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Rose Arianna McGowan (born September 5,
1973) is an American actress known for her role as Paige
Matthews in The WB television series Charmed and the
cult-classic The Doom Generation. She has also appeared
in several major Hollywood films, with leading roles in
Scream, Jawbreaker and the Quentin Tarantino / Robert
Rodriguez double-feature Grindhouse.
Early life: McGowan is the second-eldest of six
children (plus two half-siblings), born in Florence,
Italy to parents Terri, an American writer of French
descent, and Daniel McGowan, an Irish-born artist.
Daniel McGowan ran an Italian chapter of the Children of
God to which both he and his wife held membership until
1978. McGowan spent her early childhood amid the group's
communes, often traveling 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 10. She subsequently relocated to Oregon and
then Gig Harbor, Washington where she also met childhood
friend actor Rey-Phillip Santos. McGowan did not speak
English until she moved to the U.S.
McGowan's formative years were spent with her father in
Seattle attending Roosevelt High School and Nova
Alternative High School. At the age of 16, 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 made her first appearance in a
Hollywood film with 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 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. That
role earned McGowan a nomination for Best Villain at the
1999 MTV Movie Awards.
In 2001, 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 Golden Globe winning 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 role in Brian De Palma's
Academy Award-nominated film The Black Dahlia. In 2007,
she can be seen starring in the Quentin Tarantino/Robert
Rodriguez double-feature Grindhouse, released on April
6, 2007. Cast in utterly divergent roles, McGowan
appears in both portions of the film, as dark brunette,
go-go dancing Cherry in Planet Terror, and as blonde,
girlish Pam in Death Proof. McGowan will be attending
the 60th Annual Cannes Film Festival to promote Death
Proof along with Robert Rodriguez, Rosario Dawson,
Tracie Thoms, Zoe Bell and Quentin Tarantino.
According to Variety magazine McGowan has signed on to
play the tragic B-movie staple Susan Cabot in Black
Oasis. Director Stephan Elliott (Priscilla, Queen of the
Desert) has penned and will direct the film based on a
Premiere magazine article by John H. Richardson.
Shooting will begin fall 2007. During a press junket to
promote Grindhouse, when asked whether rumors were true
that McGowan would appear in the upcoming Sin City 2, a
smile was the only reply. Although recent reports claim
McGowan would be cast in Robert Rodriguez's upcoming
Barbarella remake, no official confirmation has been
reported.
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,
GQ, Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone. She has also
been featured on Maxim, FHM and Stuff magazine's sexiest
women lists.
Awards: In 1996 McGowan was nominated for an
Independent Spirit Award for her role in The Doom
Generation. A few years later, at the 1999 MTV Movie
Awards, she was nominated for "Best Villain"
for her role in Jawbreaker. In 2005 McGowan won her very
first award "Best Sister" at the Family TV
Awards, for her role on Charmed. In 2006, Blender
included her on their list of the sexiest women of TV
and film.
Personal life: McGowan used to live in Seattle
but currently resides in Los Angeles. The actress 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. Prior to the release of Grindhouse,
there was speculation that McGowan was dating director
Robert Rodriguez. In May of 2007, it was reported that
they confirmed their relationship while appearing
hand-in-hand at the Cannes Film Festival.
She has admitted sleepwalking as a child. "The
weirdest spot I ever woke up was a snowbank in Montreal.
Now I just speak Italian in my sleep."
McGowan is known as an activist for Boston Terriers. She
herself has two, Bug and Fester, and has personally
donated to various Boston rescues. McGowan reportedly
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."
McGowan and a friend have recently started selling their
own line of Pinken Mint purse caddies, which are hooks
used to hang handbags from tables and chairs in
restaurants as an alternative to resting them on
possibly unclean floors. Celebrities such as Keira
Knightly, Carmen Electra and Virginia Madsen have been
known to use the caddies.
According to an article in the New York Post McGowan
experienced serious injuries in a car accident early in
2007. Riding as a passenger her car was struck by
another vehicle and the force of the impact drove her
eyeglasses into her face. McGowan is quoted as saying,
"I didn't realize I was hurt until I put my hand to
my face and felt the flap of skin. My glasses had sliced
me under my eye". After obtaining the services of a
plastic surgeon McGowan is reported to be suffering no
long-lasting consequences from the incident.
Her straight forward, take-it-as-it-comes, persona is
reflected in her acting method. "I'm not really one
of those people who goes and writes some big back story
and agonizes over characters... For me personally, it's
just kind of more instinctive. But I don't have kind of
an acting background. I fell into it accidentally."
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 of these songs are available
on the album Mechanical Animals. Manson later wrote a
track that is rumored to be inspired by their failed
relationship "(s)AINT" found on the Golden Age
of Grotesque. 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.
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 back and doing
more soulful tunes and older tunes... and I would love
to, when I have a little bit more time." In the
Charmed episode "Sense and Sense Ability,"
McGowan performed, in character, a cover of the Peggy
Lee classic "Fever".
In 2007, it was announced that McGowan
would be performing three songs from the Planet Terror
portion of Grindhouse. These songs will be released on
Terror's soundtrack by the Varese Sarabande label. The
songs are entitled "You Belong to Me",
"Useless Talent #32" and "Two Against the
World." A clip of the Dean Martin classic "You
Belong to Me" can be found on YouTube. |
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