Biography for
Andie MacDowell More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

21 April 1958, Gaffney, South Carolina, USA

Birth Name

Rosalie Anderson MacDowell

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse

Rhett DeCamp Hartzog	(10 November 2001 - October 2004) (divorced)
Paul Qualley	(1986 - 1999) (divorced) 3 children

Trivia

Chosen by People Magazine one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [2000]

Former cosmetics model.

Worked at McDonalds and Pizza Hut as a teenager.

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]

Her mother, Paula, died in 1981 (caused by chronic alcoholism).

In 2000, she filed suit against Wal-Mart for displaying her picture in several stores without permission.

Received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. for her dedication to the Graham Children's Health Center. [8 May 2001]

Announced her engagement to Atlanta jewelry businessman (and childhood friend) Rhett Hartzog; they plan to marry in November in Asheville, North Carolina. [26 July 2001]

A son, Justin, born in 1986 and 2 daughters, Rainey Qualley born in 1989 and Sarah Margaret in 1995.

Spokesmodel for L'Oreal cosmetics and haircare

In her first film, (Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)), her southern accent was so heavy that her voice was entirely dubbed by Glenn Close.

Measurements: 33-24-35 (1984 Elite model card), 34-25-35 (1988 model card), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

She is scheduled to receive a Medal of Honor in the Arts at Winthrop University on October 22nd, 2004. She attended the University for two semesters in the late 70s, only to have been told she wouldn't go far in acting.

October 7th 2004 - Filed for divorce from childhood friend businessman Rhett Hartzog after nearly 3 years of marriage.

Has a half-brother and a stepsister

Shares a birthday with Charles Grodin.

Engaged to businessman Kevin Geagan. [January 19, 2006]

Turned down the Jodie Foster role in The Accused (1988) (and Foster won an Oscar for her portrayal).

Her mother and father divorced when she was 6.

Personal Quotes

(1996, on Marisa Tomei turning down her role in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)) They saw a lot of other people for the role. I was quite impressed that I was the one who was, in fact, doing the movie. Not only did Marisa Tomei lose out as an artist for not taking the opportunity to work with wonderful people on this amazing movie, she lost a lot of money. And the money just keeps coming. See, I didn't get money for it up front, but I had points. I had a huge mortgage and I didn't plan the last baby, but Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) paid for me to sit back and take a year off, pay my mortgage, have plenty of money and even invest some, too.

(1996, on having her voice dubbed by Glenn Close for Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)) When I heard the news, I was in my hotel room, alone. At the time of "Greystoke", I was not even in a good relationship, so I had no one to share it with. I didn't deceive myself for one minute about what the media was going to do with it or what people in the business were going to think. I said to myself, "Either I jump out that window out of humiliation and embarrassment or I fight". The choice was there: die or fight. It was set up so perfectly for people to think that I had no capabilities, whatsoever. So, I decided to go to class, to evolve. Until Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), I was untouchable. My manager was fighting for me with people who would not even see me. It certainly hasn't been easy, but I'm proud of my achievements.