Virginia Madsen
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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Movies (104)
Street Smart
2026 · Beth
Sheepdog
2026 · Dr. Elecia Knox
Lola
2024 · Mona
The Portrait
2023 · Mags
Give Me an A
2023 · Coach Judy
Un día como león
2023 · Valerie Brisky
La luz del diablo
2022 · Dr. Peters
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022 · Self
Candyman
2021 · Helen Lyle (voice)
Operación Feliz Navidad
2020 · Congresswoman Angie Bradford
That Click
2019 · Self
Her Smell
2019 · Ania Adamcyzk
Spare Room
2018 · Nat
It Was Always You, Helen
2018 · Herself
1985
2018 · Eileen
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
2017 · Self
Cuidado con los extraños
2017 · Deandra Lerner
A Change of Heart
2017 · Deena
Burn Your Maps
2016 · Victoria
Burning Bodhi
2016 · Naomi
Joy: El Nombre del Éxito
2015 · Terry
Lost Boy
2015 · Laura Harris
Grace en busca del éxito
2015 · Mrs. Thomas
Dead Rising - Watchtower
2015 · Maggie
Walter
2015 · Karen
All the Wilderness
2015 · Abigail Charm
Road to Capri
2015 · Katherine
Jake Squared
2014 · Beth
The Hot Flashes
2013 · Clementine Winks
Anna Nicole
2013 · Virgie Arthur
Crazy Kind of Love
2013 · Augusta
The Last Keepers
2013 · Abigail Carver
El verano de sus vidas
2012 · Charlotte O'Neil
Hornet's Nest
2012 · Chief Judy Hammer
La chica de la capa roja
2011 · Suzette
Father of Invention
2010 · Lorraine
Amelia
2009 · Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
I Know a Woman Like That
2009 · Self, Producer
Extrañas apariciones
2009 · Sara Campbell
La Mujer Maravilla
2009 · Hippolyta (voice)
Diminished Capacity
2008 · Charlotte
Cutlass
2007 · Robin
Being Michael Madsen
2007 · Self
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007 · Self
Ripple Effect
2007 · Sherry, Executive Producer
Número 23
2007 · Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 · Mrs. Farmer
Noches Mágicas de Radio
2006 · Dangerous Woman
Cortafuego
2006 · Beth Stanfield
Stuart Little 3: La llamada de la selva
2005 · The Beast (voice)
Scooby Doo y la maldición de Cleopatra
2005 · Cleopatra (voice)
Sideways: Entre Copas
2004 · Maya
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004 · Prison Lawyer
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004 · Self
Brave New Girl
2004 · Wanda Lovell
Artworks
2003 · Emma Becker
Tempted
2003 · Emma Burke
American Gun
2002 · Penny Tillman
Just Ask My Children
2001 · Brenda Kniffen
Full Disclosure
2001 · Brenda Hopkins
Almost Salinas
2001 · Clare
Lying in Wait
2001 · Vera Miller
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
2001 · Self
Crossfire Trail
2001 · Anne Rodney
Children of Fortune
2000 · Ingrid Bast
After Sex
2000 · Traci
La maldición
1999 · Jane
Ballad of the Nightingale
1999 · Mo Lewis
The Florentine
1999 · Molly
Emboscada
1998 · Lucy Monroe
Legítima Defensa
1997 · Jackie Lemancyzk
The Apocalypse Watch
1997 · Karin De Vries
Fantasmas del pasado
1996 · Dixie DeLaughter
Just Your Luck
1996 · Kim
Ángeles y Demonios
1995 · Katherine Henley
Bitter Vengeance
1994 · Annie Westford
Blue Tiger
1994 · Gina Hayes
Caroline at Midnight
1994 · Susan Prince
Linda
1993 · Linda Cowley
El Misterio de Candyman
1992 · Helen Lyle
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992 · Carolyn Warmus
Love Kills
1991 · Rebecca Bishop
Becoming Colette
1991 · Polaire
Victim of Love
1991 · Carla Simmons
Ironclads
1991 · Betty Stuart
Highlander II: Duelo final
1991 · Louise Marcus
Labios Ardientes
1990 · Dolly Harshaw
Heart of Dixie
1989 · Delia June Curry
Third Degree Burn
1989 · Anne Scholes
Hot to Trot
1988 · Allison Rowe
Gotham
1988 · Rachel Carlyle
Mr. North
1988 · Sally Boffin
Zombie High
1987 · Andrea
Slam Dance
1987 · Yolanda Caldwell
Long Gone
1987 · Dixie Lee Boxx
Modern Girls
1986 · Kelly
Fire with Fire
1986 · Lisa Taylor
Creator
1985 · Barbara Spencer
The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985 · Marion Davies
Dune
1984 · Princess Irulan
A Matter of Principle
1984 · Lou Ellen Purdy
Electric Dreams
1984 · Madeline Robistat
Class
1983 · Lisa
The Ice at the Bottom of the World
TV shows (40)
Holidazed
2024 · Connie Manetti-Hanahan
Hechos polvo
2023 · Marge McKnight
Behind the Monsters
2021 · Self
La cosa del pantano
2019 · Maria Sunderland
Sobreviviente designado
2016 · Kimble Hookstraten
American Gothic
2016 · Madeline Hawthorne
Metropolis
2015
Las brujas de East End
2013 · Penelope Gardiner
Elementary
2012 · Paige
Ruth & Erica
2012 · Mel
Hell on Wheels
2011 · Hannah Durant
The Talk
2010 · Self
Scoundrels
2010 · Cheryl West
Smith
2006 · Hope Stevens
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Self - Guest
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2005
César Millan
2004 · Self - Owner of Spike, Self
Liga de la Justicia Ilimitada
2004 · Roulette (voice)
Los jóvenes titanes
2003 · Arella (voice)
El Hombre-Araña: La Serie
2003 · Silver Sable (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Boomtown
2002 · Erika Ashland
El sueño americano
2002 · Rebecca Sandstrom
CSI: Miami
2002 · Krista Walker
Monk
2002 · T.K. Jensen
Liga de la Justicia
2001 · Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice), Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice)
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Beth Anne Rollins
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self - Guest
Dawson crece
1998 · Maddy
The View
1997 · Self
The Apocalypse Watch
1997 · Karin De Vries
Los Practicantes
1997 · Marsha Ellison
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Kellin
Earth 2
1994 · Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner
Frasier
1993 · Cassandra Stone
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985 · Clara Petacci
Moonlighting
1985 · Lorraine Anne Charnock
The Hitchhiker
1983 · Christina
American Playhouse
1982 · Lou Ellen Purdy
The Oscars
1953 · Self