Madeleine Stowe

    Actor, Director, Writer

    Birthdate: Aug 18, 1958

    Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

    Madeleine Stowe was born in Los Angeles, California, to Mireya Maria (Mora Steinvorth) and Robert Alfred Stowe, a civil engineer. Her mother was a from a prominent political family in Costa Rica. Stowe grew up in Eagle Rock, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles. At age ten she started practicing for a career as a concert pianist and trained every day for hours. However, when her instructor died in 1976 she more or less quit playing.

    She went to University of Southern California and studied cinema and journalism before taking up acting at Beverly Hills' Solaris Theater. She made a few appearances in TV and on film but her breakthrough came in 1987 with Stakeout (1987). Other major credits include The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Short Cuts (1993).

    When not filming, she spends her time at her ranch in Texas, which she shares with her husband Brian Benben.

    Known For

    12 Monkeys
    12 Monkeys

    (1995)

    The General's Daughter
    The General's Daughter

    (1999)

    Short Cuts
    Short Cuts

    (1993)

    The Last of the Mohicans
    The Last of the Mohicans

    (1992)

    Madeleine Stowe Movies

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    Previous (19)

    • 2024 |

      Blink

    • 2018 |

      Revenge

    • 2003 |
      Octane
    • 2002 |
      Avenging Angelo
    • 2002 |

      We Were Soldiers

      asJulie Moore
    • 2001 |
      Impostor
    • 1999 |
      The General's Daughter
    • 1998 |
      The Proposition
    • 1995 |
      12 Monkeys
    • 1995 |

      12 Monkeys

      asKathryn Railly
    • 1994 |
      Bad Girls
    • 1994 |
      China Moon
    • 1992 |
      The Last of the Mohicans
    • 1992 |
      Unlawful Entry
    • 1991 |
      Closet Land
    • 1990 |
      The Two Jakes
    • 1989 |
      Worth Winning
    • 1988 |
      Tropical Snow
    • 1987 |
      Stakeout