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