Sep 5, 1973

Florence, Italy

Rose McGowan, the second-eldest of six children (including two half-siblings), was born in Florence, Italy to Daniel McGowan (an Irish-born artist) and Terri (a French American writer); her parents were members of the Children of God and her father ran the Italian chapter of the group. McGowan spent her early childhood in the group's communes and travelling Europe with her parents. Through her father's art contracts, McGowan had become a child model and had appeared in Vogue Bambini and various ... ... (read more...) other Italian magazines. Her parents divorced when McGowan was ten. She subsequently lived in Oregon and Gig Harbor, Washington. McGowan did not speak English until she moved to the U.S.
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In 1996 Rose was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her role in the dark comedy "The Doom Generation." A few years later, at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards, Rose was nominated for "Baddest Villian" for her role as Courtney Shayne in '99's "Jawbreaker." In 2005 Rose won her very first award "Best Sister" at the Family TV Awards, for her role as Paige Matthews on the witchy hit series "Charmed."