ANDIE MACDOWELL

'Andie MacDowell' (born 'Rosalie Anderson MacDowell' on April 21 1958 in Gaffney, South Carolina) is an American screen actress.

Contents

Life and work

Selected filmography

Trivia

External links

Life and work

MacDowell dropped out of Winthrop College as a sophomore in 1978 and signed with Elite Model Management. She 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 '', 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''.
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.

Selected filmography

★ ''Barnyard'' (2006)

★ ''Tara Road'' (2005)

★ ''Beauty Shop'' (2005)

★ ''Dinner with Friends'' (2001)

★ ''Crush'' (2001)

★ ''Harrison's Flowers'' (2000)

★ ''The End of Violence'' (1997)

★ ''Muppets from Space'' (1999)

★ ''Multiplicity'' (1996)

★ ''Michael'' (1996)

★ ''Unstrung Heroes'' (1995)

★ ''Bad Girls'' (1994)

★ ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994)

★ ''Short Cuts'' (1993)

★ ''Groundhog Day'' (1993)

★ ''The Player'' (1992)

★ ''The Object of Beauty'' (1991)

★ ''Hudson Hawk'' (1991)

★ ''Green Card'' (1990)

★ ''sex, lies, and videotape'' (1989)

★ ''St. Elmo's Fire'' (1985)

★ '' (1984)

Trivia

★ In ''Groundhog Day'', a line from her character Rita in one of the film's last scenes was changed from "let's not ruin it" to "let's not spoil it". This was done because McDowell's heavy southern accent distorted the word 'ruin', possibly making it difficult for the audience to understand her, and blurring the authenticity of the film, which was set in northwestern Pennsylvania.

External links

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★ E!Online 1999 article and interview

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