Born: 21st May 1974
Episodes Broadcast: 2007-2008

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Juliet Cowan's first television appearance came in a 1992 episode of The Bill. The following year, she could be seen in the live broadcast of Iron Maiden's Raising Hell concert, playing the girlfriend of stage magician Simon Drake. Cowan had a recurring role in This Life during 1997, as well as parts in shows like The Passion, Touching Evil and Real Women. She also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. After the turn of the century, Cowan returned to The Bill for several episodes, and she also made regular appearances in such programmes as Family Affairs, The Queen's Nose and Pulling, plus the animated series Bounty Hamster.

2007 saw Cowan take a rare movie role -- in the comedy Magicians -- and appear in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. Introduced in the New Year's Day special Invasion Of The Bane, she portrayed Chrissie, the seemingly self-centred mother to Sarah Jane's young friend Maria Jackson, as played by Yasmin Paige. The character was just beginning to reveal her true depths when Paige's decision to leave The Sarah Jane Adventures prompted Cowan's departure as well; she exited in the 2008 premiere The Last Sontaran. Amongst her subsequent credits were Back To Life, The Revolting World Of Stanley Brown, Hank Zipzer and Back To Life. During the Twenties, Cowan could be seen in the likes of Am I Being Unreasonable?, Stuck and The Power. She also wrote a play entitled MUM, based on her mother's experiences with dementia.