Hannah Cowley (actress)

British actress and director (born 1981)

Hannah Cowley

Born|

Hannah Cowley

(1981-11-05) 5 November 1981 (age 43)

Islington, London, U.K.

Alma mater| University of Sydney (BA)
University of New South Wales
Relatives| Charles Cowley (great-great-uncle)

Hannah Cowley (born 5 November 1981)[citation needed] is an English actress and director.

## Early life and education

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Cowley was born and raised in Islington, London, the great grand-niece of Charles Cowley. While studying ballet at the London Studio Centre of Dance, she gained fame as a child model and filmed over 30 commercials. Cowley attended Prior Weston Primary School before moving to Australia. She graduated from the University of Sydney with honours I in history, then accepted a place in the PhD program at University of New South Wales.

## Career

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Cowley performed with the London Studio Centre of Dance in the ballets Carousel and Godspell, at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London.

Cowley's television debut was in Neighbours, as Angie Gleason; she went on to film the first season of Merrick and Rosso as Chastity, and appeared with Jimmy Fallon in a 2011 sketch for Universal Studios and the fourth season of Easy to Assemble, created by Illeana Douglas. She also appeared as Cersei Lannister in a 2011 parody of Game of Thrones for G4 (U.S. TV channel).

A noted model, Cowley was the face of Napoleon Perdis "Astro Girl" campaign, Air Tahiti Nui. She was one of the first real models to be used by make-up giant Benefit Cosmetics.[citation needed]

Cowley's on-screen film work has included Get Him to the Greek, Bernard Rose's Two Jacks, Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus as the arrogant rich businesswoman Legatt in the beginning of the film, Ghost Soldiers, Haunting of the Innocent,[1][2] The Atticus Institute, In The Blood, and Bereave.[3]

Cowley's directorial debut came at the SFC Cannes 2008. Her work was subsequently selected for the St John's International Women's Film Festival 2008. Flame of the West (2008), which she also wrote, produced and starred in, is distributed in North America by Moviola. Her second film, Mere Image (2010) was chosen for the 2010 The Valley Film Festival.[4] She has been an active contributor to literary and cinema magazines since working on an edition of Film Courage,[5] after a screening of Mere Image at the Film Courage Interactive.

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2008  | The Kiss | Azura  |
2008  | An American Carol | Award Model  | Uncredited
2009  | Play the Game | Girl with Football
2009  | World Full of Nothing | Ashleigh Cooper  |
2010  | Get Him to the Greek | VH1 Audience Member  |
2010  | Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus | Legatt  |
2012  | Ghost Soldiers | Diana Chenon  |
2012  | Two Jacks | Angel  |
2014  | Haunting of the Innocent | Beyla  |
2014  | In the Blood | Monique Grant  |
2014  | Shock Value | Gina  |
2014  | The Wedding Dress | Young Margot / Ronnie / Isabel  |
2015  | The Atticus Institute | Young Susan Gorman  |
2015  | Bereave | Natalie  |
2015  | Maidens of the Sea | The Mermaid  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2000  | Neighbours | Angie Gleason  | Episode #1.3509
2005  | The B Team | Chastity  | 1 episode
2007  | Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav | —  | Television special
2011  | Xplay | Queen Zelda  | 1 episode
2012  | Easy to Assemble | Reece  | 5 episodes

## References

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1. ^ Jones, Tamika (8 December 2013). "Indie Spotlight". Daily Dead. (A Q&A with Hannah Cowley from Haunting of the Innocent)
2. ^ "Haunting of the Innocent (2014)". Culture Crypt.
3. ^ "Interview - Hannah Cowley of Bereave". Little Blog of Horror.
4. ^ Cowley, Hannah (Director) (2010). Mere Image. The Valley Film Festival.
5. ^ "Giant Sieve". Film Courage.

## External links

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* "Interview with actress Hannah Cowley". Igor's Lab. 2014.
* "Interview - Hannah Cowley". Fear The Crypt.