Virginia Madsen

Biography

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

CSI: Miami

Monk

Elementary

Star Trek: Voyager

Frasier

The View

Dawson's Creek

All Movies (104)

• Street Smart2026 · as Beth
• Sheepdog2026 · as Dr. Elecia Knox
• Lola2024 · as Mona
• The Portrait2023 · as Mags
• Give Me an A2023 · as Coach Judy
• One Day as a Lion2023 · as Valerie Brisky
• Prey for the Devil2022 · as Dr. Peters
• American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective2022 · as Self
• Candyman2021 · as Helen Lyle (voice)
• Operation Christmas Drop2020 · as Congresswoman Angie Bradford
• That Click2019 · as Self
• Her Smell2019 · as Ania Adamcyzk
• Spare Room2018 · as Nat
• It Was Always You, Helen2018 · as Herself
• 19852018 · as Eileen
• Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'2017 · as Self
• Better Watch Out2017 · as Deandra Lerner
• A Change of Heart2017 · as Deena
• Burn Your Maps2016 · as Victoria
• Burning Bodhi2016 · as Naomi
• Joy2015 · as Terry
• Lost Boy2015 · as Laura Harris
• An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success2015 · as Mrs. Thomas
• Dead Rising: Watchtower2015 · as Maggie
• Walter2015 · as Karen
• Road to Capri2015 · as Katherine
• Jake Squared2014 · as Beth
• All the Wilderness2014 · as Abigail Charm
• The Hot Flashes2013 · as Clementine Winks
• Anna Nicole2013 · as Virgie Arthur
• Crazy Kind of Love2013 · as Augusta
• The Last Keepers2013 · as Abigail Carver
• The Magic of Belle Isle2012 · as Charlotte O'Neil
• Hornet's Nest2012 · as Judy Hammer
• Red Riding Hood2011 · as Suzette
• Father of Invention2010 · as Lorraine
• Amelia2009 · as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
• I Know a Woman Like That2009 · as Self
• The Haunting in Connecticut2009 · as Sara Campbell
• Wonder Woman2009 · as Hippolyta (voice)
• Diminished Capacity2008 · as Charlotte
• Cutlass2007 · as Robin
• Being Michael Madsen2007 · as Self
• Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'2007 · as Self
• Ripple Effect2007 · as Sherry
• The Number 232007 · as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
• The Astronaut Farmer2007 · as Mrs. Farmer
• A Prairie Home Companion2006 · as Dangerous Woman
• Firewall2006 · as Beth Stanfield
• Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild2005 · as The Beast (voice)
• Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?2005 · as Cleopatra (voice)
• Sideways2004 · as Maya
• Nobody Knows Anything!2004 · as Prison Lawyer
• Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos2004 · as Self
• Brave New Girl2004 · as Wanda Lovell
• Artworks2003 · as Emma Becker
• Tempted2003 · as Emma Burke
• American Gun2002 · as Penny Tillman
• Just Ask My Children2001 · as Brenda Kniffen
• Full Disclosure2001 · as Brenda Hopkins
• Almost Salinas2001 · as Clare
• Lying in Wait2001 · as Vera Miller
• Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies2001 · as Self
• Crossfire Trail2001 · as Anne Rodney
• Children of Fortune2000 · as Ingrid Bast
• After Sex2000 · as Traci
• The Haunting1999 · as Jane
• Ballad of the Nightingale1999 · as Mo Lewis
• The Florentine1999 · as Molly
• Ambushed1998 · as Lucy Monroe
• The Rainmaker1997 · as Jackie Lemancyzk
• The Apocalypse Watch1997 · as Karin De Vries
• Ghosts of Mississippi1996 · as Dixie DeLaughter
• Just Your Luck1996 · as Kim
• The Prophecy1995 · as Katherine Henley
• Bitter Vengeance1994 · as Annie Westford
• Blue Tiger1994 · as Gina Hayes
• Caroline at Midnight1994 · as Susan Prince
• Linda1993 · as Linda Cowley
• Candyman1992 · as Helen Lyle
• A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story1992 · as Carolyn Warmus
• Love Kills1991 · as Rebecca Bishop
• Becoming Colette1991 · as Polaire
• Victim of Love1991 · as Carla Simmons
• Ironclads1991 · as Betty Stuart
• Highlander II: The Quickening1991 · as Louise Marcus
• The Hot Spot1990 · as Dolly Harshaw
• Heart of Dixie1989 · as Delia June Curry
• Third Degree Burn1989 · as Anne Scholes
• Hot to Trot1988 · as Allison Rowe
• Gotham1988 · as Rachel Carlyle
• Mr. North1988 · as Sally Boffin
• Zombie High1987 · as Andrea
• Slam Dance1987 · as Yolanda Caldwell
• Long Gone1987 · as Dixie Lee Boxx
• Modern Girls1986 · as Kelly
• Fire with Fire1986 · as Lisa Taylor
• Creator1985 · as Barbara Spencer
• The Hearst and Davies Affair1985 · as Marion Davies
• Dune1984 · as Princess Irulan
• A Matter of Principle1984 · as Lou Ellen Purdy
• Electric Dreams1984 · as Madeline Robistat
• Class1983 · as Lisa
• The Ice at the Bottom of the World—

All TV Shows (40)

• Holidazed2024 · as Connie Manetti-Hanahan
• Obliterated2023 · as Marge McKnight
• Behind the Monsters2021 · as Self
• Swamp Thing2019 · as Maria Sunderland
• Designated Survivor2016 · as Kimble Hookstraten
• American Gothic2016 · as Madeline Hawthorne
• Metropolis2015
• Witches of East End2013 · as Penelope Gardiner
• Elementary2012 · as Paige
• Ruth & Erica2012 · as Mel
• Hell on Wheels2011 · as Hannah Durant
• Scoundrels2010 · as Cheryl West
• Smith2006 · as Hope Stevens
• The Megan Mullally Show2006 · as Self - Guest
• I Love the '90s: Part Deux2005
• Dog Whisperer2004 · as Self - Owner of Spike
• Dog Whisperer2004 · as Self
• Justice League Unlimited2004 · as Roulette (voice)
• Teen Titans2003 · as Arella (voice)
• Spider-Man: The New Animated Series2003 · as Silver Sable (voice)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Boomtown2002 · as Erika Ashland
• American Dreams2002 · as Rebecca Sandstrom
• CSI: Miami2002 · as Krista Walker
• Monk2002 · as T.K. Jensen
• Justice League2001 · as Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice)
• Justice League2001 · as Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Beth Anne Rollins
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self - Guest
• Dawson's Creek1998 · as Maddy
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Apocalypse Watch1997 · as Karin De Vries
• The Practice1997 · as Marsha Ellison
• Star Trek: Voyager1995 · as Kellin
• Earth 21994 · as Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner
• Frasier1993 · as Cassandra Stone
• Mussolini: The Untold Story1985 · as Clara Petacci
• Moonlighting1985 · as Lorraine Anne Charnock
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Christina
• The Oscars1953 · as Self