Background
She was born and raised in Formby, Merseyside.
She was born and raised in Formby, Merseyside.
She studied Spanish and Drama at the University of Bristol before touring Spain with a bilingual drama group.
She has worked in theatre including the National Theatre, Liverpool Everyman, Liverpool Playhouse and the Creation Theatre in Oxford. Dowler has appeared in the Channel 4 adaptation of The Six Wives of Henry VIII as Catherine of Aragon, in a 40 minute episode. Also she has appeared in the Independent Television programme The Bill.
In addition, Dowler has performed radio drama, including British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4"s production of Agatha Christie"s The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
Since 2001, she has played Kirsty Miller in the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4 soap opera The Archers.
