Over the years, The Big Bang Theory has had famous faces in iconic guest roles and many cameo appearances from actors and huge names in the world of science. In season 10, April Bowlby starred in an episode as did Judd Hirsch, Katey Sagal, Josh Zuckerman, Brandon Jones and Katie Leclerc.Express.co.ukhas everything you need to know about Bowlby and her appearance in The Big Bang Theory.
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Who is April Bowlby?
April Bowlby is an American actress and model from Vallejo, California.
Big Bang Theory fans will most likely recognise Bowlby from her performance as Kandi on the CBS series, Two and a Half Men.
Bowlby played the role of Kandi from 2006 until 2015, starring alongside Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Holland Taylor and Ashton Kutcher.
Two and a Half Men was Bowlby’s first major acting role, having had short guest appearances on CSI, Stacked and Freddie beforehand.
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April Bowlby in The Big Bang Theory (Image: GETTY)
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She is also well known for her portrayal of Stacey Barrett in the fantasy legal drama Drop Dead Diva, a role she played from 2009 until 2014.
In Drop Dead Diva, Bowlby starred opposite Brooke Elliot, Margaret Cho, Jackson Hurst and Ben Feldman.
In 2018, Bowlby landed the role of Rita Farr in the DC Universe series Titans.
More recently, Bowlby joined the cast of the Titan’s spin-off series Doom Patrol in the role of Rita Farr/Elasti-Woman.
Earlier this year, Bowlby appeared in the Legends of Tomorrow: Crisis of Infinite Earth Part Five crossover, alongside Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Jes Macallan and LaMonica Garrett.
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April Bowlby played Rebecca in The Big Bang Theory (Image: GETTY)
Before pursuing an acting career, Bowlby studied ballet, French and marine biology at Moorpark College and had a successful modelling career.
Bowlby has appeared in the films, All Roads Lead Home, The Slammin’ Salmon, From Prada to Nada and Unbroken: Path to Redemption.
Big Bang Theory viewers may also recognise her from How I Met Your Mother, where she played Barney Stinson’s (played by Neil Patrick-Harris) ex-girlfriend, Meg.
Her other credits include Heathers, You’re the Worst, Mom, and Psych.
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April Bowlby is currently starring in Doom Patrol (Image: GETTY)
Who did April Bowlby play in The Big Bang Theory?
April Bowlby appeared in The Big Bang Theory season 10, episode 21 in 2017.
She played the role of Rebecca in the episode titled The Separation Agitation.
Rebecca was Bert’s (Brian Posehn) “younger and a lot more attractive” girlfriend, in the words of Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons).
In the episode, Bert explained exactly how he met his girlfriend – raising a number of red flags with the group.
He said to Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco): “I wasn’t getting any responses [to his dating profile], and then I added ‘recent $625,000 MacArthur grant winner."
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Bert added: “Five minutes later, I met my soulmate.”
The group continued to question Rebecca about her intentions as it became clear she was with Bet for his money.
At first, Bert seemed happy with the arrangement but later changed his mind, breaking up with Rebecca.
Sadly, Rebecca was not seen again in the Big Bang Theory.
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