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Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Acting

Born September 11, 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (16)
  • 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective — Self
  • Behind the Monsters — Self
  • 2019That Click — Self
  • 2018It Was Always You, Helen — Herself
  • 2017Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out' — Self
  • The Talk — Self
  • 2007Being Michael Madsen — Self
  • 2007Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' — Self
  • The Megan Mullally Show — Self - Guest
  • Dog Whisperer — Self - Owner of Spike
  • 2004Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos — Self
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
  • 2001Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies — Self
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn — Self - Guest
  • The View — Self
  • The Oscars — Self
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