Virginia Madsen
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1961-09-11
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Madsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Dune
Dec 14, 1984
The Number 23
Feb 23, 2007
Cutlass
Oct 09, 2007
The Astronaut Farmer
Feb 23, 2007
Being Michael Madsen
Sep 28, 2007
Hot to Trot
Aug 26, 1988
Class
Jul 22, 1983
The Apocalypse Watch
Mar 02, 1997
The Haunting
Jul 23, 1999
Highlander II: The Quickening
Jan 13, 1991
Ghosts of Mississippi
Dec 20, 1996
The Rainmaker
Nov 18, 1997
The Prophecy
Aug 05, 1995
A Prairie Home Companion
Jun 01, 2006
Candyman
Oct 16, 1992
Firewall
Feb 08, 2006
Brave New Girl
Apr 25, 2004
Sideways
Oct 22, 2004
Crossfire Trail
Jan 21, 2001
Diminished Capacity
Jul 04, 2008
Father of Invention
Feb 14, 2010
Creator
Sep 20, 1985
Gotham
Aug 21, 1988
The Hot Spot
Oct 12, 1990
Blue Tiger
Apr 03, 1994
The Last Keepers
Jan 04, 2013
Wonder Woman
Mar 03, 2009
American Gun
Jun 13, 2002
Artworks
Apr 10, 2003
Modern Girls
Nov 07, 1986
The Haunting in Connecticut
Mar 27, 2009
Red Riding Hood
Mar 10, 2011
Tempted
Mar 10, 2003
Electric Dreams
Jul 20, 1984
After Sex
Jan 01, 2000
Heart of Dixie
Aug 25, 1989
Zombie High
Oct 02, 1987
Fire with Fire
May 09, 1986
Mr. North
Jul 22, 1988
Slam Dance
Oct 02, 1987
Long Gone
May 23, 1987
The Magic of Belle Isle
Jul 06, 2012
Hornet's Nest
Mar 31, 2012
Lying in Wait
Mar 15, 2001
The Florentine
Apr 19, 1999
Ironclads
Mar 11, 1991
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
Dec 05, 2017
Third Degree Burn
May 28, 1989
Ambushed
Jun 20, 1998
A Matter of Principle
Dec 03, 1984
Crazy Kind of Love
May 31, 2013
Anna Nicole
Jun 29, 2013
The Hot Flashes
Jul 12, 2013
Caroline at Midnight
Jan 26, 1994
Bitter Vengeance
Jul 28, 1994
Becoming Colette
Oct 17, 1991
Love Kills
Nov 13, 1991
All the Wilderness
Mar 09, 2014
Just Ask My Children
Sep 10, 2001
Victim of Love
May 05, 1991
Almost Salinas
Apr 01, 2001
The Portrait
Oct 20, 2023
Nobody Knows Anything!
Aug 24, 2004
Jake Squared
Aug 15, 2014
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Aug 15, 2022
Full Disclosure
May 15, 2001
Walter
Mar 13, 2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Mar 27, 2015
Joy
Dec 24, 2015
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Jan 14, 1985
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
Jun 23, 2015
Burn Your Maps
Oct 07, 2016
One Day as a Lion
Apr 04, 2023
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Jul 14, 2005
Give Me an A
Jun 21, 2023
Better Watch Out
Oct 06, 2017
I Know a Woman Like That
Oct 13, 2009
Linda
Oct 08, 1993
Lost Boy
Jul 25, 2015
Burning Bodhi
Aug 25, 2016
Ballad of the Nightingale
May 07, 1999
Children of Fortune
Nov 01, 2000
Ripple Effect
Jun 21, 2007
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Sep 13, 1992
Spare Room
Dec 02, 2018
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
May 13, 2005
1985
Oct 26, 2018
Her Smell
Apr 12, 2019
Just Your Luck
Nov 29, 1996
It Was Always You, Helen
Oct 29, 2018
Road to Capri
Jan 01, 2015
A Change of Heart
Mar 10, 2017
That Click
Dec 30, 2019
Prey for the Devil
Oct 23, 2022
Operation Christmas Drop
Nov 05, 2020
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Aug 17, 2004
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Feb 14, 2001
Lola
Feb 09, 2024
Candyman
Aug 25, 2021
Sheepdog
Sep 20, 2024
Amelia
Oct 22, 2009
Street Smart
Teen Titans
Jul 19, 2003
Boomtown
Sep 29, 2002
CSI: Miami
Sep 23, 2002
Smith
Sep 19, 2006
Star Trek: Voyager
Jan 16, 1995
Monk
Jul 12, 2002
Dawson's Creek
Jan 20, 1998
Moonlighting
Mar 03, 1985
The View
Aug 11, 1997
American Dreams
Sep 29, 2002
Frasier
Sep 16, 1993
The Practice
Mar 04, 1997
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
Jan 17, 2005
The Hitchhiker
Nov 01, 1983
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Mar 30, 1999
Scoundrels
Jun 20, 2010
Justice League
Nov 17, 2001
Justice League
Nov 17, 2001
Justice League Unlimited
Jul 31, 2004
Hell on Wheels
Nov 06, 2011
Witches of East End
Oct 06, 2013
Behind the Monsters
Oct 27, 2021
American Gothic
Jun 22, 2016
Elementary
Sep 27, 2012
Designated Survivor
Sep 21, 2016
Obliterated
Nov 30, 2023
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Nov 24, 1985
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Jul 11, 2003
Earth 2
Nov 06, 1994
Ruth & Erica
Sep 24, 2012
Metropolis
Jan 04, 2015
Swamp Thing
May 31, 2019
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sep 20, 1999
The Megan Mullally Show
Sep 18, 2006
Holidazed
Nov 14, 2024
Dog Whisperer
Sep 13, 2004