Lily Cowles

{{Infobox person

| name = Lily Cowles

| image = Lily Cowles 2009 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Cowles in 2007

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|September 7, 1987}}

| alma_mater = Princeton University (BA)

| occupation = Actor

| mother = Christine Baranski

| father = Matthew Cowles

| relatives = Chandler Cowles (grandfather)

| years_active = 2015–present

| known_for = Roswell, New Mexico
as Isobel Evans
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Mobile
as Helen Park

}}

Lily Cowles (born September 7, 1987){{Cite web|title=Lily Cowles 09/07/1987 1-203-266-7386|url=https://connvoters.com/by_number/0043/00451_lily_cowles.html|access-date=2020-07-01|website=connvoters.com}} is an American actress known for her role as Isobel Evans in Roswell, New Mexico and Helen Park in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

Early life and education

Cowles was born in 1987 and raised in rural Connecticut, the daughter of actress Christine Baranski and actor and playwright Matthew Cowles.{{Cite web|last=Prince|first=Jaimie-lee|date=2020-05-13|title=Christine Baranski's Daughter Talks about Growing up with a Famous Mom|url=https://news.amomama.com/208156-christine-baranskis-daughter-isabel-cowl.html|access-date=2020-07-01|website=news.amomama.com|language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Crowley |first=James |date=2022-01-10 |title=Christine Baranski’s Daughters: Meet Her Two Girls Lily & Isabel |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/christine-baranski-kids-4618194/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Hollywood Life |language=en-US}} Cowles has an older sister, an attorney named Isabel. Cowles earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies from Princeton University.{{Cite web|date=2007-02-26|title=Undercover at Princeton's Eating Clubs|url=https://observer.com/2007/02/undercover-at-princetons-eating-clubs/|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Observer|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Heyman|first=Marshall|date=2011-03-26|title=The Curtain Raiser to a Night at the Opera|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704474804576223053312825810|access-date=2020-07-01|issn=0099-9660}}{{Cite web|title=Taking an intimate view of religion in Mozambique|url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2009/05/04/taking-intimate-view-religion-mozambique|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Princeton University|language=en}} Cowles' father died of congestive heart failure in 2014.{{Cite web|last=Cantrell|first=Liz|date=2019-01-16|title=Roswell Reboot Actress Lily Cowles Reveals Whether or Not She Believes in Aliens|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a25894733/roswell-new-mexico-reboot-lily-cowles-interview/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Town & Country|language=en-US}}

Career

After graduating from Princeton, Cowles relocated to Los Angeles. She began her career in entertainment as a personal assistant to Jonah Hill during the production of True Story.{{Cite web|title='Roswell, New Mexico' star Lily Cowles on Isobel's self-empowerment and fangirling over Jason Behr|url=https://ew.com/tv/roswell-new-mexico-lily-cowles-season-2-episode-3-interview-good-mother/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=EW.com|language=EN}} In 2015, she had her acting debut in Enchantments.

In 2016, Cowles also had a recurring role in the political satire, BrainDead. Cowles was later cast in the CW reboot of Roswell, titled Roswell, New Mexico. 2020 saw Cowles play the role of Helen Park in the first-person shooter video game Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-02 |title=13 Things to Know About Lily Cowles - Facts About "Roswell, New Mexico" Actress |url=https://featuredbiography.com/lily-cowles/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |language=en-US}}