Virginia Madsen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-09-11 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Virginia Madsen

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

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • The View

    The View

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Dawson's Creek

    Dawson's Creek

  • Designated Survivor

    Designated Survivor

  • Hell on Wheels

    Hell on Wheels

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

  • Teen Titans

    Teen Titans

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Obliterated

    Obliterated

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • American Dreams

    American Dreams

  • Tempted

    Tempted

  • Jake Squared

    Jake Squared

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Red Riding Hood

    Red Riding Hood

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

    Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

  • Lola

    Lola

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Witches of East End

    Witches of East End

  • Mr. North

    Mr. North

  • Class

    Class

  • Long Gone

    Long Gone

  • Swamp Thing

    Swamp Thing

  • Sheepdog

    Sheepdog

  • Dune

    Dune

  • Her Smell

    Her Smell

  • The Portrait

    The Portrait

  • Diminished Capacity

    Diminished Capacity

  • Walter

    Walter

  • Boomtown

    Boomtown

  • Candyman

    Candyman

  • Being Michael Madsen

    Being Michael Madsen

  • The Hot Spot

    The Hot Spot

  • Ripple Effect

    Ripple Effect

  • Earth 2

    Earth 2

  • Spare Room

    Spare Room

  • Candyman

    Candyman

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Blue Tiger

    Blue Tiger

  • Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck

  • Brave New Girl

    Brave New Girl

  • Joy

    Joy

  • The Number 23

    The Number 23

  • Dog Whisperer

    Dog Whisperer

  • Dog Whisperer

    Dog Whisperer

  • Modern Girls

    Modern Girls

  • The Haunting

    The Haunting

  • Firewall

    Firewall

  • Sideways

    Sideways

  • Better Watch Out

    Better Watch Out

  • Zombie High

    Zombie High

  • Road to Capri

    Road to Capri

  • 1985

    1985

  • I Know a Woman Like That

    I Know a Woman Like That

  • Creator

    Creator

  • Burn Your Maps

    Burn Your Maps

  • Prey for the Devil

    Prey for the Devil

  • Ghosts of Mississippi

    Ghosts of Mississippi

  • Smith

    Smith

  • Highlander II: The Quickening

    Highlander II: The Quickening

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Hot to Trot

    Hot to Trot

  • Give Me an A

    Give Me an A

  • Heart of Dixie

    Heart of Dixie

  • I Love the '90s: Part Deux

    I Love the '90s: Part Deux

  • Mussolini: The Untold Story

    Mussolini: The Untold Story

  • The Magic of Belle Isle

    The Magic of Belle Isle

  • Amelia

    Amelia

  • The Prophecy

    The Prophecy

  • Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

    Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

  • American Gothic

    American Gothic

  • The Haunting in Connecticut

    The Haunting in Connecticut

  • Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

    Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

  • Just Ask My Children

    Just Ask My Children

  • Operation Christmas Drop

    Operation Christmas Drop

  • One Day as a Lion

    One Day as a Lion

  • The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

  • A Prairie Home Companion

    A Prairie Home Companion

  • Electric Dreams

    Electric Dreams

  • Ironclads

    Ironclads

  • Ruth & Erica

    Ruth & Erica

  • Artworks

    Artworks

  • Holidazed

    Holidazed

  • Dead Rising: Watchtower

    Dead Rising: Watchtower

  • Metropolis

    Metropolis

  • Father of Invention

    Father of Invention

  • Fire with Fire

    Fire with Fire

  • After Sex

    After Sex

  • Crossfire Trail

    Crossfire Trail

  • Scoundrels

    Scoundrels

  • An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success

    An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success

  • Behind the Monsters

    Behind the Monsters

  • The Hot Flashes

    The Hot Flashes

  • The Florentine

    The Florentine

  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  • Cutlass

    Cutlass

  • Hornet's Nest

    Hornet's Nest

  • Linda

    Linda

  • Street Smart

    Street Smart

  • Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

    Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

  • Lost Boy

    Lost Boy

  • It Was Always You, Helen

    It Was Always You, Helen

  • Nobody Knows Anything!

    Nobody Knows Anything!

  • Ambushed

    Ambushed

  • Slam Dance

    Slam Dance

  • Becoming Colette

    Becoming Colette

  • A Matter of Principle

    A Matter of Principle

  • Children of Fortune

    Children of Fortune

  • A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

    A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

  • All the Wilderness

    All the Wilderness

  • The Last Keepers

    The Last Keepers

  • Crazy Kind of Love

    Crazy Kind of Love

  • The Apocalypse Watch

    The Apocalypse Watch

  • Victim of Love

    Victim of Love

  • American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

    American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

  • Full Disclosure

    Full Disclosure

  • That Click

    That Click

  • Almost Salinas

    Almost Salinas

  • The Ice at the Bottom of the World

    The Ice at the Bottom of the World

  • Burning Bodhi

    Burning Bodhi

  • Lying in Wait

    Lying in Wait

  • Bitter Vengeance

    Bitter Vengeance

  • American Gun

    American Gun

  • Caroline at Midnight

    Caroline at Midnight

  • Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'

    Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'

  • Third Degree Burn

    Third Degree Burn

  • A Change of Heart

    A Change of Heart

  • Ballad of the Nightingale

    Ballad of the Nightingale

  • Love Kills

    Love Kills

  • Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

    Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

  • The Hearst and Davies Affair

    The Hearst and Davies Affair

  • Anna Nicole

    Anna Nicole