Virginia Madsen
Acting
Born: September 11, 1961 (age 64) · 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
The Hot Spot
Dolly Harshaw
The Rainmaker
Jackie Lemancyzk
Candyman
Helen Lyle (voice)
The Number 23
Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Red Riding Hood
Suzette
The Haunting
Jane
The Haunting in Connecticut
Sara Campbell
Candyman
Helen Lyle
Joy
Terry
Prey for the Devil
Dr. Peters
Sideways
Maya
Highlander II: The Quickening
Louise Marcus
Class
Lisa
The Magic of Belle Isle
Charlotte O'Neil
The Prophecy
Katherine Henley
Better Watch Out
Deandra Lerner
Firewall
Beth Stanfield
The Astronaut Farmer
Mrs. Farmer
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta (voice)
Fire with Fire
Lisa Taylor
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Maggie
One Day as a Lion
Valerie Brisky
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Cleopatra (voice)
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
The Beast (voice)
Electric Dreams
Madeline Robistat
Ghosts of Mississippi
Dixie DeLaughter
Mr. North
Sally Boffin
Operation Christmas Drop
Congresswoman Angie Bradford
Amelia
Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
A Prairie Home Companion
Dangerous Woman
Her Smell
Ania Adamcyzk
Crossfire Trail
Anne Rodney
Gotham
Rachel Carlyle
Father of Invention
Lorraine
Modern Girls
Kelly
The Portrait
Mags
Creator
Barbara Spencer
Diminished Capacity
Charlotte
Just Ask My Children
Brenda Kniffen
Nobody Knows Anything!
Prison Lawyer
After Sex
Traci
Spare Room
Nat
Lost Boy
Laura Harris
Brave New Girl
Wanda Lovell
The Florentine
Molly
Blue Tiger
Gina Hayes
Burn Your Maps
Victoria
Crazy Kind of Love
Augusta
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
Mrs. Thomas
Hot to Trot
Allison Rowe
Zombie High
Andrea
1985
Eileen
Lola
Mona
Full Disclosure
Brenda Hopkins
Heart of Dixie
Delia June Curry
The Hot Flashes
Clementine Winks
A Change of Heart
Deena
Slam Dance
Yolanda Caldwell
Ripple Effect
Sherry
Long Gone
Dixie Lee Boxx
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Carolyn Warmus
Give Me an A
Coach Judy
Street Smart
Beth
Ambushed
Lucy Monroe
Becoming Colette
Polaire
Just Your Luck
Kim
Tempted
Emma Burke
Road to Capri
Katherine
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Marion Davies
Victim of Love
Carla Simmons
The Last Keepers
Abigail Carver
Hornet's Nest
Chief Judy Hammer
Caroline at Midnight
Susan Prince
Burning Bodhi
Naomi
Walter
Karen
The Apocalypse Watch
Karin De Vries
Third Degree Burn
Anne Scholes
Jake Squared
Beth
Children of Fortune
Ingrid Bast
Sheepdog
Dr. Elecia Knox
Almost Salinas
Clare
Lying in Wait
Vera Miller
Love Kills
Rebecca Bishop
Bitter Vengeance
Annie Westford
Ironclads
Betty Stuart
American Gun
Penny Tillman
Cutlass
Robin
Ballad of the Nightingale
Mo Lewis
A Matter of Principle
Lou Ellen Purdy
All the Wilderness
Abigail Charm
Linda
Linda Cowley
Artworks
Emma Becker
Anna Nicole
Virgie Arthur
TV Shows (33)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Beth Anne Rollins · 1 eps
Frasier
Cassandra Stone · 4 eps
CSI: Miami
Krista Walker · 1 eps
Elementary
Paige · 3 eps
Monk
T.K. Jensen · 3 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Kellin · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Lou Ellen Purdy · 1 eps
The Practice
Marsha Ellison · 3 eps
Dawson's Creek
Maddy · 2 eps
Moonlighting
Lorraine Anne Charnock · 3 eps
Teen Titans
Arella (voice) · 1 eps
Designated Survivor
Kimble Hookstraten · 15 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Roulette (voice) · 2 eps
Hell on Wheels
Hannah Durant · 3 eps
Justice League
Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice) · 1 eps
Justice League
Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice) · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Christina · 1 eps
Obliterated
Marge McKnight · 1 eps
American Dreams
Rebecca Sandstrom · 7 eps
Witches of East End
Penelope Gardiner · 8 eps
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Silver Sable (voice) · 2 eps
Swamp Thing
Maria Sunderland · 10 eps
Earth 2
Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner · 1 eps
Boomtown
Erika Ashland · 1 eps
Smith
Hope Stevens · 7 eps
Ruth & Erica
Mel · 1 eps
American Gothic
Madeline Hawthorne · 13 eps
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
10 eps
Holidazed
Connie Manetti-Hanahan · 8 eps
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Clara Petacci · 4 eps
Scoundrels
Cheryl West · 8 eps
Metropolis
3 eps
The Apocalypse Watch
Karin De Vries · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (17)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Dog Whisperer
Self - Owner of Spike · 1 eps
Dog Whisperer
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Behind the Monsters
Self · 6 eps
Being Michael Madsen
Self
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Self
That Click
Self
I Know a Woman Like That
Self
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Self
It Was Always You, Helen
Herself