Eileen Bowman
Eileen Josephine Bowman Sylwestrzak 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, Hairspray, Looped and she won a Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female for Guys and Dolls.
Personal life
Bowman was born May 8, 1966 in La [Mesa, California]. She is one of three girls fathered by John Bowman, a former teacher at Ramona [High School (Ramona, San Diego County, California)|Ramona High Shool]. Bowman lived in Lakeside, California and attended St. Martin's Catholic grade school. She first portrayed Snow White at San Diego Junior Theatre. Bowman later married actor Marc Sylwestrzak.Career
Bowman's professional acting debut happened when she was 12 at the Old Globe Theatre.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.