Brianne Howey

Early life Howey was born on May 24, 1989. 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.

She attended Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, an all girls' Catholic high school in La Cañada Flintridge, California, where she joined the improv team. She continued her acting education and studied theatre at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. 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. and quickly became popular, attracting 52 million viewers on Netflix. It was renewed for a second season on April 19, 2021. 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. In May 2023, the series was renewed for a third and fourth season. The third season was released on June 5, 2025.

Her first television role was on 90210, when she played Stacey while continuing at NYU. She also starred in Twisted Tales in 2013.

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. During that time, Brianne recurred in the Fox series Scream Queens and the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here.

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.

In 2019, Howey starred as Shauna Babcock, a "Viral", in Justin Cronin's The Passage. The same year, Howey began a recurring role as Alison B. in Hulu's Dollface. She returned for season 2 in February 2022. She also had a role in the 2019 romantic comedy Plus One.

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.

Personal life She has been married to California-based lawyer Matt Ziering since 2021, with whom she has two daughters, born in 2023 and 2026 respectively.

Brianne has stated on Molly Sims' podcast, Lipstick on the Rim, that she has converted to Judaism.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes2014 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 2024 Dear Santa Molly Turner 2025 Kinda Pregnant Megan Taylor

Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 90210 Stacey Episode: "The Bachelors" 2011 NCIS High school girl Episode: "Restless" 2011–2012 The Middle Emily 2 episodes 2012 Revenge Eve 3 episodes2013 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 episodes2014 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 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