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Juliet Cowan
Born
Occupation Actress
Years active 1993–present
Known for Hank Zipzer as Rosa (2014–2016)
Television This Life
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Back to Life

Juliet Cowan is a talented actress from Northern Ireland. She has appeared in many TV shows, movies, and plays. You might know her from popular shows like Hank Zipzer, The Sarah Jane Adventures, or Back to Life.

Juliet was born in Belfast, which is in Northern Ireland. She started her acting career in the early 1990s and has been busy ever since!

Juliet's Acting Journey

Juliet Cowan's first acting appearance was in a live video performance for the band Iron Maiden in 1993. It was called "Raising Hell" and was shown on TV. Even though she wasn't named in the credits, it was her first step into acting.

Early TV Roles

Juliet has played many different characters on television. She was in over 20 episodes of a police show called The Bill. She also appeared in an episode of the detective series Inspector Morse.

She had a regular role as Nicki in the TV show This Life. She also played Carla in The Queen's Nose, which was a popular children's show. Juliet was an air hostess named Polly Arnold in the soap opera Family Affairs.

Becoming a Familiar Face

Juliet became well-known to younger audiences when she played Chrissie Jackson in the CBBC show The Sarah Jane Adventures. This show was a spin-off from Doctor Who. Her character first appeared in the very first episode, "Invasion of the Bane", in 2007.

In 2009, she played a social worker named Josie in two episodes of the series Shameless. She also appeared in a short film called Goodbye to the Normals, which was a music video for Robbie Williams.

More TV and Film Work

Juliet has been in many other TV shows. She played the mother of a character named JJ in the teen drama Skins. She also appeared in PhoneShop as Shelley, who was Lance's wife.

From 2014 to 2016, Juliet had a main role as Rosa Zipzer in the CBBC show Hank Zipzer. In this show, she acted alongside famous actor Henry Winkler. In 2014, she appeared in an episode of Utopia.

More recently, in 2018, Juliet played a real person named Tracey Rogers in a BBC show called Killed by My Debt. In 2022, she was in the comedy show Stuck with Dylan Moran.

In 2023, it was announced that Juliet would be in the movie Back to Black. This film is about the singer Amy Winehouse, and Juliet played Amy's mother, Janis Winehouse-Collins. The movie was released in 2024.

Juliet's Roles on TV

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Inspector Morse: The Wench is Dead Joanna Franks
2003 Bounty Hamster Cassie Main role, voice
2006 – 2009 Pulling Tanya
2007 – 2008 The Sarah Jane Adventures Chrissie Jackson
2008 Beautiful People Kathy Guest role
2009 – 2010 Skins Celia Jones
2010 – 2011 PhoneShop Shelley
2012 The Revolting World of Stanley Brown Amanda Brown Recurring role
2013 Fresh Meat Chris Nordstrom
2014 – 2016 Hank Zipzer Rosa Main role
2017 The End of the ... World Della
2021 Brassic Liz Jones
2022- Am I Being Unreasonable? Viv
2022 The Flatshare Gillian
Stuck Joy
Everything I Know About Love Joan
Prefect Janice
2023 The Power Barbara Monke Recurring role
Culprits Marian 2 episodes
2024 Death in Paradise Eloise Mirie
2025 Big Boys Eileen 1 episode
What It Feels Like for a Girl Alison 2 episodes

Juliet's Roles in Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Falling Into Place Sara
2024 Back to Black Janis Winehouse

See also

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