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My Take
Madeleine Stowe is, for my money, one of the most underrated screen presences of her generation. In The Last of the Mohicans and 12 Monkeys she did something most stars cannot: she made stillness magnetic, conveying fear, resolve, and intelligence with little more than her eyes. The National Society of Film Critics recognized her in 1993, but I think the broader culture never quite gave her the icon status she earned. A Los Angeles native trained at USC, she chose substance over spectacle for decades, then returned on television with regal menace. Actors who trust silence that much are rare, and I treasure every performance.
Overview
Madeleine Stowe (born August 18, 1958) is an American actress. She appeared mostly on television before her role in the 1987 crime-comedy film Stakeout. She went on to star in the films Revenge (1990), Unlawful Entry (1992), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Blink (1993), 12 Monkeys (1995), The General's Daughter (1999), and We Were Soldiers (2002).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Madeleine Stowe
- Name (Japanese)
- マデリーン・ストウ
- Reading
- までりーん・すとう
- Born
- August 18, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Glendale High School (California)
- University
- University of Southern California
Awards & achievements
- 1993 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.