Andie MacDowell biography

Synopsis

Andie MacDowell was born on April 21, 1958 in Gaffney, South Carolina. She dropped out of college to become an Elite model. After posing for clients like L’Oreal and Calvin Klein, MacDowell got her acting break with a part in Greystoke-The Legend of Tarzan. Her acting career picked up in the 1990s with roles in Sex, Lies and Videotape, Short Cuts and the romantic hit Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Early Life

Model and actress Andie MacDowell was born Rosalie Anderson MacDowell on April 21, 1958, in Gaffney, South Carolina. MacDowell supported herself at Winthrop College by working several minimum wage jobs, then dropped out as a sophomore to become an Elite model. After posing for such clients as L?Oreal and Calvin Klein, MacDowell got her acting break with a part in Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, though Glenn Close rerecorded her lines.

Acting Career

MacDowell?s acting career subsequently stalled, but picked up momentum again in the 1990s with such successful films as Sex, Lies and Videotape, Short Cuts and the romantic hit Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Personal Life

MacDowell was married to Paul Qualley from 1986 to 1999; they have a son and two daughters. She married childhood friend and businessman Rhett Hartzog in 2001; the couple divorced in 2004. In January 2006, she got engaged to businessman Kevin Geagan.