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Andie MacDowell

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Andie MacDowell

Born April 21, 1958 in Gaffney, South Carolina, USA72 films

Rosalie Anderson MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell is known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. She has modelled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986.

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Her early films include Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and the Brat Pack vehicle film St. Elmo's Fire (1985). Her breakout role was in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), which earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and a  Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. She then starred in a series of films, including Green Card (1990), Groundhog Day (1993), Short Cuts (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Unstrung Heroes (1995), Michael (1996), Multiplicity (1996), and The Muse (1999).

MacDowell played supporting film roles in Beauty Shop (2005), Footloose (2011), Magic Mike XXL(2015), The Last Laugh (2019), Ready or Not (2019), The Other Zoey (2024) and Red Right Hand (2024). She starred in several independent films, most notably Love After Love (2017). She co-starred opposite her daughter, Margaret Qualley, in the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. In 2023, MacDowell began starring in the Hallmark Channel fantasy drama series The Way Home.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Ready or Not poster7.1Ready or Not2019Only the Brave poster7.5Only the Brave2017Four Weddings and a Funeral poster6.8Four Weddings and a Funeral1994Monte Carlo poster6.8Monte Carlo2011The Player poster7.2The Player1992Footloose poster6.6Footloose2011sex, lies, and videotape poster7.0sex, lies, and videotape1989Short Cuts poster7.2Short Cuts1993

Filmography

72 films as actor
  1. TBAWildfire
  2. TBAThe Token GroomsmanAunt Madge
  3. TBAThe Way HomeDel Landry
  4. 2027Beach Read
  5. 2026A Grand Biltmore Christmas
  6. 2026Guarding Stars
  7. 2026MelpomèneLady Rain
  8. 2024A Sudden Case of ChristmasRose
  9. 2024GoodrichAnn
  10. 2024Good Girl JaneRuth Rosen
  11. 2024Red Right HandBig Cat
  12. 2023The Other ZoeyConnie MacLaren
  13. 2023My Happy EndingJulia
  14. 2022Along for the RideDr. Victoria West
  15. 2021No Man's LandMonica Greer
  16. 2020Dashing in DecemberDeb Burwall
  17. 2019Ready or NotBecky
  18. 2019One Red Nose Day and a WeddingCarrie
  19. 2019The Last LaughDoris Lovejoy
  20. 2018The Beach HouseLovie Rudland
  21. 2018Paper YearJoanne Winters
  22. 2018Love After LoveSuzanne
  23. 2017Christmas InheritanceDebbie Collins
  24. 2017Only the BraveMarvel Steinbrink
  25. 2017At Home in MitfordCynthia
  26. 2015Magic Mike XXLNancy Davidson
  27. 2013Breaking at the EdgeDr. Ghozland
  28. 2012Mighty FineStella Fine
  29. 2011FootlooseVi Moore
  30. 2011Monte CarloPam
  31. 2011Daydream NationEnid Goldberg
  32. 2010The FrontMonique Lamont
  33. 2010At RiskMonique Lamont
  34. 2010Happiness RunsVictor's Mother
  35. 2010The 5th QuarterMaryanne Abbate
  36. 2010As Good As DeadHelen
  37. 2009The Six Wives of Henry LefayKate
  38. 2008The Prince of Motor CityGertrude Hamilton
  39. 2008InconceivableCharlotte 'Lottie' Louise Du Bose
  40. 2007InterventionKelly
  41. 2006BarnyardEtta (voice)
  42. 2005The Last SignKathy Macfarlane
  43. 2005Tara RoadMarilyn
  44. 2005Riding the Bus with My SisterRachel Simon
  45. 2005Beauty ShopTerri
  46. 2003GinostraJessie
  47. 2002CrushKate Scales
  48. 2001Dinner with FriendsKaren
  49. 2001On the EdgeLisa (segment "Reaching Normal")
  50. 2001Town & CountryEugenie Clayborne
  51. 2000Harrison's FlowersSarah Lloyd
  52. 1999The MuseLaura Phillips
  53. 1999Muppets from SpaceShelley Snipes
  54. 1998ShadrachTrixie
  55. 1998Just the TicketLinda Palinski
  56. 1997The End of ViolencePaige
  57. 1996MichaelDorothy Winters
  58. 1996MultiplicityLaura Kinney
  59. 1995Unstrung HeroesSelma Lidz
  60. 1994Bad GirlsEileen Spenser
  61. 1994Four Weddings and a FuneralCarrie
  62. 1993Short CutsAnn Finnigan
  63. 1993Groundhog DayRita
  64. 1992Ruby CairoBessie Faro
  65. 1992The PlayerAndie MacDowell
  66. 1991Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No RulesEmily (segment 'A Domestic Dilemma')
  67. 1991Hudson HawkAnna Baragli
  68. 1991The Object of BeautyTina Leslie Oates
  69. 1990Green CardBrontë Mitchell Faure
  70. 1989sex, lies, and videotapeAnn Bishop Mullany
  71. 1985St. Elmo's FireDale Biberman
  72. 1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesMiss Jane Porter