Katrina Bowden
| Katrina Bowden | |
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 Bowden at the 2008 Emmy Awards |
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| Born | Katrina Bowden September 19, 1988 Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Katie Bowden |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Katrina Bowden (born September 19, 1988) is an American actress. Katrina is perhaps best known for her roles on 30 Rock and American Reunion.
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[edit] Education
Bowden attended the now-defunct Saint Thomas More School in Midland Park, New Jersey, for her grammar and middle school education. She later attended Immaculate Heart Academy in Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey.
[edit] Personal life
On January 28th, 2012, Bowden got engaged to her boyfriend of nearly two years, musician Ben Jorgensen.[1]
[edit] Career
In 2006 Katrina scored her first Acting role in a two-episode arc on the ABC long-time running daytime soap opera television series One Life to Live as Britney. Katrina has since guest starred on shows such as Law & Order: SVU, Ugly Betty and most recently on the FOX Comedy series New Girl. In May 2006 Katrina was cast as a recurring role on the Emmy Award winning Comedy television series 30 Rock which premiered on October 11, 2006 on NBC. Katrina portrays the role of a sexy and laid back assistant Cerie and also stars Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan. Katrina signed on as a regular for the shows second season in 2007 and is considered to be Katrina's breakout role. The series most recent sixth season premiered on January 12, 2012. Katrina also appeared in "Dance, Dance" a music video from American rock band Fall Out Boy.
In 2008 Katrina made her film debut in the Summit Entertainment raunchy comedy Sex Drive. In 2009 Katrina also starred in two low-budget Straight-to-DVD projects The Shortcut and Ratko: The Dictator's Son a film part of the National Lampoon Inc. film trilogy. In 2010 Katrina made her theatrical debut in the widely acclaimed Horror Comedy film Tucker & Dale vs Evil as Allison. The film was released in a limited release and grossed over $4,749,516 and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film holds a 'fresh' rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In April 2011 Katrina was voted as Esquire Magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive.[2] Katrina was also the face of the Jordache television campaign that made its premiere in September 2011. In April 2011 Universal Pictures announced Katrina was cast as the role of Mia an "L.A. party girl type" and girlfriend to Chris Klein's character in the fourth installment of the American Pie film trilogy, American Reunion. The film was released on April 5, 2012 to mixed reviews but financial success. Critics called Katrina's performance "hilarious" and one of the highlights of the film. Katrina is also set to star in upcoming films Piranha 3DD and Nurse 3D both set for 2012 release dates.[3][4] She made a cameo appearance in Season 1, Episode 19 of New Girl as Holly, a young college student date of Nick's.
[edit] Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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| Sex Drive | 2008 | Ms. Tasty | |
| Ratko: The Dictator's Son | 2009 | Holly | Direct-to-DVD |
| The Shortcut | 2009 | Christy | Direct-to-DVD |
| Tucker & Dale vs Evil | 2010 | Allison | Theatrical Release |
| A True Story. Based on Things That Never Actually Happened...And Some That Did | 2010 | Deanna | Direct-to-DVD |
| The Last Film Festival | 2011 | Young Starlet | Completed |
| Piranha 3DD | 2012 | Shelby | |
| American Reunion | 2012 | Mia | |
| Nurse 3D | 2012 | Danni | Post-production[5] |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Dance | 2005 | Music Video for Fall Out Boy | |
| Good Day | 2006 | Music Video for Jewel | |
| One Life to Live | 2006 | Britney Jennings | Role from: September 26 – October 4, 2006 |
| Law & Order: SVU | 2006 | Dana Simpson | 1 Episode |
| 30 Rock | 2006 – present | Cerie | 84 Episodes |
| After Hours | 2008 | Music Video for We Are Scientists | |
| Ugly Betty | 2010 | Heather | 1 Episode |
| Nick Swardson's Pretend Time | 2010 | Hilary | 1 Episode |
| New Girl | 2012 | Holly | 1 Episode |
[edit] References
- ^ Chen, Joyce (2012-01-30). "Katrina Bowden gets engaged to rocker Ben Jorgensen the night before the SAG Awards 2012". NY Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/katrina-bowden-engaged-rocker-ben-jorgensen-night-sag-awards-2012-article-1.1014110. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ 2 hrs ago (2011-04-12). "Surprise celeb nabs Sexiest Woman Alive title | - Yahoo! Lifestyle UK". Uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com. http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/fashion/surprise-celeb-nabs-sexiest-woman-alive-title-blog-61-yahoo-lifestyles.html. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ Barr, Jason (2011-05-11). "30 ROCK’s Katrina Bowden Joins PIRANHA 3DD". collider. collider.com. http://collider.com/katrina-bowden-piranha-3dd/88578/. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (2011-05-25). "Bowden completes 'American Reunion' cast". Variety (Reed Business Information). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118037598. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ Weinstein, Joshua L. (August 2, 2011). "'30 Rock' Star Katrina Bowden Joins Lionsgate's 'Nurse 3D'". The Wrap. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/30-rock-star-katrina-bowden-joins-lionsgates-nurse-3d-29685. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Katrina Bowden |
- Katrina Bowden at the Internet Movie Database
- Katrina Bowden on Twitter
- Interview at WickedInfo.com
- Katrina Bowden is Esquire's 2011 Sexiest Woman Alive
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