• Ava Cowan is a popular fitness industry figure known for winning the 2007 Ms. Figure America.
• She began her fitness career after failing to become an actress or model, and began competing in fitness events in 2005.
• Her weekly workout includes barbell squats, leg extensions, butt blaster, lying leg curls, Romanian deadlifts, seated and standing calf raises, and more.
• Ava looks up to Monica Brant for motivation and believes in energy healing and the importance of consciousness.
• She has an estimated net worth of over $2 million, and is active on Twitter and Instagram.
Known for movies
Short Info
Died | January 24, 1972, Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Spouse | Helen Dodge |
Mark | Pencil-thin moustache and slicked back hair |
Who is Ava Cowan?
Ava was born in Ridgecrest, California USA, on 21 October 1974, so under the zodiac sign of Libra and holding American nationality. She became famous after winning the 2007 Ms. Figure America and is now considered to be one of the most popular people in the entire fitness industry.
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Early life and education
Ava didn’t get to spend her childhood in one place because her mother’s job required her to move from time to time and of course she took Ava with her – she worked in the US Army Corps of Engineers. Ava claimed to like that kind of life, but it also made her feel uncomfortable having to leave old friends and then make new ones everywhere, making her feel insecure, and lowering her self-esteem. Ava was the second of four kids – her parents divorced after the birth of her youngest sibling. She had a dream of becoming an actress or a model, and took some acting classes while the teachers used to compliment her and encouraged her dream of becoming an actress – she was also training in gymnastics from the age of three until she turned 15, and was the California age State Champion. As soon as she celebrated her 19th birthday, Ava moved to Los Angeles to chase her dreams and never enrolled at college.
Career
Ava’s career did not begin as she wanted it to – she auditioned for many roles but didn’t manage to win any of them, so after a couple of years passed she decided that it might be better if she tried her luck with something else.
She was physically active since she was a kid and so had an idea about becoming a personal trainer – her first step towards that was to take a personal training course in Florida. It took 16 months of hard work and exercising but she managed to learn all she needed to know about diets and training, and was ready to start her career of a fitness coach.
She was not interested in weightlifting at first, but after she began working with several clients, she gave it a try and realized that she enjoyed doing it – she claimed how she used to look at the cover pages of fitness magazines and admired the girls, but then she realized that she could be one of those girls. At this point of her life, Ava again had problems with her self-esteem, and weightlifting and going to the gym helped her build it up again and regain her self-confidence.
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Competing in fitness events
Ava knew she was very good at what she was doing and therefore decided to start entering fitness competitions, and found herself a coach who helped her with her diet and workout program. Her first competition was the 2005 IFBB North American Championship at which she won 3rd place – since she had such a great performance at her first try, she became more motivated and in 2006 won 8th place at the NPC Junior National Championship.
During the next three years up until 2010, Ava went on to compete in four shows and managed to win all of them – first was Muscle Mania Model America Championship in 2007, then Muscle Mania Universe Weekend & Expo in 2009, NPC Eastern USA Bodybuilding Fitness & Figure in the same year, and NPC National Bodybuilding, Bikini & Figure Championship.
Ava’s first professional competition was the IFBB Jacksonville Pro in 2010 when she managed to win fourth place and went on to win the IFBB Europe Super show in 2011 while winning 3rd place at the IFBB Mr. Olympia during the same year. She competed at the IFBB Arnold Classic Show in 2011 and 2013 and won 3rd and 7th place, respectively – she also won the 2nd place at the IFBB New York Pro in 2012 which made her one of the most recognized fitness competitors of the period.
Ava’s workout program
In case somebody would like to have the same legs as Ava, here is what she does during her leg workout: Barbell squats 4×10, leg extensions 4×10, butt blaster 4×8, lying leg curls 4×8, Romanian deadlifts 4×9, seated calf raises 4×8, and standing calf raises 4×8.
This is how Ava’s usual workout week looked like during her competitions in 2011 and 2013 – she did legs on Monday, shoulders and abs on Tuesday, she would take Wednesday off and do biceps and back on Thursday, chest and triceps on Friday, legs on Saturday and then she would rest on Sunday.
Food is also a very important factor if you are going to exercise, and Ava advises everyone to eat every three hours, and to try not to eat the same food over and over again but to try and mix numerous things – some of the items which you definitely don’t want to eat or drink include sugar, fried food, dairy products, alcohol, and fruit juices. Inclusions could be Boneless chicken breast, egg whites, sweet potatoes, cream of wheat, brown rice, garlic, onions and olive oil.

People she looks up to
Even the best of competitors have someone they look up to – for Ava, this is Monica Brant who was the first person she ever saw in a magazine and was her motivation for working out when she was just starting.
Personal life
Ava doesn’t talk about specific things in her relationships, but she claimed during an interview that she is almost always seeing someone, and only had one long break of one year when she wasn’t dating anyone, and that was around 2009.
Ava admitted to have had some drinking and drug problems when she was younger, but has now been sober for around 15 years – she took rehab for 30 days and it was her own decision because she came to the realization that she can do so much more and be better than that.
All of Ava’s dreams haven’t been fulfilled yet – she wants to be a part of reality television, and claims that if everyone can make it, so can she.
Appearance and net worth
Ava is currently 44 years old. She has long blonde hair, blue eyes, is 5ft 4in (1.62m) tall, weighs around 130lbs (58kgs), and her vital statistics are 34-26-35 and she wears shoes size 7.5.
According to authoritative sources, Ava’s current net worth is estimated to be over $2 million and is likely to rise since Ava is still very active as a personal trainer, and sells her own merchandise on her website.
Social media presence
Ava is very active on the Internet too, which is important for a career of a personal trainer – she launched her Twitter account in February 2009 and has so far gathered over 55,000 followers and tweeted more than 10,000 times. She has an Instagram account with nearly 41,000 people following her while she posted around 270 pictures – based on the photos she posts and her description, one can come to the conclusion that Ava is a very spiritual person who believes in energy healing and the importance of consciousness.
Ava also runs her own website, on which she sells products related to fitness while you can also read her blog, testimonials of the people who she influenced, and also contact her.
General Info
Full Name | Jerome Cowan |
Died | January 24, 1972, Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Profession | Actor, Soldier |
Nationality | American |
Family
Accomplishments
Movies | The Maltese Falcon, Miracle on 34th Street, High Sierra, The Fountainhead, Mr. Skeffington, Young Man with a Horn, The Gnome-Mobile, Shall We Dance, Fog Island, Pocketful of Miracles, You Only Live Once, The Old Maid, Crime by Night, The Song of Bernadette, City for Conquest, Moontide, All in a Nigh… |
TV Shows | The Tycoon, The Tab Hunter Show, The Web, Valiant Lady, Not for Publication |
Social profile links
Marks
# | Marks / Signs |
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1 | Pencil-thin moustache and slicked back hair |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Doris Day Show | 1970 | TV Series | Justice William Forester |
The Comic | 1969 | Lawrence | |
The Mothers-In-Law | 1968 | TV Series | Mr. Hedges |
The Gnome-Mobile | 1967 | Dr. Ramsey | |
Penelope | 1966 | Bank Manager | |
Daniel Boone | 1966 | TV Series | Jeremiah Loomis |
Vacation Playhouse | 1966 | TV Series | Brainsley Gordon |
The Munsters | 1966 | TV Series | Ted Thatcher |
Frankie and Johnny | 1966 | Joe Wilbur (uncredited) | |
Gomer Pyle: USMC | 1966 | TV Series | Dan Curtis |
The Lucy Show | 1966 | TV Series | Dr. Metcalf |
O.K. Crackerby! | 1965 | TV Series | Huntington Hawthorne II |
Tammy | 1965 | TV Series | Mr. Weems |
Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1965 | TV Series | Sam Beeker |
The Tycoon | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Wilson / Herbert Wilson |
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | 1965 | Ambassadaor Brinkley | |
Many Happy Returns | 1964 | TV Series | Mr. Fox |
The Patsy | 1964 | Business Executive (uncredited) | |
Bonanza | 1964 | TV Series | Mr. Thornbridge |
Destry | 1964 | TV Series | H. B. Grubbs |
My Favorite Martian | 1963 | TV Series | Dr. Jackson |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Mr. Bryant |
Grindl | 1963 | TV Series | James A. Hackaberry |
77 Sunset Strip | 1959-1963 | TV Series | Stan Regal / Harvey Williams / Oliver Fenwick |
Black Zoo | 1963 | Jerry Stengel | |
Critic’s Choice | 1963 | Joe Rosenfield | |
The Real McCoys | 1960-1963 | TV Series | Conrad Phelp / Mr. Sharkey / Mr. Prentiss |
Going My Way | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Mr. Murphy / Tim Murphy |
Wide Country | 1962 | TV Series | Ben Stanton |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | 1962 | TV Series | J.C. Stover |
Target: The Corruptors | 1962 | TV Series | A.J. Bayliss |
Outlaws | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Macneil / Lafe Dabney |
Theatre ’62 | 1962 | TV Series | |
The Farmer’s Daughter | 1962 | TV Movie | Finley |
The Joey Bishop Show | 1962 | TV Series | Grant |
Ripcord | 1962 | TV Series | Stuart Ferris |
Pocketful of Miracles | 1961 | Mayor | |
Hawaiian Eye | 1961 | TV Series | Artinius F. Breckenridge |
Pete and Gladys | 1961 | TV Series | |
Naked City | 1961 | TV Series | Carl Terris |
The Tab Hunter Show | 1960-1961 | TV Series | John Larsen |
All in a Night’s Work | 1961 | Sam Weaver | |
Make Room for Daddy | 1961 | TV Series | Judge Palmer |
The Best of the Post | 1961 | TV Series | Horace Greeley |
General Electric Theater | 1953-1961 | TV Series | Red Meade / Charlie |
Klondike | 1960 | TV Series | Judge Bickle |
The Chevy Mystery Show | 1960 | TV Series | Mr. Vandiver / Harry Holmes |
The Dennis O’Keefe Show | 1960 | TV Series | Ed Hollister |
Private Property | 1960 | Ed Hogate | |
The Millionaire | 1960 | TV Series | Max Goodson |
Adventures in Paradise | 1960 | TV Series | Harvey Carlton |
Hotel de Paree | 1960 | TV Series | Colonel Partington |
Visit to a Small Planet | 1960 | George Abercrombie | |
Tightrope | 1960 | TV Series | Frank Teel |
Bat Masterson | 1959-1960 | TV Series | Jasper Salt / Ben Wilson |
Markham | 1960 | TV Series | Dr. Carl Lucas |
Philip Marlowe | 1960 | TV Series | Conway |
Richard Diamond, Private Detective | 1960 | TV Series | Marvello |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1960 | TV Series | Mr. Dana |
Perry Mason | 1959 | TV Series | Victor Latimore / Ernest Royce |
The Alaskans | 1959 | TV Series | Horatio Styles |
Rawhide | 1959 | TV Series | Judge Gerald T. Crenshaw |
The Twilight Zone | 1959 | TV Series | Jerry Hearndan |
Fibber McGee and Molly | 1959 | TV Series | Benton |
Have Rocket — Will Travel | 1959 | J.P. Morse | |
The Thin Man | 1959 | TV Series | Fulton |
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | 1959 | TV Series | Skitch Mason |
True Story | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Professor |
New York Confidential | 1959 | TV Series | Zimmer |
U.S. Marshal | 1958 | TV Series | Emory Brock |
Telephone Time | 1957 | TV Series | Superintendant |
Studio One in Hollywood | 1951-1957 | TV Series | Harold Richards |
Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1951-1957 | TV Series | |
Goodyear Playhouse | 1957 | TV Series | Charley Cassidy |
The Alcoa Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Harry Archer |
Star Tonight | 1956 | TV Series | Walter |
Screen Directors Playhouse | 1956 | TV Series | Lewis |
Lux Video Theatre | 1951-1956 | TV Series | Prosecutor / Rollo / Wright / … |
Chevron Hall of Stars | 1956 | TV Series | Heaston |
Look Up and Live | 1954 | TV Series | |
Kraft Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | |
The Motorola Television Hour | 1954 | TV Series | |
Valiant Lady | 1953 | TV Series | Frank Emerson (1953-1957) |
The Web | 1951-1953 | TV Series | |
The System | 1953 | Barry X. Brady | |
Schlitz Playhouse | 1952-1953 | TV Series | |
Biff Baker, U.S.A. | 1953 | TV Series | Frankie Waller / Mr. Stark |
Mr. & Mrs. North | 1953 | TV Series | Mark Farrar |
Magnificent Adventure | 1952 | ||
My Hero | 1952 | TV Series | Mr. Norman |
Not for Publication | 1952 | TV Series | Collins |
The Adventures of Ellery Queen | 1952 | TV Series | Anton Rouselle |
Disc Jockey | 1951 | Marley | |
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1951 | TV Series | |
Criminal Lawyer | 1951 | Walter Medford | |
Suspense | 1951 | TV Series | |
The Fat Man | 1951 | Police Lieutenant Stark | |
The Ford Theatre Hour | 1951 | TV Series | Dexter |
The Billy Rose Show | 1951 | TV Series | |
The Bigelow Theatre | 1951 | TV Series | |
Dallas | 1950 | Matt Coulter | |
The West Point Story | 1950 | Mr. Jocelyn | |
The Fuller Brush Girl | 1950 | Harvey Simpson | |
When You’re Smiling | 1950 | Herbert Reynolds | |
Peggy | 1950 | Fred Collins | |
Young Man with a Horn | 1950 | Phil Morrison | |
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey | 1950 | Belden | |
Always Leave Them Laughing | 1949 | Elliott Montgomery | |
Blondie Hits the Jackpot | 1949 | George Radcliffe | |
Scene of the Crime | 1949 | Arthur Webson | |
The Girl from Jones Beach | 1949 | Mr. Graves – Ruth’s Attorney | |
The Fountainhead | 1949 | Alvah Scarret | |
Blondie’s Big Deal | 1949 | George M. Radcliffe | |
Blondie’s Secret | 1948 | George Radcliffe | |
June Bride | 1948 | Carleton Towne | |
Night Has a Thousand Eyes | 1948 | Whitney Courtland | |
Wallflower | 1948 | Robert ‘Bob’ James | |
Blondie’s Reward | 1948 | George M. Radcliffe | |
So This Is New York | 1948 | Francis Griffin | |
Arthur Takes Over | 1948 | George Bradford | |
Blondie’s Anniversary | 1947 | George M. Radcliffe | |
Dangerous Years | 1947 | Weston | |
Blondie in the Dough | 1947 | George Radcliffe | |
Driftwood | 1947 | Mayor Snyder | |
Cry Wolf | 1947 | Sen. Caldwell | |
Riff-Raff | 1947 | Walter Gredson | |
The Unfaithful | 1947 | Prosecuting Attorney | |
Miracle on 34th Street | 1947 | Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara | |
Blondie’s Holiday | 1947 | George M. Radcliffe | |
The Perfect Marriage | 1947 | Addison Manning | |
Blondie’s Big Moment | 1947 | George M. Radcliffe (uncredited) | |
Blondie Knows Best | 1946 | Charles Peabody | |
Flight to Nowhere | 1946 | Gerald Porter | |
Mr. Ace | 1946 | Peter Craig | |
Deadline for Murder | 1946 | Lynch | |
One Exciting Week | 1946 | Al Carter | |
Night in Paradise | 1946 | Scribe | |
Murder in the Music Hall | 1946 | George Morgan | |
The Kid from Brooklyn | 1946 | Fight Announcer | |
Deadline at Dawn | 1946 | Lester Brady | |
Claudia and David | 1946 | Brian O’Toole | |
My Reputation | 1946 | George Van Orman | |
One Way to Love | 1946 | A.J. Gunther | |
Getting Gertie’s Garter | 1945 | Billy | |
Behind City Lights | 1945 | Perry Borden | |
Divorce | 1945 | Jim Driscoll | |
Hitchhike to Happiness | 1945 | Tony Riggs | |
The Jungle Captive | 1945 | Detective W.L. Harrigan | |
Blonde Ransom | 1945 | Ice Larson | |
G.I. Honeymoon | 1945 | Ace Renaldo | |
The Crime Doctor’s Courage | 1945 | Jeffers ‘Jeff’ Jerome | |
Fog Island | 1945 | Kavanaugh | |
Guest in the House | 1944 | Mr. Hackett | |
Crime by Night | 1944 | Sam Campbell | |
Minstrel Man | 1944 | Bill Evans | |
South of Dixie | 1944 | Bill ‘Brains’ Watson | |
Mr. Skeffington | 1944 | Edward Morrison | |
Sing a Jingle | 1944 | Andrews | |
The Song of Bernadette | 1943 | Emperor Louis Napoleon III | |
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case | 1943 | Mallory Cartwright | |
Find the Blackmailer | 1943 | D.L. Trees | |
Hi’ya, Sailor | 1943 | Lou Asher | |
Silver Spurs | 1943 | Jerry Johnson | |
Mission to Moscow | 1943 | Spendler (uncredited) | |
Ladies’ Day | 1943 | Updyke (banker) | |
No Place for a Lady | 1943 | Eddie Moore | |
Who Done It? | 1942 | Marco Heller | |
Street of Chance | 1942 | Bill Diedrich | |
Joan of Ozark | 1942 | Phillip Munson | |
Thru Different Eyes | 1942 | Jim Gardner | |
Moontide | 1942 | Dr. Frank Brothers | |
The Girl from Alaska | 1942 | Ravenhill | |
Frisco Lil | 1942 | Vince Warren | |
Mr. and Mrs. North | 1942 | Ben Wilson | |
A Gentleman at Heart | 1942 | Finchley | |
The Bugle Sounds | 1942 | Mr. Nichols | |
The Maltese Falcon | 1941 | Miles Archer | |
One Foot in Heaven | 1941 | Dr. Horrigan | |
Kiss the Boys Goodbye | 1941 | Bert Fisher | |
Rags to Riches | 1941 | Marshall Abbott | |
Kisses for Breakfast | 1941 | Lucius Lorimer | |
Out of the Fog | 1941 | Assistant D.A. | |
Too Many Blondes | 1941 | Ted Bronson | |
Singapore Woman | 1941 | Jim North | |
Affectionately Yours | 1941 | Cullen | |
The Great Lie | 1941 | Jock Thompson | |
The Roundup | 1941 | Wade McGee | |
High Sierra | 1941 | Healy | |
Victory | 1940 | Martin Ricardo | |
Melody Ranch | 1940 | Tommy Summerville | |
Street of Memories | 1940 | Mr. Gower | |
Meet the Wildcat | 1940 | Digby Vanderhood III | |
The Quarterback | 1940 | Townley | |
City for Conquest | 1940 | ‘Dutch’ | |
Torrid Zone | 1940 | Bob Anderson | |
Ma! He’s Making Eyes at Me | 1940 | Ted Carter | |
Framed | 1940 | Monty de Granville | |
Castle on the Hudson | 1940 | Ed Crowley | |
Wolf of New York | 1940 | Cosgrave | |
The Great Victor Herbert | 1939 | Barney Harris | |
The Old Maid | 1939 | Joe Ralston | |
She Married a Cop | 1939 | Bob Adams | |
The Gracie Allen Murder Case | 1939 | Daniel Mirche | |
Exile Express | 1939 | Paul Brandt | |
East Side of Heaven | 1939 | Claudius De Wolfe | |
The Saint Strikes Back | 1939 | Cullis | |
St. Louis Blues | 1939 | Ivan DeBrett | |
There’s Always a Woman | 1938 | Nick Shane | |
The Goldwyn Follies | 1938 | Director | |
The Hurricane | 1937 | Capt. Nagle | |
Vogues of 1938 | 1937 | W. Brockton | |
New Faces of 1937 | 1937 | Robert Hunt | |
Shall We Dance | 1937 | Arthur Miller | |
You Only Live Once | 1937 | Doctor Hill | |
Beloved Enemy | 1936 | Tim O’Rourke | |
Alias Smith and Jones | 1971 | TV Series | Waldo Hennessy |
Julia | 1971 | TV Series | Admiral Healey |
Here’s Lucy | 1970 | TV Series | Mr. Gary |
Green Acres | 1970 | TV Series | Wilson |
The Debbie Reynolds Show | 1970 | TV Series | Lowenfeld |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Crime by Night | 1944 | performer: “Two Tables Apart” 1944 – uncredited | |
No Place for a Lady | 1943 | performer: “A Cottage By the Sea” | |
Too Many Blondes | 1941 | “Whistle Your Blues To a Bluebird” / performer: “Whistle Your Blues To a Bluebird”, “Don’t Mind If I Do” | |
Shall We Dance | 1937 | performer: “They All Laughed” 1937 – uncredited |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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I’ve Got a Secret | 1957 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
Texaco Star Theatre | 1951-1955 | TV Series | Himself – Actor / Himself |
Awards
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 6251 Hollywood Blvd. |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia