American actress (born 1990)
Andrea Bowen
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Bowen in 2009
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Born
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1990-03-04
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March 4, 1990
(age 34)
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years active
| 1996?present
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Andrea Bowen
(born March 4, 1990) is an American actress. She began her career appearing on
Broadway
musicals such as
Les Miserables
and
The Sound of Music
. In 2004, she began playing the role of
Julie Mayer
on the
ABC
comedy-drama series
Desperate Housewives
, a role she played on a regular basis until 2008. She later appeared on a recurring basis until the show ended in 2012. Bowen later went on to star in a number of
Lifetime
television movies.
Life and career
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Early life
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Bowen was born on March 4, 1990.
[1]
Bowen is of Welsh, English, and German descent. She is the younger sister of Graham Bowen, Alex Bowen, Cameron Bowen, Jessica Bowen, and Jillian Bowen (who are also actors).
[2]
Bowen briefly attended the
Professional Performing Arts School
in New York alongside best friend
Sarah Hyland
.
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citation needed
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She made her
Broadway
debut in 1996 as Young
Cosette
/Young
Eponine
in
Les Miserables
. At six, she was the youngest actress ever to play the role.
[3]
From 1996 to 2001 Bowen was a consistent presence on Broadway. She appeared in the original company of the 1998 revival of
The Sound of Music
as Marta von Trapp, and created the role of Adele in the musical version of
Jane Eyre
in 2000. She returned to
The Sound of Music
in 2006 for the Hollywood Bowl production, this time playing Liesl. Bowen was also a member of
The Broadway Kids
concert group. Several of Bowen's siblings have also been heavily involved in musical theatre, performing roles in various other Broadway shows.
[2]
Bowen has also had recurring or guest starring roles on such shows as
One Tree Hill
(with friend
Sophia Bush
),
Boston Public
and
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
.
Desperate Housewives
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From 2004 to 2012, Bowen portrayed
Julie Mayer
on
Desperate Housewives
.
[2]
Prior to being cast in the role, Bowen did not think she would get it, explaining "they were looking for a 12-year-old brunette ... and I was a 13-year-old blonde."
[4]
As a result, Bowen was asked to dye her hair for the role.
[4]
Bowen was initially attracted to the series because of the amount of attention paid to the younger characters. She stated, "If you watch a lot of other television shows, the kids don't have that much [of a] part in it. On this show, the writers give us each our own individual storylines that have a lot of layers to them."
[4]
For season three, the character's storylines began revolving around themes of teenage rebellion and angst. Bowen commented: "She’s going to have, you know, primarily one love interest, and he’s a bit of a bad boy. We’re going to see if she has a positive effect on him, or if he has a negative effect on her. I’m definitely very excited about it ... because you kind of get to see a different side to her."
[5]
Her character was written off the series after season four.
Teri Hatcher
expressed disappointment in the decision, but series creator
Marc Cherry
promised that Bowen would return to the series.
[6]
Bowen returned to the series for one episode during season five and rejoined the main cast as a series regular for season six.
[7]
She appeared once in season seven and returned for a string of episodes in the final season.
[8]
In the 2006 film
Red Riding Hood
, she appears as one of "The Three Ashleys". Also that year, she played the role of Candace in the esoteric adventure film
Eye of the Dolphin
. She also starred in the Lifetime Original film
Girl, Positive
, an experience that allowed her to help spread the message among youth that "HIV is something you can protect yourself from."
[9]
Later years
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After leaving
Desperate Housewives
, Bowen guest starred on
The Closer
,
Ghost Whisperer
,
Hawaii Five-0
and
Scandal
. She found work playing leading roles in a number of television movies for
Lifetime
and
Hallmark
. Her films include
After the Fall
(2010),
The Preacher's Daughter
(2013),
Zoe Gone
(2014),
Under Fire
(2016),
Pretty Little Addict
(2016) and
A Family for the Holidays
(2017). In 2013, she went to star in a teen comedy film
G.B.F.
.
[10]
She is currently engaged to former
Desperate Housewives
co-star
Josh Zuckerman
, with their wedding set for August 2024.
[11]
Filmography
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Film
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Year
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Title
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Role
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1996
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New York Crossing
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Child
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Television film
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1997
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Highball
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Witch, Fairy
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2004
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Luckey's Quarter
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Patsy
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Short film
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2004
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Party Wagon
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Billie Bartley / Manifest Destiny (voice)
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Television film
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2006
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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
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Moogle
Girl (voice)
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English version
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2006
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Bambi II
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Faline (voice)
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Direct-to-video
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2006
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Red Riding Hood
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Ashley #2
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2006
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Eye of the Dolphin
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Candace
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2007
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Girl, Positive
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Rachel Sandler
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Television film
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2010
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After the Fall
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Jenna Danville
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Television film
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2012
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Twinkle Toes
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Pretty Tall (voice)
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Direct-to-video
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2012
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Divorce Invitation
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Melanie
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2013
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The Preacher's Daughter
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Hannah White
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Television film
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2013
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G.B.F.
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'Shley
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2013
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
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Voice artist
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2013
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Stoker
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Voice artist
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2014
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Zoe Gone
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Tammy Roberts
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2016
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Who Killed My Husband?
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Sophie Howell
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Television film
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2016
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Pretty Little Addict
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Jennifer Philips
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Television film
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2017
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Jonny's Sweet Revenge
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Nikki
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2017
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A Winter Wedding
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Hailey Reynolds
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2020
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Psycho Sister-In-Law
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Haley Downes
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Television film
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Television
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Video games
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Discography
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- The Night of the Hunter,
concept album
- The Sound of Music
original Broadway revival cast recording, 1998
- Jane Eyre
original Broadway cast recording, 2001
- Sugar Beats
- The Broadway Kids
- Preachers Daughter (2011)
Awards
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Bowen has 3 wins and 4 nominations
References
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- ^
Rose, Mike (March 4, 2023).
"Today's famous birthdays list for March 4, 2023 includes celebrities Patricia Heaton, Emilio Estefan"
.
The Plain Dealer
. Retrieved
March 4,
2023
.
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a
b
c
Andrea Bowen- Biography
Archived
January 9, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine
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"Andrea Bowen"
.
TVGuide.com
. Retrieved
March 4,
2018
.
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a
b
c
Touchstone Television
, p. 71.
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"Andrea Bowen Exclusive Interview"
Archived
March 3, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
. The Star Scoop. October 15, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
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De Leon, Kris (May 29, 2008).
"'Desperate Housewives' Star Devastated Over Her On-screen Daughter's Storyline"
Archived
October 23, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine
. BuddyTV. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
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Ausillo, Michael
(July 7, 2009).
"'Housewives' scoop: Julie's coming home"
.
Entertainment Weekly
. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
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Ausiello, Michael
(November 23, 2011).
"[Desperate Housewives Exclusive: Dana Delany, Kyle MacLachlan Book Final Season Comebacks
".
TVLine
. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
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A&U: America's AIDS Magazine
Archived
May 12, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
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"Attitude.co.uk - 'Housewives' Andrea Bowen talks gay-themed comedy 'G.B.F.'
"
. Archived from
the original
on March 5, 2018
. Retrieved
March 4,
2018
.
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"Andrea Bowen and Josh Zuckerman's Wedding Website"
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www.zola.com
. Retrieved
November 11,
2023
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"Andrea Bowen (visual voices guide)"
.
Behind The Voice Actors
. Retrieved
August 1,
2023
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External links
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- Interviews
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Other
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