Quick Facts
Biography
Clare Maree Bowen (born 12 May 1984) is an Australian actress and singer, best known for her role as Scarlett O'Connor in the ABC/CMT musical-drama television series Nashville.
Early life and education
Bowen was born in Australia on 12 May 1984. Her parents Tony and Kathleen worked for Qantas and she spent time overseas as a child, including a stint with her family in Zimbabwe. Bowen is a cancer survivor, having had the disease between the ages of four and seven. She lived in Stanwell Park on the South Coast of New South Wales and attended primary school in Dulwich Hill, a suburb of Sydney. Bowen has a younger brother, Timothy, who is a musician.
Bowen attended the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, where she received a Bachelor of Creative Arts degree in 2006.
She is of Irish and Scottish descent
Career
Bowen appeared as the female lead in the Australian drama film The Combination in 2009 and has guest starred in The Cut, Gangs of Oz, Chandon Pictures and Home and Away. In 2010, Bowen was cast in the leading role of Wendla Bergman, in the Australian production of Spring Awakening, directed by Geordie Brookman, artistically overseen by Cate Blanchett at the Sydney Theatre Company. In 2011, she was cast to play the lead role of Martha in Jared Moshe's directorial debut, Dead Man's Burden.
In 2012, Bowen landed a series regular role on the ABC drama series Nashville written by Academy Award winner Callie Khouri. The series was picked up by ABC on 11 May 2012.
On 21 January 2014, the Zac Brown Band – featuring Bowen – released a live version of their No. 1 hit from 2010, "Free", with a transition into the famous Van Morrison song "Into the Mystic".
Bowen is also preparing her first solo album, scheduled for 2015, about which she spoke in an interview with Rolling Stone: "We've recorded a couple things and I've been writing and writing and writing."
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Combination | Sydney | |
| 2010 | The Clearing | Evelyn | Short film |
| The Talk | Woman | ||
| The Invitation | Candice | Short film | |
| The Clinic | Ivy | ||
| 10 Days to Die | Maddy McCarthy | ||
| 2011 | A Burning Thing | Jen | Short film |
| Cupid | Casey | Short film | |
| 2012 | Suspended | Carla | Short film |
| Dead Man's Burden | Martha Kirkland | ||
| Not Suitable for Children | Gypsy | ||
| The Red Valentine | The Woman | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Cut | Donna Gilbertson | episode: A Little Bit of Biff |
| Chandon Pictures | Krystal | episode: The Lifestyle | |
| All Saints | Holly Russell | episode: A Precious Waste | |
| Gangs of Oz | Svetlana | episode: In from the Cold | |
| 2010 | Home and Away | Nina Bailey | 4 episodes |
| 2012–present | Nashville | Scarlett O'Connor | Main Cast; 91 episodes |
| 2013 | Nashville On The Record | Herself; Special | |
| 2014 | Nashville On The Record 2 | Herself; Special | |
| 2015 | Nashville On The Record 3 | Herself; Special |
Stage
- Candide (2003)
- Our Town as Mrs. Webb (2004)
- The Good Doctor as The Mistress (2005)
- Metamorphoses as Alcyone and Pomona (2006)
- Peer Gynt as Peer Gynt (2006)
- 4 Plays About Wollongong (2009)
- Hat's Off/Spring Awakening as Wendla Bergman (2010)
- "Dead Man's Burden: Cast". DeadMansBurden.com.
- "The Red Valentine: Cast". Mindscape Films. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011.
- http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/cma-music-festival/2016/06/09/cmt-picks-up-nashville-fifth-season/85643912/
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Compilations | US | US Country | US Soundtracks | ||
| The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 1 |
| 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 2 |
| 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| The Music of Nashville, Season 1: The Complete Collection |
| — | — | — | — |
| The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 1 |
| — | 34 | 7 | 4 |
| Nashville: On the Record |
| — | 8 | 2 | — |
| Nashville: The Nashville Cast featuring Clare Bowen, Season 1 |
| — | — | 41 | 17 |
| The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 2 |
| — | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| Nashville: The Nashville Cast featuring Clare Bowen, Season 2 |
| — | — | — | — |
| Christmas with Nashville |
| — | 59 | 8 | — |
| The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 1 |
| — | 75 | 10 | 6 |
| Nashville: On the Record, Volume 2 |
| — | 31 | 3 | — |
| The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 2 |
| — | 28 | 3 | 3 |
| The Music of Nashville: Season 4, Volume 1 |
| — | 170 | 17 | 6 |
| The Music of Nashville: Season 4, Volume 2 |
| — | 165 | 12 | 3 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| 2012 | "If I Didn't Know Better" (with Sam Palladio)A | 27 | 102 | The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1 |
| "Fade into You" (with Sam Palladio) | 25 | 92 | The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 2 | |
| "I Will Fall" (with Sam Palladio) | 45 | — | ||
| 2013 | "Change Your Mind" (with Sam Palladio) | 35 | — | The Music of Nashville, Season 1: The Complete Collection |
| "Casino" (with Sam Palladio) | 48 | — | ||
| "This Town" (with Charles Esten) | 41 | — | The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 1 | |
| 2014 | "Lately" (with Sam Palladio) | 42 | — | The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 2 |
| "Black Roses"A | 29 | 116 | ||
| 2015 | "I Will Never Let You Know" (with Sam Palladio) | 39 | — | N/A |
| "Wake Up When It's Over" (with Sam Palladio) | 49 | — | ||
| 2017 | "Love Steps In" | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
- ADid not enter the Hot 100 but charted on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
- Caulfield, Keith (December 21, 2012). "Chart Moves: 'Nashville' Nets Year's Best Sales Week for TV Soundtrack on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- "2013 Top 40 Compilation Albums Archive - 13th April 2013". Official Charts Company. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- "Music of Nashville (Season 1, Volume 2) [Soundtrack]". Amazon. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- "2013 Top 40 Compilation Albums Archive - 1st June 2013". Official Charts Company. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- "Music of Nashville Season One: The Complete Collection [Soundtrack, Box Set]". Amazon. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- "Hot Country Songs Week of November 3, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- "Hot Country Songs Week of November 10, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- "Hot Country Songs Week of November 17, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of November 3, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- "The Billboard Hot 100 Week of November 10, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 November 2012.