A professional dancer since the age of 17, Rowell received scholarships to the School of American Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She later went on to dance with the American Ballet Theatre II.

Rowell, who was a foster child, founded the Rowell Foster Children's Fine Arts Scholarship Fund, which provides ballet classes for foster children.

Rowell made the decision to use the name "Victoria Rowell" rather than her birth name of "Vicki Lynn Rowell" at the behest of management agents Millie Spencer & Irene Kerney.

Ms. Rowell is mother of two children, Maya from a previous marriage and Jasper from jazz great Wynton Marsalis.

Is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated

During the first few years of the run of "Diagnosis Murder" (1993), Rowell not only appeared on that show but also continued her long running role of "Drucilla" on "The Young and the Restless" (1973).