Caylee Cowan

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Caylee Cowan
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Cowan in 2023
Born
Catherine Caylee Cowan

(1998-03-19) March 19, 1998 (age 26)
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Partner Casey Affleck (2021–)

Catherine Caylee Cowan (born March 19, 1998) [1] is an American actress. [2] She is best known for her roles in Sunrise in Heaven (2019), Willy's Wonderland (2021), Spinning Gold (2022), and Frank and Penelope (2022). [3]

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Early life

Cowan was born in Los Angeles, California. She was raised by a single mother and is the youngest of three children. [4] After graduating from high school, Cowan began acting in theater productions. [5] [6] She appeared in productions of Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley. [7]

Career

Cowan made her film debut playing the character of Jan in the American romance 1950s period drama Sunrise in Heaven , [8] in an adaptation of Jan Gilbert Hurst's book His Sunrise My Sunset . [9] The movie was released on Netflix on April 1, 2020. [10] [11] [12]

In 2021, Cowan went on to appear in the indie horror thriller Incision (film), as Becca Landry. That same year, Cowan played a supporting role of Kathy Barnes in the action comedy horror Willy's Wonderland [13] acting alongside Nicolas Cage in an ensemble of teen actors. [14]

In 2022, Cowan was cast in a lead role in the independent romantic thriller Frank and Penelope , [15] as Penelope, "a doe-eyed femme fatale". [16] The film, which also includes Kevin Dillon, Lin Shaye, and Johnathon Schaech in the cast, was the directorial debut of actor Sean Patrick Flannery. [17] Cowan and the cast attended the world premiere of the movie at the Riviera International Film Festival, [18] [19] and the screening at the Cannes Film Festival. [20]

In 2023, Cowan appeared in a supporting role as Farrah Lee in the biographical musical drama, Spinning Gold , [21] and in a supporting role as Felicity in the science fiction thriller, Divinity, directed by Eddie Alcazar and produced by Steven Soderbergh [22] which premiered on opening night at Screamfest Horror Film Festival [23] and was in competition at Sundance Film Festival. [24] She is a co-executive producer on Robert Rodriguez's action-thriller, Hypnotic , which screened at the South by Southwest film festival. [25]

Cowan was cast as Christian Christmas in the movie Holiday Twist , directed by Stephanie Garvin, [26] which was released in December 2023. [27] [28]

In August 2024, she was cast as Casey Spencer in Mother and Me. [29]

Personal life

Caylee has been dating actor Casey Affleck since November 2021. [30]

Filmography

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Sunrise in Heaven Jan Hurst
2020 Incision Becca Landry
2021 Willy's Wonderland Kathy Barnes
Bad DetectivesHolly Martins
2022GeoGemma
Frank and Penelope Penelope
2023 Spinning Gold Farrah Lee
Divinity Felicity
Hypnotic Co-executive producer
Fast Charlie Executive producer
Holiday Twist Christina Christmas
2024Double ExposureSara [31]
The Beast WithinWillow [32]
The Instigators Mayor's Assistant
TBAHollywood Grit Vivan BlakePost Production [33]
Stay At HomeSydneyPost-production [34]
The Possession at Gladstone ManorJamie BlackExecutive producer, Post-production [35]
Mother and MeCasey SpencerPost-production [36]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Lethal Weapon WaitressEpisode: "The Spy Who Loved Me"
2020Buried in the BackyardJessica ThomasEpisode: "Girl in the Grave"
2023Stay OutChristiane BET Original TV movie [37]

Music video

YearTitleArtist
2021"Convenience" Pretty Sister
2022"Sundress" Austin Mahone
"Die in LA"Hunter Daily

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