Madeleine Stowe Biography

Fast Facts

• On the advisory board for the Artists for Peace and Justice foundation, which supports communities in Haiti through programs in education and healthcare
• Won the National Society of Film Critics Award for "Best Supporting Actress" in 1993 for her role as Sherri Shepard in director Robert Altman's "Short Cuts․"
• Studied film and journalism at the University of Southern California before performing in a number of productions at Beverly Hills' Solaris Theater
• At age ten she started practicing for a career as a concert pianist but lost interest years later when her instructor passed away
• Quote: "(On the link between movies and school violence) "You do become desensitized to violence when you see it on the screen so often․ Let's face it, violence exists for one reason in movies, and that's to get an effect, create an emotion, sell tickets․""
• Owns a working cattle ranch outside of Fredericksburg, Texas
• Quit acting for two years to concentrate on raising her daughter
• In 1999, Empire Magazine chose Stowe as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History․"