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Margaret Qualley Offers to Play Matchmaker for Mom and Bill Murray

She pointed to their shared Charleston residence in hopes of reconciling past Groundhog Day tensions.

Overview

  • On Aug. 14 on The Tonight Show, Qualley said Murray dropped by her backstage dressing room wearing a Piggly Wiggly shirt before her appearance to promote Honey Don’t!.
  • Qualley told Fallon she discovered both her mother and Murray live in Charleston and offered to connect them, inviting Murray to get her number for a potential date.
  • Murray recalled that he and MacDowell “didn’t get along so good” on the 1993 Groundhog Day set, joking about her hair prep and missed lines.
  • Recent reports have revisited producer Trevor Albert’s 2023 remarks about a “tense” Groundhog Day shoot and past tensions between Murray and director Harold Ramis.
  • As of Aug. 16, there is no confirmation from the actors or their representatives that any meeting or date has been scheduled.