Andie MacDowell
Rosalie Anderson MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell's known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. MacDowell has modeled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986.
Her early films include Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and the Brat Pack vehicle film St. Elmo's Fire (1985). Her breakout role was in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) which earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. She then starred in a series of films including Green Card (1990), Groundhog Day (1993), Short Cuts (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Michael (1996), Multiplicity (1996), and The Muse (1999).
She's also known for her supporting film roles in Beauty Shop (2005), Footloose (2011), Magic Mike XXL (2015), Love After Love (2017), and Ready or Not (2019). She co-starred and opposite her daughter Margaret Qualley in the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.
Her early films include Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and the Brat Pack vehicle film St. Elmo's Fire (1985). Her breakout role was in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) which earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. She then starred in a series of films including Green Card (1990), Groundhog Day (1993), Short Cuts (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Michael (1996), Multiplicity (1996), and The Muse (1999).
She's also known for her supporting film roles in Beauty Shop (2005), Footloose (2011), Magic Mike XXL (2015), Love After Love (2017), and Ready or Not (2019). She co-starred and opposite her daughter Margaret Qualley in the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.
Known for
![Red Right Hand](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aQmvIr5AGcqVIzlgozQrTcIvFLg.jpg)
Red Right Hand
![The Other Zoey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rh9fwqA98ufdx9vP7V6lLhfpfk1.jpg)
The Other Zoey
![My Happy Ending](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d8YaaRIDzvHL4NyHJQxIvm0qDng.jpg)
My Happy Ending
![The Way Home](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/avKyE55YwWNSLE24IGDRSfpPnaJ.jpg)
The Way Home
![The Jennifer Hudson Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6VBNeo8XG90sNKWYQ0yTEmVBXHJ.jpg)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
![Good Girl Jane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mamymxcLSJinEKV1VaF7gbuVYEQ.jpg)
Good Girl Jane
![Along for the Ride](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d5spmLeGR9kxBRQ6qxCFad1ljvT.jpg)
Along for the Ride
![The Kardashians](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y5tqHu7Rly3RS9uJZqTTraf7mQ2.jpg)
The Kardashians
![L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hs1pBzifP659GDCkSJfYA4BmySp.jpg)
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
![Maid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mK4pMgMjHoBW4W9JrAJmkF2nYHP.jpg)
Maid
![Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fmI1oIAwXjfX8LcZYT8Rs2rZe2R.jpg)
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
![No Man's Land](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7PloiGUSH2OUWrk6ctchGhMOL3s.jpg)
No Man's Land
![Mr. Mayor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uPAaoNJWbRkF7s0f3tPbVehiBgT.jpg)
Mr. Mayor
![Dashing in December](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dexLJ6rvku5YE9j8Wb5ljRDPNVW.jpg)
Dashing in December
![Wireless](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lXdVZam2mc8Z9HuvxPnOKWeJS0O.jpg)
Wireless
![Wim Wenders, Desperado](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3oElPLWq47ZZo0PluBTKhXK94ra.jpg)
Wim Wenders, Desperado
![The Dress Up Gang](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/40FvgllWBA7yp9QJN4JmfPREfpJ.jpg)
The Dress Up Gang
![The Kelly Clarkson Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![Ready or Not](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vOl6shtL0wknjaIs6JdKCpcHvg8.jpg)
Ready or Not
![One Red Nose Day and a Wedding](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/grplMPQkepQEfkBQ2Oa5bZQ2mqa.jpg)
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
![The Last Laugh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/CSGJd80ajL7G7BIusniFi8XtFc.jpg)
The Last Laugh
![The Beach House](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gdGh7K00iaeD03EYqtXT70bivf4.jpg)
The Beach House
![Paper Year](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/44dW6LWBNzg7Dfjs2ndFhZNglYh.jpg)
Paper Year
![Love After Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oiJkS8iRnKRfCmdz7aPMdtjsmHt.jpg)
Love After Love
![Christmas Inheritance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sqdbF40nBzS2IZVAGPxJT7loxoM.jpg)
Christmas Inheritance
![Only the Brave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lC7WdUNLOJI3sllaDGNdFy2GT8g.jpg)
Only the Brave
![At Home in Mitford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pW5eMdfHbOZlPVXqrgYBmOBxEIK.jpg)
At Home in Mitford
![Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7eLQtBnk0npQ1hw9YRQzDUy6pta.jpg)
Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me
![Trial & Error](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8o9taPRFH6TXCFDhjO3zKHiN034.jpg)
Trial & Error
![The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
![Magic Mike XXL](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ny9qi5SYefhSov0ZycCwFFX5fi3.jpg)
Magic Mike XXL
![The Late Late Show with James Corden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qPmVoG8G9tc1nN8ZwGV2zYcknit.jpg)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
![Off Camera with Sam Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wFzCudeLabyjvwh0n5C9rEtCqVy.jpg)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
![Cedar Cove](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jI7srft4ntH3C4iJwaq4vDQMnHG.jpg)
Cedar Cove
![Breaking at the Edge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e3GRCnw1mWAsBPdYLnI2jt9brLU.jpg)
Breaking at the Edge
![Cuckoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mzNORCslKlN4V7DMXLUqpv1Mxx6.jpg)
Cuckoo
![Mighty Fine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2q5uEYcUzrTGpleJ8EUlLAcXnal.jpg)
Mighty Fine
![Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eoMO14iZVBTILw1BppQu6ZHaJdA.jpg)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
![Jane by Design](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v0t6EzLG2p0u1ugxYmZ9YMsxbNW.jpg)
Jane by Design
![Footloose](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rzTuPCtIBuL4LPJBbNA5RnXDzPZ.jpg)
Footloose
![Monte Carlo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dcbqyycrWA56HXq5lm41HYuED8Y.jpg)
Monte Carlo
![Daydream Nation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6e7BzpaMmqJIxIz1aPqLR8TeEkT.jpg)
Daydream Nation
![The Front](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4AhEJWXHQfKTf8lIUfsoeZi4FV8.jpg)
The Front
![At Risk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wDNQd71WIGBBSK62UEUMzye0Py3.jpg)
At Risk
![Happiness Runs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aNitaJjrD6UZOxV77ZxHmfMdYXk.jpg)
Happiness Runs
![The 5th Quarter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/syFkrTRZ5aaHqia45cQbhLADkFB.jpg)
The 5th Quarter
![As Good As Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4q4fSQSuYJGdM6AXCImm5Mle4kF.jpg)
As Good As Dead
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![The Six Wives of Henry Lefay](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gDBiSdKWrN5Z3rfHkskvogExq1L.jpg)
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
![RuPaul's Drag Race](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6LThfVcGWSLswQaQh2vvk1Q2IoH.jpg)
RuPaul's Drag Race
![Inconceivable](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hsfXSNg5cuMNLMhzuWVI8QTVrNF.jpg)
Inconceivable
![The Graham Norton Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrbqaBXB8AALynQzpWz6JdCPEJS.jpg)
The Graham Norton Show
![Intervention](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2OJy7w0Yy7EUdYVqKbMgOQfweep.jpg)
Intervention
![30 Rock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eYYQWACx7ttUzRwTNYuo6zveqpE.jpg)
30 Rock
![Barnyard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vPu2TfokecRICi9ScwtHh41RM4i.jpg)
Barnyard
![The Last Sign](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6RvP7t1Tq99bB9pD9mI3HqHA8ZN.jpg)
The Last Sign
![Tara Road](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1NFO90kY1mQ7eZg7PJj2yfJFk1d.jpg)
Tara Road
![Riding the Bus with My Sister](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qxI7ucCdLYs6KomNf0R2siIk5ed.jpg)
Riding the Bus with My Sister
![Beauty Shop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4h8WIvPb3nVh20xVHmvCzDJwnfP.jpg)
Beauty Shop
![Project Runway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3JKvoVulQXwibxdGQYqBQyZBlBj.jpg)
Project Runway
![The Ellen DeGeneres Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PhUYIGUUk1RzWq2Aw3TqH65McE.jpg)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
![Ginostra](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cIwh5FLN2KSFIrg2VrVaFApnf0k.jpg)
Ginostra
![V Graham Norton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8nR48FrRdrBWQ2bnTaknURnBNkF.jpg)
V Graham Norton
![Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vP9XU8dzCnGx6D2hvKFow7DKMLQ.jpg)
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
![Crush](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1ZEWDLOhlOymdcitI31kwulUJ6G.jpg)
Crush
![Dinner with Friends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pnCMUVTw6gb0OZbxWFhbmNjV9hg.jpg)
Dinner with Friends
![On The Edge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7AbTdZV5ZgxDEzzrAKdYaEiAprR.jpg)
On The Edge
![Town & Country](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mgrWybODOer6D8kYg3UgX3GstyI.jpg)
Town & Country
![Harrison's Flowers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j7YO7LqMXrEsP33pQShzJMPbXLg.jpg)
Harrison's Flowers
![Muppets from Space](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Aww9cF4uMsbald9ddhCYFoP4gBi.jpg)
Muppets from Space
![The Muse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/50UbuHsYlG03ULLW0Jw4PXxaMbT.jpg)
The Muse
![Shadrach](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zXqzSRvIUBBJRVaHXXQSEkGMmdY.jpg)
Shadrach
![Just the Ticket](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5vsjad22y8jbjWwENUhF5T3O1RB.jpg)
Just the Ticket
![Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rvUsvRFzEACM0BrKOljIXIAhWXh.jpg)
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
![The View](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zn5ZtKXYo8XOoXUgtQxw7q2CjVt.jpg)
The View
![The End of Violence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rlMC8XqYhdH1acLWkf5plG0ogk1.jpg)
The End of Violence
![The Practice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7OKZSUIWhjFP0F2s478zTrAYwDB.jpg)
The Practice
![Michael](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oprNZ2BvJG9ZV2g3JYeWQgsOZHe.jpg)
Michael
![Multiplicity](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pvbpsWdvSChCiBa86hNnZVj0pNE.jpg)
Multiplicity
![The Rosie O'Donnell Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rHHSx7kyLEHK48Y3LO3sNfclOT2.jpg)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
![Muppets Tonight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bm9R1dRm6PBZGIsfZupVAPSXOyG.jpg)
Muppets Tonight
![Die Harald Schmidt Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lQcE1AzjDP5zJRUW76PMRn7ai9W.jpg)
Die Harald Schmidt Show
![The World of James Bond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qlWcj1XNfvUQ3npoTrkmNdYPrAX.jpg)
The World of James Bond
![Unstrung Heroes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/twnqc80AL55WYnCVz4nMGEGcL7.jpg)
Unstrung Heroes
![Bad Girls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oDHzFKU50ayk2IxQRcbOSG2XTTe.jpg)
Bad Girls
![Four Weddings and a Funeral](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qa72G2VS0bpxms6yo0tI9vsHm2e.jpg)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
![Intimate Portrait](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3S3G8DTeWrXcQn1QQSfAZ9sWXk2.jpg)
Intimate Portrait
![Made in the USA](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dinZhUjvSqYi9NtwT5oJwabLvPE.jpg)
Made in the USA
![Short Cuts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nAEBc3g9bHAcF9whKFMfIxHxVwn.jpg)
Short Cuts
![Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wi7biObfRpjwCn7wmNXGYr8OW6g.jpg)
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
![Groundhog Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gCgt1WARPZaXnq523ySQEUKinCs.jpg)
Groundhog Day
![Ruby Cairo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4K5XRQrCfALbGoLBsJb7hUwDZGV.jpg)
Ruby Cairo
![The Player](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p4ys4a4yASjKuWzsNWY1B7xP5kZ.jpg)
The Player
![Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mwT5bzKwRcHlzqYkGKLuOyaWDuc.jpg)
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
![Hudson Hawk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g1FJLGg9TaCzgjCmTJmONGIhTar.jpg)
Hudson Hawk
![The Object of Beauty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vtxTzSrjCDH7Ray4RK8FPUrrlSy.jpg)
The Object of Beauty
![Green Card](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9UweLsv3pCORu25Uq72m2IBkKaK.jpg)
Green Card
![sex, lies, and videotape](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6kcT6356tYqFJKWcAZVNV0MU49P.jpg)
sex, lies, and videotape
![The Secret of the Sahara](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1omQunZK6bAZJxU0oPA3r1Mzbct.jpg)
The Secret of the Sahara
![Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: The World's Most Exotic Vacation Resorts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cXVKqljvsDJ9CCGgxvv21ynJRCn.jpg)
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: The World's Most Exotic Vacation Resorts
![St. Elmo's Fire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g2SL3XHJas7hebZ2hhTrYLpKToD.jpg)
St. Elmo's Fire
![Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rdtEIdzqJTVhSLsjuR4U9t1KKxp.jpg)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
![Wetten, dass..?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4i8719B3j4z5U5EI1mjw3sOjBWe.jpg)
Wetten, dass..?
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
![Hallmark Hall of Fame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dSeAHZYT2JLidmA9hfH15Ae3NPk.jpg)
Hallmark Hall of Fame