About
Rósa Arianna McGowan (born September 5, 1973) is an American actress and activist. After her film debut in a brief role in the comedy Encino Man (1992), she achieved recognition for her performance in the dark comedy The Doom Generation (1995), receiving an Independent Spirit Award nomination. McGowan had her breakthrough in the horror film Scream (1996) and subsequently headlined the films Going All the Way (1997), Devil in the Flesh (1998), and Jawbreaker (1999). During the 2000s, she became known to television audiences for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB supernatural drama series Charmed (2001–2006). She starred in the double-feature film Grindhouse (2007), for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2017, Time recognized McGowan as one of the Silence Breakers, the magazine's Person of the Year, for speaking out about sexual assault and...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
CharmedSeries • 1998
Once Upon a TimeSeries • 2011
Nip/TuckSeries • 2003
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-ManSeries • 2012
ScreamMovie • 1996
Planet TerrorMovie • 2007
Conan the BarbarianMovie • 2011
Death ProofMovie • 2007
GrindhouseMovie • 2007
The Black DahliaMovie • 2006
True ColorsSeries • 1990
JawbreakerMovie • 1999
NowhereMovie • 1997
MonkeyboneMovie • 2001
ChosenSeries • 2013
Encino ManMovie • 1992
Bio-DomeMovie • 1996
ElvisSeries • 2005
The Doom GenerationMovie • 1995
Ready to RumbleMovie • 2000
Class of 1999Movie • 1990
Fifty Dead Men WalkingMovie • 2008
Dead AwakeMovie • 2010