
Virginia Madsen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 11, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
The Ice at the Bottom of the World
Movie

Sheepdog
Movie · as Dr. Elecia Knox

Street Smart
Movie · as Beth

Lola
Movie · as Mona

Holidazed
TV · as Connie Manetti-Hanahan · 8 eps

The Portrait
Movie · as Mags

One Day as a Lion
Movie · as Valerie Brisky

Give Me an A
Movie · as Coach Judy

Obliterated
TV · as Marge McKnight · 1 ep

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Movie · as Self

Prey for the Devil
Movie · as Dr. Peters

Candyman
Movie · as Helen Lyle (voice)

Behind the Monsters
TV · as Self · 6 eps

Operation Christmas Drop
Movie · as Congresswoman Angie Bradford

Her Smell
Movie · as Ania Adamcyzk

That Click
Movie · as Self

Swamp Thing
TV · as Maria Sunderland · 10 eps

Spare Room
Movie · as Nat

1985
Movie · as Eileen

It Was Always You, Helen
Movie · as Herself
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
Movie · as Self

Better Watch Out
Movie · as Deandra Lerner

A Change of Heart
Movie · as Deena

Burn Your Maps
Movie · as Victoria

Burning Bodhi
Movie · as Naomi

American Gothic
TV · as Madeline Hawthorne · 13 eps

Designated Survivor
TV · as Kimble Hookstraten · 15 eps

All the Wilderness
Movie · as Abigail Charm

Walter
Movie · as Karen

Dead Rising: Watchtower
Movie · as Maggie

Joy
Movie · as Terry

An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
Movie · as Mrs. Thomas

Lost Boy
Movie · as Laura Harris

Road to Capri
Movie · as Katherine

Metropolis
TV · 3 eps

Jake Squared
Movie · as Beth

The Last Keepers
Movie · as Abigail Carver

Crazy Kind of Love
Movie · as Augusta

Anna Nicole
Movie · as Virgie Arthur

The Hot Flashes
Movie · as Clementine Winks

Witches of East End
TV · as Penelope Gardiner · 8 eps

The Magic of Belle Isle
Movie · as Charlotte O'Neil

Hornet's Nest
Movie · as Chief Judy Hammer

Elementary
TV · as Paige · 3 eps

Ruth & Erica
TV · as Mel · 1 ep

Red Riding Hood
Movie · as Suzette

Hell on Wheels
TV · as Hannah Durant · 3 eps

Father of Invention
Movie · as Lorraine

Scoundrels
TV · as Cheryl West · 8 eps

The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Wonder Woman
Movie · as Hippolyta (voice)

The Haunting in Connecticut
Movie · as Sara Campbell

I Know a Woman Like That
Movie · as Self

Amelia
Movie · as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)

Diminished Capacity
Movie · as Charlotte

The Number 23
Movie · as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia

Cutlass
Movie · as Robin

The Astronaut Farmer
Movie · as Mrs. Farmer

Being Michael Madsen
Movie · as Self

Ripple Effect
Movie · as Sherry

Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Movie · as Self

A Prairie Home Companion
Movie · as Dangerous Woman

Firewall
Movie · as Beth Stanfield

Smith
TV · as Hope Stevens · 7 eps

The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Movie · as The Beast (voice)

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Movie · as Cleopatra (voice)

I Love the '90s: Part Deux
TV · 10 eps

Brave New Girl
Movie · as Wanda Lovell

Sideways
Movie · as Maya

Nobody Knows Anything!
Movie · as Prison Lawyer

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Movie · as Self

Justice League Unlimited
TV · as Roulette (voice) · 2 eps

Dog Whisperer
TV · as Self - Owner of Spike · 1 ep

Artworks
Movie · as Emma Becker

Tempted
Movie · as Emma Burke

Teen Titans
TV · as Arella (voice) · 1 ep

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
TV · as Silver Sable (voice) · 2 eps

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

American Gun
Movie · as Penny Tillman

Boomtown
TV · as Erika Ashland · 1 ep

CSI: Miami
TV · as Krista Walker · 1 ep

Monk
TV · as T.K. Jensen · 3 eps

American Dreams
TV · as Rebecca Sandstrom · 7 eps

Crossfire Trail
Movie · as Anne Rodney

Lying in Wait
Movie · as Vera Miller

Just Ask My Children
Movie · as Brenda Kniffen

Almost Salinas
Movie · as Clare

Full Disclosure
Movie · as Brenda Hopkins

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Movie · as Self

Justice League
TV · as Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice), Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice) · 1 ep

After Sex
Movie · as Traci

Children of Fortune
Movie · as Ingrid Bast

The Haunting
Movie · as Jane

The Florentine
Movie · as Molly

Ballad of the Nightingale
Movie · as Mo Lewis

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Beth Anne Rollins · 1 ep

Ambushed
Movie · as Lucy Monroe

Dawson's Creek
TV · as Maddy · 2 eps

The Apocalypse Watch
Movie · as Karin De Vries

The Rainmaker
Movie · as Jackie Lemancyzk

The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Practice
TV · as Marsha Ellison · 3 eps

The Apocalypse Watch
TV · as Karin De Vries · 3 eps

Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie · as Dixie DeLaughter

Just Your Luck
Movie · as Kim

The Prophecy
Movie · as Katherine Henley

Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Kellin · 1 ep

Blue Tiger
Movie · as Gina Hayes

Caroline at Midnight
Movie · as Susan Prince

Bitter Vengeance
Movie · as Annie Westford

Earth 2
TV · as Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner · 1 ep

Linda
Movie · as Linda Cowley

Frasier
TV · as Cassandra Stone · 4 eps

Candyman
Movie · as Helen Lyle

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Movie · as Carolyn Warmus

Highlander II: The Quickening
Movie · as Louise Marcus

Ironclads
Movie · as Betty Stuart

Becoming Colette
Movie · as Polaire

Love Kills
Movie · as Rebecca Bishop

Victim of Love
Movie · as Carla Simmons

The Hot Spot
Movie · as Dolly Harshaw

Heart of Dixie
Movie · as Delia June Curry

Third Degree Burn
Movie · as Anne Scholes

Hot to Trot
Movie · as Allison Rowe

Gotham
Movie · as Rachel Carlyle

Mr. North
Movie · as Sally Boffin

Zombie High
Movie · as Andrea

Slam Dance
Movie · as Yolanda Caldwell

Long Gone
Movie · as Dixie Lee Boxx

Modern Girls
Movie · as Kelly

Fire with Fire
Movie · as Lisa Taylor

Creator
Movie · as Barbara Spencer

The Hearst and Davies Affair
Movie · as Marion Davies

Moonlighting
TV · as Lorraine Anne Charnock · 3 eps

Mussolini: The Untold Story
TV · as Clara Petacci · 4 eps

Dune
Movie · as Princess Irulan

Electric Dreams
Movie · as Madeline Robistat

A Matter of Principle
Movie · as Lou Ellen Purdy

Class
Movie · as Lisa

The Hitchhiker
TV · as Christina · 1 ep

American Playhouse
TV · as Lou Ellen Purdy · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep








