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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 11, 1961
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Virginia Madsen
Biography
Virginia Gayle Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress and film producer. She made her film debut in Class (1983), which was filmed in her native Chicago. After she moved to Los Angeles, director David Lynch cast her as Princess Irulan in the science fiction film Dune (1984). Madsen then starred in a series of successful teen movies, including Electric Dreams (1984), Modern Girls (1986), and Fire with Fire (1986).
Madsen received further recognition for her starring role as Helen Lyle in the horror film Candyman (1992). For her performance in Alexander Payne's comedy-drama Sideways (2004), Madsen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
On television, Madsen has appeared in the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1989), the comedy series Frasier (1998), the period drama series American Dreams (2002–2003), the murder mystery series Monk (2002–2009), the science fiction series The Event (2011), the supernatural drama series Witches of East End (2013–2014), the political thriller series Designated Survivor (2016–2017), and the DC Universe superhero horror series Swamp Thing (2019).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lola | Mona |
| 2024 | Sheepdog | Dr. Elecia Knox |
| 2023 | The Portrait | Mags |
| 2023 | One Day as a Lion | Valerie Brisky |
| 2023 | Give Me An A | Coach Judy |
| 2022 | American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective | Self |
| 2022 | Prey for the Devil | Dr. Peters |
| 2021 | Candyman | Helen Lyle (voice) |
| 2020 | Operation Christmas Drop | Congresswoman Angie Bradford |
| 2019 | Her Smell | Ania Adamcyzk |
| 2019 | That Click | Self |
| 2018 | Spare Room | Nat |
| 2018 | 1985 | Eileen |
| 2018 | It Was Always You, Helen | Herself |
| 2017 | Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out' | Self |
| 2017 | Better Watch Out | Deandra Lerner |
| 2017 | A Change of Heart | Deena |
| 2016 | Burn Your Maps | Victoria |
| 2016 | Burning Bodhi | Naomi |
| 2015 | Walter | Karen |
| 2015 | Dead Rising: Watchtower | Maggie |
| 2015 | Joy | Terry |
| 2015 | An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success | Mrs. Thomas |
| 2015 | Lost Boy | Laura Harris |
| 2015 | Road to Capri | Katherine |
| 2014 | All the Wilderness | Abigail Charm |
| 2014 | Jake Squared | Beth |
| 2013 | The Last Keepers | Abigail Carver |
| 2013 | Crazy Kind of Love | Augusta |
| 2013 | Anna Nicole | Virgie Arthur |
| 2013 | The Hot Flashes | Clementine Winks |
| 2012 | The Magic of Belle Isle | Mrs. O'Neil |
| 2012 | Hornet's Nest | Judy Hammer |
| 2011 | Red Riding Hood | Suzette |
| 2010 | Father of Invention | Lorraine |
| 2009 | Wonder Woman | Hippolyta (voice) |
| 2009 | The Haunting in Connecticut | Sara Campbell |
| 2009 | I Know a Woman Like That | Self |
| 2009 | Amelia | Dorothy Binney (uncredited) |
| 2008 | Diminished Capacity | Charlotte |
| 2007 | The Number 23 | Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia |
| 2007 | Cutlass | Robin |
| 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer | Mrs. Farmer |
| 2007 | Being Michael Madsen | Self |
| 2007 | Ripple Effect | Sherry |
| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion | Dangerous Woman |
| 2006 | Firewall | Beth Stanfield |
| 2005 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | The Beast (voice) |
| 2005 | Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? | Cleopatra (voice) |
| 2004 | Brave New Girl | Wanda Lovell |
| 2004 | Sideways | Maya |
| 2004 | Nobody Knows Anything! | Prison Lawyer |
| 2004 | Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos | Self |
| 2003 | Artworks | Emma Becker |
| 2003 | Tempted | Emma Burke |
| 2002 | American Gun | Penny Tillman |
| 2001 | Crossfire Trail | Anne Rodney |
| 2001 | Lying in Wait | Vera Miller |
| 2001 | Just Ask My Children | Brenda Kniffen |
| 2001 | Almost Salinas | Clare |
| 2001 | Full Disclosure | Brenda Hopkins |
| 2001 | Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies | Self |
| 2000 | After Sex | Traci |
| 2000 | Children of Fortune | Ingrid Bast |
| 1999 | The Haunting | Jane |
| 1999 | The Florentine | Molly |
| 1999 | Ballad of the Nightingale | Mo Lewis |
| 1998 | Ambushed | Lucy Monroe |
| 1997 | The Apocalypse Watch | Karin De Vries |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Jackie Lemancyzk |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Dixie DeLaughter |
| 1996 | Just Your Luck | Kim |
| 1995 | The Prophecy | Katherine Henley |
| 1994 | Blue Tiger | Gina Hayes |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Susan Prince |
| 1994 | Bitter Vengeance | Annie Westford |
| 1993 | Linda | Linda Cowley |
| 1992 | Candyman | Helen Lyle |
| 1992 | A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story | Carolyn Warmus |
| 1991 | Highlander II: The Quickening | Louise Marcus |
| 1991 | Ironclads | Betty Stuart |
| 1991 | Becoming Colette | Polaire |
| 1991 | Love Kills | Rebecca Bishop |
| 1991 | Victim of Love | Carla Simmons |
| 1990 | The Hot Spot | Dolly Harshaw |
| 1989 | Heart of Dixie | Delia June Curry |
| 1989 | Third Degree Burn | Anne Scholes |
| 1988 | Hot to Trot | Allison Rowe |
| 1988 | Gotham | Rachel Carlyle |
| 1988 | Mr. North | Sally Boffin |
| 1987 | Zombie High | Andrea |
| 1987 | Slam Dance | Yolanda Caldwell |
| 1987 | Long Gone | Dixie Lee Boxx |
| 1986 | Modern Girls | Kelly |
| 1986 | Fire with Fire | Lisa Taylor |
| 1985 | Creator | Barbara Spencer |
| 1985 | The Hearst and Davies Affair | Marion Davies |
| 1984 | Dune | Princess Irulan |
| 1984 | Electric Dreams | Madeline Robistat |
| 1984 | A Matter of Principle | Lou Ellen Purdy |
| 1983 | Class | Lisa |
| Street Smart |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Holidazed | Connie Manetti-Hanahan |
| 2023 | Obliterated | Marge McKnight |
| 2021 | Behind the Monsters | Self |
| 2019 | Swamp Thing | Maria Sunderland |
| 2016 | American Gothic | Madeline Hawthorne |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor | Kimble Hookstraten |
| 2015 | Metropolis | |
| 2013 | Witches of East End | Penelope Gardiner |
| 2012 | Elementary | Paige |
| 2012 | Ruth & Erica | Mel |
| 2011 | Hell on Wheels | Hannah Durant |
| 2010 | Scoundrels | Cheryl West |
| 2006 | Smith | Hope Stevens |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | I Love the '90s: Part Deux | |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Roulette (voice) |
| 2003 | Teen Titans | Arella (voice) |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Silver Sable (voice) |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Erika Ashland |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Krista Walker |
| 2002 | Monk | T.K. Jensen |
| 2002 | American Dreams | Rebecca Sandstrom |
| 2001 | Justice League | Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice) |
| 2001 | Justice League | Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice) |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Beth Anne Rollins |
| 1998 | Dawson's Creek | |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The Practice | Marsha Ellison |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Kellin |
| 1994 | Earth 2 | Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner |
| 1993 | Frasier | Cassandra Stone |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Lorraine Anne Charnock |
| 1985 | Mussolini: The Untold Story | Clara Petacci |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Christina |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |