Rose McGowan

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1973-09-05 (51 years old)

Place of Birth Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Also Known As Rose Arianna McGowan , 로즈 맥고완, ローズ・マッゴーワン

Rose McGowan

Biography

Rósa Arianna McGowan (born September 5, 1973) is a filmmaker, activist and musician. Born in Italy, she was raised in the Children of God cult, before her American parents fled back to the USA when Rose was 10 amid concerns about the community. Settling in Oregon, McGowan was bullied at school and rebelled against her family. At 15, she legally emancipated herself from her parents and lived in a squat with drag artists, before moving to Los Angeles to try her hand at acting. Commercials, extra work and a small part in 1992’s 'Encino Man' followed, but McGowan walked away from the industry, deciding to work in cosmetology instead. In 1994, while standing outside of an LA gym with a moody demeanor, she was discovered by a casting director for Gregg Araki’s 'The Doom Generation', believing she’d be perfect for the role of Amy Blue, an apathetic gen-X femme fatale. Her performance became synonymous with 90s punk cool, and she was nominated for Best Debut Performance at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards. Landing an agent, McGowan quickly found further roles, among them parts in the slasher hit 'Scream' and cult indies including 'Jawbreaker', 'Going All the Way', and 'Devil in the Flesh'. With her pale white skin and blood-red lipstick, along with a relationship with controversial rock star Marilyn Manson, McGowan was promoted as a bad girl sex symbol for the 1990s, but began to struggle finding mainstream success. On advice from her management, McGowan joined the cast of the fantasy drama 'Charmed' in its fourth season, replacing the departed Shannen Doherty as one third of a trio of sister witches. After five seasons on the series, McGowan returned to film with roles in Brian De Palma’s 'The Black Dahlia' and the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double bill 'Grindhouse'. While 'Grindhouse' garnered McGowan international attention, particularly for her role as a go-go dancer with a machine gun for a leg, it was an unhappy period in her personal life. A relationship with Rodriguez imploded, a car accident forced her to undergo extensive reconstructive surgery, and her father died. In 2015, McGowan announced that she was walking away from acting to explore other ventures, due to her own traumatic experiences in the industry and her frustration with the quality of work promoted by Hollywood. Her filmmaking debut, the short film 'Dawn', premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews, and in the same year she released her debut single — an atmospheric slice of electronica called RM486. She has since become a prominent activist across social media, launching her own feminist movement known as Rose Army, and continues to work as an artist, filmmaker and musician. In 2016 Rose was involved in a sex scandal when multiple sex tapes and nude images were leaked online for the world to see as well as exposing her love for recreational drugs. Some seem to think she leaked the tapes and photos herself for more public exposure and others believe it to be the evils of Hollywood who might be outraged by the fact Rose has spoke out against them.

Known For

Actor

2023
2022
2022
Body Parts

as Self

2021
This Is Pop

as Self (archive footage)

2020
The New York Times Presents

as Self (archive footage)

2019
QT8: The First Eight

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Citizen Rose

as Herself

2017
The Sound

as Kelly Johansen

2016
2016
2016
Chelsea

as Self

2013
2013
Doctor Lollipop

as Dr. Coco / Red Riding Hood (voice)

2013
Chosen

as Josie Acosta

2011
The Pastor's Wife

as Mary Winkler

2011
Rosewood Lane

as Sonny Blake

2011
2011
Once Upon a Time

as Young Cora

2010
Dead Awake

as Charlie

2010
Gaze

as Self (archive footage)

2009
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Judge

2007
2007
Planet Terror

as Cherry Darling

2007
Grindhouse

as Pam (segment "Death Proof") / Cherry (segment "Planet Terror")

2006
The Black Dahlia

as Sheryl Saddon

2006
Scream Awards

as Herself - Host

2005
2005
Elvis

as Ann-Margret

2003
Stealing Bess

as Debbie Dinsdale

2003
Punk'd

as Self

2002
Strange Hearts

as Moira Kennedy

2001
The Killing Yard

as Linda Borus

2001
Monkeybone

as Miss Kitty

2001
2000
The Last Stop

as Nancy

2000
1999
1999
Jawbreaker

as Courtney Shayne

1999
1999
1998
Southie

as Kathy Quinn

1998
Phantoms

as Lisa Pailey

1998
Devil in the Flesh

as Debbie Strand

1998
Charmed

as Paige Matthews

1997
Kiss & Tell

as Jasmine Hoyle

1997
Going All the Way

as Gale Ann Thayer

1997
Nowhere

as Val-Chick 3

1997
The View

as Self

1996
Scream

as Tatum Riley

1996
Bio-Dome

as Denise

1996
Seed

as Miriam

1995
1993
1992
Encino Man

as Nora

1990
Class of 1999

as Girl Outside Langford's Office (uncredited)

1990
True Colors

as Suzanne

1979
Question Time

as Self - Panellist

Director

Sleepwalk

as Director

2015
Dawn

as Director

Crew

2007
Grindhouse

as Presenter

Producer

2018
Citizen Rose

as Executive Producer

Sound

2018
Citizen Rose

as Music

Creator

2018
Citizen Rose

as Creator