Virginia Madsen
- Acting
- September 11, 1961 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Street Smart · Beth
- Sheepdog · Dr. Elecia Knox
- Holidazed · Connie Manetti-Hanahan
- Lola · Mona
- Obliterated · Marge McKnight
- The Portrait · Mags
- Give Me an A · Coach Judy
- One Day as a Lion · Valerie Brisky
- Prey for the Devil · Dr. Peters
- American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective · Self
- Behind the Monsters · Self
- Candyman · Helen Lyle (Voice)
- Operation Christmas Drop · Congresswoman Angie Bradford
- That Click · Self
- Swamp Thing · Maria Sunderland
- Her Smell · Ania Adamcyzk
- Spare Room · Nat
- It Was Always You, Helen · Self
- 1985 · Eileen
- Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out' · Self
- Better Watch Out · Deandra Lerner
- A Change of Heart · Deena
- Burn Your Maps · Victoria
- Designated Survivor · Kimble Hookstraten
- Burning Bodhi · Naomi
- American Gothic · Madeline Hawthorne
- Joy · Terry
- Lost Boy · Laura Harris
- An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success · Mrs. Thomas
- Dead Rising: Watchtower · Maggie
- Walter · Karen
- Metropolis
- Road to Capri · Katherine
- Jake Squared · Beth
- All the Wilderness · Abigail Charm
- Witches of East End · Penelope Gardiner
- The Hot Flashes · Clementine Winks
- Anna Nicole · Virgie Arthur
- Crazy Kind of Love · Augusta
- The Last Keepers · Abigail Carver
- Elementary · Paige
- Ruth & Erica · Mel
- The Magic of Belle Isle · Charlotte O'Neil
- Hornet's Nest · Chief Judy Hammer
- Hell on Wheels · Hannah Durant
- Red Riding Hood · Suzette
- The Talk · Self
- Scoundrels · Cheryl West
- Father of Invention · Lorraine
- Amelia · Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
- I Know a Woman Like That · Self, Producer
- The Haunting in Connecticut · Sara Campbell
- Wonder Woman · Hippolyta (Voice)
- Diminished Capacity · Charlotte
- Cutlass · Robin
- Being Michael Madsen · Self
- Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' · Self
- Ripple Effect · Sherry, Executive producer
- The Number 23 · Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
- The Astronaut Farmer · Mrs. Farmer
- Smith · Hope Stevens
- The Megan Mullally Show · Self
- A Prairie Home Companion · Dangerous Woman
- Firewall · Beth Stanfield
- Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild · The Beast (Voice)
- Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? · Cleopatra (Voice)
- I Love the '90s: Part Deux
- Sideways · Maya
- Dog Whisperer · Self
- Nobody Knows Anything! · Prison Lawyer
- Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos · Self
- Justice League Unlimited · Roulette (Voice)
- Brave New Girl · Wanda Lovell
- Teen Titans · Arella (Voice)
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series · Silver Sable (Voice)
- Artworks · Emma Becker
- Tempted · Emma Burke
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Boomtown · Erika Ashland
- American Dreams · Rebecca Sandstrom