Joshua Goldman
Joshua Goldman
min read · August 15, 2025 · Entertainment

Margaret Qualley's Bold Move: Setting Up Mom Andie MacDowell with Bill Murray!

Margaret Qualley revealed the A-list actor she is trying to set up with her mother Andie MacDowell; pictured February 2024 in New York City

SIZZLING CELEBRITY ROMANCE ALERT!

Margaret Qualley, the stunning 30-year-old actress, has just revealed a juicy secret: she's been playing matchmaker for her mom, the legendary Andie MacDowell! In a shocking confession on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Margaret spilled that she's been trying to set up Bill Murray, the A-list actor and her mom's co-star in the 1993 fantasy romantic comedy Groundhog Day.

The game of true or false on the late-night talk show took an interesting turn when Jimmy Fallon guessed that Margaret had tried to set up her mom with Bill. But, surprise! Margaret revealed that she was telling the truth, and it wasn't just a wild guess from her childhood memories. She claimed to have made the attempt in her backstage dressing room, mere moments before going on air!

While making an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, the 30-year-old actress revealed she has been playing matchmaker since her mother is single

It all started when Margaret learned that Bill Murray has been living in Charleston, South Carolina - the same city where her mom recently moved after becoming an empty nester. "He's wearing a Piggly Wiggly shirt," she said with a sly grin, "and I grew up in North Carolina...Piggly Wiggly is a southern thing." Talk about a clever observation!

But what sparked Margaret's matchmaking idea? It seems that Bill Murray himself shared some juicy secrets about his past working experience with Andie MacDowell on the set of Groundhog Day. Apparently, they didn't exactly see eye-to-eye back then. "He was like, 'You know, your mom and I, we didn't get along so good while we were making that movie,'" Margaret recalled. "And he was like, 'She took a long time to get her hair done, and she didn't know her lines this one time.'"

Margaret, never one to back down from a challenge, had a quick-witted comeback: "'Yeah, well, I heard a different story, sir.'" Her mom's reputation got a nod of solidarity from the younger Qualley!

On the late night talk show, the Honey Don't star confessed to Fallon that she had just tried to set up her mom with Murray 'just now' in her backstage dressing room; pictured May in Cannes

But what really sealed the deal was when Margaret realized that both her mom and Bill Murray were now single. "She's single, he's single...they're both crazy. Let's get it together!" she exclaimed on air. It seems like Margaret has been playing cupid all along, trying to bring these two Hollywood legends back into each other's lives.

So, what's next? Margaret is eagerly waiting for Bill Murray to take the bait and reach out to her mom. "I said to come circle back and get my number if he wants to connect with my mom," she revealed on the show. "If he's got any sense at all, he'd be the luckiest guy in the world."

It seems like this sizzling celebrity romance has just begun, and we can't wait to see what happens next! Will Bill Murray take Margaret up on her matchmaking offer? Only time will tell!

MacDowell, 67, and Murray, 74, once starred opposite each other in the 1993 fantasy romantic comedy Groundhog Day; pictured in 1993 Groundhog Day movie still

Biography Highlights:

  • Andie MacDowell, 67, is a veteran actress who rose to fame in the 1990s.
  • She was previously married to Paul Qualley (her first husband and father of three) from 1986-1999 and Rhett Hartzog from 2001-2004.
  • Bill Murray, 74, has been married twice: first to Margaret Kelly from 1981-1996 and then to Jennifer Butler (his second wife) from 1997-2008.

The Scholary Note

While they were playing a game of true or false, she shared the 'breaking news' with Fallon and recalled her interaction with her mom's former co-star backstage

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She then explained how she got the idea to help them reconnect and potentially set them up

She said her mom moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and she learned from her conversation with Murray that he also lived in the same city; pictured March 2022 in Beverly Hills

During their conversation, she recalled Murray explaining that he and MacDowell had a hard time working together on set; pictured in 1993 Groundhog Day movie still

'And I'm like, she's single, he's single. They're both crazy. Let's get it together.' The nepo baby said she was now waiting for him to reach out to help the co-stars reconnect; pictured in 1993 Groundhog Day movie still

MacDowell and Murray did not 'get along so good' on the set of their 1993 romantic comedy Groundhog Day, in which Murray portrayed a weatherman who experiences the day on a loop; pictured in 1993 Groundhog Day movie still

In the movie, MacDowell played his producer, and the pair end up falling in love as the movie and the day on a loop went on; pictured in 1993 Groundhog Day movie still