| Attended high school with her second husband, Rhett Hartzog. |
| Received Winthrop University's Medal of Honor in the Arts in 2004. |
| Dropped out of Winthrop University and moved to New York to pursue a modeling career. |
| Known as Rose or Rosie to family and friends. |
| First big modeling break was a series of Calvin Klein jeans commercials in 1983. |
| Signed as a spokesperson with L'Oréal cosmetics in 1986. |
| Played Jane in her big-screen debut, 1984's Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes but Glenn Close dubbed her lines due to MacDowell's thick Southern accent. |