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Andie MacDowell
Acting
128 known credits
5.0 popularity score 68 years
Biography
About Andie MacDowell
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.
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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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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Career at a glance
Andie MacDowell across film and television
128credited titles
87movie credits
41TV credits
1984–2026screen career span
Recognition
Awards received
Saturn Award for Best ActressFor Groundhog Day
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female LeadFor Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressFor Sex, Lies, and Videotape
This list may not represent every nomination or win.
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