Rose McGowan Biography
Rose Arianna McGowan (born September 5) is an American actress, known for her role as Paige Matthews in Charmed. She has also appeared in Hollywood films including Scream and Jawbreaker. Although her exact age is unknown various reliable sources have listed her year of birth as 1973, 1974, and 1975.
Early Life
Rose McGowan, the second-eldest of six children (including two half-siblings), was born in Florence, Italy to Daniel McGowan (an Irish-born artist) and Terri (a French American writer); her parents were members of the Children of God and her father ran the Italian chapter of the group. McGowan spent her early childhood in the group’s communes and travelling Europe with her parents. Through her father’s art contacts, McGowan had become a child model and had appeared in Vogue Bambini and various other Italian magazines. Her parents divorced when McGowan was ten. She subsequently lived in Oregon and Gig Harbor, Washington. McGowan did not speak English until she moved to the U.S.