Katrina Bowden

Katrina Bowden

Bowden at The Heart Truth's 2011 Red Dress Collection.
Born September 19, 1988
Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.
Other names Katie Bowden
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s) Ben Jorgensen
(2013–present)

Katrina Bowden (born September 19, 1988) is an American actress best known for playing Cerie on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2006–2013).

Early life

Bowden was born in Wyckoff, New Jersey. She 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 Washington Township, New Jersey.

Career

In 2006, Bowden 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.[1] She has since guest starred on shows such as Law & Order: SVU and Ugly Betty. Bowden's breakthrough role came when she was cast as a recurring character on the Emmy Award winning Comedy television series 30 Rock, which premiered on October 11, 2006 on NBC. She portrayed the sexy but incompetent assistant Cerie. She signed on as a regular for the show's second season in 2007. The show's final episode aired in January 2013, in total consisting of 7 seasons.[2] She appears in the music videos "Dance, Dance" by American rock band Fall Out Boy, as well as "After Hours" by Brooklyn band We Are Scientists.

In 2008, Bowden made her film debut in the Summit Entertainment raunchy comedy Sex Drive, released to theaters on October 17, 2008. The following year, Bowden starred in two low-budget straight-to-DVD projects The Shortcut and Ratko: The Dictator's Son. In 2010 Bowden starred 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, Bowden was voted as Esquire Magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive.[3] She was also the face of the Jordache television campaign that made its premiere in September 2011. In April 2011, Universal Pictures announced that Bowden 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.[4] The film was released on April 5, 2012 to mixed reviews but financial success. Also in 2012, Bowden appeared in Piranha 3DD, which was panned by critics[5] and the horror movie Hold Your Breath which received a limited theatrical release before being released to DVD.

Bowden co-starred in Nurse 3D (2013). She guested in American rock band Panic! at the Disco's music video for "Miss Jackson".

Personal life

On January 28, 2012, Bowden got engaged to her boyfriend of nearly two years, musician Ben Jorgensen from the band Armor for Sleep. They were wed May 19, 2013 in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York.[6]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape Bronson Girl TV movie
2008 Sex Drive Ms. Tasty
2009 Ratko: The Dictator's Son Holly
The Shortcut Christy
2010 Tucker & Dale vs Evil Allison
2012 American Reunion Mia
Piranha 3DD Shelby
Hold Your Breath Jerry
2013 Movie 43 Girl on Blind Date
Scary Movie 5 Natalie
Nurse 3D Danni
A True Story Deanna
2014 Hard Sell Bo
TBA The Last Film Festival Young Starlet Completed
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Danna Simpson Episode: "Gone"
One Life to Live Britney Jennings 2 episodes
2007 Psych Coed Episode: "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast
2010 Ugly Betty Heather Episode: "Smokin' Hot"
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Hilary Episode: "I Just Got Voodoo'd"
2011 CollegeHumor Originals Julie Episode: "I'm Such a Nerd"
2012 New Girl Holly Episode: "Secrets"
2006–2013 30 Rock Cerie Main role
2015 Public Morals Fortune Main role
Music videos
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Dance, Dance Song by Fall Out Boy
2006 Good Day Song by Jewel
2008 After Hours Song by We Are Scientists
2013 Miss Jackson Witch Song by Panic! at the Disco

References

  1. Bowden, Katrina (2012-05-11). "About Katrina Bowden". collider. mygossipcenter.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  2. Dan Heching. "30 Rock to Finish on an Abbreviated Note: Seventh and Final Season Confirmed (UPDATE)". Wetpaint.
  3.  2 hrs ago (2011-04-12). "Surprise celeb nabs Sexiest Woman Alive title | - Yahoo! Lifestyle UK". Uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  4. Kroll, Justin (2011-05-25). "Bowden completes 'American Reunion' cast". Variety (Reed Business Information). Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  5. "Piranha 3DD". rottentomatoes.com. 1 June 2012.
  6. Chen, Joyce (2012-01-30). "Katrina Bowden gets engaged to rocker Ben Jorgensen the night before the SAG Awards 2012". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2012-01-30.

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