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Rosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American screen actress. Andie MacDowell: BiographyAndie MacDowell - Early lifeMacDowell was born in Gaffney, South Carolina, the daughter of Pauline "Paula" Johnston (née Oswald), a music teacher, and Marion St. Pierre MacDowell, a lumber executive. Her family owned an ante-bellum summer house in Arden, North Carolina, near where she now lives. It has since been made into a bed-and-breakfast named the Blake House Inn. Graffiti from her childhood visits is preserved in an upstairs bedroom closet. 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. 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. Andie MacDowell - CareerA 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. In 1985, she had a small part in St. Elmo's Fire, but her film career seemed to have stalled. MacDowell at Cannes Film Festival, 2001Four years later, MacDowell hit her professional stride. 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. As of 2006, her biggest successes were in the box office hits Groundhog Day and Four Weddings and a Funeral. MacDowell currently appears in print and television advertisements for the cosmetic and haircare company L'Oreal. Andie MacDowell - Personal lifeMacDowell 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 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 the town of Biltmore Forest, North Carolina near the city of Asheville. She is an avid hiker and general outdoors-woman. |
