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' 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'. While 'Grindhouse' garnered McGowan international attention, particularly for her role as a go-go dancer with a machine gun for a leg, it was an unhappy period in her personal life. A relationship with Rodriguez imploded, a car accident forced her to undergo extensive reconstructive surgery, and her father died. In 2015, McGowan announced that she was walking away from acting to explore other ventures, due to her own traumatic experiences in the industry and her frustration with the quality of work promoted by Hollywood. Her filmmaking debut, the short film 'Dawn', premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews, and in the same year she released her debut single — an atmospheric slice of electronica called RM486. She has since become a prominent activist across social media, launching her own feminist movement known as Rose Army, and continues to work as an artist, filmmaker and musician. In 2016 Rose was involved in a sex scandal when multiple sex tapes and nude images were leaked online for the world to see as well as exposing her love for recreational drugs. Some seem to think she leaked the tapes and photos herself for more public exposure and others believe it to be the evils of Hollywood who might be outraged by the fact Rose has spoke out against them.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Sex on Screen as Self
- 2022 · When We Speak as Self
- 2022 · Body Parts as Self
- 2021 · Mothers of the Revolution as Herself
- 2021 · Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day as Self
- 2021 · This Is Pop as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · The New York Times Presents as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Hollywood's Dark Secret as Self
- 2019 · This Changes Everything as Self
- 2019 · Rose McGowan: Being Brave as Self
- 2018 · Citizen Rose as Herself
- 2017 · The Sound as Kelly Johansen
- 2016 · The Caged Pillows as Monday
- 2016 · Chelsea as Self
- 2016 · The Tell-Tale Heart as Ariel
- 2015 · The Weight of Blood and Bones as Madeline
- 2013 · Mondo Taurobolium as Gale
- 2013 · Doctor Lollipop as Dr. Coco / Red Riding Hood (voice)
- 2013 · Chosen as Josie Acosta
- 2011 · The Pastor's Wife as Mary Winkler
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Young Cora
- 2011 · Rosewood Lane as Sonny Blake
- 2011 · Conan the Barbarian as Marique
- 2011 · Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective as Self
- 2011 · Scream: The Inside Story as Self
- 2010 · Dead Awake as Charlie
- 2010 · Gaze as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge
- 2008 · Fifty Dead Men Walking as Grace
- 2007 · Death Proof as Pam
- 2007 · Planet Terror as Cherry Darling
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Pam (segment "Death Proof") / Cherry (segment "Planet Terror")
- 2006 · Scream Awards as Herself - Host
- 2006 · The Black Dahlia as Sheryl Saddon
- 2005 · Elvis as Ann-Margret
- 2005 · Elvis as
- 2003 · Punk'd as Self
- 2003 · Stealing Bess as Debbie Dinsdale
- 2002 · Strange Hearts as Moira Kennedy
- 2002 · Through the Night with... as Self
- 2001 · The Killing Yard as Linda Borus
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Miss Kitty
- 2000 · The Last Stop as Nancy
- 2000 · Ready to Rumble as Sasha
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Cassandra Davina
- 1999 · Sleeping Beauties as Sno Blo
- 1999 · Jawbreaker as Courtney Shayne
- 1998 · Charmed as Paige Matthews
- 1998 · Southie as Kathy Quinn
- 1998 · Phantoms as Lisa Pailey
- 1998 · Devil in the Flesh as Debbie Strand
- 1997 · Kiss & Tell as Jasmine Hoyle
- 1997 · Going All the Way as Gale Ann Thayer
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Nowhere as Val-Chick 3
- 1997 · Lewis & Clark & George as George
- 1996 · Scream as Tatum Riley
- 1996 · Bio-Dome as Denise
- 1996 · Seed as Miriam
- 1995 · The Doom Generation as Amy Blue
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1992 · Encino Man as Nora
- 1990 · True Colors as Suzanne
- 1990 · Class of 1999 as Girl Outside Langford's Office (uncredited)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist