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

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in ''

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'' (1986); both series were produced by the

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, and in 1985, she was cast in another Grundy serial, ''

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'', 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

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in September 1988. After the group disbanded Fowler returned to acting, with roles in '' Big Sky'' (1997), '' All Saints'' (2005–07) and ''

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'' (2013–14). From 2012 she has also participated in reunion gigs by Chantoozies.

Career

Alexandra Fowler had small roles in ''

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'' and '' Sara Dane'', before coming to prominence playing Angela Hamilton in '' Sons and Daughters''. She joined the cast of ''

'' as

in 1986, after being approached by the

. After deciding not to extend her contract with the serial, Fowler departed in September 1986. She also played a regular role in soap ''

'' (1985) and was a regular lead in '' Big Sky'' (1997) alongside actor

Gary Sweet Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in '' Alexandra's Project'' (as Steve), ''Police Rescue'' (as Sergeant "Mickey" McClintock), ''Cody'' (as Cody), '' Big Sky'' (as Chris Manning), ''Bod ...

. She also appeared in ''

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'' and '' Frankie's House''. On 24 August 2001, she appeared on the Australian-American science fiction series ''

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'' 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 ''

'' 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. Fowler rejoined the cast of ''Neighbours'' in late 2015 as

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. In 2022, Fowler joined the filming for mini series ''

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''.

Music career

Fowler was one of four female vocalists in the 1980s Australian pop music band, Chantoozies (1986–91), which also included

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. The other three females were

Tottie Goldsmith Caroline "Tottie" Goldsmith (born 27 August 1962) is an Australian actress and singer. Career Television In the early 1980s, Goldsmith acted in the Australian television series ''The Young Doctors'', '' Starting Out'', ''Prisoner'', '' Saturd ...

Eve von Bibra Eve Sarah von Bibra (born 27 June 1966) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. From 1986 to 1991, she was a member of the pop group, Chantoozies, as one of four female lead vocalists. She co-wrote their hit, "Wanna Be Up", which peaked ...

and Angelica La Bozzetta. Their first single was a number-four hit with a cover version of " Witch Queen" (March 1987). The group had success with other singles including a number-six hit with "

Wanna Be Up "Wanna Be Up" is a song written by Eve von Bibra and Brett Goldsmith and recorded by Australia group Chantoozies. The song was released in May 1988 as the third single from their debut studio album, ''Chantoozies (album), Chantoozies'' (1988). The ...

" (May 1988), and top 40 peaks for "

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" (June 1987, No. 36), "Kiss 'n' Tell" (August 1988, No. 25) and "

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" (March 1991, No. 21). They also issued two albums, '' Chantoozies'' (September 1988, No. 8) and ''

Gild the Lily ''Gild the Lily'' is the second and to date final studio album by Australian group Chantoozies. The album was released in April 1991 by Mushroom Records and peaked at number 71 on the ARIA Charts. Track listing ; LP (L 30249) A cover of the ...

'' (April 1991, No. 71).Australian chart peaks: * Australian Music Report (licensed by ARIA until 19 June 1988) peaks: * ARIA top 50 peaks from 26 June 1988: * ARIA peaks between 51–100, from 1988 to 2010: From 2012, Chantoozies have performed reunion gigs and released a single, "Baby It's You", in April 2014.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fowler, Ally 1961 births Living people Australian women pop singers Australian film actresses Australian soap opera actresses Chantoozies members 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses 20th-century Australian women singers 21st-century Australian women singers People educated at Wilderness School