Biography
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Rosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell (born April 21, 1958 in Gaffney, South Carolina) is an American actress and former fashion model.
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 even after she got her first job as an actress. A series of television commercials for Calvin Klein drew attention to her and led in 1984 to her 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. In 1985, she had a small part in St. Elmo's Fire, but her film career seemed to have stalled.
Four years later, in 1989, she hit her professional stride. Director Steven Soderbergh cast her in the 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. The latter film was a critical and commercial success, and did much to make leading man Hugh Grant a star, although it has to be noted that MacDowell's performance in the film has been a source of ridicule in the United Kingdom ever since. In particular, her delivery of the line "Is it raining - I hadn't noticed" has been featured on clip shows as a memorably excruciating cinematic moment. The film remains popular nonetheless.
MacDowell was married between 1986 and 1999 to fellow former model and rancher Paul Qualley, whom she met while both were posing for GAP ads. The couple had a son and two daughters. She was married to Atlanta, Georgia businessman Rhett Hartzog from 2001 to 2004. In January 2006, she became engaged to Asheville, North Carolina businessman Kevin Geagan.
MacDowell currently resides in Asheville.
Selected filmography
- Barnyard (2006)
- Beauty Shop (2005)
- Crush (2001)
- Harrison's Flowers (2000)
- The End of Violence (1997)
- Muppets from Space (1999)
- Multiplicity (1996)
- Michael (1996)
- Bad Girls (1994)
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
- Short Cuts (1993)
- Groundhog Day (1993)
- The Player (1992)
- Hudson Hawk (1991)
- Green Card (1990)
- sex, lies, and videotape (1989)
- St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
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