Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

September 10, 1961 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Virginia Madsen

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.

Known For

Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

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