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Kelly Rowan

Canadian actress

Kelly Rowan is a former Canadian actress and model, a native of Ottawa. She won a Gemini Award for Best Actress for the television film Adrift and starred in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh. She is best known for playing California real estate developer Kirsten Cohen on The O.C. from 2003 to 2007, and led the crime series Perception from 2012 to 2015.

Kelly Rowan appears in 2 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1991 to 2003. Most of that work is in drama, teen and action.

Known for

  • The O.C. (2003), Kirsten Cohen. She played real estate developer Kirsten Cohen from 2003 to 2007.
  • Perception (2012). She had a leading role in the crime series until 2015.
  • Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995), Mattie Shaw. She starred as Mattie Shaw in the series.
  • Adrift. Her performance in the Canadian television film won a Gemini Award.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Kelly Rowan been in?
Kelly Rowan appears in The O.C. (2003), Assassins (1995) and Hook (1991) on The Remote.
When was Kelly Rowan born?
Kelly Rowan was born on 26 October 1965.

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