Lily Cowles

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Lily Cowles
Lily Cowles 2009 (cropped).jpg
Cowles in 2007
Born (1987-09-07) September 7, 1987 (age 36)
Alma mater Princeton University (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Known for Roswell, New Mexico
as Isobel Evans
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Mobile
as Helen Park
Parents
Relatives Chandler Cowles (grandfather)

Lily Cowles (born September 7, 1987) [1] is an American actress known for her role as Isobel Evans in Roswell, New Mexico and Helen Park in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War .

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Early life and education

Cowles was born in 1987 and raised in rural Connecticut, the daughter of actress Christine Baranski and playwright Matthew Cowles. [2] [3] Cowles has an older sister, an attorney named Isabel. Cowles earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies from Princeton University. [4] [5] [6] Cowles' father died of congestive heart failure in 2014. [7]

Career

After graduating from Princeton University, Cowles relocated to Los Angeles. She began her career in entertainment as a personal assistant to Jonah Hill during the production of True Story. [8] In 2015, she had her acting debut in Enchantments. [3]

In 2016, Cowles also had a reoccurring role in the political satire, BrainDead . Cowles was later cast in the CW reboot of Roswell, titled Roswell, New Mexico. 2020 saw Cowles play the role of Helen Park in the first-person shooter video game Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War . [9]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015EnchantmentsBitch CustomerFilm
2016 BrainDead Germaine Healy4 episodes
2017Joe Goes to TherapyTV movie
Jones vs. the WorldAimeeTV series
2018Stages of AndroidLilyShort
2019–2022 Roswell, New Mexico Isobel Evans Main role; 52 episodes
2020 Antebellum SarahFilm
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Call of Duty: Mobile
Helen ParkVideo game
2023 Immortals of Aveum ZendaraVideo game
2024 Albany Road Andrea

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