| Andie MacDowell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rosalie Anderson MacDowell April 21, 1958 Gaffney, South Carolina |
| Years active | 1984 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Qualley (1986-1999) Rhett Hartzog (2001-2004) |
Rosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American screen actress. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gaffney is a city in and the County seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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MacDowell was born in Gaffney, South Carolina, the daughter of Pauline "Paula" Johnston (née Oswald), a music teacher, and Marion St. Gaffney is a city in and the County seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. Pierre MacDowell, a lumber executive. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or [1][2] Her family owned an ante-bellum summer house in Arden, North Carolina, near where she now lives. " Antebellum " is an expression derived from Latin that means "before war" ( ante, "before" and bellum Arden is an unincorporated area located in southern Buncombe County, North Carolina, in the United States. It has since been made into a bed-and-breakfast named the Blake House Inn. Bed and breakfast, also known as B&B, is a term originating in the United Kingdom, but now also used all over the world for an establishment that offers accommodation Graffiti from her childhood visits is preserved in an upstairs bedroom closet. Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property She dropped out of Winthrop College as a sophomore in 1978 moved to Columbia, SC and spent several years with her sister Beverly (Babs), working as a waitress in one of the first "Disco" nightclubs emerging from the 70's Carolina Beach Clubs. Winthrop University (formerly Winthrop College is an American public four-year Liberal arts College in Rock Hill, South Carolina Rose and her live in boyfriend, Chuck Neal, the nightclub DJ, organized a fashion show at the club in Columbia, "Stage Door" that attracted among others, photographers affiliated with New York modeling agencies. Discovered almost overnight and signed with Elite Model Management. Elite Model Management ( Elite) is a Modeling agency founded in Paris, France, in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain
A series of television commercials for Calvin Klein drew attention to her and led to her 1984 film debut in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, a role in which her lines were rerecorded by Glenn Close because her southern accent was too pronounced. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Calvin Klein Inc is an American fashion brand founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Greystoke The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British film directed by Hugh Hudson and based on Edgar Rice Burroughs Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known In 1985, she had a small part in St. Elmo's Fire, but her film career seemed to have stalled. St Elmo's Fire is a 1985 Coming-of-age film directed by Joel Schumacher.
Four years later, MacDowell hit her professional stride. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Director Steven Soderbergh cast her in the 1989 independent film sex, lies, and videotape; her performance earned her an Independent Spirit Award, a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, several other award nominations and led to a series of starring roles in films such as Green Card, The Object of Beauty, and Short Cuts. Steven Andrew Soderbergh (born January 14 1963 is an American Film producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, editor, and An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several Sex Lies and Videotape (the film's publicity materials always display the title in Lowercase letters is a 1989 Independent film that Green Card is a 1990 Romantic comedy directed by Peter Weir. The film stars Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell Short Cuts is a 1993 Drama film directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt it is inspired by nine
As of 2006, her biggest successes were in the box office hits Groundhog Day and Four Weddings and a Funeral. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue Groundhog Day is a 1993 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British Romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. MacDowell currently appears in print and television advertisements for the cosmetic and haircare company L'Oreal. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest Cosmetics and Beauty company and is headquartered in the Paris suburb of Clichy, France
MacDowell was married from 1986 to 1999 to fellow former model and rancher Paul Qualley, whom she met while both were posing for GAP ads. The Gap Incorporated ( is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco California, and founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher The couple have a son, Justin and two daughters, Rainey and Sarah Margaret. She was married to Atlanta, Georgia businessman Rhett Hartzog from 2001 to 2004.
MacDowell currently resides in Biltmore Forest, North Carolina near the city of Asheville. Biltmore Forest is an affluent town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United She is an avid hiker and general outdoors-woman, all "without breaking a sweat" according to Asheville 4th District Alderman Jim Tucson.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Miss Jane Porter | |
| 1985 | St. Elmo's Fire | Dale Biberman | |
| 1989 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | Ann Bishop Mullany | Golden Globe (nominated) Independent Spirit Awards (won) |
| 1990 | Green Card | Brontë | Golden Globe (nominated) |
| 1991 | Hudson Hawk | Anna Baragli | |
| The Object of Beauty | Tina | ||
| Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules | Emily | TV-Movie | |
| 1992 | The Player | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Ann Finnigan | |
| Groundhog Day | Rita | Saturn Award (won) | |
| Ruby Cairo | Elizabeth 'Bessie' Faro aka Ruby Cairo | Golden Globe (won) Venice Film Festival (won) |
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| 1994 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Carrie | Golden Globe (nominated) |
| Bad Girls | Eileen Spenser | ||
| 1995 | Unstrung Heroes | Selma Lidz | |
| 1996 | Michael | Dorothy Winters | |
| Multiplicity | Laura Kinney | ||
| 1997 | The End of Violence | Page | |
| 1998 | Shadrach | Trixie | |
| 1999 | Just the Ticket | Linda Palinski | also producer |
| Muppets from Space | Shelley Snipes | ||
| The Muse | Laura Phillips | ||
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowers | Sarah Lloyd | |
| 2001 | Town & Country | Eugenie Claybourne | also uncredited producer |
| On the Edge | Lisa | segment "Reaching Normal" | |
| Crush | Kate Scales | ||
| Dinner with Friends | Karen | TV-Movie | |
| 2002 | Jo | Jo | TV-Movie |
| Ginostra | Jessie | ||
| 2005 | The Last Sign | Kathy Macfarlane | |
| Beauty Shop | Terri | ||
| Riding the Bus with My Sister | Rachel Simon | TV-Movie | |
| Tara Road | Marilyn | ||
| 2006 | Barnyard | Etta the Hen | voice |
| 2007 | Intervention | Kelly |