Rose McGowan — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Rósa Arianna McGowan (born September 5, 1973) is an American actress and activist. After her film debut in a brief role in the comedy Encino Man (1992), she achieved recognition for her performance in the dark comedy The Doom Generation (1995), receiving an Independent Spirit Award nomination.

McGowan had her breakthrough in the horror film Scream (1996) and subsequently headlined the films Going All the Way (1997), Devil in the Flesh (1998), and Jawbreaker (1999). During the 2000s, she became known to television audiences for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB supernatural drama series Charmed (2001–2006). She starred in the double-feature film Grindhouse (2007), for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2017, Time recognized McGowan as one of the Silence Breakers, the magazine's Person of the Year, for speaking out about sexual assault and harassment, specifically in regard to the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases and the MeToo movement. In 2018, she released a memoir, Brave, and starred in the four-part documentary series Citizen Rose.

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Filmography

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1998 Charmed Paige Matthews

Interesting facts

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She graduated from high school at 16, and at 17 she began studying at an art school in Seattle.
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Her mother is writer Terri McGown, and her father is artist Daniel McGown.
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She has Irish and French roots.
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In 2007, the actress was in a car accident; glass from her glasses damaged her eye and part of her face, after which she underwent several facial plastic surgeries.
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Full name - Rose Arianna McGowan.