Madeleine Stowe net worth: How much is Madeleine Stowe worth?

March 2, 2024

Madeleine Stowe net worth: How much is Madeleine Stowe worth—

Madeleine Stowe 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).

For her role in the 1993 independent film Short Cuts, she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress.

From 2011 to 2015, Stowe starred as Victoria Grayson, the main antagonist of the ABC drama series Revenge. For this role, she was nominated for the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Dram.

As of March 2024,Madeleine Stowe’s net worth is approximately $13 Million.

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Early life

Madeleine Stowe was born in Los Angeles, California, to Mireya Maria (Mora Steinvorth) and Robert Alfred Stowe, a civil engineer. Her mother was a from a prominent political family in Costa Rica. Stowe is the eldest of the three siblings in her family. She grew up in Eagle Rock, a working-class neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Her father suffered from multiple sclerosis. This affected her and turned her into an introvert. She learned playing the piano from Sergei Tarnowsky in her teens. Following the death of her piano teacher in 1976, she decided to come out of her shell and started socializing.

Madeleine Stowe studied cinema and journalism at the University of Southern California and made a few appearances at the Solaris, a Beverly Hills theater, from where agents picked her up for acting projects before she could complete her education.

She made her debut in the detective series Baretta in 1978. She also made a few guest appearances on TV. The same year, she played the lead role of Mary in the TV movie The Nativity.

Career

Stowe appeared in a number of movies during the late 1970s and the early 1980s but failed to make a major impact. Her first breakthrough was the role of ‘Maria McGuire’ in the crime comedy ‘Stakeout.’ The movie aced the box office in 1987.

Having made her mark, she co-starred with Mark Harmon in the comedy movie ‘Worth Winning’ and played a leading role in the independent film ‘Closet Land’ in 1991. Her performance opposite Kurt Russell in the 1992 crime drama ‘Unlawful Entry’ also earned her positive reviews.

Her portrayal of ‘Cora Munro’ in ‘The Last of the Mohicans’ later that year was widely acclaimed and became one of the most outstanding performances in her career. This was closely followed by her award-winning performance in the movie ‘Short Cuts.’

Madeleine Stowe proved herself to be a versatile actor and played varied roles. She portrayed a blind musician in the thriller ‘Blink’ and a prostitute in the movie ‘Bad Girls.’ She also appeared in the neo-noir thriller ‘China Moon’ and the science-fiction movie ‘12 Monkeys.’ Her performance in ’12 Monkeys’ earned her a ‘Saturn Award’ nomination in 1993.

After the birth of her daughter, she concentrated on films. From 1998 to 2002, she appeared opposite John Travolta in ‘The General’s Daughter,’ with Mel Gibson in ‘We Were Soldiers,’ and opposite Sylvester Stallone in ‘Avenging Angelo.’

In 2002, she returned to TV with ‘The Magnificent Ambersons.’ However, she also started spending more time with her family and devoted less time to acting.

She was seen as ‘Victoria Grayson’ in the serial ‘Revenge,’ from 2011 to 2015, and as ‘Lillian’ in the series ‘12 Monkeys’ in 2016.

Major Works

Some of her notable films are ‘Gangster Wars’ (1981), ‘Worth Winning’ (1989), ‘The Last of the Mohicans’ (1992), ‘Short Cuts’ (1993), ’12 Monkeys’ (1995), ‘The General’s Daughter’ (1999), ‘We Were Soldiers’ (2002) and ‘Octane’ (2003).

Some of her noteworthy TV projects have been ‘Baretta’ (1978), ‘Little House on the Prairie’ (1980), ‘Blood & Orchids’ (1986), ‘Saving Milly’ (2005), ‘The Christmas Hope’ (2009), ‘Revenge’ (2011–2015), and ‘12 Monkeys’ (2016).

Awards & Achievements

She, along with the cast of ‘Short Cuts,’ won the ‘Volpi Cup’ for the ‘Best Ensemble Cast’ at the ‘Venice Film Festival’ in 1993 and the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for the ‘Best Ensemble Cast’ in 1994. She also won the ‘Best Supporting Actress’ award at the ‘National Society of Film Critics’ ceremony in 1994 for the same role. In 1996, she was honoured with the ‘Best Actress in a Genre Motion Picture’ award by the magazine ‘Sci-Fi Universe’ for her role in ‘12 Monkeys.’

She was awarded the ‘Best Actress Award’ by the ‘American Veterans Center’ in 2003 for her performance in ‘We Were Soldiers.’ She also won the 2005 ‘Imagen Award’ for the ‘Best Actress’ for her performance in ‘Saving Milly.’

The ‘Keck School of Medicine’ of the ‘University of Southern California’ honored her with a ‘Humanitarian Award’ in 2014.