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.
Movies
Groundhog Day
Rita Hanson
sex, lies, and videotape
Ann Bishop Mullany
Short Cuts
Ann Finnigan
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Carrie
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Self - Actress
Tara Road
Marilyn
The Player
Andie MacDowell
Michael
Dorothy Winters
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Miss Jane Porter
St. Elmo's Fire
Dale Biberman
Town & Country
Eugenie Clayborne
Dinner with Friends
Karen
Bad Girls
Eileen Spenser
Harrison's Flowers
Sarah Lloyd
Green Card
Brontë Mitchell Faure
Just the Ticket
Linda Palinski
Hudson Hawk
Anna Baragli
Multiplicity
Laura Kinney
Barnyard
Etta the Hen (voice)
As Good As Dead
Helen Kalahan
Beauty Shop
Terri
Ginostra
Jessie
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
Kate
Happiness Runs
Victor's Mother
The Muse
Laura Phillips
Riding the Bus with My Sister
Rachel Simon
Goodrich
Ann
Inconceivable
Charlotte 'Lottie' Louise Du Bose
The Other Zoey
Connie MacLaren
The End of Violence
Paige
Crush
Kate Scales
The Front
Monique Lamont
At Risk
Monique Lamont
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Self
Footloose
Vi Moore
Ruby Cairo
Bessie Faro
The Last Sign
Kathy Macfarlane
Unstrung Heroes
Selma Lidz
Shadrach
Trixie
Daydream Nation
Enid Goldberg
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
The 5th Quarter
Maryanne Abbate
Monte Carlo
Pam
Mighty Fine
Stella Fine
The Object of Beauty
Tina Leslie Oates
My Happy Ending
Julia
Good Girl Jane
Ruth Rosen
On the Edge
Lisa (segment "Reaching Normal")
Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove
Olivia Lockhart
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
Muppets from Space
Shelley Snipes
A Sudden Case of Christmas
Rose
The Prince of Motor City
Gertrude Hamilton
Breaking at the Edge
Dr. Ghozland
Red Right Hand
Big Cat
Magic Mike XXL
Nancy Davidson
Wildfire
Made in the USA
Self
The Token Groomsman
The Temptation Of Gracie
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: The World's Most Exotic Vacation Resorts
Self
Only the Brave
Marvel Steinbrink
Deception
Bessie Faro
Love After Love
Suzanne
Intervention
Kelly
Christmas Inheritance
Debbie Collins
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Emily
At Home in Mitford
Cynthia
Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me
Self
Paper Year
Joanne Winters
The Beach House
Lovie Rudland
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
Carrie
The Last Laugh
Doris Lovejoy
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
Ready or Not
Becky Le Domas
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self
No Man's Land
Monica Greer
Dashing in December
Deb Burwall
The World of James Bond
Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"
Self
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Self
Along for the Ride
Dr. Victoria West
Shows
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The View
Self
The Practice
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rachel
Muppets Tonight
Self
Mr. Mayor
Herself
V Graham Norton
Self
The Oscars
Self
The Secret of the Sahara
Anthea
Jane by Design
Gray Chandler Murray
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Dress Up Gang
Andie
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Cedar Cove
Olivia Lockhart
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
Wetten, dass..?
Self
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
30 Rock
Claire Williams
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
Trial & Error
Margaret Henderson
Wireless
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Way Home
Del Landry
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
The Kardashians
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Cuckoo
Ivy Mittelfart
Project Runway
Self
Maid
Paula
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
Self