Biography
Andy McDowell is a model and film actress, which has received worldwide fame as an artist leader in the comedy "Surk Day". Over the years in the star filmography, the cash paintings began to appear less often, but it remained interesting to the public and loved her.Childhood and youth
Rosalie Anderson (Andy) McDaull was born on April 21, 1958 in the small town of Gaffni, located in South Carolina. She was the youngest of four daughters in the family of music teacher and a forest industry worker. When the girl was 6 years old, the parents divorced, and his father married another woman. My son was born in marriage.
The older sisters of the star - Beverly, Julia and Pauline - quickly rescued from the parent nest, leaving young Andy with her mother. The woman suffered from alcohol dependence, because of which the girl was constantly afraid that he would burn the house, leaving the uninterested cigarette. Soon she lost her job, and the future artist had to get a snack-old waitress.
After another unsuccessful attempt to persuade the mother to go to the treatment of McDaull left the house and left Los Angeles in search of a better life. In those years of biography, she dreamed of becoming an actress, but by a happy chance, the girl noted a representative of the model agency Wilhelmina Models. And already in 1978, Andy signed a contract with New York Elite Model Management.
Model celebrity career developed rapidly. In his youth, she participated in advertising campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Vassarette and Armani, and her photos were printed in Vogue and Glamor. It is not surprising that cinematographers drew attention to the bright beauty. Soon she was offered a major role in the cinema.
Films
The debut on the screen was failing. Critics praised colleagues actresses, director and scenario, but it was left unattended. The situation worsened the fact that in the film "Greistuk: Legend of Tarzan, the Lord of the Monkeys" did not even sound the voice of Andy, who the creators considered unsuitable due to the southern accent. She was voiced by Glenn Clouep, about which McDaull was notified at the last moment.As a result, after entering the picture, invitations for listening to the girl did not fall, because the cinematographers did not want to work with the "silent" actress. She starred in episodic roles and films that did not have much success. In parallel, Andy was engaged in acting, because firmly decided to become a star star.
National Love and Glory came to the actress when she was already for 30. In 1989, the erotic drama "Sex, False and Video" of the novice director Stephen Soderberg came out. McDaull risked, agreeing on participation in a low-budget project, and his creator risked, inviting a far from the most famous actress, but as a result, both won from such a union.
Critics met the picture warmly, adding her the Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival. And the leading leader was awarded the nomination for the Golden Globe and the "Independent Spirit" award. It is not surprising that after that the director saw not only a bright appearance, but the acting talent Andy.
Soon McDaull had already shone in the comedy "a residence permit", where Gerard Depardieu became its partner. She got a warm welcome, unlike the film "Hudson Hawk," who did not even save Bruce Willis. The picture failed at the box office and received the anti-strain "Golden Raspberry".
But even participation in the unsuccessful project did not spoil the reputation of the artist, which continued to regularly appear on the screens. Director of Robert Ooltenman liked to cooperate with Andy, that he took it away at once in his two pictures: "Player" and "Short Stories".
International recognition came to the star after the premiere of the comedy "Surk Day", which became the cult. The romantic history of her heroine Rita and Phil in the performance of Bill Murray did not leave anyone indifferent, which brought $ 70 million to the creators of the ribbon, and the leading actress - Saturn Prize.
The "Four Weddings and Some Funeral" tape was not less successful, who was awarded the nominations for Oscar and the Sezar Prize. On the set of comedy on the adventures of the group of friends, the star was a company Hugh Grant, Christine Scott Thomas and Charlotte Coleman.
But in the mid-90s, the star career suddenly went to the decline. Later, Andy admitted that when the age of the artist is nearing 40, it is sharply ceased to invite to the main roles. The performer increasingly heard refuses and was forced to agree to participate in an independent film, which remained unnoticed critics and audience. Some McDaull projects recognized truly terrible, including the comedy "City and Village" Peter Chelsoma.
Despite this, Andy did not give up, without leaving attempts to prove that the age actress could also be interesting. The new century brought her role in the Drama "Club of Failures" about the school teacher who fell in love with the former student. The tape was warmly adopted by the public, although it did not become the leader of the rolled.
In the future, the artist has become increasingly appearing in television series. In 2012, a comedy "in the style of Jane" was published about a teenage girl who accidentally go to a major fashionable company and tries to combine help to his influential boss with school studies. In her McDaull embodied Gray.
Then the performer joined the acting drama "Cedar Bay", the plot of which is based on the novels of Debbie Makomber. The star went to the main role of Judge Olivia Lockhart. The project has existed 3 seasons.
The pride of the actress was the film "One love for the other," where she played a middle-aged woman trying to find happiness in his personal life after the loss of the beloved. Andy was not ashamed to appear in the frame naked.
But again, to reverse the attention of the public the performer managed after the premiere of the tape "I'm going to look." The star admitted that for the first time he worked on a film of horrors and enjoyed the process. Directors did not limit it when creating a character's image and even allowed to use curses that helped feel comfortable. The picture received positive feedback, and its rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website reached 88%.
The period of the coronavirus pandemic was marked by the premiere of the series "No touch", in which the star performed one of the central roles. She also appeared in the film "Liya December".
Personal life
The first husband of the performer became a mannequin Paul Culley, with whom she met on a photo shoot for GAP. Lovers got married in 1986 and lived together for 13 years. Three children were born in marriage: Justin, Rihi and Sarah Margaret Culley. Both daughters Andy became actresses.
After the divorce, rumors appeared in the press that Roman with Bruce Willis became his reason, whom the star led from Demi Moore. But according to official data, swaying with the spouse, McDaull twisted the novel with the actor Dennis Kuid.
Later sister helped Andy to reunite with a classmate Rett Hartsog. They were friends at school, and the guy was even in love, but mutual feelings flashed only years later. The couple played a wedding in 2001, but soon broke up. Later, the actress had a few more short novels, but she no longer rusually married.
Now the actress enjoys loneliness, after her children left the parent home. Photos with them often appear on the page of her instagram account, as well as pictures with colleagues in the film industry.
Andy Makdaull now
In 2021, the star continued to delight fans with new projects with their participation. Among them are the series "Mr. Mayor" and "Maid", in which the actress first starred together with the younger daughter Margaret. The drama came out on the Netflix service.In July, the performer produced a furor, appearing at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival. She picked up in front of photographers in a gray dress decorated with crystals, and with a natural seedy in luxurious curly hair. Although Andy herself prefers to call this color silver and admits that he made a choice in favor of natural beauty during a pandemic period when the salons were closed.
Filmography
- 1984 - "Greistuk: Legend of Tarzan, Lord Monkeys"
- 1989 - "Sex, False and Video"
- 1990 - "Residence permit"
- 1991 - "Hudson Hawk"
- 1993 - "Short stories"
- 1993 - "Groundhog Day"
- 1994 - "Bad Girls"
- 1994 - "Four weddings and some funeral"
- 1996 - "Set"
- 1999 - "Muza"
- 2001 - "Club Failures"
- 2001 - "Dinner with friends"
- 2005 - "Love for the exchange"
- 2013 - "Cedar Bay"
- 2015 - "Super Mike XXL"
- 2017 - "Case Brave"
- 2017 - "One love for another"
- 2019 - "Four weddings and some funeral"
- 2019 - "I'm going to look for"
- 2021 - "Mr. Mayor"
- 2021 - "Maid"