April Michelle Bowlby (born 30 July 1980 in Vallejo, California) is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Alan Harper's ditzy girlfriend (later wife, then ex-wife) Kandi on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.
Bowlby moved to Manteca, California, as a child. She studied ballet and French at Moorpark College before deciding to pursue an acting career. She studied drama with Ivana Chubbuck and secured a role in a major television series (Kandi in Two and a Half Men) within months of her first Hollywood audition. Bowlby has appeared on many TV series including CSI as "Kaitlin Rackish" in 2004, CSI: NY as "Jenny Lee" in 2005, Freddie as "Sydney" in 2005, and Stacked as "Jasmine" in 2005. More recently, Bowlby took on the role of "Natasha" in All Roads Lead Home, a 2007 movie about a 12 year old girl who loses her mother in an automobile accident.
Bowlby is starring in the upcoming 2008 comedy movie The Slammin' Salmon as "Mia".