Born in Los Angeles, California, United States, Madeleine Stowe turns 68 on August 18, 2026. Raised in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, she is the daughter of Robert Alfred Stowe, a civil engineer from Oregon, USA and Mireya María Mireille Mora Steinvorth, who was originally from Costa Rica.
Over Madeleine’s career in television and film, she has shared the screen with prominent talent across various genres, leading up to her role in the Netflix crime drama miniseries “I Will Find You.”
“The Gangster Chronicles” and early TV success
Madeleine made a notable early television appearance in “The Gangster Chronicles,” a crime drama series that aired on NBC from February 12, 1981, to May 8, 1981. The project featured an ensemble cast including Brian Benben, Joe Penny, Palo Alto, California native Markie Post, and Santa Clara, California native Kathleen Lloyd.
The production marked a personal turning point for Madeleine, who married Benben in 1982. Born in Winchester, Virginia, USA, he turned 70 on June 18, 2026—the very day “I Will Find You” made its premiere on Netflix.
Post turned 70 on November 4, 2020 and passed away in Los Angeles on August 7, 2021. Penny, a native of Uxbridge, England, United Kingdom, turns 70 on June 24, 2026, and Lloyd turns 78 on September 13, 2026.
Made-for-TV thrillers: “Amazons”, “Blood & Orchids”
Following Madeleine’s work on “The Gangster Chronicles,” she starred as Dr. Sharon Fields in “Amazons,” a television thriller film that premiered on ABC on January 29, 1984. Directed by Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA native Paul Michael Glaser—who turned 83 on March 25, 2026—the film featured Los Angeles native William Schallert as Congressman Stanford Barstow. Schallert turned 93 on July 6, 2015 and died in Pacific Palisades, California, on May 8, 2016.
Madeleine expanded her dramatic roles in “Blood & Orchids,” a two-part crime drama TV movie broadcast on CBS on February 23 and February 24, 1986. She portrayed Hester Ashley Murdoch, a crime victim whose husband, Lieutenant Lloyd Murdoch, was played by Portsmouth, Virginia native William Russ. Directed by Los Angeles native Jerry Thorpe—who turned 92 on August 29, 2017, and passed away in Santa Barbara, California, on September 25, 2018—the film also starred Kris Kristofferson as a detective.
Born in Brownsville, Texas, USA Kristofferson turned 88 on June 22, 2024 and died in Hana, Hawaii, on September 28, 2024. Russ will turn 76 on October 20, 2026.
Returning to crime drama in “I Will Find You”
In “I Will Find You”, Madeleine portrays Gertrude Payne, a wealthy heiress harboring a dark secret. Her character’s son, Hayden Payne, is played by Anaheim, California native Milo Ventimiglia, who turns 49 on July 8, 2026.
The miniseries features Godalming, Surrey, England native Sam Worthington, who turns 50 on August 2, 2026, starring as a former law professor serving a life sentence after being framed for the murder of his son. The surrounding cast includes Toronto, Ontario, Canada native Peter Outerbridge (turning 61 on June 30, 2026) as a prison warden, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada native Greg Bryk (turning 54 on August 19, 2026) as a police detective, and Boston, Massachusetts native Jonathan Tucker as a police sergeant.
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