Acting
Virginia Madsen
EN cinema · 104 credits
Born
11 September 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Virginia Gayle Madsen · Virginia G. Madsen
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
Filmography
Sheepdog
as Dr. Elecia Knox
Lola
as Mona
The Portrait
as Mags
One Day as a Lion
as Valerie Brisky
Give Me an A
as Coach Judy
Prey for the Devil
as Dr. Peters
Candyman
as Helen Lyle (voice)
Operation Christmas Drop
as Congresswoman Angie Bradford
Her Smell
as Ania Adamcyzk
That Click
as Self
Spare Room
as Nat
1985
as Eileen
Better Watch Out
as Deandra Lerner
A Change of Heart
as Deena
Burn Your Maps
as Victoria
Burning Bodhi
as Naomi
All the Wilderness
as Abigail Charm
Walter
as Karen
Dead Rising: Watchtower
as Maggie
Joy
as Terry
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
as Mrs. Thomas
Lost Boy
as Laura Harris
Road to Capri
as Katherine
Jake Squared
as Beth
The Last Keepers
as Abigail Carver
Crazy Kind of Love
as Augusta
Anna Nicole
as Virgie Arthur
The Hot Flashes
as Clementine Winks
The Magic of Belle Isle
as Charlotte O'Neil
Hornet's Nest
as Chief Judy Hammer
Red Riding Hood
as Suzette
Father of Invention
as Lorraine
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta (voice)
The Haunting in Connecticut
as Sara Campbell
I Know a Woman Like That
as Self, Producer
Amelia
as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
Diminished Capacity
as Charlotte
The Number 23
as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Cutlass
as Robin
The Astronaut Farmer
as Mrs. Farmer
Ripple Effect
as Sherry, Executive Producer
A Prairie Home Companion
as Dangerous Woman
Firewall
as Beth Stanfield
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as The Beast (voice)
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
as Cleopatra (voice)
Brave New Girl
as Wanda Lovell
Sideways
as Maya
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Prison Lawyer
Artworks
as Emma Becker
Tempted
as Emma Burke
American Gun
as Penny Tillman
Crossfire Trail
as Anne Rodney
Lying in Wait
as Vera Miller
Just Ask My Children
as Brenda Kniffen
Almost Salinas
as Clare
Full Disclosure
as Brenda Hopkins
After Sex
as Traci
Children of Fortune
as Ingrid Bast
The Haunting
as Jane
The Florentine
as Molly
Ballad of the Nightingale
as Mo Lewis
Ambushed
as Lucy Monroe
The Apocalypse Watch
as Karin De Vries
The Rainmaker
as Jackie Lemancyzk
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Dixie DeLaughter
The Prophecy
as Katherine Henley
Blue Tiger
as Gina Hayes
Caroline at Midnight
as Susan Prince
Bitter Vengeance
as Annie Westford
Linda
as Linda Cowley
Candyman
as Helen Lyle
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Carolyn Warmus
Highlander II: The Quickening
as Louise Marcus
Ironclads
as Betty Stuart
Becoming Colette
as Polaire
Love Kills
as Rebecca Bishop
Victim of Love
as Carla Simmons
The Hot Spot
as Dolly Harshaw
Heart of Dixie
as Delia June Curry
Third Degree Burn
as Anne Scholes
Hot to Trot
as Allison Rowe
Gotham
as Rachel Carlyle
Mr. North
as Sally Boffin
Zombie High
as Andrea
Slam Dance
as Yolanda Caldwell
Long Gone
as Dixie Lee Boxx
Modern Girls
as Kelly
Fire with Fire
as Lisa Taylor
Creator
as Barbara Spencer
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Marion Davies
Dune
as Princess Irulan
Electric Dreams
as Madeline Robistat
A Matter of Principle
as Lou Ellen Purdy
Class
as Lisa