Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard.Photo: Karwai Tang/GettyBryce Dallas Howardis celebrating dadRon Howard’s birthday.TheJurassic World Dominionactress, 41, shared atributeto her filmmaker father on Instagram Tuesday in honor of his 68th birthday. In the caption, Bryce called herself the “luckiest daughter in the world.““It’s @realronhoward’s birthday!! 🥳 Daddio, you are a man of such great wisdom and generosity — I feel like the luckiest daughter in the world to have you as my dad,” she wrote. “Happy Birthday!! 🎊 Love you so much 💛⁣.“In the comment section, Bryce’s costars from 2011 movieThe Helpshared well wishes for Ron as well. Octavia Spencer said, “Happy birthday @realronhoward you’re an amazing creative who produced amazing kids. Bryce is a wonderful reflection of you!” while Viola Davis wrote, “Happy birthday!! You are a blessed man ❤️❤️.“On his page, Ronshared a photoof himself smiling with wife Cheryl next to a birthday cake with the number “68” candles.“My gal Cheryl topped my flourless chocolate birthday cake with some totally floured favs of mine going back to boyhood. Graham Crackers Crackers and white icing,” he wrote alongside the sweet snapshot.Ron is also dad to son Reed and daughters Jocelyn and Paige, whowrote on her Instagram, “Happy Birthday, Dad! You are truly, truly, truly one [of] the most incredible humans. Thanks for being YOU. Lucky us ❤️ May all your wishes come true! Love you so much ❤️.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In 2020, Bryce told theLos Angeles Timesthat she used to hesitate revealing to people that she is the daughter of Oscar-winning director Ron, so much so thatshe didn’t divulge her family namewhile enrolled at New York University, years before hitting movie-star status in her own right.RELATED VIDEO: Bryce Dallas Howard Opens Up About Convincing Ron Howard to Join Her Film: ‘He’s a Real Softy’“I was insecure about that when I was younger,” Bryce said at the time. “When I went to NYU, I wouldn’t tell anyone my last name and I was like, ‘No, Dad, you can’t come see my play because people might recognize you.’ “The actress, who made her feature directorial debut with thedocumentaryDads, said she “realized pretty quickly” that her mom and her dad are “exceptional” parents whom she shouldn’t take for granted.“For me to be weird about something that, honestly, really doesn’t have anything to do with me — I just realized, that’s just shortsighted,” she explained. “So many of my peers at NYU had parents who were really not supportive of them being artists in any way, shape or form, which totally made sense because they were scared for them.”

Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard.Photo: Karwai Tang/Getty

Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard

Bryce Dallas Howardis celebrating dadRon Howard’s birthday.TheJurassic World Dominionactress, 41, shared atributeto her filmmaker father on Instagram Tuesday in honor of his 68th birthday. In the caption, Bryce called herself the “luckiest daughter in the world.““It’s @realronhoward’s birthday!! 🥳 Daddio, you are a man of such great wisdom and generosity — I feel like the luckiest daughter in the world to have you as my dad,” she wrote. “Happy Birthday!! 🎊 Love you so much 💛⁣.“In the comment section, Bryce’s costars from 2011 movieThe Helpshared well wishes for Ron as well. Octavia Spencer said, “Happy birthday @realronhoward you’re an amazing creative who produced amazing kids. Bryce is a wonderful reflection of you!” while Viola Davis wrote, “Happy birthday!! You are a blessed man ❤️❤️.“On his page, Ronshared a photoof himself smiling with wife Cheryl next to a birthday cake with the number “68” candles.“My gal Cheryl topped my flourless chocolate birthday cake with some totally floured favs of mine going back to boyhood. Graham Crackers Crackers and white icing,” he wrote alongside the sweet snapshot.Ron is also dad to son Reed and daughters Jocelyn and Paige, whowrote on her Instagram, “Happy Birthday, Dad! You are truly, truly, truly one [of] the most incredible humans. Thanks for being YOU. Lucky us ❤️ May all your wishes come true! Love you so much ❤️.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In 2020, Bryce told theLos Angeles Timesthat she used to hesitate revealing to people that she is the daughter of Oscar-winning director Ron, so much so thatshe didn’t divulge her family namewhile enrolled at New York University, years before hitting movie-star status in her own right.RELATED VIDEO: Bryce Dallas Howard Opens Up About Convincing Ron Howard to Join Her Film: ‘He’s a Real Softy’“I was insecure about that when I was younger,” Bryce said at the time. “When I went to NYU, I wouldn’t tell anyone my last name and I was like, ‘No, Dad, you can’t come see my play because people might recognize you.’ “The actress, who made her feature directorial debut with thedocumentaryDads, said she “realized pretty quickly” that her mom and her dad are “exceptional” parents whom she shouldn’t take for granted.“For me to be weird about something that, honestly, really doesn’t have anything to do with me — I just realized, that’s just shortsighted,” she explained. “So many of my peers at NYU had parents who were really not supportive of them being artists in any way, shape or form, which totally made sense because they were scared for them.”

Bryce Dallas Howardis celebrating dadRon Howard’s birthday.

TheJurassic World Dominionactress, 41, shared atributeto her filmmaker father on Instagram Tuesday in honor of his 68th birthday. In the caption, Bryce called herself the “luckiest daughter in the world.”

“It’s @realronhoward’s birthday!! 🥳 Daddio, you are a man of such great wisdom and generosity — I feel like the luckiest daughter in the world to have you as my dad,” she wrote. “Happy Birthday!! 🎊 Love you so much 💛⁣.”

In the comment section, Bryce’s costars from 2011 movieThe Helpshared well wishes for Ron as well. Octavia Spencer said, “Happy birthday @realronhoward you’re an amazing creative who produced amazing kids. Bryce is a wonderful reflection of you!” while Viola Davis wrote, “Happy birthday!! You are a blessed man ❤️❤️.”

On his page, Ronshared a photoof himself smiling with wife Cheryl next to a birthday cake with the number “68” candles.

“My gal Cheryl topped my flourless chocolate birthday cake with some totally floured favs of mine going back to boyhood. Graham Crackers Crackers and white icing,” he wrote alongside the sweet snapshot.

Ron is also dad to son Reed and daughters Jocelyn and Paige, whowrote on her Instagram, “Happy Birthday, Dad! You are truly, truly, truly one [of] the most incredible humans. Thanks for being YOU. Lucky us ❤️ May all your wishes come true! Love you so much ❤️.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

In 2020, Bryce told theLos Angeles Timesthat she used to hesitate revealing to people that she is the daughter of Oscar-winning director Ron, so much so thatshe didn’t divulge her family namewhile enrolled at New York University, years before hitting movie-star status in her own right.

RELATED VIDEO: Bryce Dallas Howard Opens Up About Convincing Ron Howard to Join Her Film: ‘He’s a Real Softy’

“I was insecure about that when I was younger,” Bryce said at the time. “When I went to NYU, I wouldn’t tell anyone my last name and I was like, ‘No, Dad, you can’t come see my play because people might recognize you.’ "

The actress, who made her feature directorial debut with thedocumentaryDads, said she “realized pretty quickly” that her mom and her dad are “exceptional” parents whom she shouldn’t take for granted.

“For me to be weird about something that, honestly, really doesn’t have anything to do with me — I just realized, that’s just shortsighted,” she explained. “So many of my peers at NYU had parents who were really not supportive of them being artists in any way, shape or form, which totally made sense because they were scared for them.”

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