Madeleine Stowe

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Madeleine Stowe (2008)

Madeleine Stowe (* 18th August 1958 in Los Angeles , California as Madeleine Marie Stowe Mora ) is an American actress and among other Golden Globe -Preisträgerin.

life and career

Madeleine Stowe was born the eldest of three sisters. She grew up in Eagle Rock, a suburb of Los Angeles. Her father was from Oregon and her mother was originally from Costa Rica .

When she was ten years old, Stowe took piano lessons with the aim of becoming a concert pianist. She stopped doing that when her teacher died in 1976. She first studied film and journalism at the University of Southern California , but dropped out and played at the Solaris Theater in Beverly Hills , where she discovered a film agent and then got her appearances in television and feature films. She first appeared in 1978 in the television film The Nativity . In 1981 she made her cinema debut in the film Until the Last Shot .

Stowe played only minor roles as a supporting actress in various films for almost fifteen years. Some of her portrayals became known, for example in 1987 in The Night Has Many Eyes or in 1990 in Revenge - A Dangerous Affair with Kevin Costner . In 1992 she got her big chance when she was offered the leading role of officer's daughter Cora in The Last of the Mohicans at the side of Daniel Day-Lewis .

Several major films followed. Director Robert Altman hired Stowe in 1993 for a role in the episode film Short Cuts based on several stories by Raymond Carver , in which she gave one of her best performances. She was a poignant blind musician in the thriller Blink and played the psychiatrist Dr. Railly in the science fiction film Twelve Monkeys with Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt . In 1996, Stowe interrupted her film career to focus on motherhood. In 1998 she returned to the film business with the drama Desire & Reality . From 2011 to 2015 she played Victoria Grayson in the thriller series Revenge .

Stowe has been married to fellow actor Brian Benben since 1986 , with whom she worked on a television film in 1981. The couple have a daughter. They spend their free time on a cattle ranch in Texas .

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
year price category Movie result
1993 Venice Film Festival Best ensemble Short cuts Won
1994 National Society of Film Critics Awards The best supporting actress Short cuts Won
1994 Golden Globe Award Best ensemble Short cuts Won
1996 Science fiction magazine Best Actress Twelve Monkeys Won
1996 Saturn Awards Best Actress Twelve Monkeys Nominated
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role The General's Daughter Nominated
2000 ALMA Awards Best Actress The General's Daughter Nominated
2003 American Veterans Award Best Actress We were heroes Won
2005 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Actress Saving Milly Won
2012 Golden Globe Award Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Actress (Drama) Revenge Nominated
2012 GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association) Best TV Actress of the Year Revenge Nominated

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personal data
SURNAME Stowe, Madeleine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mora Stowe, Madeleine Marie (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and, among other things, Golden Globe winner
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California, United States