[1] She played Melanie Pearson in the soap opera Neighbours from 1987 until 1991, with a cameo appearance in the 20th anniversary documentary in 2005.

[3] Cowden presented the second and third seasons of the BBC children's television series, Parallel 9.

[7] On 29 October 2024, Cowden confirmed her exit from the show, Cowden said that she knew of her character's departure in December just days after co-star Ryan Moloney found out about his contract ending, Moloney had announced his exit from the show in June 2024.

[8] Cowden also confirmed the decision to leave the show was not hers as the contracts for cast came up all at once.

Cowden revealed that when she was filming her final scene she had broken her nose after falling on set.