Rose McGowan

First Name: Rose
Last Name: McGowan
Date of Birth: 5. September 1973
Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Birth Name: Rose Arianna McGowan
Height: 5'4" 163cm

Husband: Robert Rodriguez

Biography:
American actor, known for her sex-appeal and contribution to independent cinema. Born September 5, 1973, to
Terri and Daniel McGowan (of French and Irish origin, respectively), Rose Arianna McGowan is the second eldest
of six siblings. She was raised, until the age of nine, within the Italian chapter of the Children of God; an
extremist Christian cult.

During the early 1980s her family severed ties with the community and migrated to Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Following her parents divorce, Rose relocated to Gig Harbour, Washington, to live with her grandmother. At age
14 McGowan was falsely accused of drug abuse by a family friend and committed to drug rehabilitation. She has
consistently maintained that the decision was unjustified, and detrimental to her mental health. Upon release
she spent a year as a disadvantaged youth before legally declaring independence from her family at age 15. Her
early formal education includes attendance at Roosevelt High School and Nova Alternative High School. Further
education includes a stint at UCLA, and qualifications as a licensed beauty operator.

McGowan's career as an actor began in 1995 with The Doom Generation (1995). Originally intended for Jordan
Ladd, the character of "Amy Blue" was coincidentally awarded to McGowan by an associate of director Gregg
Araki. For her performance, she was nominated at the 1995 Independent Spirit Awards for Best Debut

Performance. Subsequently cast in Wes Craven's Scream (1996/I), she experienced further success when the
project defied expectations to become one of the highest grossing films of the year.
The innovative career of McGowan was overshadowed throughout much of the 1990s by her high-profile
relationship with musician Brian Warner (aka Marilyn Manson. Strong performances in Going All the Way (1997),

Lewis & Clark & George (1997), Southie (1998), and Jawbreaker (1999) were largely unseen by the general
public. When the relationship ended between the two in 2001, she remarked: "There is great love, but our
lifestyle difference is, unfortunately, even greater."
Rose continued to work solidly, appearing in a string of soft-sounding studio and independent films.

Performances form this period include: a political activist in Showtime's The Killing Yard (2001) (TV), a
fragile drifter in Strange Hearts (2001), and a demure factory worker in "Stealing Bess" (aka Vacuums (2002)).
She was re-introduced to the mainstream as "Paige Matthews" in Aaron Spelling's "Charmed" (1998), a popular
television show for which she devoted five consecutive years. When "Charmed" finished its run in 2006, McGowan
emerged in top form. Critics praised her efforts in Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror (2007), and Quentin
Tarantino's Death Proof (2007).

At the time of writing, McGowan and director Robert Rodriguez are due to be wed. Her upcoming projects include
the supernatural drama Dead Awake (2011) and an adaptation of Robert E. Howard's Conan (2011).

Filmography:

2010 Egg Scape
2011 Conan
2010 Dead Awake
2009 Nip/Tuck
2009 Terminator Salvation
2008 Fifty Dead Men Walking
2007 Planet Terror
2007 Death Proof
2007 Grindhouse
2006 The Black Dahlia
2001-2006 Charmed
2005 Elvis
2005 Darkwatch: Curse of the West
2003 Vacuums
2003 Biography
2001 The Killing Yard
2001 What About Joan
2001 Monkeybone
2001 Strange Hearts
2000 The Last Stop
2000/I Ready to Rumble
1999 God Is in the T.V.
1999 Sleeping Beauties
1999 Jawbreaker
1998 Southie
1998 Phantoms
1998 Devil in the Flesh
1997 Lewis & Clark & George
1997 Nowhere
1997 Seed
1997 Going All the Way
1996/I Scream
1996 Kiss & Tell
1996 Bio-Dome
1995 The Doom Generation
1992 Encino Man
1990 True Colors

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