Katrina Bowden Biography

Katrina Bowden (born September 19, 1988) is an American actress best known for playing Cerie on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2006"2013).

Early life

Bowden was born in Wyckoff, New Jersey. She attended the now-defunct Saint Thomas More School in Midland Park, New Jersey, for her grammar and middle school education. She later attended Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township, New Jersey.

Career

In 2006, Bowden scored her first acting role in a two-episode arc on the ABC long-time running daytime soap opera television series One Life to Live as Britney. She has since guest starred on shows such as Law & Order: SVU, Ugly Betty and most recently on the FOX comedy series New Girl. Bowden's breakthrough role came when she was cast as a recurring character on the Emmy Award winning Comedy television series 30 Rock, which premiered on October 11, 2006 on NBC. She portrays the sexy and incompetent assistant Cerie. She signed on as a regular for the show's second season in 2007. The show's final episode aired in January 2013, in total consisting of 7 seasons. She also appeared in "Dance, Dance" a music video from American rock band Fall Out Boy.

In 2008, Bowden made her film debut in the Summit Entertainment raunchy comedy Sex Drive, released to theaters on October 17, 2008. The following year, Bowden starred in two low-budget straight-to-DVD projects The Shortcut and Ratko: The Dictator's Son a film part of the National Lampoon Inc. film trilogy. In 2010 Bowden starred in the widely acclaimed horror-comedy film Tucker & Dale vs Evil as Allison. The film was released in a limited release and grossed over $4,749,516 and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film holds a 'fresh' rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.

In April 2011, Bowden was voted as Esquire Magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive. She was also the face of the Jordache television campaign that made its premiere in September 2011. In April 2011, Universal Pictures announced that Bowden was cast as the role of Mia, an "L.A. party girl type", and girlfriend to Chris Klein's character, in the fourth installment of the American Pie film trilogy, American Reunion. The film was released on April 5, 2012 to mixed reviews but financial success. Also in 2012, Bowden appeared in Piranha 3DD, which was panned by critics and the horror movie Hold Your Breath which received a limited theatrical release before being released to DVD.

Bowden is set to star in Nurse 3D, which is expected to be released in 2013. She guested in American rock band Panic! At The Disco's music video for "Miss Jackson".

Personal life

On January 28, 2012, Bowden got engaged to her boyfriend of nearly two years, musician Ben Jorgensen. They were wed May 19, 2013 in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape	Bronson Girl	TV movie
2008	Sex Drive	Ms. Tasty
2009	Ratko: The Dictator's Son	Holly
	The Shortcut	Christy
2010	Tucker & Dale vs Evil	Allison
2012	American Reunion	Mia
	Piranha 3DD	Shelby
	Hold Your Breath	Jerry
	Nurse 3D	Danni
2013	Movie 43	Girl on Blind Date
	Scary Movie 5	Natalie
	A True Story	Deanna
TBA	The Last Film Festival	Young Starlet	Completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Danna Simpson	Episode: "Gone"
	One Life to Live	Britney Jennings	2 episodes
2007	Psych	Coed	Episode: "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast
2010	Ugly Betty	Heather	Episode: "Smokin' Hot"
	Nick Swardson's Pretend Time	Hilary	Episode: "I Just Got Voodoo'd"
2011	CollegeHumor Originals	Julie	Episode: "I'm Such a Nerd"
2012	New Girl	Holly	Episode: "Secrets"
2006"2013	30 Rock	Cerie	Main role

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Dance, Dance		Song by Fall Out Boy
2006	Good Day		Song by Jewel
2008	After Hours		Song by We Are Scientists
2013	Miss Jackson	Witch	Song by Panic! at the Disco