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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Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1961-09-11
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Images
Cast
Dune
1984
6.18
The Number 23
2007
6.41
Cutlass
2007
7.10
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
6.24
Being Michael Madsen
2007
5.90
Hot to Trot
1988
5.30
Class
1983
6.00
The Apocalypse Watch
1997
3.90
The Haunting
1999
5.47
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
4.71
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
6.60
The Rainmaker
1997
7.02
The Prophecy
1995
6.50
A Prairie Home Companion
2006
6.30
Candyman
1992
6.60
Firewall
2006
5.82
Brave New Girl
2004
7.20
Sideways
2004
7.10
Crossfire Trail
2001
6.30
Diminished Capacity
2008
5.60
Father of Invention
2010
5.40
Creator
1985
6.25
Gotham
1988
5.70
Blue Tiger
1994
4.90
The Hot Spot
1990
6.28
The Last Keepers
2013
5.00
Wonder Woman
2009
7.20
American Gun
2002
5.60
Artworks
2003
5.10
Modern Girls
1986
5.50
The Haunting in Connecticut
2009
6.16
Red Riding Hood
2011
5.99
Tempted
2003
6.20
Electric Dreams
1984
6.30
After Sex
2000
5.20
Heart of Dixie
1989
5.70
Zombie High
1987
4.10
Fire with Fire
1986
6.40
Mr. North
1988
5.20
Slam Dance
1987
4.90
Long Gone
1987
6.60
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012
7.00
Hornet's Nest
2012
5.00
Lying in Wait
2001
4.80
The Florentine
1999
5.20
Ironclads
1991
7.00
Third Degree Burn
1989
4.00
Ambushed
1998
5.10
A Matter of Principle
1984
0.00
Crazy Kind of Love
2013
5.70
Anna Nicole
2013
5.00
The Hot Flashes
2013
4.70
Caroline at Midnight
1994
3.90
Bitter Vengeance
1994
4.20
Becoming Colette
1991
3.70
Love Kills
1991
2.40
All the Wilderness
2014
6.54
Just Ask My Children
2001
6.50
Victim of Love
1991
3.90
Almost Salinas
2001
8.00
The Portrait
2023
4.39
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
3.10
Jake Squared
2014
4.60
Full Disclosure
2001
4.00
Walter
2015
5.38
Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015
5.10
Joy
2015
6.55
The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985
3.80
Burn Your Maps
2016
7.10
One Day as a Lion
2023
5.70
Give Me An A
2023
0.00
Better Watch Out
2017
6.67
I Know a Woman Like That
2009
7.00
Linda
1993
4.20
Lost Boy
2015
5.10
Burning Bodhi
2016
4.70
Ballad of the Nightingale
1999
1.00
Children of Fortune
2000
5.00
Ripple Effect
2007
5.70
Spare Room
2018
5.50
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005
7.40
1985
2018
6.20
Her Smell
2019
5.90
Just Your Luck
1996
4.30
It Was Always You, Helen
2018
0.00
Road to Capri
2015
0.00
A Change of Heart
2017
2.00
That Click
2019
9.00
Prey for the Devil
2022
6.90
Operation Christmas Drop
2020
6.44
Lola
2024
4.60
Candyman
2021
6.02
Sheepdog
2024
7.00
Amelia
2009
5.70
Street Smart
0.00