Actor
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Virginia Madsen
Born 1961-09-11
📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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).
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Filmography 142
Sheepdog
as Dr. Elecia Knox
2026
Holidazed
as Connie Manetti-Hanahan
2024
Lola
as Mona
2024
Obliterated
as Marge McKnight
2023
The Portrait
as Mags
2023
Give Me an A
as Coach Judy
2023
One Day as a Lion
as Valerie Brisky
2023
Prey for the Devil
as Dr. Peters
2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
2022
Behind the Monsters
as Self
2021
Candyman
as Helen Lyle (voice)
2021
Operation Christmas Drop
as Congresswoman Angie Bradford
2020
That Click
as Self
2019
Swamp Thing
as Maria Sunderland
2019
Her Smell
as Ania Adamcyzk
2019
Spare Room
as Nat
2018
It Was Always You, Helen
as Herself
2018
1985
as Eileen
2018
Better Watch Out
as Deandra Lerner
2017
A Change of Heart
as Deena
2017
Burn Your Maps
as Victoria
2016
Designated Survivor
as Kimble Hookstraten
2016
Burning Bodhi
as Naomi
2016
American Gothic
as Madeline Hawthorne
2016
Joy
as Terry
2015
Lost Boy
as Laura Harris
2015
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
as Mrs. Thomas
2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower
as Maggie
2015
Walter
as Karen
2015
Metropolis
2015
Road to Capri
as Katherine
2015
Jake Squared
as Beth
2014
All the Wilderness
as Abigail Charm
2014
Witches of East End
as Penelope Gardiner
2013
The Hot Flashes
as Clementine Winks
2013
Anna Nicole
as Virgie Arthur
2013
Crazy Kind of Love
as Augusta
2013
The Last Keepers
as Abigail Carver
2013
Elementary
as Paige
2012
Ruth & Erica
as Mel
2012
The Magic of Belle Isle
as Charlotte O'Neil
2012
Hornet's Nest
as Judy Hammer
2012
Hell on Wheels
as Hannah Durant
2011
Red Riding Hood
as Suzette
2011
Scoundrels
as Cheryl West
2010
Father of Invention
as Lorraine
2010
Amelia
as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
2009
I Know a Woman Like That
as Self
2009
The Haunting in Connecticut
as Sara Campbell
2009
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta (voice)
2009
Diminished Capacity
as Charlotte
2008
Cutlass
as Robin
2007
Being Michael Madsen
as Self
2007
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
as Self
2007
Ripple Effect
as Sherry
2007
The Number 23
as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
as Mrs. Farmer
2007
Smith
as Hope Stevens
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
A Prairie Home Companion
as Dangerous Woman
2006
Firewall
as Beth Stanfield
2006
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as The Beast (voice)
2005
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
as Cleopatra (voice)
2005
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2005
Sideways
as Maya
2004
Dog Whisperer
as Self - Owner of Spike
2004
Dog Whisperer
as Self
2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Prison Lawyer
2004
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
as Self
2004
Justice League Unlimited
as Roulette (voice)
2004
Brave New Girl
as Wanda Lovell
2004
Teen Titans
as Arella (voice)
2003
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
as Silver Sable (voice)
2003
Artworks
as Emma Becker
2003
Tempted
as Emma Burke
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Boomtown
as Erika Ashland
2002
American Dreams
as Rebecca Sandstrom
2002
CSI: Miami
as Krista Walker
2002
Monk
as T.K. Jensen
2002
American Gun
as Penny Tillman
2002
Justice League
as Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice)
2001
Justice League
as Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice)
2001
Just Ask My Children
as Brenda Kniffen
2001
Full Disclosure
as Brenda Hopkins
2001
Almost Salinas
as Clare
2001
Lying in Wait
as Vera Miller
2001
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
as Self
2001
Crossfire Trail
as Anne Rodney
2001
Children of Fortune
as Ingrid Bast
2000
After Sex
as Traci
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Beth Anne Rollins
1999
The Haunting
as Jane
1999
Ballad of the Nightingale
as Mo Lewis
1999
The Florentine
as Molly
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
1999
Ambushed
as Lucy Monroe
1998
Dawson's Creek
1998
The Rainmaker
as Jackie Lemancyzk
1997
The View
as Self
1997
The Apocalypse Watch
as Karin De Vries
1997
The Practice
as Marsha Ellison
1997
The Apocalypse Watch
as Karin De Vries
1997
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Dixie DeLaughter
1996
Just Your Luck
as Kim
1996
The Prophecy
as Katherine Henley
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
as Kellin
1995
Earth 2
as Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner
1994
Bitter Vengeance
as Annie Westford
1994
Blue Tiger
as Gina Hayes
1994
Caroline at Midnight
as Susan Prince
1994
Linda
as Linda Cowley
1993
Frasier
as Cassandra Stone
1993
Candyman
as Helen Lyle
1992
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Carolyn Warmus
1992
Love Kills
as Rebecca Bishop
1991
Becoming Colette
as Polaire
1991
Victim of Love
as Carla Simmons
1991
Ironclads
as Betty Stuart
1991
Highlander II: The Quickening
as Louise Marcus
1991
The Hot Spot
as Dolly Harshaw
1990
Heart of Dixie
as Delia June Curry
1989
Third Degree Burn
as Anne Scholes
1989
Hot to Trot
as Allison Rowe
1988
Gotham
as Rachel Carlyle
1988
Mr. North
as Sally Boffin
1988
Zombie High
as Andrea
1987
Slam Dance
as Yolanda Caldwell
1987
Long Gone
as Dixie Lee Boxx
1987
Modern Girls
as Kelly
1986
Fire with Fire
as Lisa Taylor
1986
Mussolini: The Untold Story
as Clara Petacci
1985
Creator
as Barbara Spencer
1985
Moonlighting
as Lorraine Anne Charnock
1985
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Marion Davies
1985
Dune
as Princess Irulan
1984
A Matter of Principle
as Lou Ellen Purdy
1984
Electric Dreams
as Madeline Robistat
1984
The Hitchhiker
as Christina
1983
Class
as Lisa
1983
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Street Smart
as Beth