Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe (b. 18 August 1958, Los Angeles, California) is an American film and TV actress. Before her cinema career, Madeleine aspired to become a pianist and began taking private lessons with renowned Russian-American pianist and teacher Sergei Tarnowsky (1883—1976) in 1968, when she was ten. Stowe studied with Tarnowsky for eight years and quit music shortly after his death at 92. She primarily appeared on television and in minor roles until her breakthrough in John Badham's 1987 crime-comedy Stakeout, where Madeleine co-starred with Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, and Aidan Quinn. Stowe appeared in [a=Robert Altman]'s independent 1993 film [url=https://discogs.com/master/745008]Short Cuts[/url], which earned her several accolades, including the Golden Globes "Special Award," the "Best Supporting Actress" at the National Society of Film Critics Awards, and "Special Volpi Cup" at Venice Film Festival. Madeleine Stowe also performed in the 1995 cult antiutopia sci-fi thriller [url=https://discogs.com/master/269636]12 Monkeys[/url] directed by Terry Gilliam.