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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 11, 1961
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- ヴァージニア・マドセン
- Virginia Gayle Madsen
- Virginia G. Madsen
- ویرجینیا مادسن
- Вірджинія Медсен
Virginia Madsen
2.9 Popularity
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
0.0
Dr. Elecia Knox
Sheepdog
2026
0.0
Self - (archive footage)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
7.4
Connie Manetti-Hanahan
Holidazed
2024
4.7
Mona
Lola
2024
7.0
Marge McKnight
Obliterated
2023
4.5
Mags
The Portrait
2023
6.0
Coach Judy
Give Me an A
2023
5.7
Valerie Brisky
One Day as a Lion
2023
6.9
Dr. Peters
Prey for the Devil
2022
5.5
Self
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
Credits
Sheepdog
as Dr. Elecia Knox
2026
0.0
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025
0.0
Holidazed
as Connie Manetti-Hanahan
2024
7.4
Lola
as Mona
2024
4.7
Obliterated
as Marge McKnight
2023
7.0
The Portrait
as Mags
2023
4.5
Give Me an A
as Coach Judy
2023
6.0
One Day as a Lion
as Valerie Brisky
2023
5.7
Prey for the Devil
as Dr. Peters
2022
6.9
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
2022
5.5
Behind the Monsters
as Self
2021
5.7
Candyman
as Helen Lyle (voice)
2021
6.0
Operation Christmas Drop
as Congresswoman Angie Bradford
2020
6.4
That Click
as Self
2019
8.8
Swamp Thing
as Maria Sunderland
2019
7.4
Her Smell
as Ania Adamcyzk
2019
5.8
Spare Room
as Nat
2018
5.6
It Was Always You, Helen
as Herself
2018
0.0
1985
as Eileen
2018
6.2
🎬
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
as Self
2017
0.0
Better Watch Out
as Deandra Lerner
2017
6.7
A Change of Heart
as Deena
2017
1.5
Burn Your Maps
as Victoria
2016
7.1
Designated Survivor
as Kimble Hookstraten
2016
7.1
Burning Bodhi
as Naomi
2016
4.1
American Gothic
as Madeline Hawthorne
2016
5.3
Joy
as Terry
2015
6.5
Lost Boy
as Laura Harris
2015
4.8
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
as Mrs. Thomas
2015
7.5
Dead Rising: Watchtower
as Maggie
2015
5.1
Walter
as Karen
2015
5.2
Metropolis
2015
2.0
Road to Capri
as Katherine
2015
0.0
Jake Squared
as Beth
2014
3.9
All the Wilderness
as Abigail Charm
2014
6.4
Witches of East End
as Penelope Gardiner
2013
7.3
The Hot Flashes
as Clementine Winks
2013
4.6
Anna Nicole
as Virgie Arthur
2013
4.9
Crazy Kind of Love
as Augusta
2013
5.4
The Last Keepers
as Abigail Carver
2013
4.8
Elementary
as Paige
2012
7.6
Ruth & Erica
as Mel
2012
8.0
The Magic of Belle Isle
as Mrs. O'Neil
2012
7.0
Hornet's Nest
as Judy Hammer
2012
4.1
Hell on Wheels
as Hannah Durant
2011
7.6
Red Riding Hood
as Suzette
2011
6.0
Scoundrels
as Cheryl West
2010
5.3
Father of Invention
as Lorraine
2010
5.4
Amelia
as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
2009
5.7
I Know a Woman Like That
as Self
2009
7.0
The Haunting in Connecticut
as Sara Campbell
2009
6.2
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta (voice)
2009
7.2
Diminished Capacity
as Charlotte
2008
5.6
Cutlass
as Robin
2007
6.9
Being Michael Madsen
as Self
2007
5.8
Ripple Effect
as Sherry
2007
5.0
The Number 23
as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
2007
6.4
The Astronaut Farmer
as Mrs. Farmer
2007
6.2
Smith
as Hope Stevens
2006
7.2
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.2
A Prairie Home Companion
as Dangerous Woman
2006
6.3
Firewall
as Beth Stanfield
2006
5.8
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as The Beast (voice)
2005
5.2
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
as Cleopatra (voice)
2005
7.4
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2005
0.0
Sideways
as Maya
2004
7.1
Dog Whisperer
as Self - Owner of Spike
2004
6.6
Dog Whisperer
as Self
2004
6.6
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Prison Lawyer
2004
3.0
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
as Self
2004
8.0
Justice League Unlimited
as Roulette (voice)
2004
8.3
Brave New Girl
as Wanda Lovell
2004
7.2
Teen Titans
as Arella (voice)
2003
8.4
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
as Silver Sable (voice)
2003
7.2
Artworks
as Emma Becker
2003
4.0
Tempted
as Emma Burke
2003
5.8
American Dreams
as Rebecca Sandstrom
2002
5.1
Boomtown
as Erika Ashland
2002
6.2
CSI: Miami
as Krista Walker
2002
7.7
Monk
as T.K. Jensen
2002
8.0
American Gun
as Penny Tillman
2002
5.2
Justice League
as Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice)
2001
8.2
Justice League
as Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice)
2001
8.2
Just Ask My Children
as Brenda Kniffen
2001
6.5
Full Disclosure
as Brenda Hopkins
2001
3.4
Almost Salinas
as Clare
2001
8.0
Lying in Wait
as Vera Miller
2001
4.1
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
as Self
2001
4.0
Crossfire Trail
as Anne Rodney
2001
6.3
Children of Fortune
as Ingrid Bast
2000
3.0
After Sex
as Traci
2000
4.8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Beth Anne Rollins
1999
7.9
The Haunting
as Jane
1999
5.5
Ballad of the Nightingale
as Mo Lewis
1999
3.3
The Florentine
as Molly
1999
5.5
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
1999
4.6
Ambushed
as Lucy Monroe
1998
4.9
Dawson's Creek
1998
7.3
The Rainmaker
as Jackie Lemancyzk
1997
7.0
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The Practice
as Marsha Ellison
1997
7.6
The Apocalypse Watch
as Karin De Vries
1997
3.5
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Dixie DeLaughter
1996
6.6
Just Your Luck
as Kim
1996
3.5
The Prophecy
as Katherine Henley
1995
6.5
Star Trek: Voyager
as Kellin
1995
7.8
Earth 2
as Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner
1994
6.8
Bitter Vengeance
as Annie Westford
1994
3.9
Blue Tiger
as Gina Hayes
1994
5.0
Caroline at Midnight
as Susan Prince
1994
3.6
Linda
as Linda Cowley
1993
3.8
Frasier
as Cassandra Stone
1993
7.7
Candyman
as Helen Lyle
1992
6.7
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Carolyn Warmus
1992
3.6
Love Kills
as Rebecca Bishop
1991
2.6
Becoming Colette
as Polaire
1991
3.5
Victim of Love
as Carla Simmons
1991
3.9
Ironclads
as Betty Stuart
1991
7.0
Highlander II: The Quickening
as Louise Marcus
1991
4.7
The Hot Spot
as Dolly Harshaw
1990
6.2
Heart of Dixie
as Delia June Curry
1989
5.5
Third Degree Burn
as Anne Scholes
1989
4.1
Hot to Trot
as Allison Rowe
1988
5.2
Gotham
as Rachel Carlyle
1988
5.5
Mr. North
as Sally Boffin
1988
5.3
Slam Dance
as Yolanda Caldwell
1987
4.7
Zombie High
as Andrea
1987
4.0
Long Gone
as Dixie Lee Boxx
1987
5.8
Modern Girls
as Kelly
1986
5.5
Fire with Fire
as Lisa Taylor
1986
6.2
Mussolini: The Untold Story
as Clara Petacci
1985
4.8
Creator
as Barbara Spencer
1985
6.1
Moonlighting
as Lorraine Anne Charnock
1985
7.5
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Marion Davies
1985
3.2
Dune
as Princess Irulan
1984
6.2
A Matter of Principle
as Lou Ellen Purdy
1984
0.0
Electric Dreams
as Madeline Robistat
1984
6.3
The Hitchhiker
as Christina
1983
6.1
Class
as Lisa
1983
6.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
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The Ice at the Bottom of the World
N/A
0.0
Street Smart
as Beth
N/A
0.0