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Madeleine Stowe (born Madeline M. Stowe; August 18, 1958) is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in such films as Revenge, Stakeout, Unlawful Entry, The Last of the Mohicans, Blink, China Moon, 12 Monkeys, General's Daughter, TheThe General's Daughter and We Were Soldiers. She currently stars as Victoria Grayson in the ABC drama series Revenge, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2011.
Stowe, the first of three children, was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Eagle Rock, a suburb of Los Angeles. Her mother, Mireya (née Mora), had come from a prominent family in Costa Rica, and her father, Robert Stowe, a native of Oregon, was a civil engineer. Stowe's father suffered from multiple sclerosis, and she accompanied him to medical treatments.
Mireya Mora's parents were Federico Mora Carranza and Rosita Steinvorth Marín. Federico Mora, an accountant, was the son of Federico Mora Gutiérrez and Micaela Carranza Montealegre. Mr. Mora Gutiérrez was the son of General José Joaquín Mora Porras and María Dolores Gutiérrez de la Peña. General Mora was a younger brother of President Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica between 1849-1859.
Emily Irene VanCamp (born May 12, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She has worked in television and film and is best known for her roles on the WB series Everwood as Amy Abbott (2002–06) and on the ABC series Brothers & Sisters as Rebecca Harper (2007–10). She currently stars as Emily Thorne in the ABC drama series Revenge (2011–present).
VanCamp originally intended to be a dancer but instead decided to act. She made her film debut in Are You Afraid of the Dark? and started appearing in several low key films. She appeared in the short film Rings, which bridged the gap between The Ring and The Ring Two, the latter of which saw her reprising her character from the aforementioned short film. She worked for the film Black Irish in 2006.
The role for which VanCamp is perhaps best known is her character Amy Abbott in the WB Television Network's drama Everwood.
In 2007, she was a guest star in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Also in 2007, VanCamp joined the cast of Touchstone Television's large ensemble series Brothers & Sisters as a regular late in the first season, which was her second teaming with executive producer Greg Berlanti from Everwood. VanCamp's character, Rebecca Harper, was introduced as the daughter of the late William Walker (Tom Skerritt) and his long-time mistress, Holly Harper (Patricia Wettig). In 2008, a DNA test proved Walker was not her father. In early 2010, it was announced that VanCamp would appear in three episodes in Season 5 to wrap up her character's storyline.
Gabriel Mann (born May 14, 1972) is an American actor and former fashion model, currently starring as Nolan Ross on the ABC drama series Revenge.
He has performed in many films, including The Life of David Gale and The Bourne Supremacy.
In 2001, Mann's voice was used for the Planet of the Apes video game.
He originally filmed Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, directed by Paul Schrader, but when the producers rejected Shrader's version of the film and decided to shoot a new version, Mann's character, Father Francis, had to be recast because of a scheduling conflict. The film went into release in 2004 with James D'Arcy in the role. Mann played one of the lead roles in the psychological thriller Psych 9 and stars alongside with Sara Foster, Cary Elwes and Michael Biehn.
On television he appeared in episodes of TV series ER, Fantasy Island, Jeremiah, Carnivàle, Wasteland, Time of Your Life and Legend of the Seeker. In 2008 he appeared in four episodes AMC drama series Mad Men as Arthur Case. He also played the role of Bruce Banner in the episode Wolverine vs The Hulk of the animated TV series: Wolverine and the X-Men. He returned to the role as a recurring character in the TV series: The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Both Wolverine and The X-Men and The Avengers Earth's Mightest Heroes are set within the same continuity.