Scarlett O'Connor
Played by Clare Bowen
Scarlett O'Connor
Played by Clare Bowen
Influences:Eudora Welty, James Dickey, Judy Collins
Character Bio
Scarlett grew up on a farm near Natchez. Miss., never dreaming she’d become a performer like her uncle Deacon. She instead gravitated toward poetry, and her love of writing earned her a scholarship to college, where she met her boyfriend, Avery. She then followed Avery to Nashville so he could chase his musical dreams, which Scarlett fully supports—in fact, she’s Avery’s #1 fan.Scarlett’s loyal and sensitive, but she’s also stronger than she looks. It's a strength she'll need, as she wrestles with her newly discovered musical gifts—a talent she didn’t know she had and isn’t sure she wants.
Actor Bio
Clare Bowen has enjoyed a flourishing career in film, theatre and television. A native Australian, she has appeared in several of her home country’s iconic television dramas, including “Home and Away,” the medical drama “All Saints,” “The Cut” and the critically acclaimed comedy, “Chandon.”
In her U.S. film debut, Bowen stars as the female lead in the western “Dead Man’s Burden,” which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival June 2012. Shortly after graduating from the University of Wollongong in 2009, she was offered a lead role in the highly controversial feature film, “The Combination,” directed by David Field. This was followed by a major role in the thriller “The Clinic,” which screened at several international film festivals, and the independent film “Not Suitable for Children,” alongside Ryan Kwanten.
A gifted singer, Bowen has performed in several theatre productions. Most recently she starred as the lead role of Wendla in the Geordie Brookman-directed rock musical, “Spring Awakening,” under the co-artistic direction of Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton at the Sydney Theatre Company.
Bowen was born and raised in the South Coast of Australia.
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