Clare Bowen (born Clare Maree Bowen) is from Australia. Her birth date is May 12, 1984. Her parents Tony and Kathleen were working in Qantas which was a great opportunity for Clare. She visited places all around the world, and she even lived for a short time in Zimbabwe. She is a cancer survivor. When she was a child she battled this merciless disease. She was 4 when she found out. She fought cancer for 3 years, and at the age of 7 the cancer went in remission.
Education
Clare Bowen lived in Stanwell Park which is on the South Coast of New South Wales. She went to school in Dulwich Hill, near Sydney. Bowen went to college at University of Wollongong in New South Wales. In 2006 she gained her Bachelor of Creative Arts degree.
Acting Career
In 2009, Clare Bowen made her debut as female lead in the Australian drama movie The Combination. She also starred in The Cut, Gangs of Oz, Chandon Pictures and Home and Away.
In 2010 she played Wendla Bergman the leading role in the Australian drama Spring Awakening. It was directed by Georgie Brookman and overseen by Cate Blanchett at the Sydney Theatre Company.
In 2011 she played the lead role of Martha in Dead’s Man Burden. This production was Jared Moshe’s directorial debut.
In 2012 she received a regular role in the world renowned series Nashville. The TV show is written by Callie Khouri who won an Academy Award. Since May 11, 2012, the series was picked up by ABC.
As a musician, she also has a music career. Even though is not as big or famous as her acting career, she spends a considerable amount of time composing and recording songs. On January 21, 2014 she released together with the Zac Brown Band a live version of the hit Free. This song was number 1 hit from 2010 of Zac Brown’s Band. This live version contains a transition into another famous song Into the Mystic, belonging to famous Van Morisson.
She also had numerous solo songs. One of them is Black Roses. This song was ranked number 116 in Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. She managed to raise a net worth of $ 10million.
Engagement to Brandon Robert Young
In December 2015 she engaged her longtime boyfriend, Brandon Robert Young. He proposed before their performance at The Grand Ole Opry at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
It was the first time when Clare sustained a concert with her new short haircut. The actress admitted that she cut her hair after a young sick girl told her that she couldn’t be a princess because she doesn’t have long hair. She donated her hair and chose instead a pixie haircut.
Being a cancer survivor she knows all about the effect of treatment such as hair loss. This is why she felt that she can inspire girls and women to consider themselves pretty even though they don’t have long hair, or even if they don’t have hair at all. If little girls want to consider themselves princesses the fact that they do not possess a long hair should not stop them. She even thanked ABC because they did not have any objections regarding her decision.
| Birth Date: | 12 May, 1984 |
| Age: | 35 yrs |
| Occupations: | Actor Singer Film actor |
| Citizenship: | Australia |
| Birth Place: | South Coast |
| Education: | University of Wollongong |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Australian actress and singer |
