15 Facts About Andrea Bowen

Andrea Bowen began her career appearing on Broadway musicals such as Les Miserables and The Sound of Music.

Andrea Bowen later appeared on a recurring basis until the show ended in 2012.

Andrea Bowen is the younger sister of Graham Bowen, Alex Bowen, Cameron Bowen, Jessica Bowen, and Jillian Bowen.

Andrea Bowen briefly attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York alongside best friend Sarah Hyland.

From 1996 to 2001 Andrea Bowen was a consistent presence on Broadway.

Andrea Bowen appeared in the original company of the 1998 revival of The Sound of Music as Marta von Trapp, and created the role of Adele in the musical version of Jane Eyre in 2000.

Andrea Bowen returned to The Sound of Music in 2006 for the Hollywood Bowl production, this time playing Liesl.

Andrea Bowen was a member of The Broadway Kids concert group.

Several of Andrea Bowen's siblings have been heavily involved in musical theatre, performing roles in various other Broadway shows.

From 2004 to 2012, Andrea Bowen portrayed Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives.

Andrea Bowen was initially attracted to the series because of the amount of attention paid to the younger characters.

Andrea Bowen returned to the series for one episode during season five and rejoined the main cast as a series regular for season six.

Andrea Bowen appeared once in season seven and returned for a string of episodes in the final season.

Andrea Bowen found work playing leading roles in a number of television films for Lifetime and Hallmark.

Andrea Bowen's films include After the Fall, The Preacher's Daughter, Zoe Gone, Under Fire, Pretty Little Addict and A Family for the Holidays.