Throughout the history of and , both shows had brought in several guest stars and reliable supporting characters. Some were more nervous than other, in fact, given how different it was to herself in real-life.

In the following, we'll reveal which actress Chuck Lorre decided to use on both shows. This particular guest star appeared on first, despite her lack of experience in Hollywood at the time. She was much more established once she joined and in 2019, she would take on a career-changing role in , appearing as a regular and getting lots of praise for her involvement. Let's find out who this person is, and what her experience was like on the major sitcoms.

Nowadays, April Bowlby is a veteran in Hollywood having appeared in numerous film and TV productions. The actress is currently 43, with an established resume. However, the actress was fortunate at the start, and it didn't take long for her to land a major gig. This doesn't' always hold true for everyone, take the biggest star of T, Jim Parsons. It took the actor years to establish himself in Hollywood, and he finally found major success on later in his career.

As for Bowlby, well . She discussed the memorable moment.

"It was very exciting, let me tell ya. I was very nervous but, luckily, when you’re just starting out, and if you have a good team – which I did, you go on all sorts of auditions and you just hope you’re booked for a role. It was like a numbers game but with Kandi, the character really worked for me," the actress tells Cream Magazine.

As expected, April had a great time on the series and described it as a "well oiled machine" during her stint on the series, which by most fans is regarded as the show's prime.

"When we chatted [off-camera], he was actually laidback with a very dry, raw sense of humour.

It turns out that despite her lack of experience, Chuck Lorre was very much into the star's talents, and she would return to a Chuck Lorre show years later for

This time around, things were very different for the actress. Bowlby was well-established in Hollywood, taking on various gigs since. In 2017, she would make a pit-stop alongside Chuck Lorre once again. The actress appeared on , taking on the role of Rebecca during the episode,

Her character was in a relationship with Bert, aka Brian Posehn. Certainly a different scenario compared to her time with Jon Cryer on

Bowlby didn't say much about her time on the show, though she did reveal that it is enjoyable to change roles and take on characters that are completely different. That certainly held true throughout her career.

Bowlby's biggest role came in 2019 on the TV series, The actress became a regular on the TV series, playing the role of Rita Farr for 40 episodes, between 2019 up until 2023.

“An actress playing an actress. It’s fantastic, because everything you get to do is exaggerated, and for performance, so there’s no overacting, which I really enjoy. You can go as big as you want, because she’s an actress, and that’s what we do. But of course she would go to her own retrospective, which is so funny, because the townies are not a fan of her, but she does not believe that anyone could not be a fan of herself.”

It remains to be seen what is next for the actress. At the moment, it doesn't appear as though there are any upcoming projects, but that is sure to change in the near future.

SOURCES - Awards Radar & Cream Magazine