ROSE MCGOWAN

'Rose Arianna McGowan' (born September 5, 1973^[1]) is an American actress best known for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB television series ''Charmed'' and the cult-classic ''The Doom Generation''. She has also appeared in several major Hollywood films, with leading roles in ''Scream'', ''Jawbreaker'' and the Quentin Tarantino / Robert Rodriguez double-feature ''Grindhouse''.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Modeling

Awards

Personal life

Music

Filmography

Films

TV movies

Footnotes

External links

Biography

Early life

McGowan is the second-eldest of six children (plus two half-siblings), born in Florence, Italy to Terri, an American writer of French descent, and Daniel McGowan, an Irish-born artist.^[2][3] Daniel McGowan ran an Italian chapter of the Children of God to which both he and his wife held membership until 1978. McGowan spent her early childhood amid the group's communes, often traveling Europe with her parents. Through her father's art contacts in Italy, McGowan became a child model and appeared in ''Vogue Bambini'' and various other Italian magazines. Her parents returned to the United States when she was 10, ^[4] when they divorced. She subsequently relocated to Oregon and then Gig Harbor, Washington where she also met childhood friend actor Rey-Phillip Santos. McGowan did not speak English until she moved to the U.S.
McGowan's formative years were spent with her father in Seattle, Washington attending Roosevelt High School and Nova Alternative High School. At the age of 16, McGowan officially emancipated herself from her parents.^[5] She pursued a possible career in the film industry during her late teens, and also enrolled in a beauty school as a back-up.

Career

McGowan made her first appearance in a Hollywood film with a bit role in the 1992 Pauly Shore comedy ''Encino Man''. Her role in the 1995 black comedy, ''The Doom Generation'', brought her to the attention of film critics, and she received a nomination for "Best Debut Performance" at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards. McGowan was subsequently cast as Tatum Riley, the best friend of Neve Campbell's character Sidney, in the 1996 hit horror film ''Scream''.
McGowan spent the majority of the 1990s appearing in a variety of independent films, including roles in '' Southie'', ''Going All the Way'' and ''Lewis & Clark & George''. She appeared in the critically-acclaimed short ''Seed,'' directed by San Francisco-born filmmaker Karin Thayer, in 1997, and played opposite Peter O'Toole in the 1998 film adaptation of the Dean Koontz novel ''Phantoms''. Notably, McGowan also starred in the 1999 comedy/drama ''Jawbreaker'', where she played a high school student who tries to cover up a classmate's murder. That role earned McGowan a nomination for Best Villain at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.
In 2001, McGowan was cast as Paige Matthews in the popular WB television series ''Charmed'', as a replacement lead actress after Shannen Doherty's dismissal from the show. She was offered to be a producer after the seventh season, but turned it down.^[6] The series ended its run on May 21, 2006. ^[7]
In May 2005, McGowan portrayed actress/singer Ann-Margret in ''Elvis'', a Golden Globe-winning CBS mini-series about the life of Elvis Presley. That same year, she lent her voice to the video game ''Darkwatch'' as a femme fatale named Tala. The game was published by Capcom for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
In 2006, McGowan had a brief role in Brian De Palma's Academy Award-nominated film ''The Black Dahlia''. The following year, she starred in the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double-feature ''Grindhouse'', released on April 6, 2007. Cast in utterly divergent roles, McGowan appears in both portions of the film, as dark brunette, go-go dancing Cherry in ''Planet Terror'', and as blonde, girlish Pam in ''Death Proof''. McGowan attended the 60th Annual Cannes Film Festival to promote ''Death Proof'' along with Robert Rodriguez, Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, Zoe Bell, and Quentin Tarantino. ^[8]
According to ''Variety'', McGowan has signed on to play the tragic B-movie staple Susan Cabot in the upcoming film ''Black Oasis''. Director Stephan Elliott (''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'') has penned and will direct the film based on a Premiere magazine article by John H. Richardson. Shooting will begin fall 2007.^[9]
During a press junket to promote ''Grindhouse'', when asked whether rumors were true that McGowan would appear in the upcoming ''Sin City 2'', a smile was the only reply. Although recent reports claim McGowan would be cast in Robert Rodriguez's upcoming ''Barbarella'' remake, no official confirmation has been reported.

Modeling

McGowan was the face of American clothing company Bebe from 1998 to 1999. She was also the cover model for the Henry Mancini tribute album ''Shots in the Dark'', which was released in 1996. In addition to clothing endorsements, McGowan has appeared on numerous magazine covers including ''Seventeen'', ''Interview'', ''Maxim'', ''GQ'', ''Entertainment Weekly'' and ''Rolling Stone''. She has also frequently been featured on ''Maxim'', ''FHM'' and ''Stuff'' magazine's sexiest women lists.

Awards

In 1996, McGowan was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her role in ''The Doom Generation''. A few years later, at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards, she was nominated for "Best Villain" for her role in ''Jawbreaker''. In 2005, McGowan won her very first award "Best Sister" at the Family TV Awards, for her role on ''Charmed''. In 2006, ''Blender'' included her on their list of the sexiest women of TV and film.^[10] The most recent award won by McGowan was under the category ''Femme Fetale'' for the 2007 ''Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards'', which aired June 13, 2007^[11]. The award was for the role of Cherry in ''Grindhouse''.

Personal life

McGowan used to live in Seattle, Washington, but currently resides in Los Angeles, California. She was in a very public five-year relationship with shock-rocker Marilyn Manson, and often appeared with him at celebrity events in extremely provocative clothing, such as the chain-mail transparent dress and thong she wore to the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.^[12] McGowan later ended their two-year engagement over "lifestyle differences." She has since gone on to have relationships with fellow actor Kip Pardue, TV personality Ahmet Zappa, and ''Men's Health'' magazine editor David Zinczenko. Prior to the release of ''Grindhouse'', there was speculation that McGowan was dating director Robert Rodriguez.^[13][14] In May 2007, it was reported that they confirmed their relationship while appearing hand-in-hand at the Cannes Film Festival.^[15][16][17]
McGowan has admitted to sleepwalking as a child. "The weirdest spot I ever woke up was a snow bank in Montreal. Now I just speak Italian in my sleep."^[18]
McGowan is known as an activist for Boston Terriers. She herself has two, Bug and Fester, and has personally donated to various Boston rescues. McGowan reportedly encouraged friends to donate to Boston Terrier Rescue Net, and according to BTRN: "Having fallen in love with Bug and Fester, her friends donated generously. It amounted to a considerable contribution, which will go a long way in helping BTRN and the needy volunteers who selflessly give to deserving Bostons." ^[19]
McGowan and her friend Natasha Andres have recently started selling their own line of Pinken Mint purse caddies, which are hooks used to hang handbags from tables and chairs in restaurants as an alternative to resting them on possibly unclean floors. Celebrities such as Keira Knightley, Carmen Electra, and Virginia Madsen have been known to use the caddies.
According to an article in the ''New York Post'', McGowan experienced serious injuries in a car accident early in 2007. Riding as a passenger, her car was struck by another vehicle and the force of the impact drove her eyeglasses into her face. McGowan is quoted as saying, "I didn't realize I was hurt until I put my hand to my face and felt the flap of skin. My glasses had sliced me under my eye". After obtaining the services of a plastic surgeon, McGowan is reported to be suffering no long-lasting consequences from the incident.^[20]
Her straight-forward, take-it-as-it-comes persona is reflected in her acting method. "I'm not really one of those people who goes and writes some big back story and agonizes over characters... For me personally, it's just kind of more instinctive. But I don't have kind of an acting background. I fell into it accidentally." ^[21]

Music

While dating Marilyn Manson, McGowan appeared in a music video for the song "Coma White", and also performed backing vocals on the song "Posthuman." Both of these songs are available on the album ''Mechanical Animals''. Manson later wrote a track that is rumored to be inspired by their failed relationship "(s)AINT" found on the ''Golden Age of Grotesque''.
McGowan appeared on a BT track called "Superfabulous" from his album ''Emotional Technology'', which was also featured on the final ''Charmed'' soundtrack, ''The Final Chapter''. The song has been featured in several films, including ''Win a Date with Tad Hamilton'' and ''Raising Helen''. She wrote and recorded a song titled "Protection," which was featured in her 2001 film ''Strange Hearts''. McGowan has also appeared in the Imperial Teen music video for "Yoo Hoo", which was featured on the ''Jawbreaker'' soundtrack.
McGowan has expressed interest in recording an album of her own. During an interview with Living TV, she said, "I was actually thinking of going back and doing more soulful tunes and older tunes...and I would love to, when I have a little bit more time." In the ''Charmed'' episode "Sense and Sense Ability," McGowan performed, in character, a cover of the Peggy Lee classic "Fever." In 2007, it was announced that McGowan would be performing three songs from the ''Planet Terror'' portion of Grindhouse. These songs will be released on ''Terror's soundtrack by the Varese Sarabande label.^[22] The songs are entitled "You Belong to Me", "Useless Talent #32" and "Two Against the World." A clip of the Dean Martin classic "You Belong to Me" can be found on YouTube.

Filmography

Films

Title	Year	Role	Notes
''Encino Man''	1992	Nora
''The Doom Generation''	1995	Amy Blue	Award nominated performance
''Bio Dome''	1996	Denise
''Scream''	1996	Tatum Riley
''Lewis & Clark & George''	1997	George
''Nowhere''	1997	Valley Girl #3
''Southie''	1998	Kathy Quinn
''Phantoms''	1998	Lisa Pailey
''Devil In The Flesh''	1998	Debbie Strand
''Jawbreaker''	1999	Courtney Alice Shayne	Award nominated performance
''Ready to Rumble''	2000	Sasha
''Strange Hearts/Roads To Riches''	2001	Moira Kennedy	''Strange Hearts'' was released under the title ''Roads to Riches'' in the U.S.
''Monkeybone''	2001	Miss Kitty
''Stealing Bess''	2002	Debbie Dinsdale	''Stealing Bess'' may be more commonly known by its UK film title ''Vacuums''
''The Black Dahlia''	2006	Sheryl Saddon
''Grindhouse''	2007	Cherry (Planet Terror)/Pam (Death Proof)	Starred in both chapters of ''Grindhouse''Won "Femme Fatal" award for her role
''Black Oasis''	2008	Susan Cabot	Pre-production

TV movies

Film	Year	Role	Notes
''The Killing Yard''	2001	Linda Borus	Based on the 1971 Attica Prison Riots
''Elvis'' (mini-series)	2005	Ann-Margret
''Charmed''	2001-2006	Paige Matthews

Footnotes

1. http://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Rose_McGowan XFamily - Rose McGowan
2. http://www.rosemcgowanonline.com/press/1997/058/ Bikini (US) - March 1, 1997
3. http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-ca-mcgowan1apr01,0,6154510.story?coll=cl-movies
4. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n3_v27/ai_19481688/pg_5
5. Simms, Molly (2006), "In Full Bloom", Bust Magazine, Dec05/Jan06
6. After eight super, supernatural years, the cast and crew of Charmed say goodbye to the magic
7. 'Charmed' life comes to an end
8. [1]
9. McGowan to play B-movie star Cabot
10. "http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=2464&src=blender_ed"
11. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007610757
12. Askmen.com
13. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962150.html?categoryid=2508&cs=1
14. http://www.nypost.com/seven/04032007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm
15. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=16893
16. http://www.hollywood.com/news/Rodriguez_and_McGowan_Go_Public_with_Relationship/3703055
17. http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/23/robert_rodriguez_aamp_rose_mcgowan_go_pu
18. Maxim Mar 1999 Maxim Online.com
19. "Boston Terrier Rescue Net" ''© 2005 ThePetGazette.com''
20. NY Post - Narrow Escape (03/18/07)
21. Rose McGowan loves the absurd
22. Varese Sarabande Product Details - Grind House: Planet Terror

External links

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★ Rose McGowan on xFamily.org - Includes information about her experience with the Children of God.

★ Maxim interview

★ Pictures and Interview

★ MoviesOnline Interview, Grindhouse