Rose McGowan
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1973-09-05 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Certaldo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
- Also known as
- Rose Arianna 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'.
Known For
TV Shows (25)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Cassandra Davina
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Charmed
1998
as Paige Matthews
The View
1997
as Self
Once Upon a Time
2011
as Young Cora
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Dr. Teddy Rowe
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Punk'd
2003
as Self
Chelsea
2016
as Self
Through the Night with...
2002
as Self
True Colors
1990
as Suzanne
This Is Pop
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Chosen
2013
as Josie Acosta
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Tucker Carlson Today
2021
as Self - Guest
The New York Times Presents
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis
2005
as Ann-Margret
Citizen Rose
2018
as Herself
Scream Awards
2006
as Self - Host
Movies (47)
Scream
1996
as Tatum Riley
Death Proof
2007
as Pam
Planet Terror
2007
as Cherry Darling
Grindhouse
2007
as Pam (segment "Death Proof") / Cherry (segment "Planet Terror")
Jawbreaker
1999
as Courtney Shayne
Conan the Barbarian
2011
as Marique
Encino Man
1992
as Nora
Monkeybone
2001
as Miss Kitty
Bio-Dome
1996
as Denise
Nowhere
1997
as Val-Chick 3
The Black Dahlia
2006
as Sheryl Saddon
The Doom Generation
1995
as Amy Blue
Phantoms
1998
as Lisa Pailey
Class of 1999
1990
as Girl Outside Langford's Office (uncredited)
Seed
1996
as Miriam
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
Southie
1998
as Kathy Quinn
Ready to Rumble
2000
as Sasha
Fifty Dead Men Walking
2008
as Grace
Devil in the Flesh
1998
as Debbie Strand
Lewis & Clark & George
1997
as George
Rosewood Lane
2011
as Sonny Blake
Dead Awake
2010
as Charlie
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
The Sound
2017
as Kelly Johansen
Going All the Way
1997
as Gale Ann Thayer
Body Parts
2022
as Self
Kiss & Tell
1997
as Jasmine Hoyle
Doctor Lollipop
2012
as Dr. Coco / Red Riding Hood (voice)
Strange Hearts
2002
as Moira Kennedy
The Pastor's Wife
2011
as Mary Winkler
Gaze
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Tell-Tale Heart
2016
as Ariel
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021
as Self
The Last Stop
2000
as Nancy
Stealing Bess
2003
as Debbie Dinsdale
The Killing Yard
2001
as Linda Borus
Mothers of the Revolution
2021
as Self
When We Speak
2022
as Self
Rose McGowan: Being Brave
2019
as Self
The Caged Pillows
2016
as Monday
The Weight of Blood and Bones
2015
as Madeline
Sex on Screen
2023
as Self
Hollywood's Dark Secret
2019
as Self
Sleeping Beauties
1999
as Sno Blo
Mondo Taurobolium
2013
as Gale
About Rose McGowan
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' follo… With 72 credits spanning from 1979 to 2023, Rose McGowan has appeared in 47 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rose McGowan Movies
- Scream (1996) — as Tatum Riley
- Death Proof (2007) — as Pam
- Planet Terror (2007) — as Cherry Darling
- Grindhouse (2007) — as Pam (segment "Death Proof") / Cherry (segment "Planet Terror")
- Jawbreaker (1999) — as Courtney Shayne
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