Ally Fowler

Alexandra "Ally" Fowler (born 6 December 1961) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Angela Hamilton in Sons and Daughters (1982–84) and Zoe Davis in Neighbours (1986); both series were produced by the Grundy Organisation, and in 1985, she was cast in another Grundy serial, Possession, just before that series was cancelled.

Ally Fowler
Born
Alexandra Fowler

(1961-12-06) 6 December 1961
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Other namesAlly Fowler
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1982–present

As a singer, Fowler is known as one of the four female vocalists of the band Chantoozies (1986–91), which had top 10 hits with a cover version of "Witch Queen" in 1987 and an original track, "Wanna Be Up" in 1988. Their debut self-titled album peaked at No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart in September 1988. After the group disbanded Fowler returned to acting, with roles in Big Sky (1997), All Saints (2005–07) and Wentworth (2013–14). From 2012 she has also participated in reunion gigs by Chantoozies.

Career

Alexandra Fowler had small roles in The Young Doctors and Sara Dane, before coming to prominence playing Angela Hamilton in Sons and Daughters.[1] She joined the cast of Neighbours as Zoe Davis in 1986, after being approached by the Grundy Organisation.[2] After deciding not to extend her contract with the serial, Fowler departed in September 1986.[3] She also played a regular role in soap Possession (1985) and was a regular lead in Big Sky (1997) alongside actor Gary Sweet. She also appeared in The Flying Doctors and Frankie's House.[2]

On 24 August 2001, she appeared on the Australian-American science fiction series Farscape in the episode "Fractures" as the voice of Orrhn. From 15 November 2005 to 2007, she played the recurring role of Eve Ballantyne on the Australian drama series All Saints.

From June 2013, Fowler began appearing in season one of Wentworth as Simone "Simmo" Slater and carried on right up until season 2 episode 6. However, she did make a cameo again in season 3 episode 12.[4] Fowler rejoined the cast of Neighbours in late 2015 as Nene Williams.[5]

In 2022, Fowler joined mini series Riptide.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2022 Riptide [7] Rachel Weston 4 episodes
1986-2016 Neighbours [8] Zoe Davis / Nene Williams 114 episodes
2013-15 Wentworth (TV series) [9] Simone Slater 9 episodes
2015 Chantoozies: Black and Blue Self Music Video
2014 Chantoozies: Baby It's You Self Music Video
2008 Scorched Kate TV Movie
2007-99 All Saints (TV series) Eve Ballantyne / Juilette 29 episodes
2006 Stepfather of the Bride Pamela TV Movie
2005 The Secret Life of Us Susie 1 episode
2004 Love in the First Degree Jill Film
2002-01 Backberner Julie 2 episodes
2001 Farscape Orrhn 1 episode
2001 Headstart Felice 2 episodes
1999 Die Millennium-Katastrophe - Computer-Crash 2000 TV Movie
1999 Heartbreak High Katherine 2 episodes
1997 Big Sky Lauren Allen 40 episodes
1996 Cody: The Burnout Stella TV Movie
1994 Law of the Land Jacqui 13 episodes
1992 Frankie's House Kate TV Movie
1991 Chantoozies: I'll be There Self Music Video
1991 Chantoozies: Love the one your With Self Music Video
1991 GP Mischa 1 episode
1990 Chantoozies: Walk On Self Music Video
1989 Chantoozies: Come Back to Me Self Music Video
1988 Chantoozies: Kiss n Tell Self Music video
1988 Chantoozies: Wanna Be Up Self Music Video
1988 The Flying Doctors Josie 1 episode
1985 Possession Nicola 3 episodes
1982-84 Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series) Angela Hamilton 327 episodes

Music career

Fowler was one of four female vocalists in the 1980s Australian pop music band, Chantoozies (1986–91), which also included David Reyne.[10] The other three females were Tottie Goldsmith, Eve von Bibra and Angelica La Bozzetta.[10] Their first single was a number-four hit with a cover version of "Witch Queen" (March 1987).[11] The group had success with other singles including a number-six hit with "Wanna Be Up" (May 1988), and top 40 peaks for "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (June 1987, No. 36), "Kiss 'n' Tell" (August 1988, No. 25) and "Love the One You're With" (March 1991, No. 21).[11] They also issued two albums, Chantoozies (September 1988, No. 8) and Gild the Lily (April 1991, No. 71).[11]

From 2012, Chantoozies have performed reunion gigs[12] and released a single, "Baby It's You", in April 2014.[13]

References
  1. Cook, Stephen (4 December 1982). "Ally's fight with fame". TV Week. p. 71.
  2. Monroe, Josephine (1994). The Neighbours Programme Guide. Virgin Books. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-86369-831-6.
  3. Fidgeon, Patrice (10 May 1986). "Nervous Neighbours". TV Week. p. 33.
  4. "Season 1". SoHo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  5. Moran, Jonathon (23 February 2016). "Ally Fowler has not been on the set of Neighbours for 30 years but will cause chaos on her return". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. Knox, David. "10 announces new drama co-production Riptide". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/07/10-announces-new-drama-co-production-riptide.html
  8. https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/02/ally-fowler-returns-to-neighbours.html
  9. https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/02/wentworth-on-the-inside.html
  10. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Chantoozies'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-86508-072-7. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004.
  11. Australian chart peaks:
    • Australian Music Report (licensed by ARIA until 19 June 1988) peaks: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
    • ARIA top 50 peaks from 26 June 1988: "The Chantoozies Discography". Archived from the original on 8 May 2014.
    • ARIA peaks between 51–100, from 1988 to 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  12. Lazarevic, Jade (27 June 2013). "Chantoozies play at Lizotte's". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  13. "The Chantoozies are back: Ally Fowler, Tottie Goldsmith, Angelica 'Angie' Arnott and Eve von Bibra". New Idea. No. 26. Yahoo7. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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