Neva Howell
Biography
Neva Howell is an American actress who was born in Tennessee. She attended Northeast Alabama Community College, where she performed in every play staged during her time there and met Ann Everitt, who urged her to try out for the National Shakespeare Conservatory, which is in New York City. Her television credits include The Originals and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and she also acted in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017). Her first major film role came as Ms. Crawford in Greedy People (2024), a crime comedy. Her biggest role has been Ma Kent in the 2025 superhero film Superman. At her first audition, about a year and a half before the movie's release, she did not know the part was Superman's mother, and after getting it she felt relieved following many near misses.
70years old
Turns 71 on October 31in 19 days
- Born Manchester, Tennessee
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 7 years2017 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024Greedy PeopleIMDb rating 6.2
- 2021Ghosts of the OzarksIMDb rating 4.6
- 2017Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long HaulIMDb rating 4.3
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Worked with
Neva Howell shares two films with Tim Blake Nelson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt's page
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Alicia Silverstone's page
Tom Everett Scott's page
Potsy PonciroliDirector, 1 film, 2024
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All films by David Bowers
Jordan Wayne LongDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Jordan Wayne Long
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