Virginia Madsen
Known for Acting · 142 credits
- Born
- 1961-09-11 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- ヴァージニア・マドセン · Virginia Gayle Madsen · Virginia G. Madsen · ویرجینیا مادسن · Вірджинія Медсен
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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Known For
TV Shows (38)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Beth Anne Rollins
CSI: Miami
2002
as Krista Walker
Monk
2002
as T.K. Jensen
Frasier
1993
as Cassandra Stone
Elementary
2012
as Paige
The View
1997
as Self
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Kellin
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Dawson's Creek
1998
The Practice
1997
as Marsha Ellison
Designated Survivor
2016
as Kimble Hookstraten
Hell on Wheels
2011
as Hannah Durant
Moonlighting
1985
as Lorraine Anne Charnock
Teen Titans
2003
as Arella (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Roulette (voice)
American Dreams
2002
as Rebecca Sandstrom
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Obliterated
2023
as Marge McKnight
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Christina
Justice League
2001
as Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice) / Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
Witches of East End
2013
as Penelope Gardiner
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003
as Silver Sable (voice)
Boomtown
2002
as Erika Ashland
Earth 2
1994
as Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner
Swamp Thing
2019
as Maria Sunderland
Dog Whisperer
2004
as Self - Owner of Spike
Smith
2006
as Hope Stevens
American Gothic
2016
as Madeline Hawthorne
Ruth & Erica
2012
as Mel
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2005
Metropolis
2015
Holidazed
2024
as Connie Manetti-Hanahan
Behind the Monsters
2021
as Self
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985
as Clara Petacci
Scoundrels
2010
as Cheryl West
The Apocalypse Watch
1997
as Karin De Vries
Movies (104)
Dune
1984
as Princess Irulan
The Rainmaker
1997
as Jackie Lemancyzk
The Haunting
1999
as Jane
Red Riding Hood
2011
as Suzette
Joy
2015
as Terry
The Hot Spot
1990
as Dolly Harshaw
Prey for the Devil
2022
as Dr. Peters
Sideways
2004
as Maya
Candyman
1992
as Helen Lyle
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012
as Charlotte O'Neil
The Number 23
2007
as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015
as Maggie
Firewall
2006
as Beth Stanfield
Candyman
2021
as Helen Lyle (voice)
The Prophecy
1995
as Katherine Henley
Electric Dreams
1984
as Madeline Robistat
Wonder Woman
2009
as Hippolyta (voice)
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
as Louise Marcus
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005
as Cleopatra (voice)
Class
1983
as Lisa
The Haunting in Connecticut
2009
as Sara Campbell
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
as The Beast (voice)
Better Watch Out
2017
as Deandra Lerner
Crossfire Trail
2001
as Anne Rodney
Blue Tiger
1994
as Gina Hayes
Creator
1985
as Barbara Spencer
Fire with Fire
1986
as Lisa Taylor
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
as Mrs. Farmer
A Prairie Home Companion
2006
as Dangerous Woman
The Florentine
1999
as Molly
Amelia
2009
as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Dixie DeLaughter
Just Ask My Children
2001
as Brenda Kniffen
Modern Girls
1986
as Kelly
Her Smell
2019
as Ania Adamcyzk
Being Michael Madsen
2007
as Self
Ambushed
1998
as Lucy Monroe
The Portrait
2023
as Mags
Operation Christmas Drop
2020
as Congresswoman Angie Bradford
Father of Invention
2010
as Lorraine
Lola
2024
as Mona
Slam Dance
1987
as Yolanda Caldwell
Ironclads
1991
as Betty Stuart
Cutlass
2007
as Robin
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
2015
as Mrs. Thomas
1985
2018
as Eileen
One Day as a Lion
2023
as Valerie Brisky
Mr. North
1988
as Sally Boffin
Crazy Kind of Love
2013
as Augusta
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Prison Lawyer
The Hot Flashes
2013
as Clementine Winks
Diminished Capacity
2008
as Charlotte
Gotham
1988
as Rachel Carlyle
Hot to Trot
1988
as Allison Rowe
Walter
2015
as Karen
Artworks
2003
as Emma Becker
The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985
as Marion Davies
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
Ripple Effect
2007
as Sherry
A Change of Heart
2017
as Deena
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
as Carolyn Warmus
Brave New Girl
2004
as Wanda Lovell
Street Smart
as Beth
Tempted
2003
as Emma Burke
Lost Boy
2015
as Laura Harris
Burn Your Maps
2016
as Victoria
Zombie High
1987
as Andrea
After Sex
2000
as Traci
Jake Squared
2014
as Beth
Give Me an A
2023
as Coach Judy
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
2017
as Self
The Last Keepers
2013
as Abigail Carver
Sheepdog
2026
as Dr. Elecia Knox
That Click
2019
as Self
Heart of Dixie
1989
as Delia June Curry
Victim of Love
1991
as Carla Simmons
Ballad of the Nightingale
1999
as Mo Lewis
Spare Room
2018
as Nat
Linda
1993
as Linda Cowley
The Apocalypse Watch
1997
as Karin De Vries
Love Kills
1991
as Rebecca Bishop
Road to Capri
2015
as Katherine
Becoming Colette
1991
as Polaire
Lying in Wait
2001
as Vera Miller
Almost Salinas
2001
as Clare
Long Gone
1987
as Dixie Lee Boxx
Full Disclosure
2001
as Brenda Hopkins
All the Wilderness
2014
as Abigail Charm
Caroline at Midnight
1994
as Susan Prince
Just Your Luck
1996
as Kim
I Know a Woman Like That
2009
as Self
Burning Bodhi
2016
as Naomi
Children of Fortune
2000
as Ingrid Bast
Hornet's Nest
2012
as Judy Hammer
Bitter Vengeance
1994
as Annie Westford
Third Degree Burn
1989
as Anne Scholes
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
2001
as Self
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007
as Self
A Matter of Principle
1984
as Lou Ellen Purdy
American Gun
2002
as Penny Tillman
The Ice at the Bottom of the World
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004
as Self
It Was Always You, Helen
2018
as Herself
Anna Nicole
2013
as Virgie Arthur
About Virginia Madsen
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… With 142 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Virginia Madsen has appeared in 104 films and 38 TV shows.
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- Dune (1984) — as Princess Irulan
- The Rainmaker (1997) — as Jackie Lemancyzk
- The Haunting (1999) — as Jane
- Red Riding Hood (2011) — as Suzette
- Joy (2015) — as Terry
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