Kelly Rowan
{{Short description|Canadian actress (b. 1965)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kelly Rowan
| image = Image:Kelly Rowan.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Rowan in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|10|26}}
| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = actress, model
| yearsactive = 1984–2016
| children = 1
}}
Kelly Rowan (born October 26, 1965) is a retired Canadian film and television actress and former fashion model. A native of Ottawa, Rowan studied acting in London and New York City before she started working as a model. She was featured in the horror film The Gate (1987) before earning critical acclaim for her performance in the Canadian television film Adrift, for which she won a Gemini Award for Best Actress. After a lead role in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), Rowan starred as Mattie Shaw on the series Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995–1996).
Rowan went on to garner international fame for her portrayal of California real estate developer Kirsten Cohen on the American television series The O.C., which ran from 2003 to 2007. She had a leading role on the crime series Perception from 2012 to 2015.
Early life
Rowan was born October 26, 1965, in Ottawa, Ontario,{{cite web|work=Northern Stars|url=http://www.northernstars.ca/rowan_kelly/|title=Kelly Rowan|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181230020011/http://www.northernstars.ca/rowan_kelly/|archive-date=December 30, 2018|access-date=December 30, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/regina-leader-post/20070122/281629595795134|title=Rowan preparing for life after 'The O.C.'|work=Regina Leader-Post|location=Regina, Saskatchewan|date=June 22, 2007|via=PressReader}} and is a graduate of Toronto's Northern Secondary School. She left the University of Western Ontario to pursue acting, and studied at the British American Drama Academy in the United Kingdom and at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.{{cite web|work=TV Guide|title=Kelly Rowan Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelly-rowan/bio/160327/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181230020132/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelly-rowan/bio/160327/|archive-date=December 30, 2018|access-date=December 30, 2018|url-status=live}} While in New York, Rowan worked as a model to earn a living.
Career
After studying acting and modeling in New York, Rowan went on to appear in films such as The Gate (1987), Hook (1991), Three to Tango (1999), and One Eight Seven (1997).{{cite web|work=TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelly-rowan/credits/160327/|title=Kelly Rowan Credits|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181230021530/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelly-rowan/credits/160327/|archive-date=December 30, 2018|access-date=December 30, 2018|url-status=live}}
Rowan guest-starred in television series such as The Outer Limits, Growing Pains, Da Vinci's Inquest, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Dallas. In 1993, she won a Gemini Award for her work in the television movie Adrift. In 1995–96 she played Matty Shaw, a funeral parlor operator and gun smith, in the TV series Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years. In 2002, Rowan guest-starred in four episodes of Boomtown, playing "Marian", the deceived wife of David McNorris (Neal McDonough). In 2003, she was cast as Kirsten Cohen, a loving mother and businesswoman on Fox's teen drama series The O.C..{{Cite web|title=Why Kirsten & Sandy Cohen From 'The O.C.' Are The Epitome Of Relationship Goals|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/139573-why-kirsten-sandy-cohen-from-the-oc-are-the-epitome-of-relationship-goals|access-date=2021-12-30|website=Bustle|date=12 February 2016 |language=en}} In 2006, she won a Prism Award for this role.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walk-the-line-wins-at-prism-awards/ |title='Walk The Line' Wins At Prism Awards |publisher=CBS News |date=2006-04-28 |access-date=2020-01-26}} From 2012 to 2015, she starred as Natalie Vincent in the TNT series, Perception.
Her credits as executive producer include the 2008 television film The Good Times Are Killing Me and the 2007 television film She Drives Me Crazy,{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073656/fullcredits/|title = She Drives Me Crazy (TV Movie 2007) - IMDb| website=IMDb }} which was her third project for Lifetime.
Rowan has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Foundation.
Personal life
Rowan announced her engagement to David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet in late June 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20043114,00.html|title=The O.C.'s Kelly Rowan Engaged to Billionaire|work=People|date=June 20, 2007|author=People Staff|archive-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181230020649/https://people.com/celebrity/the-o-c-s-kelly-rowan-engaged-to-billionaire/|access-date=September 12, 2012|url-status=dead}} They broke off their engagement before Rowan, then age 42, gave birth to their daughter on April 28, 2008, in Los Angeles. She has an older daughter named Angel Rose who was on TLC & Paramount network reality show series Ink Master Seasons 11 & 13 Contestant/The Bachelor Season 6 Contestant.{{Cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20199863,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines|title=Kelly Rowan Gives Birth to Daughter|author=Silverman, Stephen M.|work=People|date=May 3, 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181230020615/https://people.com/parents/kelly-rowan-gives-birth-to-daughter/|archive-date=December 30, 2018|access-date=September 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|date=January 6, 2008|title=Rumor: Kelly Rowan pregnant|url=https://people.com/parents/rumor-kelly-row/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=People|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=May 13, 2008|title=Kelly Rowan welcomes daughter|url=https://people.com/parents/kelly-rowan-wel/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=People|language=en}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1985
|Stephanie |Direct-to-video |
| 1987
|{{sortname|The|Gate|The Gate (1987 film)}} |Lori Lee | |
| 1989
|{{sortname|The|Long Road Home|nolink=1}} |Cynthia | |
| 1991
|Hook |Peter's Mother | |
| rowspan=2|1995
| Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh | Annie Tarrant | |
| Assassins
|Jennifer | |
| 1996
|Mocking the Cosmos |Lydia / Lydathia |Short film |
| 1997
|Ellen Henry | |
| 1999
|Olivia Newman | |
| 2001
|Anne Conroy | |
| 2001
|Jet Boy |Erin | |
| 2002
|Greenmail |Ashley Pryor |Direct-to-video |
| 2006
|Anne Burrows | |
| 2008
|Kate | |
| 2012
|Jennifer Wade |also known as Hunted |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1984
|Karen |Episode: "The Party" |
| rowspan=3|1986
|{{sortname|The|Truth About Alex}} |Ellie Sanders |Television movie |
| Night Heat
|Melissa |Episode: "Trapped" |
| {{sortname|The|High Price of Passion|nolink=1}}
|Student #3 |rowspan=2|Television movie |
| rowspan=2|1987
|{{sortname|The|Kidnapping of Baby John Doe|nolink=1}} |Salesgirl |
| Air Waves
| |Episode: "Dinner at Eight" |
| rowspan=3|1988
| |Episode: "Hello Stranger" |
| War of the Worlds
|Kim |Episode: "Goliath Is My Name" |
| Another World
|Suzie Strathmore | |
| 1989
|Angelina |Episode: "Beauties and Beasts" |
| 1990
|Rachel |Episode: "Daddy Mike" |
| 1991
|Dana |3 episodes |
| rowspan=3|1992
|Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive |Gayla Williams |rowspan=2|Television movie |
| Exclusive
|Sunny |
| Sweating Bullets
|Julie Morrison |Episode: "Ocean Park" |
| 1993
|Adrift |Eliza Terrio |rowspan=2|Television movie |
| rowspan=2|1995
|Hallie Russell |
| {{sortname|The|Outer Limits|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}}
|Isabelle Pierce |Episode: "Virtual Future" |
| 1995–1996
|Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years |Mattie Shaw |Main role, 22 episodes |
| rowspan=2|1997
|{{sortname|The|Burning Zone}} |Stacy |Episode: "The Last Five Pounds Are the Hardest" |
| {{sortname|A|Match Made in Heaven}}
|Jane Cronin |Television movie |
| rowspan=4|1998
|{{sortname|The|Outer Limits|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}} |Kristin |Episode: "In Another Life" |
| When He Didn't Come Home
|Carolyn Blair |Television movie |
| Da Vinci's Inquest
|Michaela |Episodes: "Little Sister: Parts 2 and 3" |
| To Have & to Hold
|Gina |Episode: "These Boots Were Made for Stalking" |
| rowspan=4|1999
|Jill |Television movie |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul
|Mom |Episode: "The Handwriting on the Wall" |
| Anya's Bell
|Jeanne Rhymes |rowspan=6|Television Movie |
| {{sortname|A|Crime of Passion|nolink=1}}
|Marci Elias |
| rowspan=2|2000
|{{sortname|The|Truth About Jane}} |Ms. Lynn Walcott |
| Scorn
|Sharon |
| rowspan=3|2001
|data-sort-value="Girl Thing, A" | A Girl Thing |Claire |
| Loving Evangeline
|Evie Shaw |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
|Eileen Nelson |Episode: "Slaves of Las Vegas" |
| rowspan=2|2002
|Rag and Bone |Karen Toms |rowspan=2|Television movie |
| {{sortname|The|Man Who Saved Christmas}}
|Mary |
| 2002–2003
|Marian McNorris |4 episodes |
| 2003–2007
|{{sortname|The|O.C.}} |Main role, 92 episodes |
| 2005
|Still I Long for Your Kiss | |Music video from Peter Gallagher's album 7 Days in Memphis |
| 2006
|Teresa Spring |rowspan=2|Television movie |
| 2007
|Judith Leavitt |
| rowspan=2|2009
|Katherine Faber |Episode: "Divorce Party" |
| {{sortname|The|Good Times Are Killing Me|nolink=1}}
|Kate Derby |Television movie |
| 2010
|Maggie Perrello |Episode: "Severed Ties" |
| 2011
|Kris Hillridge |Television movie |
| 2012–2015
|Natalie Vincent / |Main role |
| rowspan=2|2015
|Dean Feller |Episode: "PhDead" |
| Murdoch Mysteries
|Mrs. Millicent McGowan |Episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas" |
| 2016
|Tulips in Spring |Caroline |Television movie |
References
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Category:20th-century Canadian actresses
Category:21st-century Canadian actresses
Category:Actresses from Ottawa
Category:Female models from Ontario
Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre alumni
Category:University of Western Ontario alumni