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

  • Monk

    Monk

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • Lost Boy

    Lost Boy

  • Dawson's Creek

    Dawson's Creek

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Designated Survivor

    Designated Survivor

  • The View

    The View

  • Hell on Wheels

    Hell on Wheels

  • Teen Titans

    Teen Titans

  • Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Obliterated

    Obliterated

  • American Dreams

    American Dreams

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Joy

    Joy

  • Better Watch Out

    Better Watch Out

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Sideways

    Sideways

  • Dune

    Dune

  • Witches of East End

    Witches of East End

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • Red Riding Hood

    Red Riding Hood

  • Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

    Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

  • Swamp Thing

    Swamp Thing

  • Crossfire Trail

    Crossfire Trail

  • Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'

    Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Candyman

    Candyman

  • Candyman

    Candyman

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Earth 2

    Earth 2

  • The Haunting

    The Haunting

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Electric Dreams

    Electric Dreams

  • Boomtown

    Boomtown

  • The Hot Spot

    The Hot Spot

  • Long Gone

    Long Gone

  • Her Smell

    Her Smell

  • Sheepdog

    Sheepdog

  • The Number 23

    The Number 23

  • The Prophecy

    The Prophecy

  • A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

    A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

  • Dog Whisperer

    Dog Whisperer

  • Dog Whisperer

    Dog Whisperer

  • Becoming Colette

    Becoming Colette

  • The Apocalypse Watch

    The Apocalypse Watch

  • Walter

    Walter

  • Zombie High

    Zombie High

  • Class

    Class

  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  • Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

    Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

  • Ripple Effect

    Ripple Effect

  • Highlander II: The Quickening

    Highlander II: The Quickening

  • Lola

    Lola

  • That Click

    That Click

  • Street Smart

    Street Smart

  • The Portrait

    The Portrait

  • Slam Dance

    Slam Dance

  • The Magic of Belle Isle

    The Magic of Belle Isle

  • Cutlass

    Cutlass

  • Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

    Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

  • An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success

    An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success

  • Tempted

    Tempted

  • Operation Christmas Drop

    Operation Christmas Drop

  • Mr. North

    Mr. North

  • Firewall

    Firewall

  • Spare Room

    Spare Room

  • The Haunting in Connecticut

    The Haunting in Connecticut

  • Smith

    Smith

  • Full Disclosure

    Full Disclosure

  • Almost Salinas

    Almost Salinas

  • Ambushed

    Ambushed

  • Diminished Capacity

    Diminished Capacity

  • Prey for the Devil

    Prey for the Devil

  • American Gun

    American Gun

  • Blue Tiger

    Blue Tiger

  • The Florentine

    The Florentine

  • Artworks

    Artworks

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Crazy Kind of Love

    Crazy Kind of Love

  • One Day as a Lion

    One Day as a Lion

  • Fire with Fire

    Fire with Fire

  • 1985

    1985

  • American Gothic

    American Gothic

  • A Prairie Home Companion

    A Prairie Home Companion

  • The Hot Flashes

    The Hot Flashes

  • Jake Squared

    Jake Squared

  • Creator

    Creator

  • The Ice at the Bottom of the World

    The Ice at the Bottom of the World

  • Hot to Trot

    Hot to Trot

  • The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

  • Holidazed

    Holidazed

  • A Matter of Principle

    A Matter of Principle

  • Burn Your Maps

    Burn Your Maps

  • Linda

    Linda

  • Mussolini: The Untold Story

    Mussolini: The Untold Story

  • Give Me an A

    Give Me an A

  • Ghosts of Mississippi

    Ghosts of Mississippi

  • Lying in Wait

    Lying in Wait

  • All the Wilderness

    All the Wilderness

  • Modern Girls

    Modern Girls

  • Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

    Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

  • Caroline at Midnight

    Caroline at Midnight

  • The Last Keepers

    The Last Keepers

  • Being Michael Madsen

    Being Michael Madsen

  • Father of Invention

    Father of Invention

  • Dead Rising: Watchtower

    Dead Rising: Watchtower

  • The Hearst and Davies Affair

    The Hearst and Davies Affair

  • Heart of Dixie

    Heart of Dixie

  • I Love the '90s: Part Deux

    I Love the '90s: Part Deux

  • Victim of Love

    Victim of Love

  • Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

    Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

  • Hornet's Nest

    Hornet's Nest

  • Ruth & Erica

    Ruth & Erica

  • After Sex

    After Sex

  • Nobody Knows Anything!

    Nobody Knows Anything!

  • Scoundrels

    Scoundrels

  • Amelia

    Amelia

  • American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

    American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

  • A Change of Heart

    A Change of Heart

  • Brave New Girl

    Brave New Girl

  • Just Ask My Children

    Just Ask My Children

  • Road to Capri

    Road to Capri

  • Behind the Monsters

    Behind the Monsters

  • Ballad of the Nightingale

    Ballad of the Nightingale

  • Metropolis

    Metropolis

  • I Know a Woman Like That

    I Know a Woman Like That

  • Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck

  • Love Kills

    Love Kills

  • Ironclads

    Ironclads

  • Burning Bodhi

    Burning Bodhi

  • Third Degree Burn

    Third Degree Burn

  • Bitter Vengeance

    Bitter Vengeance

  • It Was Always You, Helen

    It Was Always You, Helen

  • Children of Fortune

    Children of Fortune

  • Anna Nicole

    Anna Nicole