'Doom Patrol' Season 1 EXCLUSIVE: April Bowlby on Elasti-Woman's ability to keep her head when chaos reigns
April Bowlby spoke with MEAWW about her acting career and her casting as Rita Farr on DC's 'Doom Patrol' which premieres on April 15
April Bowlby, who plays Rita Farr aka Elasti-Woman on DC's 'Doom Patrol', is known for her portrayal of Kandi on ABC's 'Two and a Half Men' and for playing Barney Stinson's ex-girlfriend Crazy Meg on CBS's 'How I Met Your Mother. She also had a 78-episode stint on the dramedy series 'Drop Dead Diva' where she played Stacy Barrett.
However, 38-year-old actress' career has taken a slightly more serious turn with her casting as Rita Farr on DC's upcoming 'Doom Patrol'. Rita is a famous '50s actress who is left disfigured and has her career destroyed after coming in contact with unusual gaseous fumes from an underwater volcano while filming in Africa. She joins 'Doom Patrol' and, with their help, she learns to control her new powers.