Rose Arianna McGowan was born September 5, 1973 in Florence, Italy, the daughter of Terri, an American writer of French descent, and Daniel McGowan, an artist of Irish descent. She is known for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB Television Network supernatural drama series Charmed.
On March 2010 Rose McGowan would also star as an "an evil half-human/half-witch" in Conan the Barbarian. She will play the daughter of Stephen Lang's character, Khalar Zym called Marique. Although originally written as a male character called Fariq, McGowan impressed the producers with her take of the role, therefore slightly re-writing her character to be female.
Conan the Barbarian (previously titled Conan 3D) is an upcoming 3-D sword and sorcery film based on the character Conan the Barbarian created by Robert E. Howard. The film is a new interpretation of the Conan mythology, and is not related to the films featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It stars Jason Momoa in the titular role, alongside, Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman, Bob Sapp and Rachel Nichols, with Marcus Nispel directing.
The tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village. A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
Conan the Barbarian will be first released in France, Belgium and the Philippines on August 17, 2011 and then in Australia and Italy (August 18), USA, Canada and Spain (August 19), Switzerland (August 21) and the United Kingdom (August 26).