Clare Bowen

Clare Maree Bowen (born May 12, 1984, height 5' 2" (1,57 m))is an Australian actress and singer, best known for role as Scarlett O'Connor in ABC musical drama television series Nashville.

Bowen was born in Australia. Her year of birth is uncertain; sources place it between 1984 and 1989. Her parents Tony and Kathleen worked for Qantas and she spent time overseas as a child, including a stint with her family in Zimbabwe. Bowen is a cancer survivor, having battled the disease between the ages of 4 and 7. She lived in Stanwell Park on the South Coast of New South Wales and attended primary school in Dulwich Hill, a suburb of Sydney. Bowen has a younger brother named Timothy (age 23–24) who is a musician.Bowen attended the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, where she received a Bachelor of Creative Arts degree in 2006.