Cast & creator
Lauren Bowles
Best known for Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS
Lauren Bowles is an actress and writer. Bowles majored in drama at New York University. Bowles has appeared in numerous TV shows, including Arrested Development, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy and Private Practice. She has appeared with Louis-Dreyfus in programs such as Seinfeld, as a waitress at the diner; The New Adventures of Old Christine, Watching Ellie, and Veep. She has also appeared in some feature films. In April 2010, she was cast as Holly Cleary, a Wiccan, in the vampire television series True Blood. She currently appears on XM radio's Take Five channel, where she does features for their Five Minute Magazine. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is her maternal half sister.
Also known as: Lauren Elizabeth Bowles
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film credits
39
television credits
63
1989–2025 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (65)
Showing 65 of 65 credits
Grey's Anatomy
Alice Franklin
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ellen the Barmaid
2000
NCIS
Mary Wiles
2003NCIS
Nance Freeman
2003
Modern Family
Ana
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Gaia
2009
Seinfeld
Blonde Longhaired Woman
1989Seinfeld
Waitress
1989Seinfeld
Waitress #1
1989
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Miriam
2000
The Closer
Donna
2005
CSI: NY
Jamie Blake
2004
Scandal
Harmony
2012
Without a Trace
Lucy Stoker
2002
How to Get Away with Murder
Montes
2014
True Blood
Holly Cleary
2008
Private Practice
Cyndy Roberts
2007
Mom
Mary
2013
Station 19
Max's Mother
2018
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020
Veronica Mars
Karin Mackay
2004
Arrested Development
Stripper
2003
Lie to Me
Valerie Blunt
2009
Good Luck Charlie
Elaine
2010
Veep
Monica
2012
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Patty
2006
Rosewood
Loretta Franks
2015
NCIS: Origins
Shelly Wheeler
2024
Ally McBeal
Callie Horne
1997
Still Standing
Nancy
2002
The Hunting Wives
Sienna Colson
2025
The Single Guy
Paula
1995
Rush Hour
Molly
2016
Stalker
Monica Grant
2014
The Heartbreak Kid
Tammy
2007
George of the Jungle
Ursula's Friend
1997
Watching Ellie
Susan
2002
Free Birds
Jake's Mother (voice)
2013
Four Kings
Judy Richardson
2006
Rita Rocks
Audrey
2008
Hall Pass
Britney
2011
The Messengers
Cindy Richards
2015
Starstruck
Sherry Wilde
2010
Breast Men
Implant Removal Patient
1997
Art School Confidential
Woman Strangled
2006
Unhitched
Annie
2008
Ghost World
Angry Garage Sale Woman
2001
Dance Flick
Glynn
2009
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
Nurse Shirley
2022
Spartan
Entertainment Reporter (uncredited)
2004
Night Shift
Birdie
2023
Goodnight Darling
Mom
2021
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
Barb Archer
2016
Her Last Will
Leslie
2016
Underdog Kids
Mrs. Jones
2015
Horror Anthology Volume 1
2022
Gone Missing
Lisa
2013
Best Fake Friends
Joy
2016
Broken Star
Kara
2018
The Uninvited
Sarah Parrish
1996The Test
2013The Test
Director
2013The Test
Writer
2013
Haunted Trumpet
2013
The Starving Games
Effoff
2013