Andrea Bowen Biography

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Born: 4 March 1990, Columbus, Ohio, USA (age 17)
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations  
Credited Years: 1996 - 2007
Profession: Actress / Self
Known for: Bambi II / Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children / Party Wagon

Biography

Andrea Bowen is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives.Bowen was born on March 4, 1990 in Columbus, Ohio. She made her Broadway debut in 1996 as Young Cosette/Young Eponine in Les Misérables. At six, she was the youngest actress to ever play the role. 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, and in 2000, created the role of Adele in the musical version of Jane Eyre. 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.Since 2004, Bowen has portrayed Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives. She has also had recurring or guest starring roles on such shows as Nip/Tuck, One Tree Hill (with friend Sophia Bush), Boston Public and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In the film Red Riding Hood she appears as one of "The Three Ashleys." Most recently, she played the role of Candace in the esoteric adventure film Eye of the Dolphin.In early 2007, she announced her engagement to The Side Street Doormats guitarist, Alan Shiels. They met at the auditions for Desperate Housewives, where Alan was auditioning for the part of Zach Young but he was beaten to the role by Cody Kasch.