McGOWAN, Rose 1973(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Rose Jane McGowan; born September 5, 1973 (some sources cite December 13 or 14, and 1974 or 1975), in Florence, Italy; immigrated to the United States, c. 1984; daughter of Daniel (an artist and former leader of a religious commune) and Terri (a writer) McGowan. Education: Attended beauty and art schools in Seattle, WA. Avocational Interests: Knitting, gardening, collecting Marlene Dietrich memorabilia.

Addresses: Agent— United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West Third St., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90048. Publicist— Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor W., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress. Worked as a model as a child; model and spokesperson for Bebe clothing stores, beginning 1998. Formerly worked in a beauty salon.

Awards, Honors: Independent Spirit Award nomination, best debut performance, 1996, for The Doom Generation; MTV Movie Award nomination, best villain, 1999, for Jawbreaker.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Nora, Encino Man (also known as California Man ), Buena Vista, 1992.

Amy Blue, The Doom Generation, Trimark Pictures, 1995.

Denise, Bio–Dome, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1996.

Tatum Riley, Scream (also known as Scary Movie ), Dimension Films, 1996.

Miriam, Seed (short film), 1997.

George, Lewis & Clark & George, BMG Video, 1997.

Third valley girl, Nowhere, Fine Line, 1997.

Gail Ann Thayer, Going All the Way, Gramercy, 1997.

Cathy Quinn, Southie (also known as Brass Ring ), Lions Gate Films, 1998.

Sno Blo, Sleeping Beauties (short film), 1998.

Lisa Pailey, Phantoms (also known as Dean Koontz's Phantoms ), Miramax/Dimension Films, 1998.

Courtney Alice Shayne, Jawbreaker, TriStar, 1999.

Jackie–O, God Is in the T.V., 1999.

Sasha, Ready to Rumble, Warner Bros., 2000.

Nancy, The Last Stop, Sterling Home Entertainment, 2000.

Jasmine, Kiss & Tell, Phaedra Cinema, 2000.

Kitty, Monkeybone (animated; also known as Dark Town ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Moira, Strange Hearts (also known as Rat in the Can and Roads to Riches ), Gold Circle Films, 2001.

Vacuums, Mediapro Pictures/Middle Fork Productions/Quincy Jones Media Group, 2002.

Fast Sofa, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Paige Matthews, Charmed, The WB, beginning 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Debbie Strand, Devil in the Flesh (also known as Dearly Devoted ), HBO, 1998.

Linda Borus, The Killing Yard, Showtime, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Suzanne, "Life with Fathers," True Colors, Fox, 1990.

Maeve, "Maeve," What about Joan?, ABC, 2001.

Guest, The View, 2001.

Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, 2002.

Guest, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Bruce Testones, Fashion Photographer, 1997.

Intimate Portrait: Alyssa Milano, Lifetime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999.

Presenter, The 29th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2002.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in "Coma White" by Marilyn Manson, 1999, and "Yoo Hoo" by Imperial Teen, 1999.

Albums:

Vocalist, "Posthuman," included in the album Mechanical Animals, by Marilyn Manson, Nothing/Interscope, 1998.

Emotional Technology, by BT, 2003.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Bikini, March, 1997, pp. 42–47; October, 1998, pp. 90–97.

Daily Telegraph, May 26, 2001.

Dazed and Confused, September, 2000.

Interview, March, 1997, p. 146; May, 1999, p. 90.

Maxim, March, 1999.

Movieline, February, 1999, pp. 74–75.

People Weekly, February 18, 2002, pp. 81–82.

Sirens of Cinema, winter, 2001, pp. 25–29.

TV Guide, August 25, 2001, p. 33; December 28, 2002, pp. 18, 23.

Us, March, 1997.