Catherine Caylee Cowan (born March 19, 1998)^[1] is an American actress.^[2] She is best known for her roles in Sunrise in Heaven (2019), Willy's Wonderland (2021), Spinning Gold (2022), and Frank and Penelope (2022).^[3]

Cowan was born in Los Angeles, California. She is of English and Jewish descent.^[4] She was raised by a single mother and is the youngest of three children.^[5] After graduating from high school, Cowan began acting in theater productions.^[6][7] She appeared in productions of Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, and Danny in the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley.^[8]

Cowan made her film debut playing the character of Jan in the American romance 1950's period drama Sunrise in Heaven,^[9] in an adaptation of Jan Gilbert Hurst's book His Sunrise My Sunset.^[10] The movie was released on Netflix on April 1, 2020.^[11][12][13]

In 2021, Cowan went on to appear in the indie horror thriller Incision (film), as Becca Landry. That same year, Cowan played a supporting role of Kathy Barnes in the action comedy horror Willy's Wonderland ^[14] acting alongside Nicolas Cage in an ensemble of teen actors.^[15]

In 2022, Cowan was cast in a lead role in the independent romantic thriller Frank and Penelope,^[16] as Penelope, "a doe-eyed femme fatale".^[17] The film, which also includes Kevin Dillon, Lin Shaye, and Johnathon Schaech in the cast, was the directorial debut of actor Sean Patrick Flannery.^[18] Cowan and the cast attended the world premiere of the movie at the Riviera International Film Festival,^[19][20] and the screening at the Cannes Film Festival.^[21]

In 2023, Cowan appeared in a supporting role as Farrah Lee in the biographical musical drama, Spinning Gold,^[22] and in a supporting role as Felicity in the science fiction thriller, Divinity, directed by Eddie Alcazar and produced by Steven Soderbergh^[23] which premiered on opening night at Screamfest Horror Film Festival^[24] and was in competition at Sundance Film Festival.^[25] She is a co-executive producer on Robert Rodriguez's action-thriller, Hypnotic, which screened at the South by Southwest film festival.^[26]

Cowan was cast as Christian Christmas in the movie Holiday Twist, directed by Stephanie Garvin,^[27] which is expected to be released in December 2023.^[28][29]

Caylee has been dating actor Casey Affleck since November 2021.^[30]