Virginia Madsen
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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).
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Acting
Street Smart
as Beth
(2024)
Lola
as Mona
(2024)
Sheepdog
as Dr. Elecia Knox
(2023)
One Day as a Lion
as Valerie Brisky
(2023)
Give Me an A
as Coach Judy
(2023)
The Portrait
as Mags
(2022)
Prey for the Devil
as Dr. Peters
(2022)
(2021)
Candyman
as Helen Lyle (voice)
(2020)
Operation Christmas Drop
as Congresswoman Angie Bradford
(2019)
Her Smell
as Ania Adamcyzk
(2019)
That Click
as Self
(2018)
1985
as Eileen
(2018)
Spare Room
as Nat
(2018)
It Was Always You, Helen
as Herself
(2017)
(2017)
Better Watch Out
as Deandra Lerner
(2017)
A Change of Heart
as Deena
(2016)
Burning Bodhi
as Naomi
(2016)
Burn Your Maps
as Victoria
(2015)
Lost Boy
as Laura Harris
(2015)
Dead Rising: Watchtower
as Maggie
(2015)
Joy
as Terry
(2015)
Walter
as Karen
(2015)
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
as Mrs. Thomas
(2015)
Road to Capri
as Katherine
(2014)
All the Wilderness
as Abigail Charm
(2014)
Jake Squared
as Beth
(2013)
Crazy Kind of Love
as Augusta
(2013)
The Hot Flashes
as Clementine Winks
(2013)
The Last Keepers
as Abigail Carver
(2013)
Anna Nicole
as Virgie Arthur
(2012)
The Magic of Belle Isle
as Mrs. O'Neil
(2012)
Hornet's Nest
as Judy Hammer
(2011)
Red Riding Hood
as Suzette
(2010)
Father of Invention
as Lorraine
(2009)
Amelia
as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
(2009)
The Haunting in Connecticut
as Sara Campbell
(2009)
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta (voice)
(2009)
I Know a Woman Like That
as Self
(2008)
Diminished Capacity
as Charlotte
(2007)
The Astronaut Farmer
as Mrs. Farmer
(2007)
The Number 23
as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
(2007)
Ripple Effect
as Sherry
(2007)
Cutlass
as Robin
(2007)
Being Michael Madsen
as Self
(2006)
Firewall
as Beth Stanfield
(2006)
A Prairie Home Companion
as Dangerous Woman
(2005)
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
as Cleopatra (voice)
(2005)
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as The Beast (voice)
(2004)
Sideways
as Maya
(2004)
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Prison Lawyer
(2004)
Brave New Girl
as Wanda Lovell
(2004)
(2003)
Tempted
as Emma Burke
(2003)
Artworks
as Emma Becker
(2002)
American Gun
as Penny Tillman
(2001)
Crossfire Trail
as Anne Rodney
(2001)
Just Ask My Children
as Brenda Kniffen
(2001)
Full Disclosure
as Brenda Hopkins
(2001)
Lying in Wait
as Vera Miller
(2001)
Almost Salinas
as Clare
(2001)
(2000)
After Sex
as Traci
(2000)
Children of Fortune
as Ingrid Bast
(1999)
The Haunting
as Jane
(1999)
Ballad of the Nightingale
as Mo Lewis
(1999)
The Florentine
as Molly
(1998)
Ambushed
as Lucy Monroe
(1997)
The Rainmaker
as Jackie Lemancyzk
(1997)
The Apocalypse Watch
as Karin De Vries
(1996)
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Dixie DeLaughter
(1996)
Just Your Luck
as Kim
(1995)
The Prophecy
as Katherine Henley
(1994)
Caroline at Midnight
as Susan Prince
(1994)
Blue Tiger
as Gina Hayes
(1994)
Bitter Vengeance
as Annie Westford
(1993)
Linda
as Linda Cowley
(1992)
Candyman
as Helen Lyle
(1992)
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Carolyn Warmus
(1991)
Highlander II: The Quickening
as Louise Marcus
(1991)
Love Kills
as Rebecca Bishop
(1991)
Becoming Colette
as Polaire
(1991)
Victim of Love
as Carla Simmons
(1991)
Ironclads
as Betty Stuart
(1990)
The Hot Spot
as Dolly Harshaw
(1989)
Heart of Dixie
as Delia June Curry
(1989)
Third Degree Burn
as Anne Scholes
(1988)
Hot to Trot
as Allison Rowe
(1988)
Mr. North
as Sally Boffin
(1988)
Gotham
as Rachel Carlyle
(1987)
Zombie High
as Andrea
(1987)
Slam Dance
as Yolanda Caldwell
(1987)
Long Gone
as Dixie Lee Boxx
(1986)
Fire with Fire
as Lisa Taylor
(1986)
Modern Girls
as Kelly
(1985)
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Marion Davies
(1985)
Creator
as Barbara Spencer
(1984)
Dune
as Princess Irulan
(1984)
Electric Dreams
as Madeline Robistat
(1984)
A Matter of Principle
as Lou Ellen Purdy
(1983)
Class
as Lisa
Crew
(2009)
I Know a Woman Like That
Producer
(2007)
Ripple Effect
Executive Producer