A beloved actor since she first appeared on the screen in the 1980’s, Andie MacDowell, once known for her distinctive curly brown locks, is now advocating for gray pride as a silver-haired starlet.
Gracefully aging, MacDowell said she likes to “compare herself to George Clooney, because why not?”
Andie MacDowell, a senior citizen since she her birthday on April 21, is a 65-year-old natural beauty, who’s got nothing to hide.
Starting her career as a model with high-fashion brands like Armani, Yves St Laurent and Calvin Klein, the southern belle made her screen debut in 1984’s Greystroke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. Because her drawl was too pronounced for the role of Jane in the Oscar-nominated film, MacDowell acted but her voice was dubbed by Glenn Close.
The soft-spoken glamorous actor then wowed audiences with a supporting role on St Elmo’s Fire, playing alongside the close-knit Brat Pack.
She then appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s directorial debut Sex, Lies & Videotape (1989), a role that earned her a first Golden Globe nomination.
But it’s perhaps her starring role with Bill Murray in Groundhog Day (1983), a film that’s influenced popular culture decades later, that started her commercial success, which was elevated more after the comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral (1984) with Hugh Grant.
Known as a method actor, MacDowell went on to appear in in a range of roles in films like Harrison’s Flowers and the family TV series Cedar Cove.
Not surprising, MacDowell–with her beautiful brown locks–was selected to promote L’Oréal hair products in TV commercials.
MacDowell, who was recently spotted in Cannes on a casual outing, proudly shows her make-up free face that’s framed by her now gray-silvery hair, that was tied into a low bun.
The Green Card actor, who was in the city for the 76th Cannes film festival, was boasting her natural beauty, in a comfortable white striped mini dress, that she paired with brown and black platform heels along with dark shades.
MacDowell earlier said that she embraced the coming of her gray locks during Covid. “At the very beginning of quarantine, my hair started growing and every time my kids would see me, they kept telling me I looked badass with my gray hair,” she said in an interview with Vogue. “When I pulled it up in a bun, all you could see was the salt and pepper, which is what I am, you know, dark and silver. I like to compare myself to George Clooney because why not? I’ve been saying for a while now it was time for me, personally, to make that transition because I felt like it was appropriate for my personality and just who I am.”