Born in South Shields, Owens graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama,[1] where she studied with Laura Sarti, and also performed with the National Opera Studio.
Roles which she performed during her time there included Anežka in The Two Widows; Marfa in Khovanshchina; Jezibaba in Rusalka; and Berthe in Blond Eckbert.
Owens has appeared in operas ranging from Tristan und Isolde to The Turn of the Screw during her career.
She has recorded The Mask of Orpheus, Sir John in Love, The Pilgrim's Progress, and L'enfant et les sortilèges.
[3] In 2015 Owens made her debut in pantomime, playing the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland in her hometown of South Shields.