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Rose Jane McGowan (born September 5) is an American actress, most well known for her role as Paige Matthews in Charmed. She has also appeared in Hollywood films including Scream and Jawbreaker. It is not exactly clear what year she was born in and various sources have listed it as either 1973, 1974, or 1975

Early life

She is the second-eldest of six children (plus two half-siblings), born in Florence, Italy to parents Daniel McGowan (an Irish-American artist) and Terri (a French-American writer). Her parents were members of the Children of God and her father ran an Italian chapter of the group until they left in 1978. McGowan spent her early childhood in the group's communes and travelling 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 States in 1979 and divorced when McGowan was 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 attending Roosevelt High School and Nova Alternative High School. At the age of sixteen, McGowan officially emancipated herself from her parents. She pursued a possible career in the film industry during her late teens. She also enrolled in a beauty school as a back-up.

Career

McGowan's first attempt to "break" into Hollywood came in the form of 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. She was subsequently cast as Tatum Riley, the best friend of Neve Campbell's character Sidney, in the 1996 hit horror-satire film Scream.

McGowan spent the majority of the 1990s appearing in low-budget and 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 movie adaptation of Phantoms, based on a novel by Dean Koontz. Notably, she also starred in the 1999 black comedy, Jawbreaker, where she played a high school student who tries to cover up a classmate's murder. The role of Courtney Shayne earned McGowan a nomination for Best Villain at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.

In 2001, after some minor film roles including a small part in the wrestling-themed movie Ready to Rumble, 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. McGowan was offered to be a producer after the seventh season, but turned it down. The series ended its run in May 2006.

In May 2005, she portrayed actress/singer Ann-Margret in Elvis, a CBS mini-series about the life of Elvis Presley. That same year, McGowan 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 roll in Brian de Palma's Academy Award-nominated film The Black Dahlia. In 2007, she can be seen starring in the upcoming Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double-feature Grind House, which is scheduled to be released on April 6, 2007.

Modeling

McGowan was the face of American clothing company Bebe from 1998-1999. 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 and GQ. Rose has also been featured on Maxim, FHM and Stuff magazine's sexiest women lists.

Awards

In 1996 Rose was nominated for a Independent Spirit Award for her role in the dark comedy "The Doom Generation." A few years later, at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards, Rose was nominated for "Best Villain" for her role as Courtney Shayne in 1999's "Jawbreaker." In 2005 Rose won her very first award "Best Sister" at the Family TV Awards, for her role as Paige Matthews on the witchy hit series "Charmed."

In 2006, Blender named her on their hottest women of TV and film.

Private life

McGowan gained a reputation for playing brassy, violent characters, especially in the film Devil In The Flesh, where she portrayed a serial murderer and stalker while still in high school. In one especially violent scene, she sent her grandmother to a bloody death with her own cane. 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. 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.

McGowan used to live in Seattle but currently lives in Los Angeles. As a victim of sexual assault, McGowan has led discussions on the subject among campus groups.

McGowan is an avid lover and activist for Boston Terriers. She has two herself, Bug and Fester, and has personally donated to various Boston rescues. She 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."

Music

While dating Marilyn Manson, she appeared in a music video for the song "Coma White", and also performed backing vocals on the song "Posthuman". Both these songs are available on the album Mechanical Animals. 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.

In the Charmed episode "Sense and Sense Ability," McGowan performed, in character, a cover of the Peggy Lee classic "Fever".

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 more soulful tunes and older tunes... and I would love to, when I have a little bit more time."

Trivia

• She was a child model in Italy
• Has admitted to sleepwalking as a kid. "The weirdest spot I ever woke up was a snowbank in Montreal. Now I just speak Italian in my sleep."
• Nominated for a 1996 Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for her role as Amy Blue in The Doom Generation
• Had a tattoo of a pin-up girl on her right shoulder,but got it removed in 2006.
• Collects Marlene Dietrich memorabilia
• Hates fish of any kind.
• Is of Irish ancestry.
• Hosted the 2006 Scream Awards with Rosario Dawson and Marley Shelton
• Was a bebe stores spokesmodel in 1998.
• Never sunbathes in order to maintain her pale complexion.
• Favorite baseball team is the Baltimore Orioles and attends many games.
• Favorite scary movie is Gaslight.
• Was the headline guest for Starfury's - The Witching Hour convention. This was the world's first ever Charmed convention. McGowan had to cancel seven days before the event as she had acting commitments. Though many attending fans were left bitterly disappointed, they also understood Rose's reasons for cancelling, saying, 'The opportunity was too good to miss, the role in Grindhouse, will deliver her into the world of recognised actresses, and she will finally get the respect that she deserves.'
• Is selling her own line of Pinken Mint purse caddies , which are hooks used to hang handbags from tables and chairs in restaurants so they don't have to get dirty sitting on the floor. Stars such as Keira Knightly, Carmen Electra and Virginia Madsen have been known to use the caddies.

Selected filmography

Films

TV series

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TV movies

References

1. iMDB Internet Movie Database
2. Yahoo Movies
3. March. 1999 interview of Ms. McGowan in Maxim magazine.
4. Simms, Molly (2006), "In Full Bloom", Bust Magazine, Dec05/Jan06
5. "Scifi.com (online)" scifi.com.
6. "www.star-ecentral.com" star-ecentral.com
7. "http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=2464&src=blender_ed"
8. Askmen.com
9. "University of California, Irvine" ©2004 New University Newspaper
10. "Boston Terrier Rescue Net" © 2005 ThePetGazette.com
11. Maxim Mar 1999 Maxim Online.com
12. AOL LIVE Chat Transcript Homunculus.com

External links

• Rose McGowan at IMDb
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Web sites

• Rose McGowan on xFamily.org - Includes information about her experience in the Children of God cult.

Interviews

• Maxim interview

• 1973 births
• American film actors
• American television actors
• American B-movie actors
• Irish-American actors
• Living people