Virginia Madsen
Acting
Born: September 11, 1961 (age 65) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
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
Joy
2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Number 23
2007
Dune
1984
Red Riding Hood
2011
Sideways
2004
Elementary
2012
Candyman
1992
Candyman
2021
CSI: Miami
2002
Better Watch Out
2017
The Haunting
1999
Photos (9)
Movies (94)
Dune
Princess Irulan
Red Riding Hood
Suzette
The Hot Spot
Dolly Harshaw
The Rainmaker
Jackie Lemancyzk
Sideways
Maya
Candyman
Helen Lyle (voice)
Joy
Terry
The Number 23
Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
The Haunting
Jane
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Cleopatra (voice)
Prey for the Devil
Dr. Peters
Candyman
Helen Lyle
Firewall
Beth Stanfield
Electric Dreams
Madeline Robistat
Her Smell
Ania Adamcyzk
A Prairie Home Companion
Dangerous Woman
The Prophecy
Katherine Henley
Better Watch Out
Deandra Lerner
The Haunting in Connecticut
Sara Campbell
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta (voice)
The Magic of Belle Isle
Charlotte O'Neil
Ghosts of Mississippi
Dixie DeLaughter
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
The Beast (voice)
Highlander II: The Quickening
Louise Marcus
Operation Christmas Drop
Congresswoman Angie Bradford
Class
Lisa
Zombie High
Andrea
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Maggie
The Astronaut Farmer
Mrs. Farmer
Crossfire Trail
Anne Rodney
One Day as a Lion
Valerie Brisky
Modern Girls
Kelly
Hot to Trot
Allison Rowe
Fire with Fire
Lisa Taylor
Blue Tiger
Gina Hayes
Amelia
Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
Crazy Kind of Love
Augusta
Long Gone
Dixie Lee Boxx
Heart of Dixie
Delia June Curry
Burn Your Maps
Victoria
Gotham
Rachel Carlyle
Father of Invention
Lorraine
Walter
Karen
Caroline at Midnight
Susan Prince
Give Me an A
Coach Judy
The Portrait
Mags
Creator
Barbara Spencer
1985
Eileen
Slam Dance
Yolanda Caldwell
A Change of Heart
Deena
Diminished Capacity
Charlotte
Mr. North
Sally Boffin
The Florentine
Molly
Lola
Mona
The Apocalypse Watch
Karin De Vries
Linda
Linda Cowley
Becoming Colette
Polaire
Lost Boy
Laura Harris
Nobody Knows Anything!
Prison Lawyer
Just Your Luck
Kim
Spare Room
Nat
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
Mrs. Thomas
Third Degree Burn
Anne Scholes
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Carolyn Warmus
Brave New Girl
Wanda Lovell
American Gun
Penny Tillman
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Marion Davies
Full Disclosure
Brenda Hopkins
Street Smart
Beth
The Hot Flashes
Clementine Winks
All the Wilderness
Abigail Charm
After Sex
Traci
Almost Salinas
Clare
Cutlass
Robin
Jake Squared
Beth
Lying in Wait
Vera Miller
Hornet's Nest
Chief Judy Hammer
Ironclads
Betty Stuart
The Last Keepers
Abigail Carver
Ripple Effect
Sherry
Ballad of the Nightingale
Mo Lewis
Love Kills
Rebecca Bishop
Just Ask My Children
Brenda Kniffen
Tempted
Emma Burke
Ambushed
Lucy Monroe
A Matter of Principle
Lou Ellen Purdy
Road to Capri
Katherine
Artworks
Emma Becker
Sheepdog
Dr. Elecia Knox
Children of Fortune
Ingrid Bast
Victim of Love
Carla Simmons
Bitter Vengeance
Annie Westford
Burning Bodhi
Naomi
Anna Nicole
Virgie Arthur
TV Shows (33)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Beth Anne Rollins · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
Krista Walker · 1 eps
Monk
T.K. Jensen · 3 eps
Frasier
Cassandra Stone · 4 eps
Elementary
Paige · 3 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Kellin · 1 eps
The Practice
Marsha Ellison · 3 eps
Dawson's Creek
Maddy · 2 eps
American Playhouse
Lou Ellen Purdy · 1 eps
Moonlighting
Lorraine Anne Charnock · 3 eps
Designated Survivor
Kimble Hookstraten · 15 eps
Hell on Wheels
Hannah Durant · 3 eps
Teen Titans
Arella (voice) · 1 eps
American Dreams
Rebecca Sandstrom · 7 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Roulette (voice) · 2 eps
Obliterated
Marge McKnight · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Christina · 1 eps
Justice League
Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice) · 1 eps
Justice League
Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice) · 1 eps
Swamp Thing
Maria Sunderland · 10 eps
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Silver Sable (voice) · 2 eps
Witches of East End
Penelope Gardiner · 8 eps
Boomtown
Erika Ashland · 1 eps
Earth 2
Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner · 1 eps
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
10 eps
Smith
Hope Stevens · 7 eps
American Gothic
Madeline Hawthorne · 13 eps
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Clara Petacci · 4 eps
Ruth & Erica
Mel · 1 eps
Holidazed
Connie Manetti-Hanahan · 8 eps
Scoundrels
Cheryl West · 8 eps
Metropolis
3 eps
The Apocalypse Watch
Karin De Vries · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (17)
The View
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Dog Whisperer
Self - Owner of Spike · 1 eps
Dog Whisperer
Self · 1 eps
Behind the Monsters
Self · 6 eps
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Self
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
Being Michael Madsen
Self
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
That Click
Self
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Self
It Was Always You, Helen
Herself
I Know a Woman Like That
Self