Ally Fowler

Ally Fowler
Ally Fowler
Born	Alexandra Fowler; 6 December 1961 (age 62); Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1982–present
Known for	Sons and Daughters as Angela Hamilton Palmer Keegan (327 episodes)

Alexandra Fowler (born 6 December 1961) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Angela Hamilton (later Palmer Keegan) in Sons and Daughters from 1982 and 1984 through 327 episodes 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.

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]^[5] Fowler rejoined the cast of Neighbours in late 2015 as Nene Williams.^[6]^[7]

In 2022, Fowler joined mini series Riptide.^[8]^[9] Fowler in 2024 gave an extensive interview with Talking Prisoner and talked about her time on Wentworth, Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series), All Saints.^[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–84	Sons and Daughters	Angela Hamilton	327 episodes
1985	Possession	Nicola Shannon	3 episodes
1986	Neighbours	Zoe Davis	Regular role
1988	The Flying Doctors	Josie	1 episode
1991	G.P.	Mischa	1 episode
1992	Frankie's House	Kate	TV movie
1994	Law of the Land	Jacqui Rushcutter	13 episodes
1996	Cody: The Burnout	Stella	TV movie
1997	Big Sky	Lauren Allen	40 episodes
1999	Die Millennium-Katastrophe - Computer-Crash 2000		TV movie
1999	Heartbreak High	Katherine	2 episodes
2001	Farscape	Orrhn	1 episode
2001	Head Start	Felice	2 episodes
2001–02	Backberner	Julie	2 episodes
2004	Love in the First Degree	Jill	Film
2005	The Secret Life of Us	Susie	1 episode
2005–07	All Saints	Eve Ballantyne / Juilette	29 episodes
2006	Stepfather of the Bride	Pamela	TV movie
2008	Scorched	Kate Langmore	TV movie
2013–15	Wentworth	Simone Slater	9 episodes
2016	Neighbours	Nene Williams	Guest role
2022	Riptide	Rachel Weston	4 episodes
2024	White Fever	Llewellyn	2 episodes

Music videos / Self appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2024	Talking Prisoner	Self	Podcast Series
2015	Chantoozies: Black and Blue	Self	Music video
2014	Chantoozies: Baby It's You	Self	Music video
1991	Chantoozies: I'll Be There	Self	Music video
1991	Chantoozies: Love the one your With	Self	Music video
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

Music career

Fowler was one of four female vocalists in the 1980s Australian pop music band, Chantoozies (1986–91), which also included David Reyne.^[11] The other three females were Tottie Goldsmith, Eve von Bibra and Angelica La Bozzetta.^[11] Their first single was a number-four hit with a cover version of "Witch Queen" (March 1987).^[12] 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).^[12] They also issued two albums, Chantoozies (September 1988, No. 8) and Gild the Lily (April 1991, No. 71).^[12]