Andrea Bowen returning to 'Housewives'

Coming back to ABC series as a regular in the fall

By Nellie Andreeva

July 7, 2009, 02:11 PM ET

Corrected: July 7, 2009, 05:28 PM ET

After she was mostly out of the picture last season off to college, Susan Mayer's daughter Julie will be back in full force in the upcoming sixth season of ABC's "Desperate Housewives."

Andrea Bowen is returning to the hit ABC series as a regular in the fall, sources said.

An ABC spokeswoman would only confirm that Bowen will appear in the sixth season opener, slated for Sept. 27.

It is also understood that Julie's father, Karl (Richard Burgi), may be featured prominently on the series this coming season.

On the show, Bowen was last seen in the Nov. 16 episode, in which Julie visited her mom (Teri Hatcher), bringing along her much older boyfriend Lloyd (Steven Weber).

In addition to her resuming her duties on "Desperate Housewives," Bowen, who debuted on stage on Broadway at age six as young Cosette in "Les Miserables," is in the midst of recording her first solo album, which will feature original pop-rock songs she has written.

She is repped by UTA and Framework.

Andrea Bowen returning to 'Housewives'

Coming back to ABC series as a regular in the fall

By Nellie Andreeva

July 7, 2009, 02:11 PM ET

Corrected: July 7, 2009, 05:28 PM ET