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Introduction
Andie MacDowell is an American actress and fashion model. She made her film debut in 1984’s Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, before receiving critical acclaim for her role in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. She also received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in Green Card (1990) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).
MacDowell starred in Groundhog Day (1993), Short Cuts (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Michael (1996), and Multiplicity (1996). She had roles in a number of less successful films, including The End of Violence (1997), The Muse (1999), and Town & Country (2001). She later went on to star in a number of independent films, and to play supporting parts in movies such as Beauty Shop (2005), Footloose (2011), and Magic Mike XXL (2015).
She received critical acclaim for the 2017 drama film Love After Love and co-starred in the film Ready or Not (2019) and the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021), opposite her daughter Margaret Qualley. MacDowell has modeled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for L’Oréal since 1986, celebrating thirty years with the company in 2016.
Early life
Name | Andie MacDowell |
Net Worth | $25 million |
Occupation | Actress, Former model |
Age | 63 years |
Height | 1.73m |
2021 Partner | Pending |
Children | Margaret Qualley, Rainey Qualley, Justin Qualley |
Rosalie Anderson MacDowell was born on April 21, 1958 (age 63 years) in Gaffney, South Carolina, United States. She is the daughter of Pauline “Paula” Johnston (née Oswald), a music teacher, and Marion St. Pierre MacDowell, a lumber executive. Her ancestry includes English, French, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh.
Her mother was an alcoholic, and her parents divorced when she was six. MacDowell’s mother died of a heart attack at age 53 after living sober for a year. When MacDowell was eight, her father remarried, this time to the former Mary Frances Stone; this union lasted until his death.
MacDowell graduated from Gaffney High School in 1976, then went on to attend Winthrop University for two years before moving briefly to Columbia, South Carolina. After having been spotted by a representative from Wilhelmina Models while she was on a trip to Los Angeles, MacDowell signed a modeling contract with Elite Model Management in New York City in 1978.
Career
Andie MacDowell modeled for Vogue magazine and appeared in ad campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Vassarette, Armani perfume, Sabeth-Row, Mink International, Anne Klein, and Bill Blass in the early 1980s. A series of billboards in Times Square and national television commercials for Calvin Klein won attention and led to her 1984 film debut in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. In this role, MacDowell’s lines were dubbed by Glenn Close because her Southern accent was considered too pronounced for her role as Jane. In 1985, MacDowell filled a supporting role as a doctor in St. Elmo’s Fire.
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MacDowell studied method acting with teachers from the Actors Studio in addition to working privately with the renowned coaches Harold Guskin and Warren Robertson. Four years later, director Steven Soderbergh cast her in the independent film Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). Her performance earned her an Independent Spirit Award, a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, among others award nominations, which led to a series of starring roles in films such as Green Card, The Object of Beauty, and Short Cuts.
In the 1990s, MacDowell achieved stardom due to the box office success of director Harold Ramis’s 1993 comedy, Groundhog Day, and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), opposite Hugh Grant.
Since 1986, MacDowell has appeared in print and television advertisements for cosmetic and haircare company L’Oréal. In later years, she has acted primarily on television and in independent films. In 2012, she co-starred in the short-lived ABC Family series Jane by Design. From 2013 to 2015, she starred in the Hallmark Channel family series Cedar Cove.
MacDowell starred in and produced the Hallmark Hall of Fame film directed by Roger Spottiswoode based on the novel by Mary Alice Monroe, The Beach House in 2018. Also in 2018, she was cast in the horror-comedy film Ready or Not, which was shot over 26 days. The film was released in 2019 and was a critical and commercial success.
She starred in the BBC sitcom Cuckoo in 2019. In an episode of NBC’s Mr. Mayor, that aired January 2021, MacDowell plays a fictionalized version of herself. In the same year, MacDowell stars alongside her daughter, Margaret Qualley, in the Netflix show Maid.
Husband
Andie MacDowell was married to Paul Qualley in 1986, a rancher and fellow former model. The two met while posing for Gap ads. They had a son, Justin (born 1986), and two daughters, Rainey (born 1990), named Miss Golden Globe 2012, and Margaret (born 1994), an actress.
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MacDowell and Qualley divorced in 1999. Following her divorce from Qualley, MacDowell entered a year-long relationship with actor Dennis Quaid. In 1999, through her sister Julia, MacDowell reconnected with her former high school classmate, Rhett Hartzog, a businessman whom she married on November 10, 2001. The couple subsequently divorced in October 2004 and as of 2013, she has resided in Marina del Rey, California.
Andie MacDowell net worth
How much is Andie MacDowell worth? Andie MacDowell’s net worth is estimated at around $25 million. Her main source of income is from her career as an actress and former model. MacDowell’s successful career has earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. She is one of the richest and most influential actresses in the United States.