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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Madsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (30)
Prey for the Devil
Candyman
Better Watch Out
Burn Your Maps
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Joy
The Magic of Belle Isle
Red Riding Hood
Father of Invention
The Haunting in Connecticut
Amelia
Wonder Woman
The Number 23
The Astronaut Farmer
Firewall
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Sideways
The Haunting
The Rainmaker
Ghosts of Mississippi
The Prophecy
Candyman
Highlander II: The Quickening
The Hot Spot
Hot to Trot
Zombie High
Fire with Fire
Electric Dreams
Dune
