Madeleine Stowe
Biography
Madeleine Stowe is an American actress who began in television before becoming a film lead. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Eagle Rock, she made her screen debut in a 1978 episode of Baretta and later appeared in the miniseries Beulah Land and The Gangster Chronicles. Her breakthrough came with the crime comedy Stakeout (1987). Her film work includes The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Twelve Monkeys (1995), We Were Soldiers (2002), and The General's Daughter (1999), along with Revenge (1990) and Unlawful Entry (1992). Short Cuts (1993) brought her a Best Supporting Actress prize from the National Society of Film Critics, and she received a Saturn Award nomination for Twelve Monkeys. From 2011 to 2015, she played Victoria Grayson on the ABC drama series Revenge and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her lead performance in a television drama. She later starred in the Netflix series Soundtrack and the HBO series It: Welcome to Derry.
68years old
Turns 69 on August 18in 310 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Madeleine Mora Stowe and Madeleine Marie Stowe Mora
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 22 years1987 to 2009
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First role
Stowe started out acting on stage at the Solaris, a theater in Beverly Hills. A movie agent saw her there in a play and got her offers to appear in TV and films.
Big break
That year, Stowe took the part of Cora Munro in The Last of the Mohicans, a film that also featured Daniel Day-Lewis. Critics praised her work in it, and with worldwide ticket sales above $75 million, she moved up to A-list movie star.
Madeleine Stowe movies on Netflix
The Christmas Hopeas Patricia Addison
Avenging Angeloas Jennifer Barrett
We Were Soldiersas Julie Moore
Impostoras Maya Olham
The General's Daughteras Warr. Off. Sara Sunhill
Playing by Heartas Gracie
The Propositionas Eleanor Barret
Twelve Monkeysas Kathryn Railly
Bad Girlsas Cody Zamora
Blinkas Emma Brody
China Moonas Rachel Munro
Another Stakeoutas Maria McGuire
Short Cutsas Sherri Shepard
The Last of the Mohicansas Cora Munro
Unlawful Entryas Karen Carr
Closet Landas Victim
Revengeas Miryea
The Two Jakesas Lillian Bodine
Stakeoutas Maria McGuire
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Badham directed two of these films, Jonathan Kaplan two. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Anthony Quinn2 films together, 1990 to 2002
Anthony Quinn's page Avenging Angelo2002IMDb rating 5.2Stowe as Jennifer BarrettQuinn as Angelo Allieghieri
Revenge1990IMDb rating 6.2Stowe as MiryeaQuinn as Tiburon 'Tibey' Mendez
Richard Dreyfuss2 films together, 1987 to 1993
Richard Dreyfuss's page Another Stakeout1993IMDb rating 5.6Stowe as Maria McGuireDreyfuss as Chris Lecce
Stakeout1987IMDb rating 6.7Stowe as Maria McGuireDreyfuss as Chris Lecce
James Remar2 films together, 1994 to 2009
James Remar's page The Christmas Hope2009IMDb rating 6.6Stowe as Patricia AddisonRemar as Mark Addison
Blink1994IMDb rating 6.2Stowe as Emma BrodyRemar as Thomas Ridgely
Robert Loggia2 films together, 1994 to 1998
Robert Loggia's page The Proposition1998IMDb rating 6.2Stowe as Eleanor BarretLoggia as Hannibal Thurman
Bad Girls1994IMDb rating 5.3Stowe as Cody ZamoraLoggia as Frank Jarrett
Andie MacDowell2 films together, 1993 to 1994
Andie MacDowell's page Bad Girls1994IMDb rating 5.3Stowe as Cody ZamoraMacDowell as Eileen Spenser
Short Cuts1993IMDb rating 7.6Stowe as Sherri ShepardMacDowell as Ann Finnigan
Aidan Quinn2 films together, 1987 to 1994
John BadhamDirector, 2 films, 1987 to 1993
All films by John Badham Another Stakeout1993IMDb rating 5.6Stowe as Maria McGuire
Stakeout1987IMDb rating 6.7Stowe as Maria McGuire
Jonathan KaplanDirector, 2 films, 1992 to 1994
All films by Jonathan Kaplan Bad Girls1994IMDb rating 5.3Stowe as Cody Zamora
Unlawful Entry1992IMDb rating 6.4Stowe as Karen Carr
Also two films together4 more actors
- Miguel FerrerAnother Stakeout (1993) and Revenge (1990)
- Emilio EstevezAnother Stakeout (1993) and Stakeout (1987)
- Dan LauriaAnother Stakeout (1993) and Stakeout (1987)
- Jan SpeckAnother Stakeout (1993) and Stakeout (1987)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Madeleine Stowe's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$741 million
17 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 17 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$169M22.8% of the total
- 2$150M20.2% of the total
- 3$115M15.5% of the total
- 4$76M10.2% of the total
- 5$66M8.9% of the total
- 6$57M7.7% of the total
- 7$30M4.0% of the total
- 8$17M2.2% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1993 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress | Short Cuts | Won |
Online
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