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McGowan in 2011, photo by PrPhotos.com
Birth Name: Rósa Arianna McGowan
Place of Birth: Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Birth: September 5, 1973
Ethnicity: English, as well as French-Canadian/French, German, Scottish, and Irish, distant Dutch, Danish, and Swedish
Rose McGowan is an American activist, actress, author, model, and singer. Her roles include the films Encino Man , The Doom Generation , Bio-Dome , Scream (1996), Going All the Way , Kiss & Tell , Nowhere (1997), Lewis and Clark and George , Southie , Dean Koontz’s Phantoms , Devil in the Flesh (1998), Jawbreaker , Ready to Rumble , Monkeybone , The Black Dahlia (2006), Grindhouse ( Planet Terror / Death Proof ), Fifty Dead Men Walking , Dead Awake (2010), Conan the Barbarian (2011), Rosewood Lane , The Tell-Tale Heart (2014), The Sound (2017), and This Changes Everything (2018); the series Charmed , Elvis , Nip/Tuck , Chosen , and Once Upon a Time ; the made-for-tv movie The Pastor’s Wife (2011); the video games Darkwatch , Terminator Salvation , and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare ; and the music videos for “Coma White” and “Break the Rules.”
She was born in Certaldo, near Florence, Italy, to American parents, Terri, a writer, and Daniel Patrick McGowan, an artist. In Florence, her father ran the local chapter of the religious group Children of God, a group her family left later in the 1970s. In the U.S., she was raised in Oregon and Washington.
Rose’s paternal grandfather was James Robert McGowan (the son of Robert Emmet McGowan and Ruby Lorena Newman). James was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Robert was the son of Daniel Joseph McGowan, whose father was Irish, and whose maternal grandparents were Scottish; and of Catherine Eva Schaefer, whose parents were German. Rose’s great-grandmother Ruby was the daughter of Hanson Harrison Newman and Lugenia/Eugenia Emmaline “Emma” Wayne, and had deep American roots.
Rose’s paternal grandmother was Nora Mascotte (the daughter of Albert Joseph Mascotte and Irene Hill). Nora was born in Nebraska. Albert was born in Michigan, to French-Canadian parents, Joseph Louis Mascotte and Marie Arline Deserreau. Irene was the daughter of Walter Leslie Hill and Elizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Bull.
Rose’s maternal grandfather was Kenneth Lee Morehouse (the son of Bert Edward Morehouse and Gladys Cora Martin). Kenneth was born in Idaho. Bert was the son of Edward William Morehouse and Maude Millett. Gladys was the daughter of Harry Rufus Martin and Jennie June Folwell.
Rose’s maternal grandmother was Sharon Lee Burch (the daughter of Herbert William Burch and Vera Mae Ferrell). Sharon was born in Washington. Herbert was the son of William Newton Burch and Lula Saylor. Vera was the daughter of Jesse/Jessie Clayborn Farrell and Lottie Mae Showalter.
Sources: Genealogy of Rose McGowan – https://www.familysearch.org
Rose’s paternal grandfather, James Robert McGowan, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Rose’s paternal grandmother, Nora Mascotte, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org