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Encyclopedia > Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell

Born Rosalie Anderson MacDowell
April 21, 1958 (1958-04-21) (age 50)
Gaffney, South Carolina
Years active 1984 - present
Spouse(s) Paul Qualley (1986-1999)
Rhett Hartzog (2001-2004)

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Biography

Early life

MacDowell was born Rosalie Anderson MacDowell in Gaffney, South Carolina, daughter of Paula, a music teacher, and Marion MacDowell, a lumber executive.[1] Her family owned an ante-bellum summer house in Arden, North Carolina, near where she now lives. 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 dropped out of Winthrop College as a sophomore in 1978 moved to Columbia, SC and spent several years with her sister Beverly (Babs), working as a waitress in one of the first "Disco" nightclubs emerging from the 70's Carolina Beach Clubs. Rose and her live in boyfriend, Chuck Neal, the nightclub DJ, organized a fashion show at the club in Columbia, "Stage Door" that attracted among others, photographers affiliated with New York modeling agencies. Discovered almost overnight and signed with Elite Model Management. Gaffney is a city in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. ... Timber in storage for later processing at a sawmill roni Lumber or timber is a term used to describe wood, either standing or that has been processed for use — from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial use — as structural material for... Antebellum is a Latin word meaning before the war. In United States history and historiography Antebellum is sometimes used instead of the term pre_Civil War, especially in the South. ... Arden is an area located in Buncombe County, North Carolina6. ... Tourists of various nationalities chatting over breakfast at a B&B in Quebec City. ... For other uses, see Graffiti (disambiguation). ... , Winthrop University (formerly Winthrop College) is an American public, four-year liberal arts college in Rock Hill, South Carolina, within the Charlotte, North Carolina metropolitan area. ... Elite Model Management (Elite) is a modeling agency founded in Paris, France, in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler. ...


Career

A series of 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 rerecorded by Glenn Close because her southern accent was too pronounced. MacDowell currently still appears in print and television advertisements for the cosmetic and haircare company L'Oreal. In 1985, she had a small part in St. Elmo's Fire, but her film career seemed to have stalled. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... This article is about the corporation Calvin Klein Inc. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American film and stage actress and singer, perhaps best known for her role as a deranged stalker in Fatal Attraction (1987). ... Southern American English is a dialect of the English language spoken throughout the Southern region of the United States, from central Kentucky and northern Virginia to the Gulf Coast and from the Atlantic coast to eastern Texas. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... The LOréal Group ( PAR: 120321), headquartered in Clichy, France, is the worlds leading company in cosmetics and beauty. ... St. ...


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 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. As of 2006, her biggest successes were in the box office hits Groundhog Day and Four Weddings and a Funeral. Steven Andrew Soderbergh (born January 14, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and Oscar-winning director. ... An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside, independent, of the Hollywood Studio system. ... . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions. ... Green Card is a 1990 romantic comedy directed by Peter Weir. ... Short Cuts is a 1993 film directed by Robert Altman. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ... Groundhog Day is a 1993 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. ... Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. ...


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 Atlanta, Georgia businessman Rhett Hartzog from 2001 to 2004. Gap, Incorporated (NYSE: GPS) is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California and founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris Fisher. ... Atlanta redirects here. ...


MacDowell currently resides in Biltmore Forest, North Carolina near the city of Asheville. She is an avid hiker and general outdoors-woman, all "without breaking a sweat" according to Asheville 4th District Alderman Jim Tucson. Biltmore Forest is an affluent town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. ... Not to be confused with Ashville. ...


Filmography

MacDowell at Cannes Film Festival, 2001
MacDowell at Cannes Film Festival, 2001

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References

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