| BIOGRAPHY
The daughter of a California-based civil engineer and a Costa
Rican émigré, Madeleine Stowe attended the University
of Southern California, but cut classes to watch plays.
Her life as a waitress came to an end when she was fired for
being "too spacey," but she was anything but spacey
when it came to pursuing an acting career on the California theater
circuit. Stowe eventually attracted the attention of Richard Dreyfuss'
agent -- not for her stage work, but because the agent spotted
her watching one of Dreyfuss' performances.
This serendipitous turn of events enabled Stowe to get a bit
part in the TV series Baretta, which led to more substantial roles
on other shows. While working on the mid-'80s miniseries The Gangster
Chronicles, the actress met her husband, future Dream On star
Brian Benben.
Stowe's screen career during the 1980s and '90s was not exactly
a string of blockbusters, but she usually garnered excellent reviews
and positive audience response, so that when she was in a bona
fide hit, such as 1992's The Last of the Mohicans, reviewers were
often inclined to credit her for at least some of the film's success.
Stowe also starred in Robert Altman's critically-acclaimed Short
Cuts in 1993 and Terry Gilliam's sci-fi cult film 12 Monkeys in
1995. |
FILMOGRAPHY
• Octane (2003)
• Impostor (2002)
• Pulse (2002)
• We Were Soldiers (2002)
• The General's Daughter (1999)
• Playing By Heart (1999)
• The Proposition (1998)
• 12 Monkeys (1995)
• Bad Girls (1994)
• China Moon (1994)
• Blink (1993)
• Short Cuts (1993)
• The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
• Unlawful Entry (1992)
• Closet Land (1991)
• Revenge (1990)
• The Two Jakes (1990)
• Tropical Snow (1989)
• Worth Winning (1989)
• Amazons (1988)
• Stakeout (1987)
• The Nativity (1978) |
