Madeline Stow is a famous actress who became famous thanks to the multi-part project “Revenge” and such feature films as “Country in the Closet”, “We Were Soldiers”, “The Last of the Mohicans”, “Twelve Monkeys”. In 2012, according to some sources in one of the American magazines, the actress was among the five most beautiful women on the planet. About the biography, creativity and personal life of the actress can be found in this article.
Actress Biography
Madeline Mora Stow was born in August 1958. The actress was born and raised in a small suburb of California, Eagle Rock. Madeline's parents are in no way connected with the world of show business. Her father was an ordinary builder, and her mother was an emigrant from Costa Rica, who devoted her life to raising children. In addition to Madeline, two more daughters were raised in the family.
In her youth, Madeline Stow was a rather reserved girl. She went to all sorts of tricks, if only to get away from contact with her peers. Subsequently Madeline found a way out. She told her parents that she wanted to play the piano, and from that moment on she spent several hours studying. Lessons took up to 10 hours a day. Her teacher was the famous instrumentalist Sergei Tarnovsky. The specialist trained his ward until his death at the age of 92. A photo of Madeline Stow can be seen above.
Choosing a future path in life
At the time of the death of the mentor Madeline noted her own eighteen-year-olds. At that moment, she realized that the moment had come that required radical changes. She decided that there was no point in continuing to hide from the company of other people. After thinking about his future, Stow chooses the profession of a journalist, which requires increased responsibility and sociability. To study journalism, Madeline goes to a university located in Southern California. It was there that the girl found herself a new hobby, she began to attend theater courses. As a result, the young artist is invited to work in the Beverly Hills Theater. The stage of this theater was the starting point in the world of show business.
The beginning of a career in cinema
The debut role of the actress in the movie was performed at the age of twenty. Madeline’s first work was a television project called Christmas, in which the actress tried on the image of the mother of Jesus Christ. But the true breakthrough Madeline Stowe in the movie happened in 1987, when the artist played a role in the detective comedy "Tracking", which collected a record box office. After some time, the actress appeared in the film of a criminal character “Revenge”, where Kevin Costner turned out to be Stow's partner on the set . Then, in tandem with Jack Nicholson, Madeline appeared in the movie Two Jakes.
Movie roles
The next film with the actress appeared on the screens in 1991. She turned out to be a dramatic picture called "Country in the closet." It is noteworthy that there were only two heroes in the plot: the investigator, whose image was played by Alan Rickman, and the children's writer, who is the main suspect. Madeleine acted directly as a writer.
In addition, a film project called "The Last of the Mohicans" became no less famous and successful for the actress. The image of the brave aristocrat in which Stow appeared, the famous film critics consider it very successful. It was after the role in this film that Madeline Stow began to look like a highly professional actress. Paradoxical is the fact that it was during this period that Stow decided to leave show business and devote himself to his family. From this moment, the actress continues to take part in the filming of films, however, she takes on exclusively episodic roles.
Role in the movie Twelve Monkeys
Since 1995, the artist plays one of the roles in the famous project "Twelve Monkeys", the creator of which was Terry Gilliam. Madeline's partners in the scene were such famous actors as Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. The film takes place in the 30s of the 21st century. During this period, humanity is on the verge of extinction due to the progressive virus, which claimed the lives of more than five billion people. The only option for saving lives is temporary displacement. The main character in the Cole film is a former prisoner. He is forcibly sent to the past in order to find that crucial moment from which the epidemic began to spread. In the past, the main character is mistaken for a mentally unstable person who is sent to a hospital for the mentally ill. It was here that Cole met his future assistant Catherine. She helps the protagonist in finding the cause of the virus. Madeline Stowe played the role of Katherine in the film. Her character is a young psychiatrist who studies people with various types of psychosis. The role in this picture made the actress even more popular and in demand.
The further career of the actress in cinema
After the artist returned to the world of cinema, she played in several projects, among which were such films as “General's daughter”, “We were soldiers” and “Angel of death”. After this began the next, longer break Madeline in the filming.
Another return to the world of cinema took place in 2011. The actress agreed to play in a mystical project called "Revenge". In the film, Madeline Stowe appeared in the image of Victoria Grayson. Her heroine is a tough and powerful aristocrat, accustomed to the fact that she is always surrounded by luxury and wealth. Victoria became one of the main enemies of the main character Emily Thorne. The multi-series project gained popularity, it became so successful that it lasted about four years. In addition, this series made Madeline a real star, which was awarded the Golden Globe and Emmy Awards.
Madeline Stow now: photos and personal life
Currently, Madeline is not only a sought-after artist, but also a great wife and mother. During the filming of the film project "Gangster Chronicles" in 1982, the artist met Brian Benben, who builds his own career exclusively on TV projects. In the same year, the lovers wedding and still live in a happy marriage. The couple gave birth to the charming daughter of May Theodore. According to some sources, the artist has a son whom the couple carefully hides from the public, but the artist herself denies the existence of a second child.
Help people
Madeline Stone is a very sensitive nature who reacts sympathetically to the problems of other people. For example, in 2010, after terrifying climatic cataclysms on the island, the artist, without hesitation, went to Haiti to help people in distress.