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Perhaps best known for her portrayal of Julie Mayer on the hit TV series Desperate Housewives, Andrea Bowen has been a successful working actor for most of her life. She began her career on Broadway in New York at the age of 6, becoming the youngest Cosette in Les Miserables’ 16-year run. She went on to originate the role of Marta Von Trapp in the 1998 Broadway revival of The Sound of Music and the role of Adele in the 2000 Broadway musical production of Jane Eyre. She also appeared as Young Dorothy in the Lincoln Center Workshop production WAS directed by Tina Landau and as Leisl in the Hollywood Bowl production of The Sound of Music with John Schneider and Melissa Errico. In addition to Desperate Housewives, her TV credits include a series regular role on ABC’s That Was Then, recurring and guest appearances on Station 19, Scandal, Hawaii Five-O, Ghost Whisperer, The Closer, Boston Public, Without A Trace, Law & Order, Third Watch, Arli$$, One Tree Hill, Nip/Tuck, Strong Medicine, Law & Order SVU, and others. She has also starred in several films including the multi-award winning film, Girl, Positive, in which she played a high school student infected with the AIDS virus. In addition to her onscreen credits, Andrea also has an extensive background in voice over work, appearing in notable projects including King of the Hill, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Final Fantasy VII - Crisis Core, Bambi II, Twinkle Toes, and many others.
• Accolades •
Andrea’s performance in Girl, Positive garnered her the 2008 Prism Award for best performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries and a 2008 WIN Award. She is also the recipient of two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Performance by an Ensemble for her work on Desperate Housewives as well as a Rising Star Award from Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles.
• Humanitarian Work •
Andrea has been fortunate to work with several wonderful non-profit organizations throughout her career. She has helped raise awareness for a multitude of causes including HIV/Aids prevention, updating the outdated nutritional value restrictions on public school lunches, animal rights, childhood cancer research, strengthening of self-esteem for young people, and the fight to secure arts education in our schools. These efforts have been on a local as well as global level, including trips to The White House and several trips to Washington D.C., London, Norway, and Israel, where she had the honor of meeting with many high powered officials including the office of Benjamin Netanyahu, the then Prime Minister of Israel, Salam Fayyad, the Prime Minister of Palestine and the President of Israel, Shimon Peres.
