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Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell

Actor, also producer · Born April 21, 1958 (68) · Gaffney, South Carolina, USA

Golden Globe winner · 2 other major award bodies

Rosalie Anderson MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell is known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. She has modelled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986. Her early films include Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and the Brat Pack vehicle film St. Elmo's Fire (1985). Her breakout role was in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), which earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and a  Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. She then starred in a series of films, including Green Card (1990), Groundhog Day (1993), Short Cuts (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Unstrung Heroes (1995), Michael (1996), Multiplicity (1996), and The Muse (1999). MacDowell played supporting film roles in Beauty Shop (2005), Footloose (2011), Magic Mike XXL(2015), The Last Laugh (2019), Ready or Not (2019), The Other Zoey (2024) and Red Right Hand (2024). She starred in several independent films, most notably Love After Love (2017). She co-starred opposite her daughter, Margaret Qualley, in the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. In 2023, MacDowell began starring in the Hallmark Channel fantasy drama series The Way Home. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andie MacDowell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 21, 1958 (68)
From
Gaffney, South Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
71 on Motif · 87 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 18% in 30 days

What are Andie MacDowell's films like?

Across their 65 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy23 titlesTypical Motif score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama18 titlesTypical Motif score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Motif score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Motif score: 15th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Motif score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Motif score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Self
20%
Morality
16%
Survival
10%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Family bonds24 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 60 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 29 · Serious 17 · Dark 14

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 46 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 27 · Charged 22 · Intense 11

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 34 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 35 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 35 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 27 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 39 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

36 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 8 of 36 analyzed roles.

Mentor
8 of 36
Ally
7 of 36
Hero
7 of 36
Shapeshifter
6 of 36
Shadow
5 of 36
Threshold guardian
2 of 36
Herald
1 of 36
Show the 36 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Melancholic
28
Warm
24
Hopeful
22
Bittersweet
17
Other
63

How their films linger

Feel-good23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet30
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous12

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Andie MacDowell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 71 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andie MacDowell's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

87 credits, 71 with a Motif page; 41 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Beach Read (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • A Grand Biltmore Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Guarding Stars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Melpomène(2026)

    as Lady Rain

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Sudden Case of Christmas(2024)

    as Rose

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Goodrich(2024)

    as Ann

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Good Girl Jane(2022)

    as Ruth Rosen

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Red Right Hand(2024)

    as Big Cat

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Other Zoey(2023)

    as Connie MacLaren

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Happy Ending(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Julia

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Way Home(2023)

    Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer · as Del Landry

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Along for the Ride(2022)

    as Dr. Victoria West

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Maid(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Paula Langley

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • No Man's Land(2020)

    as Monica Greer

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Dashing in December(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Deb Burwall

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Wireless (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • The Dress Up Gang (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Andie

  • Ready or Not(2019)

    as Becky

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Carrie

  • The Last Laugh(2019)

    as Doris Lovejoy

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Beach House(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Lovie Rudland

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Paper Year(2018)

    as Joanne Winters

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Love After Love(2017)

    as Suzanne

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Inheritance(2017)

    as Debbie Collins

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Only the Brave(2017)

    as Marvel Steinbrink

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • At Home in Mitford(2017)

    Producer · as Cynthia

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Trial & Error(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Henderson

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Magic Mike XXL(2015)

    as Nancy Davidson

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Cedar Cove(2013)

    Show 36 episodes · Executive Producer · as Olivia Lockhart

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Breaking at the Edge(2013)

    as Dr. Ghozland

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • King Star King(2013)

    Show as Katrina

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Cuckoo(2012)

    Show 7 episodes · as Ivy Mittelfart

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Mighty Fine(2012)

    Co-Producer · as Stella Fine

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Jane by Design(2012)

    Show 18 episodes · as Gray Chandler Murray

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Footloose(2011)

    as Vi Moore

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Monte Carlo(2011)

    as Pam

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Daydream Nation(2010)

    as Enid Goldberg

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lone Star (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alex

  • The Front(2010)

    as Monique Lamont

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • At Risk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Monique Lamont

  • Happiness Runs(2010)

    as Victor's Mother

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The 5th Quarter(2010)

    as Maryanne Abbate

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • As Good as Dead(2010)

    as Helen

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Six Wives of Henry Lefay(2009)

    as Kate

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Prince of Motor City(2008)

    as Gertrude Hamilton

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Inconceivable (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Charlotte 'Lottie' Louise Du Bose

  • Intervention (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kelly

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire Williams

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Barnyard(2006)

    as Etta (voice)

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Last Sign(2005)

    as Kathy Macfarlane

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Tara Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Marilyn

  • Riding the Bus with My Sister(2005)

    as Rachel Simon

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Beauty Shop(2005)

    as Terri

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Ginostra(2002)

    as Jessie

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Crush(2001)

    as Kate Scales

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Dinner with Friends(2001)

    as Karen

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • On the Edge(2001)

    as Lisa (segment "Reaching Normal")

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Town & Country(2001)

    as Eugenie Clayborne

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Harrison's Flowers(2000)

    as Sarah Lloyd

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Muse(1999)

    as Laura Phillips

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Muppets from Space(1999)

    as Shelley Snipes

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Shadrach(1998)

    as Trixie

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Just the Ticket(1998)

    Executive Producer · as Linda Palinski

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The End of Violence(1997)

    as Paige

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Grace Chapman

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Michael(1996)

    as Dorothy Winters

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Multiplicity(1996)

    as Laura Kinney

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Unstrung Heroes(1995)

    as Selma Lidz

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Bad Girls(1994)

    as Eileen Spenser

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)

    as Carrie

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Short Cuts(1993)

    as Ann Finnigan

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Groundhog Day(1993)

    as Rita

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Deception(1992)

    as Bessie Faro

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Player(1992)

    as Andie MacDowell

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules(1991)

    as Emily (segment 'A Domestic Dilemma')

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hudson Hawk(1991)

    as Anna Baragli

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Object of Beauty(1991)

    as Tina Leslie Oates

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Green Card(1990)

    as Brontë Mitchell Faure

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sex, Lies, and Videotape(1989)

    as Ann Bishop Mullany

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Secret of the Sahara (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anthea

  • St. Elmo's Fire(1985)

    as Dale Biberman

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes(1984)

    as Miss Jane Porter

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel

  • The Token Groomsman (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Aunt Madge

  • The Way Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer · as Del Landry

  • Wildfire (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles, 80 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

$246M worldwide

Highest rated

Groundhog Day (1993)

Motif 97th

Most popular right now

Ready or Not (2019)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19512026

Peak 1994 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 39 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 86: 78 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Motif score45thProducing8 of 86: 0 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Motif score42nd

86 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew2000s16 · acting2010s26 · 26 acting · 3 crew2020s14 · 14 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 22% of 50 roles
849499041419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe and 2 other major awards from 7 major nominations, 1990–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role on Television
  2. 1995
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  3. 1994
    • Golden Globe, won
  4. 1993
    • Venice award, won
  5. 1991
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  6. 1990
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Female Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Andie MacDowell's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 62; across their 60 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Motif score across 71 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 71 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · actor

The Prince of Motor City (2008)

98th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Groundhog Day (1993)

Motif 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 56 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Andie MacDowell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 Motif titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles7–72 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity28 titles20–51 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity21 titles29–81 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles18–67 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles12–67 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Andie MacDowell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andie MacDowell's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harold Ramis shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles