Andie MacDowell Biography
Summary
"Andie MacDowell" (born April 21 1958) is an American screen actress.
Biography
Early life
MacDowell was born "Rosalie Anderson MacDowell" in Gaffney, South Carolina, daughter of Paula, a music teacher, and Marion MacDowell, a lumber executive. She dropped out of Winthrop College as a sophomore in 1978 and signed with Elite Model Management.
Career
MacDowell appeared in print and television advertisements for the cosmetic and haircare company L'Oreal, a job she continued after she got her first role as an actress. 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. In 1985, she had a small part in "St. Elmo's Fire", but her film career seemed to have stalled.
Four 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 several 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".
Personal life
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 couple have a son and two daughters. 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.
Filmography
"Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" (1984)
"St. Elmo's Fire" (1985)
"sex, lies, and videotape" (1989)
"Green Card" (1990)
"Hudson Hawk" (1991)
"The Object of Beauty" (1991)
"The Player" (1992)
"Groundhog Day" (1993)
"Short Cuts" (1993)
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994)
"Bad Girls" (1994)
"Unstrung Heroes" (1995)
"Michael" (1996)
"Multiplicity" (1996)
"Muppets from Space" (1999)
"The End of Violence" (1997)
"Harrison's Flowers" (2000)
"Crush" (2001)
"Dinner with Friends" (2001)
"Beauty Shop" (2005)
"Tara Road" (2005)
"Barnyard" (2006)
External links
(E!Online 1999 article and interview)
Credit
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