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Rose McGowan

Rósa Arianna "Rose" McGowan or simply "Rose McGowan", she stated in 2020 that her real name is "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 for Best Debut Performance. She 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, McGowan became known to television audiences for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB supernatural drama series ''Charmed'' (2001–2006). She played a key role in the 2001 film ''Monkeybone'' directed by Henry Selick. She went on to star in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's double-feature film ''Grindhouse'' (2007), for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress and the Scream Award for Best Scream Queen.

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 harassment, specifically in regard to the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases and the MeToo movement. She has released a memoir, ''Brave'', and starred in the four-part documentary series ''Citizen Rose'', both in 2018. Provided by Wikipedia