Virginia Madsen
95 movies · 32 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 11, 1961 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Virginia Gayle Madsen · Virginia G. 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.
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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
Virginia Madsen: movies and TV shows
Acting (127)
- Upcoming
- 2026 Street Smart
as Beth
- 2026 Sheepdog
as Dr. Elecia Knox
- 2024
- 2024 Lola
as Mona
- 2023
- 2023 The Portrait
as Mags
- 2023 Give Me an A
as Coach Judy
- 2023 One Day as a Lion
as Valerie Brisky
- 2022 Prey for the Devil
as Dr. Peters
- 2021 Candyman
as Helen Lyle (voice)
- 2020 Operation Christmas Drop
as Congresswoman Angie Bradford
- 2019
- 2019 Her Smell
as Ania Adamcyzk
- 2018 Spare Room
as Nat
- 2018 1985
as Eileen
- 2017 Better Watch Out
as Deandra Lerner
- 2017 A Change of Heart
as Deena
- 2016 Burn Your Maps
as Victoria
- 2016
- 2016 Burning Bodhi
as Naomi
- 2016
- 2015 Joy
as Terry
- 2015 Lost Boy
as Laura Harris
- 2015 An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
as Mrs. Thomas
- 2015 Dead Rising: Watchtower
as Maggie
- 2015 Walter
as Karen
- 2015
- 2015 Road to Capri
as Katherine
- 2014 Jake Squared
as Beth
- 2014 All the Wilderness
as Abigail Charm
- 2013
- 2013 The Hot Flashes
as Clementine Winks
- 2013 Anna Nicole
as Virgie Arthur
- 2013 Crazy Kind of Love
as Augusta
- 2013 The Last Keepers
as Abigail Carver
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 The Magic of Belle Isle
as Charlotte O'Neil
- 2012 Hornet's Nest
as Chief Judy Hammer
- 2011
- 2011 Red Riding Hood
as Suzette
- 2010
- 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)
- 2008 Diminished Capacity
as Charlotte
- 2007 Cutlass
as Robin
- 2007 Ripple Effect
as Sherry
- 2007 The Number 23
as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
- 2007 The Astronaut Farmer
as Mrs. Farmer
- 2006
- 2006 A Prairie Home Companion
as Dangerous Woman
- 2006 Firewall
as Beth Stanfield
- 2005 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as The Beast (voice)
- 2005 Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
as Cleopatra (voice)
- 2005
- 2004 Sideways
as Maya
- 2004 Nobody Knows Anything!
as Prison Lawyer
- 2004
- 2004 Brave New Girl
as Wanda Lovell
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 Artworks
as Emma Becker
- 2003 Tempted
as Emma Burke
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 American Gun
as Penny Tillman
- 2001 Justice League · TV
as Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice) / Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice) · 2 episodes
- 2001 Just Ask My Children
as Brenda Kniffen
- 2001 Full Disclosure
as Brenda Hopkins
- 2001 Almost Salinas
as Clare
- 2001 Lying in Wait
as Vera Miller
- 2001 Crossfire Trail
as Anne Rodney
- 2000 Children of Fortune
as Ingrid Bast
- 2000 After Sex
as Traci
- 1999
- 1999 The Haunting
as Jane
- 1999 Ballad of the Nightingale
as Mo Lewis
- 1999 The Florentine
as Molly
- 1998 Ambushed
as Lucy Monroe
- 1998
- 1997 The Rainmaker
as Jackie Lemancyzk
- 1997
- 1997
- 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
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994 Bitter Vengeance
as Annie Westford
- 1994 Blue Tiger
as Gina Hayes
- 1994 Caroline at Midnight
as Susan Prince
- 1993 Linda
as Linda Cowley
- 1993
- 1992 Candyman
as Helen Lyle
- 1992 A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Carolyn Warmus
- 1991 Love Kills
as Rebecca Bishop
- 1991 Becoming Colette
as Polaire
- 1991 Victim of Love
as Carla Simmons
- 1991 Ironclads
as Betty Stuart
- 1991 Highlander II: The Quickening
as Louise Marcus
- 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 Gotham
as Rachel Carlyle
- 1988 Mr. North
as Sally Boffin
- 1987 Zombie High
as Andrea
- 1987 Slam Dance
as Yolanda Caldwell
- 1987 Long Gone
as Dixie Lee Boxx
- 1986 Modern Girls
as Kelly
- 1986 Fire with Fire
as Lisa Taylor
- 1985
- 1985 Creator
as Barbara Spencer
- 1985
- 1985 The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Marion Davies
- 1984 Dune
as Princess Irulan
- 1984 A Matter of Principle
as Lou Ellen Purdy
- 1984 Electric Dreams
as Madeline Robistat
- 1983
- 1983 Class
as Lisa
- 1982
Behind the camera (2)
- 2009 I Know a Woman Like That
Producer
- 2007 Ripple Effect
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (16)
- 2022
- 2021 Behind the Monsters
6 episodes
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2010 The Talk
1 episode
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006 The Megan Mullally Show
1 episode
- 2004 Dog Whisperer
2 episodes
- 2004
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2001
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1 episode
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode