Kaitlyn Helena Howard (born July 23, 1998) is an American actress.
Howard grew up in the New Jersey area,[4][5] and attended the Union County Academy for Performing Arts.
[6] After she was discovered by Josephine Decker in 2014 at the Union County Teen Arts Festival, where Decker was a judge, Howard starred in her critically acclaimed feature film Madeline's Madeline.
[7] Howard was a participant in the festival, and recited a monologue from David Harrower's Blackbird.
Decker and Howard exchanged some information after the show ended and met up a month or so later; Howard ultimately helped develop the story of the film through several improvisation workshops with Decker and others.