’s Sisters on the Planet, the organisation that helps women to fight hunger, poverty, and promote climate change.
