Early life

Bowles was born in Washington, D.C., to Judith (née LeFever) and L. Thompson Bowles. Her half-sister (on her mother's side) is actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Bowles majored in Drama at New York University.

Career

She has appeared in numerous TV shows, including Arrested Development, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy and Private Practice. She has also appeared with Louis-Dreyfus in programs such as Seinfeld as a waitress in the diner, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Watching Ellie and Veep. Bowles has also appeared in some feature films. In April 2010, she was cast as Holly Cleary, a Wiccan, in the vampire television series, True Blood.

She currently appears on XM radio's Take Five channel, where she does features for their Five Minute Magazine.

Personal life

In 2004, Bowles married actor Patrick Fischler, whom she met in college, and they have a daughter, Fia Lucille Fischler (born April 2009).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	George of the Jungle	Ursula's Friend
2001	Ghost World	Angry Garage Sale Woman
2004	Spartan	Entertainment Reporter
2006	Art School Confidential	Woman Strangled
2007	Heartbreak Kid, TheThe Heartbreak Kid	Tammy
2009	Dance Flick	Glynn
2011	Hall Pass	Britney
2013	Test, TheThe Test		Short film
2013	Gone Missing	Lisa
2013	Haunted Trumpet		Short film
2013	Free Birds	Jake's Mother (voice)
2013	Starving Games, TheThe Starving Games	Effoff
2015	Underdog Kids	Mrs. Jones
2015	Is That a Gun in Your Pocket	Barb Archer	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991-1998	Seinfeld	Waitress	Recurring role (9 episodes)
1996	Uninvited, TheThe Uninvited		TV series
1996	Townies	Trisha	Episode: "Pilot"
1997	Breast Men	Implant Removal Patient	TV film
1999	Ally McBeal	Callie Horne	Episode: "Pyramids on the Nile"
2002-2003	Watching Ellie	Susan	Main role (16 episodes)
2003	Judging Amy	Erica Costin	Episode: "Tricks of the Trade"
2003	NCIS	Mary Wiles	Episode: "The Curse"
2004	Arrested Development	Stripper	Episode: "Best Man for the Gob"
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Ellen the Barmaid	Episode: "Weeping Willows"
2005	Grey's Anatomy	Alice Franklin	Episode: "Who's Zoomin' Who?"
2005	CSI: NY	Jamie Blake	Episode: "Grand Murder at Central Station"
2005	Still Standing	Nancy	Episode; "Still the Fun One"
2006	Evidence, TheThe Evidence	Cheryl Miller	Episode: "Borrowed Time"
2006	Without a Trace	Lucy Stoker	Episode: "Crossroads"
2006	Four Kings	Judy Richardson	Episode: "Upper West Side Story"
2006	New Adventures of Old Christine, TheThe New Adventures of Old Christine	Patty	Episode: "Some of My Best Friends Are Portuguese"
2007	Veronica Mars	Karin Mackay	Episode: "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down"
2007	Bill Engvall Show, TheThe Bill Engvall Show	Alice	Episode: "Jealous Guy"
2007	Side Order of Life	James' Sister	Episode: "Funeral for a Phone"
2008	Unhitched	Annie	Episode: "Pilot"
2008	Criminal Minds	Chloe Kelcher	Episode: "The Angel Maker"
2008	ER	Hannah	Episode: "Another Thursday at County"
2008	Rita Rocks	Audrey	Episode: "Love on the Rocks"
2008	New Adventures of Old Christine, TheThe New Adventures of Old Christine	Patty	Episode: "Happy Endings"
2009	Anatomy of Hope	Dr. Robinson	Unsold TV pilot
2009	Lie to Me	Valerie Blunt	Episode: "Life Is Priceless"
2010	StarStruck	Sherry Wilde	TV film
2010	Private Practice	Cyndy	Episode: "Triangles"
2010	Cold Case	Jeannette Peterson	Episode: "Flashover"
2010	Good Luck Charlie	Elaine	Episode: "Kwikki Chick"
2010-2014	True Blood	Holly Cleary	Recurring role (48 episodes)
2011	Detroit 1-8-7	Sara Moore	Episode: "Ice Man/Malibu"
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Miriam	Episode: "The Smiley Face"
2011	Closer, TheThe Closer	Donna	Episode: "You Have the Right to Remain Jolly"
2013	Mom	Mary	Episode: "Estrogen and a Hearty Breakfast"
2014	Scandal	Harmony	Episode: "Honor Thy Father"
2015	Stalker	Monica Grant	Episode: "Lost and Found"
2015	The Messengers	Senator Cindy Richards
2015	NCIS: Los Angeles	Gaia	Season 7 Episode 7 : "An Unlocked Mind"
2016	Veep	Monica	Season 5 Episode 4 : "Mee-Maw"

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