Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Acting
Born 1961-09-11Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Movies (104)

Dune
6.2

Dune

1984Movie6.2
The Rainmaker
7.0

The Rainmaker

1997Movie7.0
Highlander II: The Quickening
4.7

Highlander II: The Quickening

1991Movie4.7
The Haunting
5.5

The Haunting

1999Movie5.5
The Number 23
6.4

The Number 23

2007Movie6.4
Red Riding Hood
6.0

Red Riding Hood

2011Movie6.0
The Hot Spot
6.3

The Hot Spot

1990Movie6.3
Joy
6.6

Joy

2015Movie6.6
Sideways
7.1

Sideways

2004Movie7.1
Candyman
6.0

Candyman

2021Movie6.0
The Haunting in Connecticut
6.2

The Haunting in Connecticut

2009Movie6.2
Candyman
6.7

Candyman

1992Movie6.7
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
7.4

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

2005Movie7.4
Operation Christmas Drop
6.4

Operation Christmas Drop

2020Movie6.4
Prey for the Devil
6.8

Prey for the Devil

2022Movie6.8
Firewall
5.8

Firewall

2006Movie5.8
The Prophecy
6.5

The Prophecy

1995Movie6.5
Better Watch Out
6.6

Better Watch Out

2017Movie6.6
The Magic of Belle Isle
7.0

The Magic of Belle Isle

2012Movie7.0
Class
6.0

Class

1983Movie6.0
Gotham
5.6

Gotham

1988Movie5.6
Fire with Fire
6.2

Fire with Fire

1986Movie6.2
Her Smell
5.7

Her Smell

2019Movie5.7
A Prairie Home Companion
6.3

A Prairie Home Companion

2006Movie6.3
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
5.2

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

2005Movie5.2
Electric Dreams
6.4

Electric Dreams

1984Movie6.4
Dead Rising: Watchtower
5.2

Dead Rising: Watchtower

2015Movie5.2
Wonder Woman
7.2

Wonder Woman

2009Movie7.2
The Astronaut Farmer
6.3

The Astronaut Farmer

2007Movie6.3
The Hot Flashes
4.6

The Hot Flashes

2013Movie4.6
Long Gone
6.1

Long Gone

1987Movie6.1
Diminished Capacity
5.3

Diminished Capacity

2008Movie5.3
Father of Invention
5.4

Father of Invention

2010Movie5.4
Amelia
5.7

Amelia

2009Movie5.7
Modern Girls
5.5

Modern Girls

1986Movie5.5
One Day as a Lion
5.8

One Day as a Lion

2023Movie5.8
Ghosts of Mississippi
6.6

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996Movie6.6
Mr. North
5.3

Mr. North

1988Movie5.3
Crossfire Trail
6.4

Crossfire Trail

2001Movie6.4
Give Me an A
6.0

Give Me an A

2023Movie6.0
Just Your Luck
4.8

Just Your Luck

1996Movie4.8
Ambushed
5.1

Ambushed

1998Movie5.1
Hot to Trot
5.2

Hot to Trot

1988Movie5.2
After Sex
4.9

After Sex

2000Movie4.9
Nobody Knows Anything!
3.6

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004Movie3.6
The Portrait
4.5

The Portrait

2023Movie4.5
Being Michael Madsen
5.8

Being Michael Madsen

2007Movie5.8
The Florentine
5.7

The Florentine

1999Movie5.7
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
4.8

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022Movie4.8
Creator
6.1

Creator

1985Movie6.1
Lola
5.2

Lola

2024Movie5.2
Burn Your Maps
7.1

Burn Your Maps

2016Movie7.1
Just Ask My Children
6.8

Just Ask My Children

2001Movie6.8
Road to Capri

Road to Capri

2015Movie
Hornet's Nest
4.3

Hornet's Nest

2012Movie4.3
Third Degree Burn
4.6

Third Degree Burn

1989Movie4.6
Tempted
6.0

Tempted

2003Movie6.0
Walter
5.2

Walter

2015Movie5.2
Becoming Colette
4.3

Becoming Colette

1991Movie4.3
That Click
8.8

That Click

2019Movie8.8
A Change of Heart
1.7

A Change of Heart

2017Movie1.7
Zombie High
4.1

Zombie High

1987Movie4.1
Heart of Dixie
5.8

Heart of Dixie

1989Movie5.8
Slam Dance
4.9

Slam Dance

1987Movie4.9
Sheepdog
6.9

Sheepdog

2026Movie6.9
American Gun
5.4

American Gun

2002Movie5.4
Blue Tiger
5.1

Blue Tiger

1994Movie5.1
Children of Fortune
5.0

Children of Fortune

2000Movie5.0
1985
6.2

1985

2018Movie6.2
Full Disclosure
4.5

Full Disclosure

2001Movie4.5
Crazy Kind of Love
5.4

Crazy Kind of Love

2013Movie5.4
Brave New Girl
7.3

Brave New Girl

2004Movie7.3
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
7.3

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

2004Movie7.3
Street Smart

Street Smart

2026Movie
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
7.4

An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success

2015Movie7.4
Lost Boy
4.8

Lost Boy

2015Movie4.8
Spare Room
5.8

Spare Room

2018Movie5.8
Ripple Effect
5.4

Ripple Effect

2007Movie5.4
Ironclads
7.4

Ironclads

1991Movie7.4
The Apocalypse Watch
3.9

The Apocalypse Watch

1997Movie3.9
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
4.4

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

1992Movie4.4
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

2007Movie
Victim of Love
4.3

Victim of Love

1991Movie4.3
Lying in Wait
4.5

Lying in Wait

2001Movie4.5
The Ice at the Bottom of the World

The Ice at the Bottom of the World

Movie
The Hearst and Davies Affair
4.2

The Hearst and Davies Affair

1985Movie4.2
Burning Bodhi
4.1

Burning Bodhi

2016Movie4.1
Almost Salinas
8.0

Almost Salinas

2001Movie8.0
Love Kills
3.4

Love Kills

1991Movie3.4
Cutlass
6.7

Cutlass

2007Movie6.7
Caroline at Midnight
3.9

Caroline at Midnight

1994Movie3.9
The Last Keepers
4.8

The Last Keepers

2013Movie4.8
I Know a Woman Like That
7.0

I Know a Woman Like That

2009Movie7.0
It Was Always You, Helen

It Was Always You, Helen

2018Movie
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
5.0

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

2001Movie5.0
Jake Squared
3.9

Jake Squared

2014Movie3.9
Ballad of the Nightingale
4.2

Ballad of the Nightingale

1999Movie4.2
Bitter Vengeance
4.6

Bitter Vengeance

1994Movie4.6
A Matter of Principle

A Matter of Principle

1984Movie
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'

Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'

2017Movie
Linda
4.8

Linda

1993Movie4.8
All the Wilderness
6.4

All the Wilderness

2014Movie6.4
Artworks
4.2

Artworks

2003Movie4.2
Anna Nicole
5.2

Anna Nicole

2013Movie5.2

TV Shows (40)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
CSI: Miami
7.7

CSI: Miami

2002Series7.7
Star Trek: Voyager
7.8

Star Trek: Voyager

1995Series7.8
Monk
7.9

Monk

2002Series7.9
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
Elementary
7.6

Elementary

2012Series7.6
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
The Talk
3.0

The Talk

2010Series3.0
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Dawson's Creek
7.3

Dawson's Creek

1998Series7.3
The Practice
7.6

The Practice

1997Series7.6
Teen Titans
8.3

Teen Titans

2003Series8.3
Designated Survivor
7.2

Designated Survivor

2016Series7.2
Moonlighting
7.5

Moonlighting

1985Series7.5
Justice League Unlimited
8.3

Justice League Unlimited

2004Series8.3
Hell on Wheels
7.6

Hell on Wheels

2011Series7.6
American Dreams
5.2

American Dreams

2002Series5.2
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
The Hitchhiker
6.3

The Hitchhiker

1983Series6.3
Justice League
8.2

Justice League

2001Series8.2
Obliterated
7.0

Obliterated

2023Series7.0
Dog Whisperer
6.8

Dog Whisperer

2004Series6.8
Witches of East End
7.3

Witches of East End

2013Series7.3
The Megan Mullally Show
4.7

The Megan Mullally Show

2006Series4.7
Earth 2
6.8

Earth 2

1994Series6.8
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
7.2

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

2003Series7.2
Swamp Thing
7.4

Swamp Thing

2019Series7.4
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
5.3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999Series5.3
Boomtown
6.4

Boomtown

2002Series6.4
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
9.0

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

2005Series9.0
Smith
7.1

Smith

2006Series7.1
American Gothic
5.5

American Gothic

2016Series5.5
Behind the Monsters
5.7

Behind the Monsters

2021Series5.7
Scoundrels
5.3

Scoundrels

2010Series5.3
Ruth & Erica
8.0

Ruth & Erica

2012Series8.0
Metropolis
2.0

Metropolis

2015Series2.0
Mussolini: The Untold Story
5.3

Mussolini: The Untold Story

1985Series5.3
Holidazed
7.4

Holidazed

2024Series7.4
The Apocalypse Watch

The Apocalypse Watch

1997Series