Acting · Washington, District of Columbia, USA · Born March 24, 1970
Lauren Bowles is an actress and writer. Bowles majored in drama at New York University. Bowles has appeared in numerous TV shows, including Arrested Development, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy and Private Practice. She has appeared with Louis-Dreyfus in programs such as Seinfeld, as a waitress at the diner; The New Adventures of Old Christine, Watching Ellie, and Veep. She 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. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is her maternal half sister.
TVThe Hunting Wives
2025
as Sienna Colson
TVNCIS: Origins
2024
as Shelly Wheeler
MovieNight Shift
2023
as Birdie
MovieMona Lisa and the Blood Moon
2022
as Nurse Shirley
MovieHorror Anthology Volume 1
2022
MovieGoodnight Darling
2021
as Mom
TV9-1-1: Lone Star
2020
MovieBroken Star
2018
as Kara
TVStation 19
2018
as Max's Mother
MovieBest Fake Friends
2016
as Joy
MovieIs That a Gun in Your Pocket?
2016
as Barb Archer
MovieHer Last Will
2016
as Leslie
TVRush Hour
2016
as Molly
TVRosewood
2015
as Loretta Franks
MovieUnderdog Kids
2015
as Mrs. Jones
TVThe Messengers
2015
as Cindy Richards
TVStalker
2014
as Monica Grant
TVHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Montes
MovieThe Starving Games
2013
as Effoff
MovieFree Birds
2013
as Jake's Mother (voice)
MovieHaunted Trumpet
2013
TVMom
2013
as Mary
MovieGone Missing
2013
as Lisa
The Test
2013
TVVeep
2012
as Monica
TVScandal
2012
as Harmony
MovieHall Pass
2011
as Britney
TVGood Luck Charlie
2010
as Elaine
MovieStarstruck
2010
as Sherry Wilde
TVModern Family
2009
as Ana
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Gaia
MovieDance Flick
2009
as Glynn
TVLie to Me
2009
as Valerie Blunt
TVRita Rocks
2008
as Audrey
TVTrue Blood
2008
as Holly Cleary
TVUnhitched
2008
as Annie
MovieThe Heartbreak Kid
2007
as Tammy
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Cyndy Roberts
MovieArt School Confidential
2006
as Woman Strangled
TVThe New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Patty
TVFour Kings
2006
as Judy Richardson
TVThe Closer
2005
as Donna
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Alice Franklin
TVCSI: NY
2004
as Jamie Blake
TVVeronica Mars
2004
as Karin Mackay
MovieSpartan
2004
as Entertainment Reporter (uncredited)
TVArrested Development
2003
as Stripper
TVNCIS
2003
as Mary Wiles
TVStill Standing
2002
as Nancy
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Lucy Stoker
TVWatching Ellie
2002
as Susan
MovieGhost World
2001
as Angry Garage Sale Woman
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Miriam
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Ellen the Barmaid
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Callie Horne
MovieGeorge of the Jungle
1997
as Ursula's Friend
MovieThe Uninvited
1996
as Sarah Parrish
TVThe Single Guy
1995
as Paula
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Blonde Longhaired Woman
