Kyla Drew Simmons, Film and television actress who received her first big role as Joy Birch in the Academy Award-nominated film Prisoners. She had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn. She had a trio of uncredited roles between 2012 and 2013 before landing her role in Prisoners. She has guest-starred on series such as Grey's Anatomy, NCIS (TV series), Castle, Jessie, and How I Met Your Mother. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She played the daughter of Terrence Howard and Viola Davis in Prisoners. ^[1]