Biography
Rósa Arianna McGowan (born September 5, 1973) is a filmmaker, activist and musician. Born in Italy, she was raised in the Children of God cult, before her American parents fled back to the USA when Rose was 10 amid concerns about the community. Settling in Oregon, McGowan was bullied at school and rebelled against her family. At 15, she legally emancipated herself from her parents and lived in a squat with drag artists, before moving to Los Angeles to try her hand at acting. Commercials, extra ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Sex on Screen
2023
as Self
Explores the process of creating sex scenes in Hollywood, the toll on those involved in filming them, and the impact such images have on women and gir...
When We Speak
2022
as Self
Three incredible stories of women who risked everything to tell the truth. Their stories became worldwide scandals and took a personal toll on each of...
Body Parts
2022
as Self
An eye-opening investigation into the making of Hollywood sex scenes, shedding light on the real-life experiences behind classic scenes of cinema and ...
Mothers of the Revolution
2021
as Herself
On 5th September 1981, a group of women came together to change the world. These women marched from Wales to Berkshire to protest over nuclear weapons...
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
2021
as Self
Celebrate International Women’s Day with this brand new inspiring film from LETTERS LIVE. In “LETTERS LIVE from the Archive: International Women’s Day...
QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scanda...
Hollywood's Dark Secret
2019
as Self
After decades of secrecy and cover-ups, Hollywood's Dark Secret was revealed to the world- on the wings of inspiring bravery. Voices that had long bee...
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry...
Rose McGowan: Being Brave
2019
as Self
In the fight for women’s rights, one voice rises above the rest. Overcoming her painful and traumatic childhood in a polygamous cult to becoming a suc...
The Sound
2017
as Kelly Johansen
A writer who studies the paranormal believes that low frequency tactile sound is the cause for reported ghost sightings in an abandoned subway station...
The Caged Pillows
2016
as Monday
The Caged Pillows is a story about the way we’ve come to communicate, removing ourselves from human touch, alone but together
The Tell-Tale Heart
2016
as Ariel
A haunting account of a tormented man, haunted by the heart of a man he murdered, who continually re-admits himself into a medical facility, in a futi...
Dawn
2015
Director
Dawn is a quiet young teenager who longs for something or someone to free her from her sheltered life.
The Weight of Blood and Bones
2015
as Madeline
The past of a legendary bounty hunter catches up with him and haunts the memories of his young son.
Mondo Taurobolium
2013
as Gale
The experimental dives into the murky underbelly of Hollywood fame and finds the duck-like character Mondo at its center, reeling in a state of existe...
Doctor Lollipop
2012
as Dr. Coco / Red Riding Hood (voice)
Two words: Unicorn. Physician
The Pastor's Wife
2011
as Mary Winkler
Based on the true story of Matthew Winkler, a beloved minister who, in 2006, was found shot and killed in his Selmer, Tennessee home, his wife and you...
Rosewood Lane
2011
as Sonny Blake
Radio talk show therapist Sonny Blake moves back to her childhood home on seemingly idyllic Rosewood Lane after her alcoholic father dies. But upon ar...
Conan the Barbarian
2011
as Marique
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, ...
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
A year in the making, Still Screaming is the definitive documentary on the making of the iconic Scream movies. Dive into the fascinating success story...
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
In 1996, the horror master Wes Craven unleashed Scream, a slasher movie aimed at a whole new generation of teenage movie-goers.
Dead Awake
2010
as Charlie
Dylan, a young man working at a funeral parlor, is trying to unravel a mystery that shattered his life ten years earlier. After faking his own funeral...
Gaze
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The works of today's most revered talents are set against a provocative, highly amusing commentary track in this celebration of queer art.
Fifty Dead Men Walking
2008
as Grace
It's 1989, and in a Belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal Marty McGartland is recruited by the British police to infiltrate the...
Death Proof
2007
as Pam
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman...
Planet Terror
2007
as Cherry Darling
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped...
Grindhouse
2007
as Pam (segment "Death Proof") / Cherry (segment "Planet Terror")
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...
Grindhouse
2007
Presenter
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...
The Black Dahlia
2006
as Sheryl Saddon
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer ...
Elvis
2005
as Ann-Margret
A chronicle of the life of Elvis Presley, from his humble beginnings to his rise to international stardom.
Stealing Bess
2003
as Debbie Dinsdale
Two English twins, who despise each other, start rival vacuum cleaner companies across the street from each other.
Strange Hearts
2002
as Moira Kennedy
An aging former child star tries to capture the wealth that has always eluded him by latching on to a lucky man while both have their eye on the same ...
The Killing Yard
2001
as Linda Borus
Lawyers must defend a prisoner accused of murdering two of his inmates during the Attica prison riots in 1971.
Monkeybone
2001
as Miss Kitty
After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out ways...
The Last Stop
2000
as Nancy
A group of snowbound strangers discover there are killers amongst them.
Ready to Rumble
2000
as Sasha
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
Sleeping Beauties
1999
as Sno Blo
A morgue beautician is trying to get over her ex-girlfriend.
Jawbreaker
1999
as Courtney Shayne
When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible consp...
Southie
1998
as Kathy Quinn
South Boston Irish bad boy Danny Quinn returns back home from New York and gets stuck between his pals, who are supported by one Irish mafia clan, and...
Phantoms
1998
as Lisa Pailey
In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it's up to a group of people to stop it, or at least ...
Devil in the Flesh
1998
as Debbie Strand
When her mother is killed in a mysterious house fire, rebellious teen Debbie Strand is sent to live with her grandmother, where she becomes even more ...
Kiss & Tell
1997
as Jasmine Hoyle
A performance artist turns up dead with a carrot up her butt by LAX. Three detectives interview her friends to find out who killed her and why.
Going All the Way
1997
as Gale Ann Thayer
Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad...
Nowhere
1997
as Val-Chick 3
In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her l...
Lewis & Clark & George
1997
as George
A sultry woman joins an illiterate killer and a brainy hacker, both escaped convicts, to search for gold.
Scream
1996
as Tatum Riley
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part o...
Bio-Dome
1996
as Denise
Bud and Doyle are a pair of aimless slackers with no real direction in life. While their environmentally-conscious girlfriends are passionate about sa...
Seed
1996
as Miriam
In the course of a single night, Miriam realizes that her life is worth more than the $65 price tag she puts on it.
The Doom Generation
1995
as Amy Blue
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-fille...
Encino Man
1992
as Nora
High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man buried in their backyard. But the thawed-out Link—as the boys have named him—q...
Class of 1999
1990
as Girl Outside Langford's Office (uncredited)
The time is in the future and the youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become "free-fire zones", into which not even...
Sleepwalk
N/A
Director
A young girl who sleepwalks goes blurred between false and the reality.