Virginia Madsen
Date of birth: 1961-09-11
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: ヴァージニア・マドセン, Virginia Gayle Madsen, Virginia G. Madsen, ویرجینیا مادسن, Вірджинія Медсен
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.
Movie Credits
Dune
1984-12-14
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice exte
The Number 23
2007-02-23
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written abo
Cutlass
2007-10-09
When Robin's daughter Lacy wants to buy an expensive guitar, Robin reminisces about the days when sh
The Astronaut Farmer
2007-02-23
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. L
Being Michael Madsen
2007-09-28
Actor Michael Madsen turns the tables on notorious paparazzo, Billy Dant, by hiring a trio of docume
Hot to Trot
1988-08-26
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has
Class
1983-07-22
Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the sma
The Apocalypse Watch
1997-03-02
A CIA analyst takes over a case from his brother, a field agent who was killed in the line of duty,
The Haunting
1999-07-23
Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subje
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991-01-13
In the year 2024, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed, and it's up to MacLeod and Ram
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996-12-20
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist
The Rainmaker
1997-11-18
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful in
The Prophecy
1995-08-05
The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and
A Prairie Home Companion
2006-06-01
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show,
Candyman
1992-10-16
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skep
Firewall
2006-02-08
State-of-the-art security system creator Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who's t
Brave New Girl
2004-04-25
Holly has everything it takes to be a star; the voice, the dream and the dedication, but she lacks t
Sideways
2004-10-22
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpubl
Crossfire Trail
2001-01-21
Rafe Covington is as good as his word, and he's determined to keep his promise to a dying man that h
Diminished Capacity
2008-07-04
A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural h
Father of Invention
2010-02-14
Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to r
Creator
1985-09-20
With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to
Gotham
1988-08-21
A New York private eye searches for a socialite who supposedly drowned 10 years before.
The Hot Spot
1990-10-12
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and
Blue Tiger
1994-04-03
Gena is a sweet and dedicated mother to her little son. One day, whilst shopping with him for a hall
The Last Keepers
2013-01-04
This romantic fantasy movie is about two people who are the last survivors of an ancient line of god
Wonder Woman
2009-03-03
On the mystical island of Themyscira, a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons have raised a daugh
American Gun
2002-06-13
A father uses the serial number on a hand gun in an attempt to track down his daughter's killer. The
Artworks
2003-04-10
A police chief's daughter, a sales agent for a home-security firm, meets an art gallery owner. Love
Modern Girls
1986-11-07
Margo, Kelly, and CeCe have three things in common: they're roommates, they're gorgeous, and they're
The Haunting in Connecticut
2009-03-27
When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian
Red Riding Hood
2011-03-10
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry a
Tempted
2003-03-10
The strain of juggling her responsibilities as wife, mother, and successful paralegal have worn Emma
Electric Dreams
1984-07-20
Miles buys himself a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing thoughts and emotions after ha
After Sex
2000-01-01
A group of attractive women get together for a weekend of bonding, hoping to relax and getaway from
Heart of Dixie
1989-08-25
In the 1950s, three young sorority women re-assess their values in light of the burgeoning civil rig
Zombie High
1987-10-02
A freshman begins to notice that students at her new school are losing their individuality. She disc
Fire with Fire
1986-05-09
A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocen
Mr. North
1988-07-22
Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about h
Slam Dance
1987-10-02
When framed for the murder of a sultry blonde, an underground cartoonist is drawn into a web of corr
Long Gone
1987-05-23
Story of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stu
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012-07-06
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where
Hornet's Nest
2012-03-31
Set in Charlotte, N.C., the story opens with everyone desperate to solve the latest crisis: a serial
Lying in Wait
2001-03-15
Young bachelor Babee is looking after his dead mother's estate when married couple Keith and Vera mo
The Florentine
1999-04-19
A slice-of-life story unfolds inside The Florentine, a bar in a Pennsylvania steel town whose bright
Ironclads
1991-03-11
Ironclads is a 1991 made-for-television movie produced by Ted Turner's TNT company about the events
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
2017-12-05
Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film "Better Watch Out" (2016).
Third Degree Burn
1989-05-28
A down-and-out private eye (Treat Williams) gets too close to the wife (Virginia Madsen) of a rich m
Ambushed
1998-06-20
Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Kuk Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter i
A Matter of Principle
1984-12-03
A miserable man who doesn't believe in the holidays must contend with his 11 children and wife celeb
Crazy Kind of Love
2013-05-31
While re-evaluating her life, a mother relies on her stoner son and his awkward brother to keep life
Anna Nicole
2013-06-29
Voluptuous beauty Anna Nicole Smith marries an elderly millionaire and poses for Playboy, but after
The Hot Flashes
2013-07-12
An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs,
Caroline at Midnight
1994-01-26
A policeman's wife falls for a reporter who suspects her husband of corruption and murder.
Bitter Vengeance
1994-07-28
Annie marries Jack Westford, a cop when they met. Six years later, Jack is now working as a security
Becoming Colette
1991-10-17
French writer recalls her start as the country wife of a Paris publisher who called her erotic work
Love Kills
1991-11-13
Glamorous fashion photographer Rebecca is getting even. Angered by her husband's infidelity, she tak
All the Wilderness
2014-03-09
Keeping to himself in the wake his father's death, James Charm finds refuge in solitary walks and cr
Just Ask My Children
2001-09-10
Based on the true story of a modern-day witch hunt, in which a couple is falsely accused and impriso
Victim of Love
1991-05-05
Therapist Tess falls for widowed professor Paul, who's having an affair with Carla, one of her patie
Almost Salinas
2001-04-01
Life takes a strange turn when a group of outsiders come to the small town of Cholame, the famed sit
The Portrait
2023-10-20
After her husband is devastated by a tragic accident, a devoted wife obsesses over a mysterious port
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004-08-24
Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild
Jake Squared
2014-08-15
A filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relation
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022-08-15
An intimate, soul-baring new documentary covering the life and 40+ year career of actor and poet Mic
Full Disclosure
2001-05-15
A reporter discovers a woman who is a suspected terrorist.
Walter
2015-03-13
A ticket-taker at the local cinema believes he is the son of God. He has agreed to decide the eterna
Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015-03-27
A group of people fight to survive in a zombie infested town.
Joy
2015-12-24
A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's mos
The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985-01-14
Dramatization of the scandalous, long-time love affair between the powerful but married publisher an
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
2015-06-23
Grace is excited for the summer so she can start a business with her friends, but things take an une
Burn Your Maps
2016-10-07
A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-yea
One Day as a Lion
2023-04-04
Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from following him into a life of crime. With
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005-07-14
With school out for the summer, The Littles are vacationing in a cabin by the lake, and Stuart is s
Give Me an A
2023-06-21
Created by an all female filmmaking team, this 17-segment series focuses on the visceral gut reactio
Better Watch Out
2017-10-06
On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-ye
I Know a Woman Like That
2009-10-13
Actress Virginia Madsen collaborates with her mother Elaine Madsen to produce this documentary, whi
Linda
1993-10-08
Two couples, friends for a long time, decide to go away together. Things soon take a turn for the wo
Lost Boy
2015-07-25
When Laura Harris's kidnapped son returns after eleven devastating years, what she thinks will be a
Burning Bodhi
2016-08-25
Lifelong friends stumble back home after high school when word goes out on Facebook that the most po
Ballad of the Nightingale
1999-05-07
A down-on-her luck prostitute embarks on a wild adventure that puts her in contact with the Mafia.
Children of Fortune
2000-11-01
Navy detective Dave Passenger is assigned to investigate the murder of a sailor's girlfriend. Dave f
Ripple Effect
2007-06-21
Believing that bad karma is keeping him from realizing his dream, hip clothing designer Amer Atrash
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992-09-13
A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.
Spare Room
2018-12-02
A broken, guilt-ridden young vet attempts to make amends while renting a room from his fallen brothe
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005-05-13
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang become involved in a supernatural mystery in Egypt.
1985
2018-10-26
Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometow
Her Smell
2019-04-12
A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspir
Just Your Luck
1996-11-29
Six million dollars suddenly goes up for grabs when an aged diner's heart fails after he discovers t
It Was Always You, Helen
2018-10-29
An interview with actor Virginia Madsen about her work in Candyman (1992).
Road to Capri
2015-01-01
One dead father. Two mothers. Two brothers who didn't know they were brothers. One inheritance.
A Change of Heart
2017-03-10
Discouraged with cards that life has felt him, Hank is a man whose circumstances have steered him to
That Click
2019-12-30
A man at the cutting edge of fashion, photojournalism and portraiture, photographer to the stars Dou
Prey for the Devil
2022-10-23
In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to
Operation Christmas Drop
2020-11-05
While gathering evidence to support closing a tropical U.S. Air Force base, a congressional aide war
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004-08-17
Retrospective documentary featuring director Bernard Rose, writer Clive Barker, producer Alan Poul a
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
2001-02-14
Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As st
Lola
2024-02-09
19-year-old Lola James is trying to work to save enough money to get her beloved little brother, Arl
Candyman
2021-08-25
A Chicago artist's sanity starts to unravel, unleashing a terrifying wave of violence when he begins
Sheepdog
2024-09-20
A decorated combat Veteran is court ordered into treatment when an ex-convict shows up on his doorst
Amelia
2009-10-22
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the
Street Smart
A look into the lives of a lively group of unhoused young adults in the iconic beach town, who come
The Ice at the Bottom of the World
A darkly comic tale about a Navy captain who returns to his Chesapeake Bay Island home after 35 year