title: Ally Fowler
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  | birthname               = Alexandra Fowler
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  | birth_place             = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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  | othername               = Ally Fowler
  | occupation              = Actress, singer
  | known_for               = Sons and Daughters as Angela Hamilton (327 episodes)
  | yearsactive             = 1982–present
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  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 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. She joined the cast of Neighbours as Zoe Davis in 1986, after being approached by the Grundy Organisation. After deciding not to extend her contract with the serial, Fowler departed in September 1986. 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.
  
  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. Fowler rejoined the cast of Neighbours in late 2015 as Nene Williams.
  
  In 2022, Fowler joined  mini series Riptide.
  
   Filmography 
  
  Music career 
  
  Fowler was one of four female vocalists in the 1980s Australian pop music band, Chantoozies (1986–91), which also included David Reyne. The other three females were Tottie Goldsmith, Eve von Bibra 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" (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). They also issued two albums, Chantoozies (September 1988, No. 8) and Gild the Lily'' (April 1991, No. 71).
  
  From 2012, Chantoozies have performed reunion gigs and released a single, "Baby It's You", in April 2014.
  
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  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