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Virginia Madsen

Acting

September 11, 1961 (64)

Chicago, Illinois, USA

103 movies

5.3 avg

4

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...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

as Cleopatra (voice)

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as Hippolyta (voice)

Sideways

Sideways

as Maya

Filmography

2020s

10 films

Street Smart

Street Smart

as Beth

Sheepdog

Sheepdog

as Dr. Elecia Knox

Lola

Lola

as Mona

The Portrait

The Portrait

as Mags

Virginia Madsen | PopcornPlay

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

as Jackie Lemancyzk

The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle

as Charlotte O'Neil

Give Me an A

Give Me an A

as Coach Judy

One Day as a Lion

One Day as a Lion

as Valerie Brisky

Prey for the Devil

Prey for the Devil

as Dr. Peters

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

as Self

Candyman

Candyman

as Helen Lyle (voice)

Operation Christmas Drop

Operation Christmas Drop

as Congresswoman Angie Bradford

2010s

26 films

That Click

That Click

as Self

Her Smell

Her Smell

as Ania Adamcyzk

Spare Room

Spare Room

as Nat

It Was Always You, Helen

It Was Always You, Helen

as Herself

1985

1985

as Eileen

Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'

as Self

Better Watch Out

Better Watch Out

as Deandra Lerner

A Change of Heart

A Change of Heart

as Deena

Burn Your Maps

Burn Your Maps

as Victoria

Burning Bodhi

Burning Bodhi

as Naomi

Joy

Joy

as Terry

Lost Boy

Lost Boy

as Laura Harris

An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success

An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success

as Mrs. Thomas

Dead Rising: Watchtower

Dead Rising: Watchtower

as Maggie

Walter

Walter

as Karen

Road to Capri

Road to Capri

as Katherine

Jake Squared

Jake Squared

as Beth

All the Wilderness

All the Wilderness

as Abigail Charm

The Hot Flashes

The Hot Flashes

as Clementine Winks

Anna Nicole

Anna Nicole

as Virgie Arthur

Crazy Kind of Love

Crazy Kind of Love

as Augusta

The Last Keepers

The Last Keepers

as Abigail Carver

The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle

as Charlotte O'Neil

Hornet's Nest

Hornet's Nest

as Chief Judy Hammer

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

as Suzette

Father of Invention

Father of Invention

as Lorraine

2000s

30 films

Amelia

Amelia

as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)

I Know a Woman Like That

I Know a Woman Like That

as Self

The Haunting in Connecticut

The Haunting in Connecticut

as Sara Campbell

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as Hippolyta (voice)

Diminished Capacity

Diminished Capacity

as Charlotte

Cutlass

Cutlass

as Robin

Being Michael Madsen

Being Michael Madsen

as Self

Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

as Self

Ripple Effect

Ripple Effect

as Sherry

The Number 23

The Number 23

as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia

The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer

as Mrs. Farmer

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

as Dangerous Woman

Firewall

Firewall

as Beth Stanfield

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

as The Beast (voice)

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

as Cleopatra (voice)

Sideways

Sideways

as Maya

Nobody Knows Anything!

Nobody Knows Anything!

as Prison Lawyer

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

as Self

Brave New Girl

Brave New Girl

as Wanda Lovell

Artworks

Artworks

as Emma Becker

Tempted

Tempted

as Emma Burke

American Gun

American Gun

as Penny Tillman

Just Ask My Children

Just Ask My Children

as Brenda Kniffen

Full Disclosure

Full Disclosure

as Brenda Hopkins

Almost Salinas

Almost Salinas

as Clare

Lying in Wait

Lying in Wait

as Vera Miller

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

as Self

Crossfire Trail

Crossfire Trail

as Anne Rodney

Children of Fortune

Children of Fortune

as Ingrid Bast

After Sex

After Sex

as Traci

1990s

21 films

The Haunting

The Haunting

as Jane

Ballad of the Nightingale

Ballad of the Nightingale

as Mo Lewis

The Florentine

The Florentine

as Molly

Ambushed

Ambushed

as Lucy Monroe

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

as Jackie Lemancyzk

The Apocalypse Watch

The Apocalypse Watch

as Karin De Vries

Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

as Dixie DeLaughter

Just Your Luck

Just Your Luck

as Kim

The Prophecy

The Prophecy

as Katherine Henley

Bitter Vengeance

Bitter Vengeance

as Annie Westford

Blue Tiger

Blue Tiger

as Gina Hayes

Caroline at Midnight

Caroline at Midnight

as Susan Prince

Linda

Linda

as Linda Cowley

Candyman

Candyman

as Helen Lyle

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

as Carolyn Warmus

Love Kills

Love Kills

as Rebecca Bishop

Becoming Colette

Becoming Colette

as Polaire

Victim of Love

Victim of Love

as Carla Simmons

Ironclads

Ironclads

as Betty Stuart

Highlander II: The Quickening

Highlander II: The Quickening

as Louise Marcus

The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

as Dolly Harshaw

1980s

16 films

Heart of Dixie

Heart of Dixie

as Delia June Curry

Third Degree Burn

Third Degree Burn

as Anne Scholes

Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot

as Allison Rowe

Gotham

Gotham

as Rachel Carlyle

Mr. North

Mr. North

as Sally Boffin

Zombie High

Zombie High

as Andrea

Slam Dance

Slam Dance

as Yolanda Caldwell

Long Gone

Long Gone

as Dixie Lee Boxx

Modern Girls

Modern Girls

as Kelly

Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

as Lisa Taylor

Creator

Creator

as Barbara Spencer

The Hearst and Davies Affair

The Hearst and Davies Affair

as Marion Davies

Dune

Dune

as Princess Irulan

A Matter of Principle

A Matter of Principle

as Lou Ellen Purdy

Electric Dreams

Electric Dreams

as Madeline Robistat

Class

Class

as Lisa