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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Acting (100 movies)
Dune
1984
The Number 23
2007
Cutlass
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
Being Michael Madsen
2007
Hot to Trot
1988
Class
1983
The Apocalypse Watch
1997
The Haunting
1999
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
The Rainmaker
1997
The Prophecy
1995
A Prairie Home Companion
2006
Candyman
1992
Firewall
2006
Brave New Girl
2004
Sideways
2004
Crossfire Trail
2001
Diminished Capacity
2008
Father of Invention
2010
Creator
1985
Gotham
1988
Blue Tiger
1994
The Hot Spot
1990
The Last Keepers
2013
Wonder Woman
2009
American Gun
2002
Artworks
2003
Modern Girls
1986
The Haunting in Connecticut
2009
Red Riding Hood
2011
Tempted
2003
Electric Dreams
1984
After Sex
2000
Heart of Dixie
1989
Zombie High
1987
Fire with Fire
1986
Mr. North
1988
Slam Dance
1987
Long Gone
1987
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012
Hornet's Nest
2012
Lying in Wait
2001
The Florentine
1999
Ironclads
1991
Third Degree Burn
1989
Ambushed
1998
A Matter of Principle
1984
Crazy Kind of Love
2013
Anna Nicole
2013
The Hot Flashes
2013
Caroline at Midnight
1994
Bitter Vengeance
1994
Becoming Colette
1991
Love Kills
1991
All the Wilderness
2014
Just Ask My Children
2001
Victim of Love
1991
Almost Salinas
2001
The Portrait
2023
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
Jake Squared
2014
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
Full Disclosure
2001
Walter
2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015
Joy
2015
The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
2015
Burn Your Maps
2016
One Day as a Lion
2023
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
Give Me an A
2023
Better Watch Out
2017
I Know a Woman Like That
2009
Linda
1993
Lost Boy
2015
Burning Bodhi
2016
Ballad of the Nightingale
1999
Children of Fortune
2000
Ripple Effect
2007
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
Spare Room
2018
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005
1985
2018
Her Smell
2019
Just Your Luck
1996
It Was Always You, Helen
2018
Road to Capri
2015
A Change of Heart
2017
That Click
2019
Prey for the Devil
2022
Operation Christmas Drop
2020
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
2001
Lola
2024
Candyman
2021
Sheepdog
2024
Amelia
2009
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Ripple Effect | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| I Know a Woman Like That | 2009 | Producer |