Born 1958 in Gaffney, South Carolina, American actress and fashion model Andie MacDowell modeled for Vogue magazine and appeared in ad campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Vassarette, Armani perfume, Sabeth-Row, Mink International, Anne Klein, and Bill Blass in the early 1980s.
MacDowell made her film debut in 1984’s Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, before receiving critical acclaim for her role in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. She also received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in Green Card (1990) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).
MacDowell starred in Groundhog Day (1993), Short Cuts (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Michael (1996), and Multiplicity (1996). She later went on to star in a number of independent films, and to play supporting parts in movies such as Beauty Shop (2005), Footloose (2011), and Magic Mike XXL (2015). She received critical acclaim for the 2017 drama film Love After Love, and co-starred in the film Ready or Not (2019) and the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021), opposite her daughter Margaret Qualley.
MacDowell has modeled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for L’Oréal since 1986. Take a look at these gorgeous photos to see the beauty of young Andie MacDowell in the 1980s.
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