Andrea Bowen

Andrea Bowen(born March 4, 1990) is an American actress. She began her career appearing onBroadwaymusicals such asLes MisérablesandThe Sound of Music.In 2004, she began playing the role ofJulie Mayeron theABCcomedy-drama seriesDesperate 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 ofLifetimetelevision movies.

Andrea Bowen
Bowen in 2009
Born	(1990-03-04)March 4, 1990 Columbus, Ohio,U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present

Life and career

Early life

Bowen was born on March 4, 1990.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).Bowen briefly attended theProfessional Performing Arts Schoolin New York alongside best friendSarah Hyland.

She made herBroadwaydebut in 1996 as YoungCosette/YoungÉponineinLes Misérables.At six, she was the youngest actress ever to play the role.From 1996 to 2001 Bowen was a consistent presence on Broadway. She appeared in the original company of the 1998 revival ofThe Sound of Musicas Marta von Trapp, and created the role of Adèle in the musical version ofJane Eyrein 2000. She returned toThe Sound of Musicin 2006 for the Hollywood Bowl production, this time playing Liesl. Bowen was also a member ofThe Broadway Kidsconcert group. Several of Bowen's siblings have also been heavily involved in musical theatre, performing roles in various other Broadway shows.

Bowen withDesperate Housewivesco-stars at 2008 GLAAD Awards

Bowen has also had recurring or guest starring roles on such shows asOne Tree Hill(with friendSophia Bush),Boston PublicandLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Desperate Housewives

From 2004 to 2012, Bowen portrayedJulie MayeronDesperate Housewives.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."As a result, Bowen was asked to dye her hair for the role.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."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."Her character was written off the series after season four.Teri Hatcherexpressed disappointment in the decision, but series creatorMarc Cherrypromised that Bowen would return to the series.Bowen returned to the series for one episode during season five and rejoined the main cast as a series regular for season six.She appeared once in season seven and returned for a string of episodes in the final season.

In the 2006 filmRed Riding Hood,she appears as one of "The Three Ashleys". Also that year, she played the role of Candace in the esoteric adventure filmEye of the Dolphin.She also starred in the Lifetime Original filmGirl, Positive,an experience that allowed her to help spread the message among youth that "HIV is something you can protect yourself from."

Later years

After leavingDesperate Housewives,Bowen guest starred onThe Closer,Ghost Whisperer,Hawaii Five-0andScandal.She found work playing leading roles in a number of television movies forLifetimeandHallmark.Her films includeAfter the Fall(2010),The Preacher's Daughter(2013),Zoe Gone(2014),Under Fire(2016),Pretty Little Addict(2016) andA Family for the Holidays(2017). In 2013, she went to star in a teen comedy filmG.B.F.. She is currently engaged to formerDesperate Housewivesco-starJosh Zuckerman,with their wedding set for August 2024.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	New York Crossing	Child	Television film
1997	Highball	Witch, Fairy
2004	Luckey's Quarter	Patsy	Short film
2004	Party Wagon	Billie Bartley / Manifest Destiny (voice)	Television film
2006	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children	MoogleGirl (voice)	English version
2006	Bambi II	Faline (voice)	Direct-to-video
2006	Red Riding Hood	Ashley #2
2006	Eye of the Dolphin	Candace
2007	Girl, Positive	Rachel Sandler	Television film
2010	After the Fall	Jenna Danville	Television film
2012	Twinkle Toes	Pretty Tall (voice)	Direct-to-video
2012	Divorce Invitation	Melanie
2013	The Preacher's Daughter	Hannah White	Television film
2013	G.B.F.	'Shley
2013	Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters		Voice artist
2013	Stoker		Voice artist
2014	Zoe Gone	Tammy Roberts
2016	Who Killed My Husband?	Sophie Howell	Television film
2016	Pretty Little Addict	Jennifer Philips	Television film
2017	Jonny's Sweet Revenge	Nikki
2017	A Winter Wedding	Hailey Reynolds
2020	Psycho Sister-In-Law	Haley Downes	Television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996–1997	Law & Order	Rankin Toddler, Bess	2 episodes
2001	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Sophie Douglas	Episode: "Countdown"
2001	Third Watch	Rachel	Episode: "Adam 55-3"
2002	Arliss	Ginny	Episode: "In with the News"
2002	That Was Then	Zooey Glass	7 episodes
2003	Boston Public	Riley Ellis	3 episodes
2003	One Tree Hill	Stella	Episode: "With Arms Outstretched" (deleted scenes only)
2003	Strong Medicine	Sara Buck	Episode: "Seize the Day"
2004–2012	Desperate Housewives	Julie Mayer	Main Role (Season 1-4) Recurring Role (Season 5-8); 95 episodes
2006–2007, 2009	King of the Hill	Sandy, Teen Girl (voice)	3 episodes
2005	Without a Trace	Becky Grolnick	Episode: "A Day in the Life"
2008	The Closer	Michelle Clark	Episode: "Cherry Bomb"
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Rebecca Kelly	Episode: "Greek Tragedy"
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Talia al Ghul(voice)	Episode: "Sidekicks Assemble!"
2011	Hawaii Five-0	Amy / Pauline Lucero	Episode: "Ho'ohuli Na'au"
2012	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Jackie	Episode: "Allies"
2013	Scandal	Maybell Doyle	Episode: "Snake in the Garden"
2021	Station 19	Amy	Episode: "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2000	The Longest Journey	Young April,Alatien Child	English version
2003	The Cat in the Hat	Sally
2008	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII	Aerith Gainsborough	English version
2011	Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy	Aerith Gainsborough	English version
2016	Final Fantasy Explorers	Aerith Gainsborough	English version, Archived audio
2019	Mobius Final Fantasy	Aerith Gainsborough	English version
2020	Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind	Aerith Gainsborough	English version

Discography

• The Night of the Hunter,concept album
• The Sound of Musicoriginal Broadway revival cast recording, 1998
• Jane Eyreoriginal Broadway cast recording, 2001
• Sugar Beats
• The Broadway Kids
• Preachers Daughter (2011)

Awards

Bowen has 3 wins and 4 nominations

• 2005Screen Actors Guild Awardfor *Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series(won)
• 2005Young Artist Awardfor Best Leading Young Actress (nominated)
• 2006Screen Actors Guild Awardfor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (won)
• 2007Screen Actors Guild Awardfor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (nominated)
• 2008Screen Actors Guild Awardfor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (nominated)
• 2008Prism Awardfor Best TV Actress (won)
• 2009Screen Actors Guild Awardfor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (nominated)

External links

• Andrea Bowenat theInternet Broadway Database
• Andrea BowenatIMDb
• Andrea BowenonTwitter
• Broadway biography at Playbill

Interviews

• Interview with TheStarScoop, October 2006ArchivedMarch 29, 2008, at theWayback Machine
• Andrea Bowen InterviewonSidewalks Entertainment