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Andie MacDowell
Born	Rosalie Anderson MacDowell April 21, 1958 (1958-04-21) (age 51) Gaffney, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Actress/Model
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 model and actress. She has received three Golden Globe Awards nominations. She has received the Golden Camera and an Honorary César.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

Early life

MacDowell 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.¹² She is of mainly Scottish descent.³ Her family owned an Antebellum period summer house in Arden, North Carolina. 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 attended Winthrop College for two years before moving briefly to Columbia, South Carolina. There she worked two jobs; one in a clothing boutique and the other in a restaurant/bar called "Stage Door". "Rosie", as she was known locally, lived with her sister Beverly and saved all her money so she could move to New York City and start her career.^{says who?} She was initially spotted by a rep from Wilhelmina Models while on a trip to Los Angeles before she would later sign with Elite Model Management in New York City.

Career

In the early 1980s, MacDowell modeled for Vogue magazine and appeared in ad campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Vassarette, Armani perfume, Sabeth-Row, Mink International, Anne Klein and Bill Blass. She worked with such esteemed photographers as Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Irving Penn and Herb Ritts among others. A series of billboards in Time Square and national 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 recorded by Glenn Close because her southern accent was too pronounced for her to play the role of an Englishwoman. In 1985, she had a small part in St. Elmo's Fire, but her film career seemed to stall.

MacDowell used this time to study method acting with teachers from the Actors Studio in addition to working privately with the renowned coach Harold Guskin. Four years later, director Steven Soderbergh cast her in the independent film Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). 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.

In the 1990s, MacDowell achieved stardom due to the box office success of the 1993 comedy by Harold Ramis, Groundhog Day, and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), opposite Hugh Grant (who admitted afterwards to being intimidated by both MacDowell and her then-husband). Groundhog Day and FWAAF remain MacDowell's biggest box office hits.

MacDowell appears in print and television advertisements for the cosmetic and haircare company L'Oréal.

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, Justin and two daughters, Rainey and Sarah Margaret. She was married to businessman Rhett Hartzog from 2001 to 2004.

MacDowell currently resides in the town of Biltmore Forest near Asheville, North Carolina. She is an avid hiker and general outdoorswoman.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1984	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes	Miss Jane Porter
1985	St. Elmo's Fire	Dale Biberman
1988	The Secret of the Sahara	Anthea
1989	Sex, Lies, and Videotape	Ann Bishop Mullany	Independent Spirit Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
1990	Green Card	Brontë	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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	Golden Globe Special Ensemble Cast Award Volpi Cup
	Groundhog Day	Rita	Saturn Award for Best Actress
	Ruby Cairo	Elizabeth 'Bessie' Faro aka Ruby Cairo
1994	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Carrie	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
	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
2008	Inconceivable	Lottie Louise Du Bose
2009	The Six Wives of Henry Lefay	TBA
	The 5th Quarter	Maryanne Abbate
	As Good as Dead	Helen Kalahan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Andie MacDowell

• Andie MacDowell at the Internet Movie Database
• E!Online 1999 article and interview
• Andie MacDowell at TV.com
• Blake House Inn, Arden