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==Career==
==Career==
Stowe studied cinema and journalism at the [[University of Southern California]]. Not overly interested in her classes, she volunteered to do performances at the ''Solaris'', a [[Beverly Hills]] theater, where a movie agent saw her in a play and got her several offers of appearances in TV and films. In 1978 she made her debut in an episode in the police drama series ''[[Baretta]]'', followed by a string of TV work such as guest appearances on the ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' and ''[[Little House on the Prairie]]''. In 1978, she played a leading role as [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] in the television movie ''{{sortname|The|Nativity|The Nativity (television film)}}''.<ref name=tcm>{{cite web|title=Biography for Madeleine Stowe|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/185571%7C0/Madeleine-Stowe/|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> She starred in the NBC miniseries ''[[The Gangster Chronicles]]'', which starred [[Brian Benben]], her future husband. She also starred on several television films, such as ''{{sortname|The|Deerslayer|nolink=1}}'' (1978), ''[[Amazons (1984 film)|Amazons]]'' (1984) and ''[[Blood & Orchids]]'' (1986).<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000656/filmotype Filmography by type for Madeleine Stowe]</ref>
Stowe studied cinema and journalism at the [[University of Southern California]]. Not overly interested in her classes, she volunteered to do performances at the ''Solaris'', a [[Beverly Hills]] theater, where a movie agent saw her in a play and got her several offers of appearances in TV and films. In 1978 she made her debut in an episode in the police drama series ''[[Baretta]]'', followed by a string of TV work such as guest appearances on the ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' and ''[[Little House on the Prairie]]'' in which she played Annie Crane - a blind painter. In 1978, she played a leading role as [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] in the television movie ''{{sortname|The|Nativity|The Nativity (television film)}}''.<ref name=tcm>{{cite web|title=Biography for Madeleine Stowe|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/185571%7C0/Madeleine-Stowe/|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> She starred in the NBC miniseries ''[[The Gangster Chronicles]]'', which starred [[Brian Benben]], her future husband. She also starred on several television films, such as ''{{sortname|The|Deerslayer|nolink=1}}'' (1978), ''[[Amazons (1984 film)|Amazons]]'' (1984) and ''[[Blood & Orchids]]'' (1986).<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000656/filmotype Filmography by type for Madeleine Stowe]</ref>


In 1987, Stowe appeared in her first breakthrough role in feature film, the comedy ''[[Stakeout (film)|Stakeout]]'' opposite [[Richard Dreyfuss]] and [[Emilio Estevez]].<ref name=tcm/>The film debuted at No.1 at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|title= Stakeout' Ranks No. 1 In Box-Office Sales |work= [[The New York Times]]|date=1987-09-02|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/02/movies/stakeout-ranks-no-1-in-box-office-sales.html|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title= Stakeout in First Place In Week's Ticket Sales |work= [[The New York Times]]|date=1987-08-27|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D91038F934A1575BC0A961948260|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> After ''Stakeout'' she co-starred with [[Mark Harmon]] in comedy ''[[Worth Winning]]'' in 1989, thriller ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]'', which [[Kevin Costner]] in 1990 and ''[[The Two Jakes]]'' opposite [[Jack Nicholson]]. She played a leading role in the 1991 independent film ''[[Closet Land]]'' written and directed by [[Radha Bharadwaj]]. Stowe played a young author of children's books and her co-star [[Alan Rickman]] as a ruthless interrogator.<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v10041 Closet Land (1990)], ''[[AllRovi]]''</ref>
In 1987, Stowe appeared in her first breakthrough role in feature film, the comedy ''[[Stakeout (film)|Stakeout]]'' opposite [[Richard Dreyfuss]] and [[Emilio Estevez]].<ref name=tcm/>The film debuted at No.1 at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|title= Stakeout' Ranks No. 1 In Box-Office Sales |work= [[The New York Times]]|date=1987-09-02|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/02/movies/stakeout-ranks-no-1-in-box-office-sales.html|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title= Stakeout in First Place In Week's Ticket Sales |work= [[The New York Times]]|date=1987-08-27|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D91038F934A1575BC0A961948260|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> After ''Stakeout'' she co-starred with [[Mark Harmon]] in comedy ''[[Worth Winning]]'' in 1989, thriller ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]'', which [[Kevin Costner]] in 1990 and ''[[The Two Jakes]]'' opposite [[Jack Nicholson]]. She played a leading role in the 1991 independent film ''[[Closet Land]]'' written and directed by [[Radha Bharadwaj]]. Stowe played a young author of children's books and her co-star [[Alan Rickman]] as a ruthless interrogator.<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v10041 Closet Land (1990)], ''[[AllRovi]]''</ref>

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Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe in 2002
Born
Madeline M. Stowe

(1958-08-18) August 18, 1958 (age 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
Spouse(s)Brian Benben (1982–present); 1 child

Madeleine Stowe (born Madeline M. Stowe;[1] August 18, 1958) is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in such films as Revenge, Stakeout, Unlawful Entry, The Last of the Mohicans, Blink, China Moon, 12 Monkeys, The General's Daughter and We Were Soldiers. She currently stars as Victoria Grayson in the ABC drama series Revenge, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2011.

Early life

Stowe, the first of three children, was born in Los Angeles, California[1][2] and raised in Eagle Rock, a suburb of Los Angeles. Her mother, Mireya (née Mora), had come from a prominent family in Costa Rica, and her father, Robert Stowe, a native of Oregon, was a civil engineer.[2][3][4] Stowe's father suffered from multiple sclerosis, and she accompanied him to medical treatments.[5]

Mireya Mora's parents were Federico Mora Carranza and Rosita Steinvorth Marín. Federico Mora, an accountant, was the son of Federico Mora Gutiérrez and Micaela Carranza Montealegre. Mr. Mora Gutiérrez was the son of General José Joaquín Mora Porras and María Dolores Gutiérrez de la Peña. General Mora was a younger brother of President Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica between 1849-1859.[6]

Another important link is that of Micaela Carranza Montealegre. Her father was Bruno Carranza, President of Costa Rica in 1870, albeit briefly, as he resigned three months after taking power. His wife, Gerónima Montealegre Fernández was also the sister of President José María Montealegre Fernández, who governed from 1859-1863. He was behind the overthrow of President Juan Rafael Mora Porras and his eventual execution in 1860. José María Montealegre Fernández was firstly married to a sister of Juan Rafael Mora Porras, hence they had been brothers-in-law before José María Montealegre Fernández decided to overthrow and exile Juan Rafael Mora Porras, whose unlawful execution by firing squad led to the eventual abolition of the death penalty in Costa Rica.[7]

She originally aspired to become a concert pianist, taking piano lessons between the ages of 10 and 18. Stowe would later explain that playing the piano was a means of escape from having to socialize with other children her age. Her Russian-born music teacher, Sergei Tarnowsky, had faith in Stowe, even teaching her from his deathbed. Following his death at the age of 96, she quit, later commenting: "I just felt it was time to not be by myself anymore." Stowe went on her first date at the age of 18.[8]

Career

Stowe studied cinema and journalism at the University of Southern California. Not overly interested in her classes, she volunteered to do performances at the Solaris, a Beverly Hills theater, where a movie agent saw her in a play and got her several offers of appearances in TV and films. In 1978 she made her debut in an episode in the police drama series Baretta, followed by a string of TV work such as guest appearances on the The Amazing Spider-Man, Barnaby Jones and Little House on the Prairie in which she played Annie Crane - a blind painter. In 1978, she played a leading role as Mary in the television movie The Nativity.[9] She starred in the NBC miniseries The Gangster Chronicles, which starred Brian Benben, her future husband. She also starred on several television films, such as The Deerslayer (1978), Amazons (1984) and Blood & Orchids (1986).[10]

In 1987, Stowe appeared in her first breakthrough role in feature film, the comedy Stakeout opposite Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez.[9]The film debuted at No.1 at the box office.[11] [12] After Stakeout she co-starred with Mark Harmon in comedy Worth Winning in 1989, thriller Revenge, which Kevin Costner in 1990 and The Two Jakes opposite Jack Nicholson. She played a leading role in the 1991 independent film Closet Land written and directed by Radha Bharadwaj. Stowe played a young author of children's books and her co-star Alan Rickman as a ruthless interrogator.[13]

In 1992, she appeared opposite Kurt Russell in the financially successful gritty crime drama Unlawful Entry.[14] Also that year, Stowe played Cora Munro in The Last of the Mohicans, which also starred Daniel Day-Lewis. Her critically acclaimed performance in the film, which grossed more than $75 million worldwide, elevated Stowe from supporting player to an A-list movie star.[9][15] The next year, director Robert Altman cast Stowe in award-winning ensemble cast movie Short Cuts, in which she gave one of her most acclaimed screen performances as the wife of a compulsively lying and adulterous police officer played by Tim Robbins. She won National Society of Film Critics Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe Award and Volpi Cup for Best Ensemble Cast for her performance in the movie.[16] She also made a cameo appearance in the Stakeout's sequel Another Stakeout[9]. The following year, Stowe played leading role a blind musician in the thriller Blink, co-starring Aidan Quinn, neo-noir thriller China Moon opposite Ed Harris, and western film Bad Girls about four former prostitutes on the run following a justifiable homicide and a prison escape, who later encounter difficulties involving bank robbery and Pinkerton detectives, with Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell and Drew Barrymore.[15] The year after that, she was a sympathetic psychiatrist in the financially successful and critically lauded science-fiction movie Twelve Monkeys. Stowe received Saturn Awards nomination for her performance.[16]

Madeleine Stowe in 2008

In 1994 Stowe named one of People magazine's "The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World".[9][17] In 1995, Stowe was chosen by Empire as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history".[18]

Stowe postponed her acting career in 1996 to concentrate on motherhood. In 1998, she came back with The Proposition and Playing by Heart, then The General's Daughter, opposite John Travolta in 1999.[15] In 2001, she starred in the science-fiction box office bomb Impostor.[19] In 2002 she played a Julia Moore in war film We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson, and box office flop action-comedy Avenging Angelo opposite Sylvester Stallone.[15] In 2003, she starred in the thriller Octane about single mother Senga Wilson (Stowe), a recently divorced woman, trying to save her 15-year-old daughter Natasha (Mischa Barton) from a bizarre cult obsessed with blood and cars.

Stowe had left the screen in 2003 and settled on a Texas ranch outside Fredericksburg, with her daughter May and husband Brian Benben. Stowe returned to television in 2005 with the role in the drama television film Saving Milly, adaptation of Morton Kondracke's book of the same name, of a woman, a patient Parkinson's disease.[20] Stowe starred in the not picking up Fox pilot Southern Comfort about a woman who takes over her mobster husband's biz when he gets sent to prison.[21] In 2007 she appeared in a recurring role as Dr. Samantha Kohl on the Jeff Goldblum's supernatural detective drama Raines on NBC, a 2007 mid-season replacement. The series was canceled after two months. In 2009 she starred in the Lifetime movie The Christmas Hope.[15]

In 2011, Stowe returned to the screen as Victoria Grayson, glamorous but powerful matriarch of the Grayson family, on ABC's television drama series Revenge.[22][23] It debuted on September 21, 2011, and airs on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm. The show has been met with positive reviews, was picked up for a full season by ABC on October 13, 2011.[24] Stowe's portrayal of the character has received critical praise.[25][25] She has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.[26]

Personal life

In 1982, Stowe married Brian Benben, whom she met on the set of a NBC miniseries The Gangster Chronicles the previous year. They live west of Austin, near Johnson City, Texas, and have a daughter named May.[27]

In 2008, Stowe travelled to Haiti and helped found Artists For Peace And Justice. She is on the advisory board of this foundation.[28]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1982 Gangster Wars Ruth Lasker
1987 Stakeout Maria McGuire
1988 Tropical Snow Marina
1989 Worth Winning Veronica Briskow
1990 Revenge Miryea
1990 The Two Jakes Lillian Bodine
1991 Closet Land Victim
1992 Unlawful Entry Karen Carr
1992 The Last of the Mohicans Cora Munro
1993 Another Stakeout Maria McGuire uncredited
1993 Short Cuts Sherri Shepard
1994 China Moon Rachel Munro
1994 Blink Emma Brody
1994 Bad Girls Cody Zamora
1995 12 Monkeys Kathryn Railly
1998 The Proposition Eleanor Barret
1998 Playing by Heart Gracie
1999 The General's Daughter Warr. Off. Sara Sunhill
2001 Impostor Maya Olham
2002 We Were Soldiers Julie Moore
2002 Avenging Angelo Jennifer Barrett Allieghieri
2003 Octane Senga Wilson
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1978 Baretta Anna Episode: "The Marker"
1978 The Amazing Spider-Man Maria Calderon Episode: "Escort to Danger"
1978 The Nativity Mary TV movie
1978 The Deerslayer Hetty Hutter TV movie
1979 Barnaby Jones Diane Episode: "School of Terror"
1980 Beulah Land Selma Kendrick Davis TV miniseries
1980 Little House on the Prairie Annie Crane Episode: "Portrait of Love"
1981 Trapper John, M.D. Cassie Episode: "Creepy Time Gal"
1981 The Gangster Chronicles Ruth Lasker TV series
1984 Amazons Dr. Sharon Fields TV movie
1986 Blood & Orchids Hester Ashley Murdoch TV movie
2002 The Magnificent Ambersons Isabel Amberson Minafer TV movie
2005 Saving Milly Milly TV movie
2006 Southern Comfort Charlotte TV pilot
2007 Raines Dr. Samantha Kohl TV series; 6 episodes
2009 The Christmas Hope Patricia Addison TV movie
2011–present Revenge Victoria Grayson TV series; Series regular

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year Award Category Film Result
1993 Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Ensemble Cast Short Cuts Won
1994 National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Short Cuts Won
1994 Golden Globe Award Golden Globe Award for Best Ensemble Cast Short Cuts Won
1996 Science fiction magazine Best Actress in a Genre Motion Picture Twelve Monkeys Won
1996 Saturn Awards Best Actress Twelve Monkeys Nominated
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Supporting Actress - Suspense The General's Daughter Nominated
2000 ALMA Awards Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film The General's Daughter Nominated
2003 American Veterans Award Best Actress We Were Soldiers Won
2005 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Actress Saving Milly Won
2012 Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Television Series Drama Revenge Nominated
2012 Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association Television Performance of the Year Revenge Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com, searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
  2. ^ a b Madeleine Stowe profile at FilmReference.com
  3. ^ Down-to-earth actress Madeline Stowe co-stars in '12 Monkeys'
  4. ^ Search Results
  5. ^ "The Trip to Bankable", Los Angeles Times, January 30, 1994
  6. ^ Beéche, Arturo, Los Beéche en Costa Rica (1994), http://beeche.tribalpages.com/;
  7. ^ Beéche, Arturo, Los Beéche en Costa Rica (1994), http://beeche.tribalpages.com/;
  8. ^ What drives Madeleine Stow [sic up the Wall?]
  9. ^ a b c d e "Biography for Madeleine Stowe". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  10. ^ Filmography by type for Madeleine Stowe
  11. ^ "Stakeout' Ranks No. 1 In Box-Office Sales". The New York Times. 1987-09-02. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  12. ^ "Stakeout in First Place In Week's Ticket Sales". The New York Times. 1987-08-27. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  13. ^ Closet Land (1990), AllRovi
  14. ^ Unlawful Entry, Box Office Mojo
  15. ^ a b c d e "Madeleine Stowe- Biography". Yahoo!. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  16. ^ a b "Awards for Madeleine Stowe". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved February 16, 2011. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 11 (help)
  17. ^ "The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World". People magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  18. ^ Biography for Madeleine Stowe
  19. ^ Impostor - boxofficemojo
  20. ^ TELEVISION REVIEW When the Course of True Love Is Derailed by Disease, March 12, 2005, The New York Times
  21. ^ IN OTHER FALL PILOT NEWS..., Feb 27, 2006, TV Guide
  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 15, 2011). "Madeleine Stowe Among Latest Pilot Castings". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  23. ^ "Revenge on ABC"
  24. ^ Ausiello, Michael (October 13, 2011). "Breaking: ABC Orders Full Seasons of Revenge and Suburgatory". TVLine. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  25. ^ a b "The New Queen of Mean: Madeleine Stowe of 'Revenge'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 17, 2011. Cite error: The named reference "rollingstone" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  26. ^ Golden Globes nominations: 'The Artist' leads pack of nominees
  27. ^ People Weekly. September 28, 1998, p. 29.
  28. ^ Advisory Board at Artists For Peace And Justice web site
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