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Virginia Gayle Madsen is an American actress and film producer. She made her film debut in Class (1983), which was filmed in her native Chicago. After moving 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).
Born
Monday, 11 September 1961
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| One Day as a Lion | Valerie Brisky | 2023 |
| Prey for the Devil | Dr. Peters | 2022 |
| Behind the Monsters | Self | 2021 |
| Candyman | Helen Lyle (voice) / Helen Lyle | 2021 |
| Operation Christmas Drop | Congresswoman Angie Bradford / Congresswoman Bradford | 2020 |
| That Click | Herself | 2020 |
| Swamp Thing | Maria Sunderland | 2019 |
| Her Smell | Ania Adamcyzk | 2019 |
| Spare Room | Nat | 2018 |
| 1985 | Eileen | 2018 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| One Day as a Lion | Valerie Brisky | 2023 |
| Prey for the Devil | Dr. Peters | 2022 |
| Behind the Monsters | Self | 2021 |
| Candyman | Helen Lyle (voice) / Helen Lyle | 2021 |
| Operation Christmas Drop | Congresswoman Angie Bradford / Congresswoman Bradford | 2020 |
| That Click | Herself | 2020 |
| Swamp Thing | Maria Sunderland | 2019 |
| Her Smell | Ania Adamcyzk | 2019 |
| Spare Room | Nat | 2018 |
| 1985 | Eileen | 2018 |
| The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair | Tamara Quinn | 2018 |
| A Change of Heart | Deena | 2017 |
| Burn Your Maps | Victoria | 2016 |
| Better Watch Out | Deandra Lerner | 2016 |
| Designated Survivor | Kimble Hookstraten | 2016 |
| American Gothic | Madeline Hawthorne | 2016 |
| Voltron: Legendary Defender | Commander Heera | 2016 |
| Burning Bodhi | Naomi | 2016 |
| Joy | Terry / Carrie | 2015 |
| Pickle and Peanut | Jackson | 2015 |
| Lost Boy | Laura Harris | 2015 |
| Grace Stirs Up Success | Mrs. Thomas | 2015 |
| Dead Rising: Watchtower | Maggie | 2015 |
| Walter | Karen | 2015 |
| All the Wilderness | Abigail Charm | 2015 |
| Metropolis | Self | 2015 |
| Celebrity Name Game | Self - Celebrity Player | 2014 |
| Jake Squared | Beth | 2014 |
| Witches of East End | Penelope Gardiner | 2013 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Anna Nicole | Virgie Arthur | 2013 |
| Susanna | Mel | 2013 |
| The Hot Flashes | Clementine Winks | 2013 |
| Crazy Kind of Love | Augusta Iris / Augusta | 2013 |
| Who's Cooking with Florence Henderson | Self | 2013 |
| The Last Keepers | Abigail Carver | 2013 |
| Hatfields & McCoys | Eloise McCoy | 2013 |
| Elementary | Paige | 2012 |
| Ruth & Erica | Mel | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| The Magic of Belle Isle | Charlotte O'Neil / Mrs. O'Neil | 2012 |
| Jan | Mel | 2012 |
| Hornet's Nest | Judy Hammer | 2012 |
| Hell on Wheels | Hannah Durant | 2011 |
| Red Riding Hood | Suzette | 2011 |
| The Morning After | Self - Guest Celebrity | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| The Event | Senator Catherine Lewis | 2010 |
| Scoundrels | Cheryl West | 2010 |
| Father of Invention | Lorraine | 2010 |
| I Know a Woman Like That | 2009 | |
| The Haunting in Connecticut | Sara Campbell | 2009 |
| Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Wonder Woman | Hippolyta / Hippolyta (voice) | 2009 |
| Diminished Capacity | Charlotte | 2008 |
| Orangutan Island | Narator | 2007 |
| Cutlass | Robin | 2007 |
| Yo on E! | Self | 2007 |
| Being Michael Madsen | Herself / Self | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Penelope Gardiner in 'Witches of East End' | 2007 |
| Ripple Effect | Sherry | 2007 |
| The Astronaut Farmer | Audrey 'Audie' Farmer / Mrs. Farmer | 2007 |
| The Number 23 | Fabrizia / Agatha Sparrow | 2007 |
| Smith | Hope Stevens | 2006 |
| The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| A Prairie Home Companion | Dangerous Woman | 2006 |
| Firewall | Beth Stanfield | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | The Beast (voice) / The Beast | 2005 |
| Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy? | Cleopatra (voice) / Cleopatra | 2005 |
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Herself - Guest | 2005 |
| Sideways | Maya | 2004 |
| Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan | Self, Self - Owner | 2004 |
| Nobody Knows Anything! | Prison Lawyer | 2004 |
| Justice League Unlimited | Roulette / Veronica Sinclair | 2004 |
| TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
| Brave New Girl | Wanda Lovell | 2004 |
| Shootout | Self | 2003 |
| Teen Titans | Arella | 2003 |
| Spider-Man | Silver Sable | 2003 |
| Complicated Women | Self | 2003 |
| Tempted | Emma Burke | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| Artworks | Emma Becker | 2003 |
| Boomtown | Erika Ashland | 2002 |
| American Dreams | Rebecca Sandstrom | 2002 |
| CSI: Miami | Krista Walker | 2002 |
| Monk | T.K. Jensen | 2002 |
| American Gun | Penny Tillman | 2002 |
| Pet Star | Celebrity Judge #2 | 2002 |
| Justice League | Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl, Dr. Sarah Corwin | 2001 |
| Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation | Helen Lyle (Candyman) | 2001 |
| Just Ask My Children | Brenda Kniffen | 2001 |
| Full Disclosure | Brenda Hopkins | 2001 |
| Almost Salinas | Clare | 2001 |
| The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 2001 |
| Lying in Wait | Vera Miller | 2001 |
| Crossfire Trail | Anne Rodney / Ann Rodney | 2001 |
| After Sex | Traci | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Beth Anne Rollins | 1999 |
| The Haunting | Jane | 1999 |
| The Florentine | Molly | 1999 |
| Ambushed | Lucy Monroe | 1998 |
| Dawson's Creek | Maddy, Maddy Alan | 1998 |
| The Rainmaker | Jackie Lemancyzk | 1997 |
| Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel | Herself / Self | 1997 |
| The Practice | Marsha Ellison | 1997 |
| The Apocalypse Watch | Karin De Vries | 1997 |
| Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II | Self (segment "Liberian Girl") | 1997 |
| Ghosts of Mississippi | Dixie DeLaughter | 1996 |
| The Prophecy | Katherine / Katherine Henley | 1995 |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Kellin | 1995 |
| Svengoolie | Self - Guest (2020 airing) | 1995 |
| Earth 2 | Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner | 1994 |
| Extra with Billy Bush | Self (archive footage) | 1994 |
| Bitter Vengeance | Annie Westford | 1994 |
| Blue Tiger | Gina Hayes | 1994 |
| Caroline at Midnight | Susan Prince | 1994 |
| Linda | Linda Cowley / Linda / Paul's wife | 1993 |
| Frasier | Cassandra Stone | 1993 |
| Candyman | Helen Lyle | 1992 |
| A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story | Carolyn Warmus | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Love Kills | Rebecca Bishop | 1991 |
| Becoming Colette | Polaire | 1991 |
| Victim of Love | Carla Simmons | 1991 |
| Ironclads | Betty Stuart | 1991 |
| Highlander II: The Quickening | Louise / Louise Marcus | 1991 |
| The Hot Spot | Dolly Harshaw | 1990 |
| Heart of Dixie | Delia June Curry | 1989 |
| Third Degree Burn | Anne Scholes | 1989 |
| Unsolved Mysteries: Original Robert Stack Episodes | Host | 1989 |
| Hot to Trot | Allison Rowe | 1988 |
| Gotham | Rachel Carlyle | 1988 |
| Mr. North | Sally Boffin / Sarah "Sally" Boffin | 1988 |
| Zombie High | Andrea / Andrea Miller | 1987 |
| Slam Dance | Yolanda Caldwell | 1987 |
| Long Gone | Dixie Lee Boxx | 1987 |
| Unsolved Mysteries | Self - Co-Hostess | 1987 |
| Modern Girls | Kelly | 1986 |
| Fire with Fire | Lisa / Lisa Taylor | 1986 |
| Mussolini: The Untold Story | Clara Petacci | 1985 |
| Creator | Barbara Spencer | 1985 |
| The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards | Self | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | Lorraine Anne Charnock | 1985 |
| The Hearst and Davies Affair | Marion Davies | 1985 |
| Dune | Princess Irulan | 1984 |
| Electric Dreams | Madeline Robistat | 1984 |
| The Hitchhiker | Christina | 1983 |
| Class | Lisa | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | Lou Ellen Purdy | 1982 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| I Know a Woman Like That | 2009 |
| Ripple Effect | 2007 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2005 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2005 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
