Madeleine Stowe

Played the title role in the CBS TV movie "Saving Milly"

Co-starred with Gary Sinise in the sci-fi thriller "Impostor"

Starred in the A&E miniseries version of "The Magnificent Ambersons"

Appeared as a cheating wife in "Playing By Heart"

Returned to features after a three-year absence as co-star with Kenneth Branagh and William Hurt in "The Proposition"

Cast as a psychiatrist in "12 Monkeys"

Had first leading role as a blind woman who witnesses a murder in "Blink"; starred opposite Aidan Quinn

Briefly reprised her role from "Stakeout" in an uncredited cameo in "Another Stakeout"

Offered a strong turn as the wife of an adulterous husband in Robert Altman's "Short Cuts"

Breakthrough role starring opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Last of the Mohicans", based on a James Fennimore Cooper novel

Played Kurt Russell's wife in the thriller "Unlawful Entry"

Co-starred opposite Kevin Costner in "Revenge"

First released film appearance, "Stakeout"; also first onscreen collaboration with Aidan Quinn

Acted in first film, "Tropical Snow" (released 1989)

Co-starred in NBC miniseries "Beulah Land"

Played Mary in the ABC TV-movie "The Nativity"

TV-movie acting debut, NBC's "The Deerslayer", based on the novel by James Fennimore Cooper

Professional acting debut in an episode of "Baretta"

At Tarnowsky's death, abandoned playing piano

At age 10, began training to become a concert pianist with Sergei Tarnowsky

Met Richard Dreyfuss's agent and lied about her acting experiences, which included making up play title "Speaking Of"

Raised in Glendale, California

While a freshman at USC, cut classes to volunteer at Solari Theater in Beverly Hills

Will play a shrink in the NBC's midseason series "Raines"