Rose McGowan - Paige Matthews

One of six children, McGowan was a citizen of the world at an early age. Raised in Italy, she spent her childhood traveling throughout Europe. She returned to the United States to attend high school in Seattle, Washington.

A chance trip to Los Angeles resulted in her being cast in the film The Doom Generation. Her performance in Gregg Araki's dark and stylish road movie earned her a nomination for Best Newcomer at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards. Also in 1996, Rose appeared in Wes Craven's smash hit Scream as Sydney's (Neve Campbell) doomed best friend who met with an unseemly death under a garage door.

Since this auspicious debut, McGowan has worked non-stop. In 1997, she had the distinction of starring in four films appearing at the Sundance Film Festival: Going All the Way, Louis & Clark & George, Nowhere and the short film Seed. In 1998, Rose starred with Ben Affleck and Peter O'Toole in the feature thriller Phantoms and in the independent film Southie, which won Best Picture at the 2000 Seattle Film Festival.

Recent starring roles include the 1999 dark comedy Jawbreaker, about three high school girls who conspire to cover up the accidental murder of their friend. In addition to her roles in Scream and The Doom Generation, McGowan was also seen in Monkeybone, co-starring Brendan Fraser. She will next star in the independent film Vacuum, which was co-written and will be directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, the duo that created the Broadway hit Stomp.

McGowan currently lives in Los Angeles.

One in the same: "Paige [my character] is fierce, feisty, fun and fabulous! She can disappear and reappear and draw things to her - like men."

Dynasty's child: "I used to watch Dynasty when I was really little. I just wanted to be Alexis more than anything."

Eight is enough: "My [eight] siblings couldn't be less impressed with me. I say, 'Hey, I'm on a TV show now,' and they're like, 'You want to know what I'm doing tomorrow night?'"

Sweet gig: "Twinkies used to be my fee for babysitting. A packet of Twinkies per hour. We didn't have a lot of money and nobody would buy me candy because my parents were full-on carob chip people. So, I had to, whenever I was out of the house, make the most of it."

Eight is enough: "My [eight] siblings couldn't be less impressed with me. I say, 'Hey, I'm on a TV show now,' and they're like, 'You want to know what I'm doing tomorrow night?'"

Make Love, Not War : "I'm glad my character is finally starting to get some action. She's got a bit of a revolving door going with men. Now, I just need to make sure the guys are cute. Perhaps I should ask for casting approval?"

Killing Him Softly: "Killing Cole wasn't difficult. I had the support of my family. They wanted me to. And besides, I had to do it for the good of mankind."

Truth Or Dare? "I'm always up for a challenge. I like taking chances. I have jumped out of a plane. That was fun. I was the only one in the group who landed perfectly so I don't want to do it again. I don't want to tempt fate. Next I'd like to climb the pyramids."

On A Wing And A Prayer: "If I could have special powers, I would definitely want to have the ability to fly. I can entertain myself walking down the street, but flying down the street, now that would be fun!"

Seeing Red: "I don't know how much longer I'm going to keep this hair color. It granted me some anonymity for a while but that's over. The problem is, I am easily bored. I don't like looking at myself everyday."

Four Letter Words and Other Faux Pas: "I am notorious for being the retarded one on the set. I mess up constantly. I cuss too much and I am always calling myself Phoebe or Piper by mistake. I like to think I add some levity to the work situation."

Just how quirky and bizarre is Rose McGowan? Check out the way she Fills In The Blanks with The WB. You won't be sorry.

I am completely obsessed with:
Bug, my dog. I could watch her all day long. It's quite unnatural. Poor Fester, that's my other dog - he doesn't get nearly the same amount of attention. Bug is very weird, really weird. She can mimic the way I cry. I would like to cryogenically freeze her when that time comes. For now, I will stay up until 2 in the morning putting wigs on her. I tuck the wigs under her collar so it looks like she has a mullet.

My current pet peeve is:
People who are obsessed with their dogs. It is so boring!

The three words that best describe me are:
Tenacious, warm, and - rats, I can only use three? Okay, then, quick.

I hope I am remembered for:
Being tenacious, warm and quick.

I never leave home without my:
Log. Actually it's my bag, but my friends all call it "the log." It's this green Louis Vuitton bag. The first night the show aired, I used the log in one of my scenes and instead of getting congratulatory calls from friends about the performance, I got calls about the log

People would be shocked to discover that I am:
A big klutz. I am always tripping, falling up stairs, getting my hand stuck in car doors - it's pretty constant. My body is always moving and oftentimes my brain is left behind.

When I die I want:
To be buried under a tree.