Rose McGowan was born on the 5th September 1973 in Florence, Italy. She is an American actress best known for her roles as Paige Matthews on the hit television series Charmed and in the cult classic film, The Doom Generation. She has also appeared in several major Hollywood films, with leading roles in Scream, Jawbreaker, and the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse. She made her first appearance in a Hollywood film with a bit role in the 1992 Pauly Shore comedy Encino Man. Her role in the 1995 black comedy The Doom Generation brought her to the attention of film critics, and she received a nomination for "Best Debut Performance" at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards. She was subsequently cast as Tatum Riley in the 1996 hit horror film Scream. She spent the majority of the 1990's appearing in a variety of independent films In 2001 she was cast as Paige Matthews in the popular The WB television series Charmed, as a replacement lead actress after Shannen Doherty's dismissal from the show. She was offered to be a producer after the seventh season, but turned it down. The series ended its run in mid 2006.
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