Kelly Rowan (born 1967 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress well known for her twenty-five years in the industry, most recently for her role as Kirsten Cohen on The O.C.

A graduate of Toronto's Northern Secondary School (Class of '85), as well as a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Rowan began her acting career in 1980. Appearing in such movies as The Gate, Hook, Three to Tango, and A Girl Thing, Rowan remained a recognizable face without a well-known name for years, guest-starring in television shows such as The Outer Limits, Da Vinci's Inquest, Crime Scene Investigation and Dallas. In 1993 She won a Gemini award for her work in the TV-movie Adrift.

In 2002, Rowan guest-starred in three episodes of Boomtown, playing "Marian", the deceived wife of David McNorris (Neal McDonough). (She returned for one last episode in 2003). That same year, she was cast as Kirsten Cohen on the new FOX program, The O.C., alongside Peter Gallagher, Tate Donovan, Adam Brody and Melinda Clarke, who had appeared on the same episode of CSI. She is a main character on The O.C., now in its third season.

Selected filmography

• The O.C. (2003 - present) (TV series)
• Three to Tango (1999)
• One Eight Seven (1997)
• Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
• Hook (1991)
• Another World (1964) (TV series) (1988)
• The Gate (1987)

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