Andie MacDowell

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

Former cosmetics model.

Worked at McDonalds and Pizza Hut as a teenager.

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

Her mother, Paula, died in 1981 (caused by chronic alcoholism).

In 2000, she filed suit against Walmart for displaying her picture in several stores without permission.

(May 8, 2001) Received an honorary doctor of letters degree from Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina, for her dedication to the Graham Childrens Health Center.

(July 26, 2001) Announced her engagement to Atlanta jewelry businessman (and childhood friend) Rhett Hartzog; they plan to marry in November in Asheville, North Carolina.

Has a son, Justin, born in 1986, and two daughters, Rainey Qualley , born in 1989, and Margaret Qualley , in 1995.

International LOreal celebrity spokesperson for over 25 years.

In her first film ( Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes ), her Southern accent was so heavy that her voice was entirely dubbed by Glenn Close.

She was scheduled to receive a Medal of Honor in the Arts at Winthrop University on October 22, 2004. She attended the university for two semesters in the late 1970s, only to have been told that she would not go far in acting.

(October 7, 2004) She filed for divorce from childhood friend businessman Rhett Hartzog after nearly three years of marriage.

Parents are Marion St. Pierre MacDowell and Pauline "Paula" Johnston; has a stepbrother and a stepsister.

(January 19, 2006) Engaged to Atlanta jewelry businessman Kevin Geagan.

Turned down the Jodie Foster role in The Accused (and Foster won an Oscar for her portrayal).

Her mother and father divorced when she was 6.

Her Aunt Margaret died in August 2012.

MacDowell won the LA Film Critics Award for Best Actress, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Sex, Lies, and Videotape .

MacDowell earned the title of #1 female box-office draw (worldwide) with her performances in Four Weddings and a Funeral and Bad Girls .

Attended the Beverly Hills International Film Festival in Beverly Hills, California.

(November 2003) Guest speaker at a press conference on the opening night of the inaugural, four-day Asheville Film Festival.

She has English, French, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.

First actress in US cinema history to bank back-to-back number one films at the American box office. Her film, Four Weddings and a Funeral , went number one on the weekend of April 15-17, 1994, but the following weekend it was knocked from the top spot by Bad Girls also starring MacDowell.

Inducted into the Hair Fans Hall of Fame in 2011.

I remember early on, in my very, very early days, I had a makeup artist tell me that I needed to get an attitude. I had no idea what he was talking about.

As a single mother of four, my mother taught me that you always want to show up strong for the moments that really matter with family, friends, and community. I now recognize how her strength helped shape the person I am today and the mother that I have become.

During my teen years, I was real emotional. I could be really up or down.

Looking back, I realise I had to grow up and be responsible at a very tender age.

I love learning, and I think that curiosity is a wonderful gift.

When my mother had four girls, and she could tell her marriage was falling apart, she went back to college and got her degree in music and education.

I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.

I remember tap-dancing and singing in front of the TV when I was a kid, telling my dad to stop watching Ed Sullivan or Milton Berle and watch me. .