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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.
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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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elementary
CSI: Miami
The Practice
Monk
Justice League Unlimited
Frasier
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Star Trek: Voyager
Obliterated
Justice League
The Hitchhiker
Dawson's Creek
Hell on Wheels
Earth 2
Boomtown
Teen Titans
Candyman
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
American Dreams
Designated Survivor
Dune
The Oscars
The Rainmaker
The Haunting
Red Riding Hood
Her Smell
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Prey for the Devil
A Prairie Home Companion
Wonder Woman
One Day as a Lion
Joy
The Portrait
Hot to Trot
Highlander II: The Quickening
American Gothic
Operation Christmas Drop
Firewall
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Sideways
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Ambushed
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
1985
Fire with Fire
Gotham
Smith
The Number 23
Electric Dreams
Lola
Love Kills
Candyman
Unsolved Mysteries
Tempted
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