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Eileen Josephine Bowman Sylwestrzak (born ) is an American actress who performed as Snow White at the 61st Academy Awards and Beach Blanket Babylon. Bowman starred in productions of End of the Rainbow (2015), Hairspray (2018), Looped (2024) and she won a Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female for Guys and Dolls (2012).
In 1989, Bowman was cast as Snow White by Steve Silver for the Beach Blanket Babylon in Las Vegas. Silver requested Bowman to audition for the character in the opening performance of the 61st Academy Awards. According to the Los Angeles Times, Bowman won the part against Pia Zadora, Lorna Luft, Ellen Greene, and Lucy Arnaz but the San Francisco Chronicle reported they all declined the role. She went on to perform alongside Rob Lowe at the event. Bowman later stated her professional career suffered following the performance, not discussing details until a 2013 interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Bowman reunited with Lowe in 2018 when Lowe was doing a show at the Balboa Theatre.
In 1991, Bowman was cast in a production of Tales of Tinseltown in San Diego. In the 2010s, she starred in several San Diego productions.
| 1989 | 61st Academy Awards | Snow White | |
| 1991 | Writer's Block | Young Woman | |
| 1992 | Killer Tomatoes Eat France | Tour Guide | |
| 1995 | Top Dog | Female Detective | |
| 1996 | Silk Stalkings | Valet | Episode: "Family Values" |
| Renegade | Jenny / Desk Clerk | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | K9.5: The Howlywood Premiere | Voice | |
| 1998 | Bank Teller | Episode: "Game, Set and Match" | |
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self | |
| 2019 | Inside Edition | Self | Episode: "Snow White Oscars' Moment" |
| 2025 | San Diego Film Awards | Self | Co-hosted with spouse |
| Daddy Help! Mommy's in Prison! | Edith Baron | ReelShort series | |
| The Boy I Hate | Mrs. Montgomery | ReelShort series | |
| Pregnant by My Ex's Professor Dad | Dean Hearst |
| 1977 | Bye Bye Birdie | Parkway Junior High School, La Mesa, California | ||
| 1978 | The Enchanted | Young girl | Cassius Carter Center Stage, Balboa Park, San Diego | |
| 1984 | The Great Pretender | Shana | Old Town Opera House | |
| 1991 | Tales of Tinseltown | Ellie Ash | Hahn Cosmopolitan, Downtown San Diego | |
| 1992 | Dames at Sea | Ruby | Welk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California | |
| Rockn' 50's | Springs Theatre, Palm Springs Convention Center | |||
| 1993 | Reunion | Hahn Cosmopolitan, Downtown San Diego | ||
| 1994 | Animal Crackers | Welk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California | ||
| 1995 | Singin' in the Rain | Welk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California | ||
| 1996 | Mame | Agnes Gooch | Welk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California | |
| 1997 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Cecily | Vantage Theatre, La Jolla, California | |
| The Music Man | Marian | Starlight Musical Theatre, Balboa Park, San Diego | ||
| Singin' in the Rain | Lina | Starlight Musical Theatre, Balboa Park, San Diego | ||
| 1998 | Brigadoon | Fiona | Starlight Musical Theatre, Balboa Park, San Diego | |
| A Little Night Music | Anne | Casa del Prado Theatre, Balboa Park, San Diego | ||
| 1999 | My Fair Lady | Eliza Doolittle | Starlight Musical Theatre, Balboa Park, San Diego | |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Old Globe Theatre | |||
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Old Globe Theatre | ||
| 2003 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Grandma Who | Old Globe Theatre | |
| 2005 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Old Globe Theatre | ||
| 2007 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Grandma Who | Old Globe Theatre | |
| 2008 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Grandma Who | Old Globe Theatre | |
| 2009 | Ruthless! | Judy Denmark | Broadway Theatre, Vista, California | |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Grandma Who | Old Globe Theatre | ||
| 2010 | Footloose | Ethel | Welk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California | |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Grandma Who | Old Globe Theatre | ||
| 2011 | Spring Awakening | Coronado Performing Arts Center, Coronado, California | ||
| Barbra's Wedding | Molly Schiff | Broadway Theatre, Vista, California | By Daniel Stern | |
| Mame | Agnes Gooch | Stephen and Mary Birch North Park Theatre, North Park, San Diego | ||
| 2012 | 2 Across: A Comedy of Crosswords and Romance | Janet | Broadway Theatre, Vista, California | By Jerry Mayer, co-starred with spouse |
| Guys and Dolls | Adalaide | Lamb's Players Theatre, Coronado, California | ||
| Joe Versus the Volcano | DeDe | Lamb's Players Theatre, Coronado, California | ||
| 2013 | Pete 'n' Keely | Keely | Lamb's Players Theatre, Coronado, California | |
| Company | Amy | Cygnet Theatre Company | ||
| Hairspray | Velma Von Tussle | Welk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California | ||
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Grandma Who | Old Globe Theatre | ||
| 2014 | The Odd Couple | Cecily Pigeon | Welk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California | |
| Ruthless! | Judy Denmark / Ginger Del Marco | The Moss Theatre at New Roads School, Santa Monica, California | ||
| 2015 | You Can't Take It with You | Gay Wellington / Olga Katrina | Lamb's Players Theatre, Coronado, California | |
| End of the Rainbow | Judy Garland | Intrepid Theatre, Encinitas, California | ||
| 2016 | Alice Beineke | Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista, California | ||
| The Doyle and Debbie Show | Debbie | Broadway Theatre, Vista, California | ||
| Ruthless! | Judy Denmark | Moxie Theatre, San Diego | ||
| 2017 | On the 20th Century | Mildred Plotka / Lily Garland | Cygnet Theatre Company | |
| 2018 | Hairspray | Velma Von Tussle | Horton Grand Theatre, San Diego | |
| 2019 | Menopause The Musical | Soap Star | Welk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California | |
| Road Show | Off Broadway Live, Santee, California | |||
| 2020 | Alice | Red Queen | Lamb's Players Theatre, Coronado, California | |
| 2021 | Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge | Mrs. Emily Cratchit | Moxie Theatre, San Diego | |
| 2022 | Nunsense | Sister Mary Amnesia | Welk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California | |
| Cinderella | Madame | Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista, California | ||
| A Christmas Carol | Various | Cygnet Theatre Company | ||
| 2023 | A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Emily Cratchit | Cygnet Theatre Company | |
| 2024 | Tootsie | Rita Marshall | Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista, California | |
| Looped | Tallulah Bankhead | The Roustabouts at the Legler Benbough Theatre, Alliant International University | ||
| A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Emily Cratchit | Cygnet Theatre Company | ||
| 2025 | Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike | Masha | Cygnet Theatre Company | |
| A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Emily Cratchit | Joseph Clayes III Theater in The Joan, Liberty Station, San Diego |
| San Diego Critics Circle | 2012 | Guys and Dolls | Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female | ||
| 2013 | Pete 'n' Keely | ||||
| 2025 | Looped | Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play |
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