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Lauren Bowles

Lauren Bowles

Actor · Born March 24, 1970 (56) · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 24, 1970 (56)
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Lauren Bowles' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Bonds
20%
Society
15%
Morality
14%
Self
12%
Power
7%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
6
Absurd
4
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lauren Bowles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lauren Bowles' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Hunting Wives(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sienna Colson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Origins(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Shelly Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Night Shift(2023)

    as Birdie

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon(2021)

    as Nurse Shirley

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Witchcraft Motion Picture Company Presents: Horror Anthology - Volume 1(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Goodnight Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mom

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Broken Star(2018)

    as Kara

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Max's Mother

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Best Fake Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Joy

  • Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?(2016)

    as Barb Archer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Her Last Will(2016)

    as Leslie

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Rush Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Molly

  • Rosewood(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Loretta Franks

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Underdog Kids(2015)

    as Mrs. Jones

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Messengers(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindy Richards

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Monica Grant

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Montes

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Starving Games(2013)

    as Effoff

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Free Birds(2013)

    as Jake's Mother (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Haunted Trumpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Mom(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Gone Missing(2013)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Monica

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Harmony

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hall Pass(2011)

    as Britney

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Good Luck Charlie(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Elaine

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • StarStruck(2010)

    as Sherry Wilde

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ana

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Gaia

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Dance Flick(2009)

    as Glynn

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Valerie Blunt

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Rita Rocks(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • True Blood(2008)

    Show 48 episodes · as Holly Cleary

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Unhitched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie

  • The Heartbreak Kid(2007)

    as Tammy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Cyndy Roberts

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Art School Confidential(2006)

    as Woman Strangled

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The New Adventures of Old Christine(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Patty

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Four Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Judy Richardson

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Donna

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Franklin

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie Blake

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Karin Mackay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Spartan(2004)

    as Entertainment Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Stripper

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Wiles · as Nance Freeman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Still Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Nancy

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucy Stoker

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Watching Ellie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 19 episodes · as Susan

  • Ghost World(2001)

    as Angry Garage Sale Woman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Miriam

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen the Barmaid

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Breast Men(1997)

    as Implant Removal Patient

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Callie Horne

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • George of the Jungle(1997)

    as Ursula's Friend

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Uninvited(1996)

    as Sarah Parrish

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Single Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Paula

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 7 episodes · as Blonde Longhaired Woman · as Waitress · as Waitress #1

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles from 1989 to 2025; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

The Starving Games (2013)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021)

Midcredits 52nd

Film career

19892025

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 60: 59 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdDirecting1 of 60: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 60: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s25 · acting2010s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Lauren Bowles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Underdog Kids (2015)

86th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Seinfeld (1989)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lauren Bowles' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Lauren Bowles work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lauren Bowles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patrick Fischler shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers