Jessica Bowman

Jessica Bowman is an American actress who began in community theater and commercials and became known for television drama. Born in Walnut Creek, California, she first appeared as Darcy on The Road Home and took guest roles on Boy Meets World, NYPD Blue and Baywatch. She took over the part of Colleen Cooper on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman in its third season, after Erika Flores declined to renew her contract, and won the Young Artists Award in 1996 as best young actress in a drama series, with further nominations in 1997 and 1998. She also received the Michael Landon Award in 1996 for the series. After the show ended in 1998 she starred in Someone to Love Me as a rape victim, appeared in the television movies Young Hearts Unlimited and Lethal Vows, and returned as Colleen in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within in 2001. Her films include Joy Ride (2001) and Derailed (2002).