I am dedicating today to Rose McGowen for she was the inspiration to colour my hair gorgeous ginger yesterday!!!
Born September 5, 1973, Rose Arianna McGowan is the second eldest of six siblings. She was raised, until the age of nine, within the Italian chapter of the Children of God; an extremist Christian, anti-American cult.
During the early 1980s, her family severed ties with the community and migrated to Eugene, Oregon, USA. Following her parents divorce, Rose relocated to Gig Harbour, Washington, to live with her grandmother. At age 14, McGowan was falsely accused of drug abuse by a family friend and committed to drug rehabilitation. She has consistently maintained that the decision was unjustified, and detrimental to her mental health. Upon release, she spent a year as a disadvantaged youth before legally declaring independence from her family at age 15.
Her early formal education includes attendance at Roosevelt High School and Nova Alternative High School. Further education includes a stint at UCLA, and qualifications as a licensed beauty operator.McGowan's career as an actor sincerely began in 1995, with a leading role in
The Doom Generation (1995). Originally intended for
Jordan Ladd, the character of "Amy Blue" was
awarded to McGowan, whose presence outside a gym captured the eye of an associate of director
Gregg Araki. For her performance, she was nominated at the 1995 Independant Spirit
Awards for Best
Debut Performance. Subsequently cast in
Wes Craven's
Scream (1996/I), she experienced further success when the project defied expectations to became one of the highest grossing films of the year.
The innovative, yet soft-sounding, career of McGowan was overshadowed throughout much of the 1990s by her high-profile relationship with musician Brian Warner (aka
Marilyn Manson.
Strong performances in
Going All the Way (1997),
Lewis & Clark & George (1997),
Southie (1998), and
Jawbreaker (1999) were largely unseen by the general public, who favored mean-spirited tabloid blurbs over her creative exploits. When the relationship ended between the two in 2001, she remarked: "There is great love, but our lifestyle difference is, unfortunately, even greater."Immediately, the quality of McGowan's roles further improved. She performed solidly alongside
Alan Alda in
The Killing Yard (2001) (TV), shone with
Robert Forster in
Strange Hearts (2001), and was appropriately demure in "Stealing Bess" (aka
Vacuums (2002)). She was introduced to the mainstream as "Paige Matthews" in
Aaron Spelling's
"Charmed" (1998), a popular television show for which she devoted five consecutive years. When "Charmed" finished its run in 2006, McGowan emerged in top form. Critics praised her efforts in
Robert Rodriguez's
Planet Terror (2007),
Quentin Tarantino's
Death Proof (2007), and her turn as "Grace Sterrin" in
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008) exemplified her potential as a leading dramatic actress.
At the time of writing, McGowan and director
Robert Rodriguez are due to be wed. Her upcoming projects include the fantasy epic
Red Sonja (2010) .
information courtesy of http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000535/bio
