Actor

Virginia Madsen

Acting

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Acting credits

142

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

3.1

Moderate attention

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Movies: 102Series: 40Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 12519

IMDb ID: nm0000515

Known for: Acting

Born: September 11, 1961

Age: 65

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2026

Years active: 74

Average TMDB rating: 6.29

Wikidata: Q229784

Also known as

Virginia Gayle Madsen • Virginia G. Madsen

Other jobs

Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)

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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).