Virginia Madsen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 11, 1961
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
- The Ice at the Bottom of the World
The Ice at the Bottom of the World TBA
Actor
Street Smart 2026
as Beth
Sheepdog 2026
as Dr. Elecia Knox
Lola 2024
as Mona
The Portrait 2023
as Mags
Give Me an A 2023
as Coach Judy
One Day as a Lion 2023
as Valerie Brisky
Prey for the Devil 2022
as Dr. Peters
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective 2022
as Self
Candyman 2021
as Helen Lyle (voice)
Operation Christmas Drop 2020
as Congresswoman Angie Bradford
That Click 2019
as Self
Her Smell 2019
as Ania Adamcyzk
Spare Room 2018
as Nat
It Was Always You, Helen 2018
as Herself
1985 2018
as Eileen
- Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out' 2017
as Self
Better Watch Out 2017
as Deandra Lerner
A Change of Heart 2017
as Deena
Burn Your Maps 2016
as Victoria
Burning Bodhi 2016
as Naomi
Joy 2015
as Terry
Lost Boy 2015
as Laura Harris
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success 2015
as Mrs. Thomas
Dead Rising: Watchtower 2015
as Maggie
Walter 2015
as Karen
All the Wilderness 2015
as Abigail Charm
Road to Capri 2015
as Katherine
Jake Squared 2014
as Beth
The Hot Flashes 2013
as Clementine Winks
Anna Nicole 2013
as Virgie Arthur
Crazy Kind of Love 2013
as Augusta
The Last Keepers 2013
as Abigail Carver
The Magic of Belle Isle 2012
as Charlotte O'Neil
Hornet's Nest 2012
as Chief Judy Hammer
Red Riding Hood 2011
as Suzette
Father of Invention 2010
as Lorraine
Amelia 2009
as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
I Know a Woman Like That 2009
as Self, Producer
The Haunting in Connecticut 2009
as Sara Campbell
Wonder Woman 2009
as Hippolyta (voice)
Diminished Capacity 2008
as Charlotte
Cutlass 2007
as Robin
Being Michael Madsen 2007
as Self
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' 2007
as Self
Ripple Effect 2007
as Sherry, Executive Producer
The Astronaut Farmer 2007
as Mrs. Farmer
The Number 23 2007
as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
A Prairie Home Companion 2006
as Dangerous Woman
Firewall 2006
as Beth Stanfield
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild 2005
as The Beast (voice)
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? 2005
as Cleopatra (voice)
Sideways 2004
as Maya
Nobody Knows Anything! 2004
as Prison Lawyer
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos 2004
as Self
Brave New Girl 2004
as Wanda Lovell
Artworks 2003
as Emma Becker
Tempted 2003
as Emma Burke
American Gun 2002
as Penny Tillman
Just Ask My Children 2001
as Brenda Kniffen
Full Disclosure 2001
as Brenda Hopkins
Almost Salinas 2001
as Clare
Lying in Wait 2001
as Vera Miller
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies 2001
as Self
Crossfire Trail 2001
as Anne Rodney
Children of Fortune 2000
as Ingrid Bast
After Sex 2000
as Traci
The Haunting 1999
as Jane
Ballad of the Nightingale 1999
as Mo Lewis
The Florentine 1999
as Molly
Ambushed 1998
as Lucy Monroe
The Rainmaker 1997
as Jackie Lemancyzk
The Apocalypse Watch 1997
as Karin De Vries
Ghosts of Mississippi 1996
as Dixie DeLaughter
Just Your Luck 1996
as Kim
The Prophecy 1995
as Katherine Henley
Bitter Vengeance 1994
as Annie Westford
Blue Tiger 1994
as Gina Hayes
Caroline at Midnight 1994
as Susan Prince
Linda 1993
as Linda Cowley
Candyman 1992
as Helen Lyle
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story 1992
as Carolyn Warmus
Love Kills 1991
as Rebecca Bishop
Becoming Colette 1991
as Polaire
Victim of Love 1991
as Carla Simmons
Ironclads 1991
as Betty Stuart
Highlander II: The Quickening 1991
as Louise Marcus
The Hot Spot 1990
as Dolly Harshaw
Heart of Dixie 1989
as Delia June Curry
Third Degree Burn 1989
as Anne Scholes
Hot to Trot 1988
as Allison Rowe
Gotham 1988
as Rachel Carlyle
Mr. North 1988
as Sally Boffin
Slam Dance 1987
as Yolanda Caldwell
Zombie High 1987
as Andrea
Long Gone 1987
as Dixie Lee Boxx
Modern Girls 1986
as Kelly
Fire with Fire 1986
as Lisa Taylor
Creator 1985
as Barbara Spencer
The Hearst and Davies Affair 1985
as Marion Davies
Dune 1984
as Princess Irulan
A Matter of Principle 1984
as Lou Ellen Purdy
Electric Dreams 1984
as Madeline Robistat
Class 1983
as Lisa
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