Stow, Madeline

Madeline Mora Stow was born in Eagle Rock, a suburb of Los Angeles . She was the eldest of three sisters in the family of Costa Rican immigrants Mireya Mora and Robert Stow, an engineer from Oregon . At the age of ten, Stowe began taking piano lessons from the famous Russian pianist Sergei Tarnovsky .

Career start

Madeline Stowe studied journalism at the University of Southern California ; while studying there, she became interested in acting and decided to try her hand at one of the theaters in Beverly Hills, where she met an agent who soon found her an actress job ^[4] . She made her debut in 1978 in an episode of the Baretta police television series, and then continued to appear on television, in shows such as The Amazing Spider-Man , Barnaby Jones "And" Little House on the Prairies ", where the actress played a blind artist ^[4] . In 1978, Stowe played her first major role in her career, the mother of Jesus , in the television movie Christmas " ^[4] . After she starred in several more television films, such as “St. John's Wort” (1978), “ Amazons "And" Blood and Orchids "(1986). She also starred in the mini-series Gangster Chronicles "With his future husband Brian Benben in 1981 ^[4] .

Breakthrough and subsequent roles

A breakthrough in the career of Madeleine Stowe became the main female role in the 1987 film " Tracking ", where she starred with Richard Dreyfus . The film was well received by critics ^[5] and made its debut right from the first place in the box office table ^[6] . Immediately after that, the low-budget film “ Tropical Snow ” was released ", Filmed before" Tracking ", where Stow plays a major role ^[7] . Her next role was in the unsuccessful hire of the 1989 romantic comedy “ This Bet Is Worth Winning ”With Mark Harmon and Leslie Ann Warren ^[8] . The following year, she appeared immediately in two Hollywood films, the thriller Revenge with Kevin Costner , and the detective Two Jakes with Jack Nicholson . After she played the main role in the independent film " Country in the closet " directed by Radha Bharadwaj, the action of which takes place in only one room, with the participation of two characters - a detained children's writer (Madeline Stow) and an investigator interrogating her ( Alan Rickman ) ^[4] .

In 1992, Madeline Stowe starred in two films that were well received by critics and were successful at the box office. The first was the Illegal Penetration thriller with Kurt Russell about a married couple being terrorized by a mentally unstable cop played by Ray Liotta , and the second was the epic western The Last of the Mohicans with Daniel Day-Lewis . The role of a refined and courageous aristocrat in “The Last of the Mohicans” brought Stow critical acclaim and became a watershed in her career ^[4] . The following year, director Robert Altman invited Stowe to star in the movie Short Stories , where the actress showed one of the most memorable reincarnations of her career ^[4] . This role brought her several awards, including the prize of the National Society of Film Critics of the USA for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, as well as Golden Globe and Volpi Cup for best acting ensemble ^[9] . In 1994, Madeleine Stowe starred in three films at once: the “ Blink of an Eye ” thriller about a blind violinist who witnesses a crime, the bad girls western, the prostitute on the run who killed a client, and the drama Porcelain Moon , about a woman who enters into a relationship with a detective after the murder of her husband. In 1995, she starred with Bruce Willis in the subsequently become iconic science fiction film " 12 Monkeys " ^[4] .

In 1994, People magazine included Stow in his list of “Fifty Most Beautiful People in the World” ^[4] . In 1995, she was included in the list of “100 Sexiest Stars in Cinema History” according to Empire magazine ^[10] .

Madeline Stow took a break in her career for three years to devote herself to the family, and in 1998 she returned to the screens with the films " Proposal " and " The vicissitudes of love ." A year later, she starred in the movie " General's Daughter " with John Travolta . In 2001, she starred in the sci-fi movie " Alien ", which was poorly received by critics and raised only eight million dollars with a budget of forty ^[11] . The following year, she appeared in the successful military drama “ We Were Soldiers ” with Mel Gibson , and the failed melodrama “ Angel of Revenge ” with Sylvester Stallone ^[4] . In 2003, she played a major role in the thriller " Octane ".

Career Break and Return

In 2003, Stowe left the screens and moved with her daughter and husband to the ranch she bought outside of Frederiksburg, Texas . She briefly returned to the screens in 2005 in the biographical television movie “ Saving Millie »About a woman suffering from Parkinson’s disease, whose game received good reviews from critics ^[12] . The following year, she starred in the pilot of the television series for the Southern Comfort channel Fox , which had not received green light ^[13] , after which she appeared in the short-lived show “ Raines ". In 2009, she starred in the television movie Lifetime channel " Christmas Hope ."

In 2011, Madeline Stow returned to the screen with the role of Victoria Grayson in the television series ABC 's Revenge . The series was received favorably by critics, and achieved success in television ratings, and the actress received praise from critics for her role. In his article on the analysis of the character and the game, Stow wrote in The Rolling Stones magazine: “Stow overshadows all the other stars in prime time in his role as a frightening socialite with a hoarse voice and an ice look <...> Emily VanCamp is boring in her role, although We should kind of empathize with the idea for its plans, but it is not really interesting to us. Stow captures the viewer in every scene. She says to her husband’s lover: Every time I hug you, the heat that comes from my body is my hatred that burns you. Unlike Vancamp, Stow plays a three-dimensional character, she makes Victoria more difficult when she brings conscience <...> to her essence ^[14] . Stowe was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category " Best Actress of a Drama Series " for her role ^[15] . Also in 2012, she was one of the main candidates for an Emmy Award for Best Actress in a drama television series ^{[16] [17]} , but the shortlist never came to the surprise of many critics ^{[18] [19]} .

In 2012, People magazine placed Stow in fifth place on the list of “The Most Beautiful Women in the World” ^[3] .

Since 1982, Stow has been married to television actor Brian Benben , they have a daughter named May ^[20] . When Stowe took a break from her career, she settled on the Texas Ranch. In 2010, she helped the victims of the cataclysms in Haiti ^[21] .

Movies

Television

• Madeline Stow on the Internet Movie Database
• Madeline Stow on the AllRovi website