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Rose Arianna McGowan was born on the 5th September 1973 in Florence in Italy. She won critical acclaim for her role in The Doom Generation as Amy Blue with James Duval and Johnathon Schaech.
Rose was subsequently cast in a supporting role in the horror film called Scream as Tatum Riley with David Arquette, Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox.
She then appeared in Southie as Kathy Quinn alongside Will Arnett, Donnie Wahlberg and Anne Meara, Going All The Way with Ben Affleck, Jeremy Davies and Amy Locane, and Lewis And Clark And George as George with Dan Gunther, Brian Taylor and Salvator Xuereb.
In 1997, she appeared in the critically acclaimed short film called Seed as Miriam, the film called Phantoms as Lisa Pailey with Ben Affleck, Peter O'Toole, Joanna Going and Liev Schreiber and in Encino Man as Nora opposite Brendan Fraser, Sean Astin and Pauly Shore.
Rose also starred in Jawbreaker as Courtney Alice Shayne with Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz and Judy Greer.
Rose starred in Charmed: as Paige Matthews (replacing Shannon Doherty) in Charmed - The Complete Fourth Season, Charmed - The Complete Fifth Season, Charmed - The Complete Sixth Season, Charmed - The Complete Seventh Season and Charmed - The Complete Eighth Season alongside Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause and Kaley Cuoco.
She also portrayed actress/singer Ann-Margret in the film entitled Elvis and in the sequel called Elvis - The Early Years with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Randy Quaid.
She has also lent her voice to the video game called Darkwatch: Curse of the West as a femme fatale named Tala Vamp and in Terminator Salvation as Angie Salter.
Rose had a small role in the film called The Black Dahlia as Sheryl Saddon along with Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank and Josh Hartnett .
She has starred in the double feature film entitled Grindhouse. Rose appears in both portions of the film, as go-go dancing Cherry in Planet Terror with Freddy Rodriguez and Marley Shelton, and as Pam in Death Proof along with Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson and Vanessa Ferlito .
Rose loves the boston terrier breed of dog.
She has had other film roles in Bio Dome as Denise with Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin, Kiss And Tell as Jasmine Hoyle, Nowhere as a valley chick opposite James Duval and Rachel True and Devil In The Flesh as Debbie Strand .
She has also been in Ready To Rumble as Sasha with David Arquette and Oliver Platt, Sleeping Beauties as Sno Blo along with Sarah Lassez, The Last Stop as Nancy with Adam Beach and Monkeybone as Miss Kitty alongside Brendan Fraser, Thomas Haden Church, Bridget Fonda and Whoopi Goldberg.
Rose has appeared in Strange Hearts as Moira Kennedy opposite Robert Forster and Kip Pardue and in Stealing Bess (which is also known as Vacuums) as Debbie Dinsdale again with Kip Pardue and also alongside Chevy Chase.
Another role was in Black Oasis as Susan Cabot along with Rodrigo Santoro.
Rose was also in Sin City 2 as Ava Lord opposite Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Rosario Dawson, Brittany Murphy, Jaime King and Antonio Banderas.
She has also been in Fifty Dead Men Walking as Grace Sterrin with Ben Kingsley and Jim Sturgess, Ewan Harts and Natalie Press, Creature From The Black Lagoon and Barbarella with Paul Kelman.
Rose has also starred in tv roles in the series called True Colours as Suzanne opposite Frankie Faison and Stephanie Faracy, What About Joan as Maeve with Joan Cusack and Kyle Chandler and in The Killing Yard as Linda Borus opposite Alan Alda .
She is the co - host of The Essentials with Robert Osborne. This programme spotlights a specific movie that contains a special introduction and then a discussion follows.
Rose has also starred in the film remake of Red Sonja as the heroine Sonja, and in the tv show called Women in Chains about an imprisoned women drama series.
She has also appeared in the tv series called Nip Tuck as Dr. Theodora 'Teddy' Lowe alongside Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh.
Rose has also starred in Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar as Doreen and as Cherry Darling in Machete with Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez and Jessica Alba.
She will be producing new series Preacher which stars Holly Marie Combs.
Another role is in Dylan's Wake as Charlie opposite Nick Stahl and Amy Smart and she has also appeared in Conan as Marique along with Ron Perlman and Jason Momoa.

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Rose McGowan - news / articles

McGowan grateful for Scream's dog door tips - 7 April 2011
-Actress Rose McGowan will always be grateful for her role in Scream - because she learned how to wriggle through a pet door flap on the set.-The Grind House star's character met her demise in the slasher flick when she became trapped in a doggy door - and the process

Rodriguez: 'McGowan marriage is still on' - 9 July 2009
-Moviemaker Robert Rodriguez has confirmed reports he and his Planet Terror star Rose McGowan are engaged.- -The father-of-five and the actress reportedly split earlier this year (09), months after McGowan cooed about her plans to wed the director after he divorced hi

Rose McGowan - what members say

Charmed - The Complete Fourth Season review by A customer from gwaenysgor, rhyl, flintshire

superb 13 September 2005
...e exit of prue, and the introduction of younger sister paige matthews played by Rose McGowan ( of jaw breaker, bring it on and scream fame). she is the child of patty hall... Read customer review

Planet Terror review by SAI81 from Tonbridge

Planet Terror 6 November 2007
...on scene Planet Terror cuts right to the chase; after a seriously sexy dance by Rose McGowan under the opening credits things get seriously bloody even in what, in any othe... Read customer review

Conan the Barbarian review by BMidland from

A huge, muscular disappointment. 29 December 2011
...e end. On the plus side, the cast are very game, especially Stephan Lang and Rose McGowan. Overall, a film that has some good bits but not enough.... Read customer review

Rose McGowan - filmography

Conan the Barbarian on DVD (2011)
Starring: Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang
Director: Marcus Nispel
Certificate:
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The tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village.

58% from 6,770 members

Conan the Barbarian - Blu-ray (2011)
Starring: Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang
Director: Marcus Nispel
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
The tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village.

56% from 3,624 members

Dead Awake (2010)
Starring: Nick Stahl, Rose McGowan, Amy Smart
Director: Omar Naim
Certificate:
A funeral parlor employee looks to unravel a 10-year-old mystery.

57% from 4 members
Currently unavailable

Machete on DVD (2010)
Starring: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba
Director: Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez
Certificate:
The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavoury types to assassinate a senator. But just as he's about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he's been set up. He barely survives the sniper's bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with ..read more »

62% from 16,881 members

Machete - Blu-ray (2010)
Starring: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba
Director: Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez
Certificate:
The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavoury types to assassinate a senator. But just as he's about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he's been set up. He barely survives the sniper's bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with ..read more »

65% from 9,290 members

Fifty Dead Men Walking on DVD (2009)
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Kevin Zegers
Director: Kari Skogland
Certificate:
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Based on Martin McGartland's shocking real life story, Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the IRA whilst feeding information to his British handler and saving lives in ..read more »

71% from 11,178 members

Barbarella (2009)
Starring: Rose McGowan
Director: Robert Rodriguez
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The year is 40,000. Peacefully floating around in zero-gravity Barbarella is suddenly interrupted by a call from the President of Earth. A young scientist, Durand Durand, is threatening the ancient universal peace and Barbarella is the chosen one to find him and save the world. During her mission, ..read more »

57% from 19 members
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Fifty Dead Men Walking - Blu-ray (2008)
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Ewan Harts, Natalie Press
Director: Kari Skogland
Certificate:
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Directed by Kari Skogland (LIBERTY STANDS STILL) and adapted from the autobiography of Martin McGartland, FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING is the electrifying tale of a British secret services agent based in Northern Ireland during the late 80s. During the four years that he was stationed there and before ..read more »

69% from 2,705 members

Planet Terror - Blu-ray (2007)
Starring: Freddy Rodríguez, Rose McGowan, Marley Shelton
Director: Robert Rodriguez
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Director Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY) pays homage to his favourite B-movies with PLANET TERROR, an old-fashioned zombie film that's infused with enough gore and giggles to please even Peter Jackson (BAD TASTE). Rose McGowan (CHARMED) plays Cherry, a go-go dancer whose night is interrupted by a ..read more »

64% from 3,027 members

Death Proof - Blu-ray (2007)
Starring: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
Master director Quentin Tarantino (PULP FICTION) indulges his inner fanboy by paying homage to his favourite B-movies in DEATH PROOF. Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks beautiful women with his deadly vintage car, but when he picks a trio of tough girls (Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, and Zoe Bell),..read more »

60% from 3,449 members

Grindhouse Collector's Edition - Blu-ray (2007)
Starring: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito
Director: Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez
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Includes the double feature of Death Proff and Planet Terror as they were meant to be seen, including the fake trailers in all their glory.

72% from 541 members

Death Proof on DVD (2007)
Starring: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
Two separate pairs of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans.

59% from 30,636 members

Planet Terror on DVD (2007)
Starring: Freddy Rodríguez, Rose McGowan, Marley Shelton
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Certificate:
After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release.

63% from 26,979 members

The Black Dahlia on DVD (2006)
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Josh Hartnett
Director: Brian De Palma
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Based on the novel by James Ellroy, Brian De Palma's THE BLACK DAHLIA stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as a pair of LAPD detectives assigned to the most notorious murder in Hollywood history. Director Brian De Palma (THE UNTOUCHABLES, SCARFACE) establishes the relationship between Buddy ..read more »

50% from 30,539 members

Elvis (2005)
Starring: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Randy Quaid, Rose McGowan
Director: James Steven Sadwith
Certificate:
A chronicle of the life of Elvis Presley (Rhys Meyers), from his humble beginnings to his rise to international stardom.

52% from 35 members
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Charmed - The Complete Eighth Season (6 discs) on DVD (2005)
Starring: Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Kaley Cuoco
Director: James L. Conway, Mel Damski, Jon Pare
Certificate:
The Charmed Ones, Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Paige (Rose McGowan), have faked their own deaths, attended their own funerals, and must now accustom themselves to a life of normality. But not everyone is convinced they are dead in the explosive eighth and final season of ..read more »

83% from 1,743 member

Elvis - The Early Years on DVD (2005)
Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Randy Quaid, Rose McGowan
Director: James Sadwith
Certificate:
A fact-based television mini-series about the life of Elvis Presley, the legendary king of rock 'n' roll. ELVIS THE EARLY YEARS chronicles Presley's humble beginnings through to his meteoric rise to fame. Made with the full cooperation and participation of the Elvis Presley Estate, it is the ..read more »

63% from 349 members

Charmed - The Complete Seventh Season (6 discs) on DVD (2004)
Starring: Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Rose McGowan
Director: James L. Conway, John T. Kretchmer
Certificate:
The Charmed Ones, Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), Piper (Holly Marie Combs), and Paige (Rose McGowan), have cast a spell and the fans are enchanted! Charmed: Season Seven will reel you in with more. More what, you ask? The supernatural sisters bring you more mystical adventure and suspense, more charming ..read more »

79% from 3,333 members

Charmed - The Complete Sixth Season (6 discs) on DVD (2003)
Starring: Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Rose McGowan
Director: James L. Conway, John T. Kretchmer
Certificate:
Debuting in 1998, the Aaron Spelling-produced television series 'Charmed' follows the adventures of three modern-day witches juggling their supernatural abilities with the demands of everyday life. The Halliwell sisters use their magical powers to protect innocent people from evil demons, who, in ..read more »

78% from 3,733 members

Charmed - The Complete Fifth Season (6 discs) on DVD (2002)
Starring: Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Rose McGowan
Director: James L. Conway, Mel Damski, John T. Kretchmer
Certificate:
Fall under their spell... The Charmed Ones, Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Paige (Rose McGowan), are simply bewitching and they're here to stay! Charmed: The Complete Fifth Season is rich with intense humour, and intrigue as they journey from modern-day witches to the ..read more »

77% from 4,195 members

Strange Hearts (2001)
Starring: Robert Forster, Rose McGowan, Kip Pardue
Director: Michelle Gallagher
Certificate:
Drama in which former child star and small time con man, Jack Waters, moves through life trying to bridge the gap between reality and fantasy. However, the closest thing to reality in his life is his relationship with exotic dancer Moira. In order to capture the wealth and status that has always ..read more »

37% from 14 members
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Charmed - The Complete Fourth Season (6 discs) on DVD (2001)
Starring: Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Rose McGowan
Director: Michael Schultz, Mel Damski, Chris Long
Certificate:
Rose McGowan joins the cast of this cult-hit series in Season 4 as Paige, a long-lost half-sister of Piper and Phoebe. After the loss of Prue in Season 3, the Power of Three was under threat until Paige arrived. All is not happily ever after in the Halliwell household, Phoebe and Piper don't trust ..read more »

75% from 4,642 members

Phantoms on DVD (1998)
Starring: Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck
Director: Joe Chappelle
Certificate:
Unspeakable horrors have mysteriously befallen the whole town of Snowfield, Colorado, leaving behind only a few mangled body parts and unanswered questions. Enter two vacationing sisters and a sheriff and deputy from a nearby town, who try to piece things together with the help of a scientist-..read more »

57% from 1,252 member

Jawbreaker on DVD (1998)
Starring: William Katt, Judy Greer, Rebecca Gayheart
Director: Darren Stein
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In what seems to be a hybrid of classic teen flicks HEATHERS and CLUELESS, three of the most popular girls in school (Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart and Julie Benz) pretend to kidnap their friend as a prank, shoving a jawbreaker in her mouth to keep her quiet in the process. The plot unfolds around ..read more »

57% from 1,050 member

Southie (1998)
Starring: Donnie Wahlberg, Rose McGowan, Anne Meara
Director: John Shea
Certificate:
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Wahlberg plays Danny Quinn, a Southie who returns to Boston to discover that the conflict between Irish mafias has gotten even worse than before he left. He finds himself caught between the two groups, and is eventually forced to make a painful decision: should he get out of town and leave the ..read more »

54% from 69 members
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Charmed - The Complete First Season (6 discs) on DVD (1998)
Starring: Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan
Director: John T. Kretchmer, Ellen S. Pressman
Certificate:
Debuting in 1998, the Aaron Spelling-produced television series CHARMED follows the adventures of three modern-day witches juggling their supernatural abilities with the demands of everyday life. The Halliwell sisters (originally played by Alyssa Milano, Shannon Doherty, and Hollie Marie Combs) use ..read more »

73% from 7,431 members

Lewis & Clark & George (1997)
Starring: Rose McGowan, Dan Gunther, Brian Taylor
Director: Rod McCall
Certificate:
Two escaped convicts join forces with a seductive femme on the trail of a long-forgotten gold mine.

20% from 4 members
Currently unavailable

Going All The Way on DVD (1997)
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Davies, Amy Locane
Director: Mark Pellington
Certificate:
MTV director emeritus Pellington (ARLINGTON ROAD, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES) tackles Dan Wakefield's eponymous novel about disenchanted young Army grunts returning to the stultifying blue-collar environs of circa-1954 Indianapolis after a Korean tour of duty. Disillusioned vet Sonny (Davies), while ..read more »

53% from 40 members

Scream on DVD (1996)
Starring: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox
Director: Wes Craven
Certificate:
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The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There's a killer in their midst who's seen a few too many scary movies. Suddenly, nobody is safe, as the psychopath stalks victims, taunts them with trivia questions, then rips them to bloody shreds. It could be anybody... Sidney, the ..read more »

69% from 18,077 members

Scream - Blu-ray (1996)
Starring: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox
Director: Wes Craven
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There's a killer in their midst who's seen a few too many scary movies. Suddenly, nobody is safe, as the psychopath stalks victims, taunts them with trivia questions, then rips them to bloody shreds. It could be anybody... Sidney, the ..read more »

77% from 535 members

Doom Generation on DVD (1995)
Starring: James Duval, Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schaech
Director: Gregg Araki
Certificate:
An extreme and stylish road movie from the director of Totally F***ed Up and Nowhere, The Doom Generation follows the tragi-comic adventures of a beautiful young slacker couple who form an uneasy alliance with a gorgeous, psychotic, bi-sexual drifter after he saves them during a botched convenience ..read more »

57% from 276 members

Rose McGowan facts

5 most recent films

Conan the Barbarian - 3.0 stars
Conan the Barbarian - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Dead Awake - 3.0 stars
Machete - 3.0 stars
Machete - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Charmed - The Complete Eighth Season - 4.0 stars
Charmed - The Complete Seventh Season - 4.0 stars
Charmed - The Complete Sixth Season - 4.0 stars
Charmed - The Complete Fifth Season - 4.0 stars
Scream - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Lewis & Clark & George - 1.0 stars
Strange Hearts - 2.0 stars
Going All The Way - 2.5 stars
Elvis - 2.5 stars
Barbarella - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Holly Marie Combs - 42 times - show films
Alyssa Milano - 42 times - show films
Brian Krause - 7 times - show films
Kaley Cuoco - 7 times - show films
Glenn Morshower - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

James L. Conway - 28 times - show films
John T. Kretchmer - 28 times - show films
none - 24 times - show films
Mel Damski - 21 times - show films
Robert Rodriguez - 13 times - show films

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