MacDowell, Andie 1958–

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MacDOWELL, Andie 1958–

PERSONAL

Full name, Rosalie Anderson MacDowell; born April 21, 1958, in Gaffney, SC; daughter of Marion (a lumber executive) and Paula (some sources cite Pauline; a music teacher) MacDowell; married Paul Qualley (a model, musician, contractor, and rancher), 1986 (divorced, c. 1999); married Rhett DeCamp Hartzog (in business), November 10, 2001; children: (first marriage) Justin, Rainey (daughter), Sarah Margaret. Education: Attended Winthrop College; studied acting with Shakespeare and Company.

Addresses: Agent— International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager— Davien Littlefield Management, 939 Eighth Ave., Suite 609, New York, NY 10019. Publicist— Karen Samfilippo, Image Management Public Relations, 8271 Melrose Ave., Suite 208, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Career: Actress. Elite Modeling Agency, New York City, model; appeared in commercials and print advertisements. Also worked at fast food restaurants. Affiliated with the Graham Children's Health Center, Asheville, NC.

Awards, Honors: Female Star of Tomorrow Award, Motion Picture Bookers Club, 1989, Achievement Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (with others), best actress, 1989, Independent Spirit Award, Independent Features Project West, best actress, 1990, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture drama, 1990, all for sex, lies, and videotape; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a musical or comedy film, 1991, for Green Card; Volpi Cup, Venice International Film Festival, 1993, and Special Golden Globe Award, 1994, both best ensemble cast, both with others, for Short Cuts; Saturn Award, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, best actress, 1994, for Groundhog Day; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture comedy or musical, 1995, for Four Weddings and a Funeral; honorary Cesar Award, Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema, 1997; Golden Camera Award (Germany), 1997; honorary doctor of letters, Lander University, 2001.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Jane Porter, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, Warner Bros., 1984.

Dale Biberman, St. Elmo's Fire, Columbia, 1985.

Ann Milaney, sex, lies, and videotape (also known as Sex, Lies…), Miramax, 1989.

Bronte Mitchell Faure (some sources cite Bronte Parish), Green Card, Buena Vista, 1990.

Anna Baragli, Hudson Hawk, TriStar, 1991.

Tina, The Object of Beauty, Avenue Pictures, 1991.

Herself, The Player, Fine Line, 1992.

Ann Finnigan, Short Cuts, Fine Line, 1993.

Elizabeth "Bessie" Faro (Ruby Cairo), Deception (also known as The Missing Link: Ruby Cairo and Ruby Cairo), Miramax, 1993.

Rita, Groundhog Day, Columbia, 1993.

Carrie, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gramercy, 1994.

Eileen Spenser, Bad Girls, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1994.

Selma Lidz, Unstrung Heroes, Buena Vista, 1995.

Dorothy Winters, Michael, New Line Cinema, 1996.

Laura Kinney, Multiplicity, Columbia, 1996.

Paige Stockard, The End of Violence (also known as Am Ende der Gewalt and Am.Ende.der.Gew@lt.), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1997.

Trixie Dabney, Shadrach, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1998.

Laura Phillips, The Muse, October Films/USA Films, 1999.

Linda Palinski, Just the Ticket (also known as Gary & Linda, Piece of Cake, and The Ticket Scalper), United Artists, 1999.

Shelley Snipes, Muppets from Space, Columbia, 1999.

Sarah Lloyd, Harrison's Flowers (also known as Les fleurs d'Harrison), Universal Focus, 2000.

Eugenie Claybourne, Town & Country, New Line Cinema, 2001.

Jessie, Ginostra, Bac Films, 2002.

Kate Scales, Crush (also known as Drei Freundinnen und ein Liebhaber and Heiraten fuer Fortgeschrittene), Sony Pictures Classics, 2002.

Kathy, The Last Sign, Remstar Distribution, 2004.

Beauty Shop, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2005.

Tara Road (also known as Maeve Binchy's Tara Road), 2005.

Film Work:

Executive producer, Just the Ticket (also known as Gary & Linda, Piece of Cake, and The Ticket Scalper), United Artists, 1999.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Anthea, Sahara's Secret (also known as The Secret of the Sahara, Das Geheimnis der Sahara, and Il segreto del Sahara), RAI (Italy), 1988.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Emily Meadows, "A Domestic Dilemma," Women & Men II: In Love There Are No Rules (also known as The Art of Seduction: Women & Men II), HBO, 1991.

Karen, Dinner with Friends, HBO, 2001.

Lisa Waverly, "Reaching Normal," On the Edge, Show-time, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1990.

Rich and Famous: 1990 World's Best, syndicated, 1990.

Host, "Sex, Lives, and Holes in the Skies," World of Audubon Specials, TBS, 1992.

The Rich and Famous 1993 World's Best, syndicated, 1993.

Herself, Luck, Trust, and Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (also known as Luck, Trust, and Ketchup), syndicated, 1994.

Herself, Canned Ham: Michael Keaton, Comedy Central, 1996.

Rachel, "Riding the Bus with My Sister" (also known as "Slow Ride"), Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1993.

Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1995.

Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997.

Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1998.

Presenter, The 14th Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 1999.

Presenter, The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1999.

Presenter, The 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Maggie, "McAllister," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1988.

Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1989.

Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1989, 1991, 1993.

Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1990, 1991.

Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, multiple appearances, between 1993 and 2002.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996.

Guest, Clive Anderson All Talk, BBC, 1997.

"The Best of Muppets Tonight!," Muppets Tonight!, ABC, c. 1997.

Herself, Muppets Tonight!, ABC, 1998.

Guest, Caiga quien caiga, 1998.

The Entertainment Business, Bravo, 1998.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Andie MacDowell, Lifetime, 1999.

Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999.

Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001.

Guest, V Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2002.

Guest, The View, ABC, 2002.

Grace Chapman, "Les Is More," The Practice, ABC, 2003.

Guest, "Wetten, dass …? aus Karlsruhe," Wetten, dass …?, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Title role, Jo, CBS, 2002.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Herself, Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers 1993, Issue 4, Gale, 1993.

Periodicals:

Biography, March, 2000.

Empire, issue 48, 1993, pp. 48–50; issue 93, 1997, pp. 50–51.

Entertainment Weekly, January 18, 1991.

Film Review, June, 1994.

First, July, 1994.

GQ, August, 1996.

InStyle, October, 1997; July, 1998, p. 172; September, 2002, p. 498.

McCall's, August, 1991.

More, May, 2002, pp. 84–87, 133.

Movieline, Volume 7, issue 10, 1996, pp. 40–44, 88–89.

New Woman, July, 1996.

New York, July 17, 1989.

Parade, October, 1995; April 7, 2002, p. 22.

People Weekly, November 9, 1998, p. 13; July 19, 1999, p. 69; September 13, 1999, p. 104; August 13, 2001, pp. 63–64.

Red, November, 2001.

Redbook, October, 1995.

Rolling Stone, October, 1989.

Times (London), June 15, 1999.

Top Model, September, 1997, pp. 88–90.

US Weekly, January, 1997.

Vanity Fair, February, 1991; March, 1993, pp. 176, 178, 180, 204, 206.

Vogue, April, 1994, p. 364.

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