Birth Date: Sep 25, 1975
Birthplace: Tuscany, Florence, Italy
Star Sign: Libra
Weight: 44kg (97 lbs)
Height: 155cm (5'1" )

The second eldest of six children, Rose McGowan was born to a French mother and Irish father, who were part of a hippy commune called "The Children of God", based in Italy. Eventually, the family left Europe when Rose was nine, putting down roots in the western United States.

But life was not easy for the headstrong young girl, and after saving up some money from odds jobs, she ran away at thirteen for Los Angeles in hopes of becoming an actress. But below the glamour and glitz of Tinseltown, Rose sometimes found herself sleeping on the streets, or if she was lucky, in nightclubs after hours.

After hammering the sidewalks doing the audition circuit, Rose landed a small part in the comedy "Encino Man" opposite Brendan Fraser, but it was in 1994 that fate would turn a kind eye towards the five foot three beauty when she was spotted by a casting agent on an L.A. sidewalk. [Full Bio]

Filmography
Vacuums (2002)
Killing Yard, The (2001) (TV) .... Linda Borus
Monkeybone (2001) .... Kitty
"Charmed" (1998) TV Series .... Paige Matthews
Last Stop, The (2000) .... Nancy
Ready to Rumble (2000) .... Sasha
God Is In the T.V. (1999) (V) .... Jackie-O
Kiss & Tell (1999/I) .... Jasmine
Jawbreaker (1999) .... Courtney Alice Shayne
Sleeping Beauties (1998) .... Sno Blo
Devil in the Flesh (1998) .... Debbie Strand

Articles & Interviews
Entertainment Tonight "Witchy Woman" April 17, 2002
Cult Times "A Rose By Any Other Name Would Spell as Sweet" March 2002
Interview "The Ascension of Rose McGowan" May 1999
Maxim "Rose McGowan" date unknown
Bikini "Not Your Garden-variety Actress" date unknown
TV Guide "Rose McGowan" date unknown