Virginia Madsen
Acting • Born 1961-09-11
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.
Filmography
143 credits
Dune
Movie • 1984
Princess Irulan
The Number 23
Movie • 2007
Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Cutlass
Movie • 2007
Robin
The Astronaut Farmer
Movie • 2007
Mrs. Farmer
Being Michael Madsen
Movie • 2007
Self
Hot to Trot
Movie • 1988
Allison Rowe
Class
Movie • 1983
Lisa
The Apocalypse Watch
Movie • 1997
Karin De Vries
The Haunting
Movie • 1999
Jane
Highlander II: The Quickening
Movie • 1991
Louise Marcus
Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie • 1996
Dixie DeLaughter
The Rainmaker
Movie • 1997
Jackie Lemancyzk
The Prophecy
Movie • 1995
Katherine Henley
A Prairie Home Companion
Movie • 2006
Dangerous Woman
Candyman
Movie • 1992
Helen Lyle
Firewall
Movie • 2006
Beth Stanfield
Brave New Girl
Movie • 2004
Wanda Lovell
Sideways
Movie • 2004
Maya
Crossfire Trail
Movie • 2001
Anne Rodney
Diminished Capacity
Movie • 2008
Charlotte
Father of Invention
Movie • 2010
Lorraine
Creator
Movie • 1985
Barbara Spencer
Gotham
Movie • 1988
Rachel Carlyle
Blue Tiger
Movie • 1994
Gina Hayes
The Hot Spot
Movie • 1990
Dolly Harshaw
The Last Keepers
Movie • 2013
Abigail Carver
Wonder Woman
Movie • 2009
Hippolyta (voice)
American Gun
Movie • 2002
Penny Tillman
Artworks
Movie • 2003
Emma Becker
Modern Girls
Movie • 1986
Kelly
The Haunting in Connecticut
Movie • 2009
Sara Campbell
Red Riding Hood
Movie • 2011
Suzette
Tempted
Movie • 2003
Emma Burke
Electric Dreams
Movie • 1984
Madeline Robistat
After Sex
Movie • 2000
Traci
Heart of Dixie
Movie • 1989
Delia June Curry
Zombie High
Movie • 1987
Andrea
Fire with Fire
Movie • 1986
Lisa Taylor
Mr. North
Movie • 1988
Sally Boffin
Slam Dance
Movie • 1987
Yolanda Caldwell
Long Gone
Movie • 1987
Dixie Lee Boxx
The Magic of Belle Isle
Movie • 2012
Charlotte O'Neil
Hornet's Nest
Movie • 2012
Judy Hammer
Lying in Wait
Movie • 2001
Vera Miller
The Florentine
Movie • 1999
Molly
Ironclads
Movie • 1991
Betty Stuart
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
Movie • 2017
Self
Third Degree Burn
Movie • 1989
Anne Scholes
Ambushed
Movie • 1998
Lucy Monroe
A Matter of Principle
Movie • 1984
Lou Ellen Purdy
Crazy Kind of Love
Movie • 2013
Augusta
Anna Nicole
Movie • 2013
Virgie Arthur
The Hot Flashes
Movie • 2013
Clementine Winks
Caroline at Midnight
Movie • 1994
Susan Prince
Bitter Vengeance
Movie • 1994
Annie Westford
Becoming Colette
Movie • 1991
Polaire
Love Kills
Movie • 1991
Rebecca Bishop
All the Wilderness
Movie • 2014
Abigail Charm
Just Ask My Children
Movie • 2001
Brenda Kniffen
Victim of Love
Movie • 1991
Carla Simmons
Almost Salinas
Movie • 2001
Clare
The Portrait
Movie • 2023
Mags
Nobody Knows Anything!
Movie • 2004
Prison Lawyer
Jake Squared
Movie • 2014
Beth
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Movie • 2022
Self
Full Disclosure
Movie • 2001
Brenda Hopkins
Walter
Movie • 2015
Karen
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Movie • 2015
Maggie
Joy
Movie • 2015
Terry
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Movie • 1985
Marion Davies
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
Movie • 2015
Mrs. Thomas
Burn Your Maps
Movie • 2016
Victoria
One Day as a Lion
Movie • 2023
Valerie Brisky
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Movie • 2005
The Beast (voice)
Give Me an A
Movie • 2023
Coach Judy
Better Watch Out
Movie • 2017
Deandra Lerner
I Know a Woman Like That
Movie • 2009
Self
Linda
Movie • 1993
Linda Cowley
Lost Boy
Movie • 2015
Laura Harris
Burning Bodhi
Movie • 2016
Naomi
Ballad of the Nightingale
Movie • 1999
Mo Lewis
Children of Fortune
Movie • 2000
Ingrid Bast
Ripple Effect
Movie • 2007
Sherry
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Movie • 1992
Carolyn Warmus
Spare Room
Movie • 2018
Nat
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Movie • 2005
Cleopatra (voice)
1985
Movie • 2018
Eileen
Her Smell
Movie • 2019
Ania Adamcyzk
Just Your Luck
Movie • 1996
Kim
It Was Always You, Helen
Movie • 2018
Herself
Road to Capri
Movie • 2015
Katherine
A Change of Heart
Movie • 2017
Deena
That Click
Movie • 2019
Self
Prey for the Devil
Movie • 2022
Dr. Peters
Operation Christmas Drop
Movie • 2020
Congresswoman Angie Bradford
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Movie • 2004
Self
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Movie • 2001
Self
Lola
Movie • 2024
Mona
Candyman
Movie • 2021
Helen Lyle (voice)
Sheepdog
Movie • 2026
Dr. Elecia Knox
Amelia
Movie • 2009
Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
Street Smart
Movie
Beth
The Ice at the Bottom of the World
Movie
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Movie • 2025
Self - (archive footage)
Teen Titans
TV • 2003
Arella (voice)
Boomtown
TV • 2002
Erika Ashland
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Krista Walker
Smith
TV • 2006
Hope Stevens
Star Trek: Voyager
TV • 1995
Kellin
Monk
TV • 2002
T.K. Jensen
Dawson's Creek
TV • 1998
Moonlighting
TV • 1985
Lorraine Anne Charnock
The View
TV • 1997
Self
American Dreams
TV • 2002
Rebecca Sandstrom
Frasier
TV • 1993
Cassandra Stone
The Practice
TV • 1997
Marsha Ellison
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
TV • 2005
The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Christina
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV • 1999
Self - Guest
Scoundrels
TV • 2010
Cheryl West
Justice League
TV • 2001
Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice)
Justice League
TV • 2001
Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Roulette (voice)
Hell on Wheels
TV • 2011
Hannah Durant
Witches of East End
TV • 2013
Penelope Gardiner
Behind the Monsters
TV • 2021
Self
American Gothic
TV • 2016
Madeline Hawthorne
Elementary
TV • 2012
Paige
Designated Survivor
TV • 2016
Kimble Hookstraten
Mussolini: The Untold Story
TV • 1985
Clara Petacci
Obliterated
TV • 2023
Marge McKnight
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
TV • 2003
Silver Sable (voice)
Earth 2
TV • 1994
Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner
Ruth & Erica
TV • 2012
Mel
Metropolis
TV • 2015
Swamp Thing
TV • 2019
Maria Sunderland
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Beth Anne Rollins
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Holidazed
TV • 2024
Connie Manetti-Hanahan
Dog Whisperer
TV • 2004
Self - Owner of Spike
Dog Whisperer
TV • 2004
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest