Cowen studied public relations at the University of Florida, then moved with her family to Los Angeles, California in 2016 to further pursue an acting career.

[2] Cowen started off her acting career at the age of 17, by playing Brooklyn in Fox's Red Band Society.

In 2018, she portrayed Eliza Hunter in Freeform's The Fosters, followed by Ricochet in YouTube's The Power Couple.

[5] She described Bloom as a stubborn, determined introvert, who discovers she has fire powers and is sent to the "Otherworld" to master them.

[7] On being asked whether the lessons she learnt on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina came in handy, she said “I feel like this film is so different.