Biography
A highly versatile actress, Madeleine Stowe possessed an ethereal beauty that belied the intense and emotionally complex characters that she brought to life on the big screen. After many years of playing either the tortured or swooning love interest to several of Hollywood's biggest leading men like Kevin Costner and Daniel Day-Lewis, Stowe made her film debut in the action comedy "Stakeout" (1987), and later surprised critics with her …
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Career Milestones
2009 | Acted alongside James Remar and Ian Ziering in the Lifetime holiday-themed "The Christmas Hope" | |
2007 | Cast as a shrink on the short-lived crime drama series "Raines" (NBC) | |
2006 | Co-starred with Eric Roberts and Lee Tergesen in the Fox TV movie "Southern Comfort" | |
2005 | Played the title role in the CBS TV movie "Saving Milly" | |
2002 | Starred in the A&E miniseries version of "The Magnificent Ambersons" | |
2002 | Co-starred with Gary Sinise in the sci-fi thriller "Impostor" | |
1998 | Appeared as a cheating wife in "Playing By Heart" | |
1998 | Returned to features after a three-year absence as co-star with Kenneth Branagh and William Hurt in "The Proposition" | |
1995 | Cast as a psychiatrist in "12 Monkeys" | |
1994 | Had first leading role as a blind woman who witnesses a murder in "Blink"; starred opposite Aidan Quinn | |
1993 | Offered a strong turn as the wife of an adulterous husband in Robert Altman's "Short Cuts" | |
1993 | Briefly reprised her role from "Stakeout" in an uncredited cameo in "Another Stakeout" | |
1992 | Breakthrough role starring opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Last of the Mohicans," based on a James Fennimore Cooper novel | |
1992 | Played Kurt Russell's wife in the thriller "Unlawful Entry" | |
1990 | Co-starred opposite Kevin Costner in "Revenge" | |
1988 | Acted in first film, "Tropical Snow" | |
1987 | First released film appearance, "Stakeout"; also first onscreen collaboration with Aidan Quinn | |
1980 | Co-starred in NBC miniseries "Beulah Land" | |
1978 | Played Mary in the ABC TV-movie "The Nativity" | |
1978 | TV-movie acting debut, NBC's "The Deerslayer", based on the novel by James Fennimore Cooper | |
1978 | Professional acting debut on an episode of "Baretta" (ABC) | |
| Met Richard Dreyfuss's agent and lied about her acting experiences, which included making up play title "Speaking Of" | ||
| While a freshman at USC, cut classes to volunteer at Solari Theater in Beverly Hills | ||
1976 | At Tarnowsky's death, abandoned playing piano | |
1968 | At age 10, began training to become a concert pianist with Sergei Tarnowsky | |
| Raised in Glendale, CA | ||
2011 | Returned to series television as villainess Victoria Grayson on ABC's "Revenge" | |
Awards
2011 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Revenge |
1993 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in Short Cuts |