Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell
MacDowell at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Rosalie Anderson MacDowell

(1958-04-21) April 21, 1958 (age 65)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1977–present
Spouses
  • Paul Qualley
    (m. 1986; div. 1999)
  • Rhett Hartzog
    (m. 2001; div. 2004)
Children3, including Rainey Qualley and Margaret Qualley
RelativesJack Antonoff (son-in-law)

Rosalie Anderson MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell is known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. She has modeled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986.[1]

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 is 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).[2][3] She co-starred 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.

  1. ^ "Andie MacDowell". L'Oréal. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Ehrlich, David (March 28, 2018). "'Love After Love' Review: Andie MacDowell Gives the Performance of Her Life In an Uncommonly Raw Movie About Death". Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Hammond, Pete (March 29, 2018). "Andie MacDowell On First Nude Scene, Why 60 Is Better Than 30 & How A Legendary Critic Saved Her Career". Retrieved April 1, 2018.