Kelly Rowan

'Kelly Rowan' (qv) is best known for playing "Kirsten Cohen" on _The O.C. (2003)_ (qv) for which she won a Prism award for best actress. She recently starred in and executive-produced _The Good Times Are Killing Me (2009)_ (qv) with 'Rupert Graves' (qv).Her recent indie film credits include _Jack and Jill vs. the World (2008)_ (qv) and _Mount Pleasant (2006)_ (qv) (for which she was nominated for best supporting actress at the Vancouver Film Festival). She starred opposite 'Samuel L. Jackson' (qv) in the Warner Bros./'Mel Gibson' (qv)- produced thriller _One Eight Seven (1997)_ (qv). Other film credits include _Assassins (1995)_ (qv) with 'Sylvester Stallone' (qv) and 'Antonio Banderas' (qv) and _Hook (1991)_ (qv) for 'Steven Spielberg (I)'.Kelly seems to move effortlessly between the big and small screen. She starred in and executive-produced _Eight Days to Live (2006)_ (qv) and _In God's Country (2007)_ (qv) (both nominated for Gemini awards for Best Television Movie in 2007). She also appeared in the first season of _Boomtown (2002)_ (qv) for NBC, in addition to starring in _The Truth About Jane (2000)_ (qv) with 'Stockard Channing' (qv), the mini-series _A Girl Thing (2001)_ (qv) for Showtime, and the award-winning _Anya's Bell (1999)_ (qv) for CBS.Kelly won critical acclaim and the Gemini Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Mini Series for her performance in the CBS movie _Weit draußen lauert der Tod (1993)_ (qv) opposite 'Bruce Greenwood' (qv).Kelly also won a CTV International Achievement Award in 2005.When not on screen, Kelly is an active executive producer with her producing partner, 'Graham Ludlow' (qv). In 2007, they won a CFTPA indie award for outstanding independent producers for _In God's Country (2007)_ (qv). They have also produced _She Drives Me Crazy (2007)_ (qv) for Lifetime and the CTV network.::Brit Reece