African American actor Joy Bryant (b. 1974) was in kinship care as a child.

Joy Bryant was conceived when her 15-year-old mother was sexually assaulted. Bryant’s grandmother took on the care of her granddaughter, encouraging her to read & emphasising the importance of education.

Joy Bryant went to Yale University on a full scholarship. After 2 years (& impacted by the death of her grandmother), Bryant left Yale & became a successful model.

She was later chosen by Denzel Washington to stay in Antwone Fisher (2002), a biographical drama inspired by the true story of Antwone Fisher https://www.careexperienceandculture.com/master/antwone-fisher

From 2010 to 2015 Bryant played Jasmine Trussel in the NBC drama series, Parenthood. She also hosted her own talk show Across the Board with Joy Bryant from 2012 to 2014.

Joy Bryant played Marie Wallace in the series For Live (2020) and Helen Grace in The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024).