Rose McGowan

Date of birth (location)
5 September 1973
Florence, Italy

Trivia
Auditioned for the role of Lisa in Girl, Interrupted (1999).
Got the role of Amy Blue, in The Doom Generation, after Jordan Ladd pulled out.
Was engaged to Marilyn Manson. [1998-2001]
Was a child model.
Second oldest of six children.
Bebe spokesmodel (1998- ).
She and Marilyn Manson announced that they were splitting up. [18 January 2001]
Told Howard Stern that she broke up with Marilyn Manson because she tired of the rock and roll lifestyle he engaged in. When pressed further, she admitted that drug use was a big part of that lifestyle. [October 2001]
Has a tattoo of a woman on her right shoulder.
She knits, gardens, and collects Marlene Dietrich memorabilia.
WB announced that McGowan will be playing Paige Matthews, the long-lost, baby half-sister of Prue, Piper and Phoebe on The WB's hit series "Charmed" (1998). McGowan was cast after Shannen Doherty, who played eldest sister Prue Halliwell, was fired when she refused to sign a two-year contract extension. [June 2001]
Got the role of Tatum Riley in Scream (1996) after Mindy Clarke refused to take the part. Coincidentally, the two would later work together when Clarke guest starred on "Charmed" (1998) in October 2002.
Attended high school with Rape of Lucrece director Nicole Berger.
Real hair color is auburn.
Rose ran away at age 9 to escape from the Children of God cult that her parents were a part of. River and Phoaquin Phoenix were also child members of Children of God.
Absolutely hates fish
Had agoraphobia and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Has two boston terriors named Bug and Fester Fester after Uncle Fester in the Addams Family.
Is addicted to shoes
Watched "Viva Las Vegas" many times in order to prepare her role for Ann-Margaret in the mini-series "Elvis".
She is of French and Irish descent.