Сегодня предлагаем поближе познакомиться с popular American model and actress Andy McDowell. The audience is known for her numerous shootings in advertising, as well as roles in such films as Groundhog Day, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Short Stories, and many others.
Будущая знаменитость появилась на свет 21 апреля 1958 in a small town called Gaffney, located in South Carolina, USA. At birth, she was given the name Rosalie Anderson, which she subsequently shortened to Andy. Mother worked as a music teacher, and father worked in logging. The McDowell family had many children (Andy has three older sisters) and lived quite modestly. When the future Hollywood celebrity turned six, her parents divorced. Andy's mom was very upset about this event and soon became addicted to alcohol. However, she did her best to ensure that her girls did not feel lonely and constantly bestowed them, even though they were small but pleasant gifts. Andy had a hard time, because from her very young years she had to earn money on low-paid jobs to help her family make ends meet.
At the age of 20, Andy went to New York,to try yourself as a model. She was hired by the world renowned agency Elite. Model career successfully went up the hill. As a result, Andy McDowell, whose photo has not been taken off the covers of fashion magazines for a long time, is now perceived by a good half of the audience as a girl from L’Oreal advertising rather than an actress. In addition to this brand, she also worked with brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, Armani Perfume, and many others.
Дебют девушки на большом экране состоялся в 1984 year It was a blockbuster called Greystoke. Andy got the role of Jane Porter, and Christopher Lambert became her shooting partner. The film told about the fate of a boy who was raised by monkeys, and then a Belgian explorer took him. Despite Andy's great game, this role did not bring her success. In addition, the directors felt that her southern accent "is hearing damage." As a result, her character spoke in the voice of famous actress Glenn Close.
In subsequent years, McDowell rarely starred incinema, and if they did it, then in bit parts. The main attention she paid to modeling work. So, in 1985, she took part in the filming of the series "Spencer", as well as in the film "Lights of St. Elmo". In 1987, Andy performed, though not a large, but a very significant role of Antea in a film called The Secret of the Sahara.
Despite the fact that most film criticsbelieved that the career of McDowell in the movie and will not start, in 1989, the actress made a real sensation, starring in the movie "Sex, Lies and Videos" by Stephen Soderberga. Andy brilliantly played the main character named Ann. Her partners on the set were Peter Gallagher and James Spader. The picture is a psychological film drama telling about the difficult relationship of a woman who has become disillusioned with family life, and a man who has made an excellent career and has a big house, a beautiful wife and a passionate lover, but is desperate to find his true love. Andy in her role was very convincing and made a big impression on both viewers and film critics.
Andy McDowell, whose filmography is finallyreplenished with very visible work, has become the object of attention of producers and directors. However, most often she was offered roles not in serious films, but in comedies and melodramas.
Так, в 1990 году она вместе с Жераром Депардье starred in the film "Residence permit", in which she played the heroine, entered into a fake marriage with a French citizen in need of an American "green card". At the same time, Andy took part in the work on the painting "Women and Men: Stories of seduction."
Film actress went uphill.And almost every year films with Andy McDowell began to appear on the screens, if not in the main, then in a very prominent role. So, in 1991, she played the main character's girlfriend played by Bruce Willis in the Hudson Hawk film directed by Michael Lehmann. Her next work was the painting "The Object of Beauty", where she starred in a pair with John Malkovich.
In 1993, the actress took part in the shootingthe film "Groundhog Day", in which she got the role of a character named Rita. The film was a huge success, and Bill Murray became McDowell’s partner on the set.
A year later, another one comes out on the big screens.film masterpiece with Andy. It is about the sensational comedy melodrama "Four weddings and one funeral," directed by Michael Newell. This tape was the highest-grossing in the entire history of British cinema at that time and served as the impetus for the careers of all the actors involved in it.
McDowell was very much in demand and regularlypleased the audience with her appearance on the screens. The most memorable projects with her participation include the following: “Michael”, “Set”, “End of Violence”, “Speculator”, “Club of losers”, “Joe”, “Beauty Salon”, “Road to Tara”, “Intervention " other.
In 2009, Andy starred in a very successful comedytitled "The Six Wives of Henry Lefey." In the same year, she was engaged in work on another project - the film “Five minutes to the dead”. Over the next few years, McDowell also constantly appeared on screens in such films as Lone Star (2010), Monte Carlo (2011) and In Jane's Style (2012). Since 2013 and to this day, Andy has been working on the TV series “Cedar Bay”. In this project, she plays the main role of Judge Olivia Lockhart.
Andy McDowell was married twice, however both of hermarriage ended in failure. So, the first spouse of a famous model and actress was a businessman Paul Kvolli, to whom she gave birth to three children. Their marriage lasted from 1986 to 1999. The second elect of Andy was also a successful businessman named Rhett Harttsog. The couple got married in 2001, but four years later, the couple decided to divorce.
