Kirsten Cohen, played by Kelly Rowan, was the high-society matriarch of the Cohen family.
She was just as loving as her husband, Sandy, if a little less trusting.
Rowan starred alongsideWill & Gracestar Eric McCormack and ’90s romcom queen Rachael Leigh Cook.

Rowan also guest starred on other shows, includingCSI: MiamiandMurdoch Mysteries.
Kelly Rowan still has love for her family from The O.C.
Though she’s not active onTwittermuch these days, she made sure to retweet some Chrismukkah greetings.

(What’s Chrismukkah?
She also knows how obsessed fans are with Sandy and Kirsten’s relationship,retweetingfans gushing about their marriage.
She joined her former co-stars Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke to check outThe Unauthorized O.C.
Musical(viaET).
Unfortunately for fans ofThe O.C.and musical theatre, the musical was a one-night-only event.
Rowan also hangs out with Clarke outsideO.C.reunions, however official or unofficial (viaTwitter).
Clarke played the devious though only occasionally actually villainous Julie Cooper.
And while her character might have had issues with Kirsten Cohen, the actresses seem like pals.
According to herwebsite, Rowan lives in her native Canada on Vancouver Island.
It’s okay, we’ll all collectively pretend she really is from Newport Beach.