Virginia Madsen
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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
Credits
Dune (1984)
as Princess Irulan
The Number 23 (2007)
as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Prey for the Devil (2022)
as Dr. Peters
Red Riding Hood (2011)
as Suzette
The Hot Spot (1990)
as Dolly Harshaw
The Haunting (1999)
as Jane
Joy (2015)
as Terry
The Rainmaker (1997)
as Jackie Lemancyzk
Candyman (1992)
as Helen Lyle
Candyman (2021)
as Helen Lyle (voice)
Better Watch Out (2017)
as Deandra Lerner
The Prophecy (1995)
as Katherine Henley
Sideways (2004)
as Maya
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
as Louise Marcus
Wonder Woman (2009)
as Hippolyta (voice)
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
as Sara Campbell
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
as Charlotte O'Neil
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
as The Beast (voice)
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (2005)
as Cleopatra (voice)
Electric Dreams (1984)
as Madeline Robistat
Her Smell (2019)
as Ania Adamcyzk
One Day as a Lion (2023)
as Valerie Brisky
Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)
as Maggie
Firewall (2006)
as Beth Stanfield
The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
as Mrs. Farmer
Class (1983)
as Lisa
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
as Dangerous Woman
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
as Dixie DeLaughter
Amelia (2009)
as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
Creator (1985)
as Barbara Spencer
The Portrait (2023)
as Mags
Fire with Fire (1986)
as Lisa Taylor
Father of Invention (2010)
as Lorraine
Mr. North (1988)
as Sally Boffin
Zombie High (1987)
as Andrea
Crossfire Trail (2001)
as Anne Rodney
Give Me an A (2023)
as Coach Judy
Operation Christmas Drop (2020)
as Congresswoman Angie Bradford
Just Ask My Children (2001)
as Brenda Kniffen
Spare Room (2018)
as Nat
Walter (2015)
as Karen
Gotham (1988)
as Rachel Carlyle
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success (2015)
as Mrs. Thomas
Long Gone (1987)
as Dixie Lee Boxx
Burn Your Maps (2016)
as Victoria
Being Michael Madsen (2007)
as Self
Modern Girls (1986)
as Kelly
A Change of Heart (2017)
as Deena
Crazy Kind of Love (2013)
as Augusta
Diminished Capacity (2008)
as Charlotte
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' (2007)
as Self
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
as Carolyn Warmus
The Ice at the Bottom of the World (—)
Actor
After Sex (2000)
as Traci
Heart of Dixie (1989)
as Delia June Curry
Slam Dance (1987)
as Yolanda Caldwell
Hot to Trot (1988)
as Allison Rowe
Street Smart (2026)
as Beth
The Hot Flashes (2013)
as Clementine Winks
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective (2022)
as Self
Jake Squared (2014)
as Beth
Brave New Girl (2004)
as Wanda Lovell
Just Your Luck (1996)
as Kim
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001)
as Self
1985 (2018)
as Eileen
Blue Tiger (1994)
as Gina Hayes
The Hearst and Davies Affair (1985)
as Marion Davies
The Apocalypse Watch (1997)
as Karin De Vries
Becoming Colette (1991)
as Polaire
Ironclads (1991)
as Betty Stuart
The Florentine (1999)
as Molly
Hornet's Nest (2012)
as Chief Judy Hammer
A Matter of Principle (1984)
as Lou Ellen Purdy
Nobody Knows Anything! (2004)
as Prison Lawyer
Lost Boy (2015)
as Laura Harris
Ballad of the Nightingale (1999)
as Mo Lewis
Ambushed (1998)
as Lucy Monroe
Lola (2024)
as Mona
Ripple Effect (2007)
as Sherry
Caroline at Midnight (1994)
as Susan Prince
Love Kills (1991)
as Rebecca Bishop
The Last Keepers (2013)
as Abigail Carver
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out' (2017)
as Self
Full Disclosure (2001)
as Brenda Hopkins
I Know a Woman Like That (2009)
as Self
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos (2004)
as Self
American Gun (2002)
as Penny Tillman
Tempted (2003)
as Emma Burke
Third Degree Burn (1989)
as Anne Scholes
Burning Bodhi (2016)
as Naomi
All the Wilderness (2014)
as Abigail Charm
That Click (2019)
as Self
Victim of Love (1991)
as Carla Simmons
Almost Salinas (2001)
as Clare
Bitter Vengeance (1994)
as Annie Westford
Cutlass (2007)
as Robin
It Was Always You, Helen (2018)
as Herself
Children of Fortune (2000)
as Ingrid Bast
Lying in Wait (2001)
as Vera Miller
Linda (1993)
as Linda Cowley
Sheepdog (2026)
as Dr. Elecia Knox
Road to Capri (2015)
as Katherine
Artworks (2003)
as Emma Becker
Anna Nicole (2013)
as Virgie Arthur