| Jméno: | Andie MacDowell |
| Datum narození: | 1958-04-21 |
| Místo narození: | Gaffney, South Carolina, USA |
| Výška: | 1.73 m |
| IMDb ID: | nm0000510 |
Rosalie Anderson MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell's known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. MacDowell has modeled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986. Her early films include Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and the Brat Pack vehicle film St. Elmo's Fire (1985). Her breakout role was in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) which earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. She then starred in a series of films including Green Card (1990), Groundhog Day (1993), Short Cuts (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Michael (1996), Multiplicity (1996), and The Muse (1999). She's also known for her supporting film roles in Beauty Shop (2005), Footloose (2011), Magic Mike XXL (2015), Love After Love (2017), and Ready or Not (2019). She co-starred and opposite her daughter Margaret Qualley in the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.
- In her first film (Tarzan (1984)), her Southern accent was so heavy that her voice was entirely dubbed by Glenn Close.
- First actress in US cinema history to bank back-to-back number one films at the American box office during the same year. Her film, Čtyři svatby a jeden pohřeb (1994), went number one on the weekend of April 15-17, 1994, but the following weekend it was knocked from the top spot by Pistolnice (1994) also starring MacDowell.
- She has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) and Na Hromnice o den více (1993).
- Has a son, Justin, born in 1986, and two daughters, Rainey Qualley, born in 1990, and Margaret Qualley, in 1994.
- She was scheduled to receive a Medal of Honor in the Arts at Winthrop University on October 22, 2004. She attended the university for two semesters in the late 1970s, only to have been told that she would not go far in acting.
- In 2000, she filed suit against Walmart for displaying her picture in several stores without permission.
- Turned down the Jodie Foster role in The Accused (1988) (and Foster won an Oscar for her portrayal).
- International L'Oreal celebrity spokesperson for over 25 years.
- MacDowell earned the title of #1 female box-office draw (worldwide) with her performances in Čtyři svatby a jeden pohřeb (1994) and Pistolnice (1994).
- Her mother, Paula, died in 1981 (caused by chronic alcoholism).
- Worked at McDonald's and Pizza Hut as a teenager.
- (October 7, 2004) She filed for divorce from childhood friend businessman Rhett Hartzog after nearly three years of marriage.
- Inducted into the Hair Fan's Hall of Fame in 2011.
- Former cosmetics model.
- (May 8, 2001) Received an honorary doctor of letters degree from Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina, for her dedication to the Graham Children's Health Center.
- She has English, French, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.
- (January 19, 2006) Engaged to Atlanta jewelry businessman Kevin Geagan. [Update: Geagan and McDowell are still engaged in 2022, 16 years later.].
- MacDowell won the LA Film Critics Award for Best Actress, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989).
- Parents are Marion St. Pierre MacDowell and Pauline "Paula" Johnston; has a stepbrother and a stepsister.
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1991 and 2000.
- Prior to acting used to be a door to door saleswoman.
- She received the inaugural Spirit & Pride of South Carolina Award at the 2015 Beaufort International Film Festival in Beaufort, SC. The award was presented to her by Best-Selling Author Pat Conroy.
- Her mother and father divorced when she was 6.
- (July 26, 2001) Announced her engagement to Atlanta jewelry businessman (and childhood friend) Rhett Hartzog; they plan to marry in November in Asheville, North Carolina. [Update: McDowell and Hartzog indeed were married November 10, but they were divorced 3 years later.].
- Guest speaker at a press conference on the opening night of the inaugural, four-day Asheville Film Festival. (November 2003)
- Of Clan Macdowall.
- Did make up commercials.
- Attended the Beverly Hills International Film Festival in Beverly Hills, California (2010).
- Born at 6:00 AM (EST).
- Her Aunt Margaret died in August 2012.
