Andie McDowell - Fact Sheet

Profession: Actress

The Gaffney, South Carolina, native spent her teenage years working a number of minimum-wage jobs and then dropped out of Winthrop College when she was a sophomore in order to become an Elite model. Her innocent, well-scrubbed good looks were not only suited to her job as a cosmetics model, in 1984, they won her the role of Jane Porter in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan. Unable to overcome her natural Carolina cadence, MacDowell had to be dubbed by Glenn Close in the film -- the first and last time that audiences were denied the actress' warm, relaxing vocal shadings. Joining the "brat pack" brigade with St. Elmo's Fire (1985), MacDowell just as quickly broke away from it with her riveting performance in sex, lies and videotape (1989). Her role as a dissatisfied housewife earned her a number of accolades, and helped to establish her as a "serious" actres. MacDowell's likability has enabled her to weather such disasters as Hudson Hawk (1991) and Bad Girls (1994) and has allowed her to shine in a number of other films. Particular highlights include Groundhog Day (1993), Short Cuts (1993), and the hit romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). Although she starred in a series of disappointing vehicles during the late '90s, she remained highly visible, popping up in such films as Unstrung Heroes (1995), The Muse (1999), and Town and Country (2000). 

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Andie McDowell Photo Galleries	# of Pictures
Candid	7
Candid + Glamour	101
Glamour	18
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	47
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	250
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	25
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	25