Fowler was born in Adelaide in 1961, her father was a television executive, who served with the production firm the
Grundy Organisation (later Palmer Keegan) in the
Grundy series
Sons and Daughters from 1982 and 1984, through 327 episodes. She joined the cast of
Neighbours as
Zoe Davis in 1986, after being approached by the
Grundy Organisation. After deciding not to extend her contract with the serial, Fowler departed in September 1986. She also played a regular role in another Grundy soap
Possession (1985) just before it was cancelled. She also appeared in
The Flying Doctors and ''
Frankie's House. From 1997, she was a regular lead in Big Sky'', alongside actor
Gary Sweet. From June 2013, Fowler began appearing in the first season of
Wentworth as Simone "Simmo" Slater and continued in the role through to season 2, episode 6. She reappeared as Slater in season 3, episode 12 in a cameo role. Fowler rejoined the cast of
Neighbours in late 2015 as
Nene Williams. In 2022, Fowler joined the cast of miniseries
Riptide. Fowler in 2024 gave an extensive interview with the podcast
Talking Prisoner, talking about her time on
Wentworth,
Sons and Daughters and
All Saints.
Music As a singer, Fowler is known as one of the four female vocalists of the band
Chantoozies (1986–1991), which also included
David Reyne. The other three females were
Tottie Goldsmith,
Eve von Bibra and Angelica La Bozzetta. After the group disbanded Fowler returned to acting, with roles in
Big Sky (1997),
All Saints (2005–2007) and
Wentworth (2013–2014). From 2012 she has also participated in reunion gigs with Chantoozies. They released a single, "Baby It's You", in April 2014. ==Filmography==