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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Madsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2020s
- 2026
Street Smart
Beth
Sheepdog
Dr. Elecia Knox
- 2024
Holidazed
Connie Manetti-Hanahan · 8 episodes
42Lola
Mona
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
A Change of Heart
Deena
- 2016
American Gothic
Madeline Hawthorne · 13 episodes
- 2015
63Joy
Terry
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
Mrs. Thomas
All the Wilderness
Abigail Charm
Metropolis
TV
Road to Capri
Katherine
- 2014
Jake Squared
Beth
- 2013
The Hot Flashes
Clementine Winks
Anna Nicole
Virgie Arthur
- 2012
Ruth & Erica
Mel · 1 episode
Hornet's Nest
Chief Judy Hammer
- 2011
- 2010
Scoundrels
Cheryl West · 8 episodes
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Diminished Capacity
Charlotte
- 2007
Cutlass
Robin
Ripple Effect
Sherry
- 2006
Smith
Hope Stevens · 7 episodes
- 2005
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
TV
- 2004
Brave New Girl
Wanda Lovell
- 2003
Artworks
Emma Becker
Tempted
Emma Burke
- 2002
American Gun
Penny Tillman
- 2001
Full Disclosure
Brenda Hopkins
Lying in Wait
Vera Miller
- 2000
Children of Fortune
Ingrid Bast
After Sex
Traci
1990s
- 1999
Ballad of the Nightingale
Mo Lewis
- 1998
- 1997
The Apocalypse Watch
Karin De Vries · 3 episodes
The Apocalypse Watch
Karin De Vries
- 1996
Just Your Luck
Kim
- 1995
- 1994
Bitter Vengeance
Annie Westford
Caroline at Midnight
Susan Prince
- 1993
Linda
Linda Cowley
- 1992
- 1991
Love Kills
Rebecca Bishop
Becoming Colette
Polaire
Victim of Love
Carla Simmons
Ironclads
Betty Stuart
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Third Degree Burn
Anne Scholes
- 1988
Hot to Trot
Allison Rowe
Gotham
Rachel Carlyle
- 1987
Long Gone
Dixie Lee Boxx
- 1986
- 1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Clara Petacci · 4 episodes
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Marion Davies
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
Produced 2
2000s
- 2009
I Know a Woman Like That
Producer
- 2007
Ripple Effect
Executive Producer
Appearances16
2020s
- 2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
- 2021
Behind the Monsters
Self · 6 episodes
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
It Was Always You, Helen
Herself
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
I Know a Woman Like That
Self
- 2007
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
- 2006
- 2004
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Self
- 2003
- 2001
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Self
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
1950s
- 1953
