Rose McGowan

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Rose McGowan in Charmed

Rose Jane McGowan (born September 5, 1973) is an American actress.

Early life

McGowan, the second oldest of six children (including two half-siblings), was born in Florence, Italy to Daniel McGowan (an Irish-born artist) and Terri (a French American writer); her parents were members of the Children of God cult and her father ran the Italian chapter of the group. McGowan spent her early childhood in the group's communes and travelling Europe with her parents, who divorced when she was nine or ten. She subsequently lived in Oregon and Gig Harbor, Washington. McGowan did not speak English until she moved to the U.S.

McGowan's high school years were spent with her father in Seattle. She was a misfit in high school and began spending time in gay bars, where she said she felt accepted (as an actress, she has acquired a gay following). At the age of fifteen, McGowan officially emancipated herself from her parents.

Career

McGowan was a child model, but did not start acting until she was in her teen years. Her first role was at the age of 17, playing a minor character in the 1992 film, 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. She was subsequently cast as the best friend of Neve Campbell's character in the horror-satire film, Scream.

McGowan spent the majority of the 1990s appearing in low-budget films, including parts in Southie, Going All the Way, Lewis & Clark & George, and the 1998 movie adaptation of Phantoms, directed by Dean Koontz. She also appeared in the 1999 black comedy, Jawbreaker, where she played a high school student who tries to cover up a classmate's murder.

In 2001, after some forgettable roles (including a small role in the wrestling-themed movie Ready to Rumble, which performed poorly at the box-office), McGowan was cast as "Paige Matthews" in the television series Charmed, as a replacement for actress Shannen Doherty's character; the series will end its run in May 2006, as McGowan has said that the actors' contracts were not renewed.[1] In May 2005, she portrayed actress/singer Ann-Margret in Elvis, a CBS Mini-series about the life of Elvis Presley.

Private life

McGowan gained a reputation for often playing brassy and violent characters. Adding to this, she was in a very public romance with shock-rocker Marilyn Manson. She appeared with Manson at celebrity events in very revealing outfits, as when she wore a see-through dress with a thong and no bra to the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. McGowan later ended their two-year engagement over "lifestyle differences".

McGowan currently lives in Seattle. She suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder and had agoraphobia. McGowan has recently spoken out against sexual harassment and assault, citing herself as a past victim of the latter.[2]

Selected filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2001	Monkeybone	Miss Kitty
2000	Ready to Rumble	Sasha
1999	Jawbreaker	Courtney Alice Shayne
1998	Phantoms	Lisa Pailey
1996	Scream	Tatum Riley
1995	The Doom Generation	Amy Blue

External links

Web sites

• Rose McGowan Online - Fansite with large collection of news, interviews and multimedia
• Rose McGowan on xFamily.org - Includes information about her experience in the Children of God cult
• Rose McGowan cast bio on The WB
• Rose McGowan at IMDb

Interviews

• Maxim interview
• Collection of interviews at Rose McGowan Online