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).
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
Sheepdog
Character:Dr. Elecia Knox
Release Date:16/01/2026
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:21/11/2025
Lola
Character:Mona
Release Date:09/02/2024
The Portrait
Character:Mags
Release Date:20/10/2023
Give Me an A
Character:Coach Judy
Release Date:21/06/2023
One Day as a Lion
Character:Valerie Brisky
Release Date:04/04/2023
Prey for the Devil
Character:Dr. Peters
Release Date:23/10/2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Character:Self
Release Date:15/08/2022
Candyman
Character:Helen Lyle (voice)
Release Date:25/08/2021
Operation Christmas Drop
Character:Congresswoman Angie Bradford
Release Date:05/11/2020
That Click
Character:Self
Release Date:30/12/2019
Her Smell
Character:Ania Adamcyzk
Release Date:12/04/2019
Spare Room
Character:Nat
Release Date:02/12/2018
It Was Always You, Helen
Character:Herself
Release Date:29/10/2018
1985
Character:Eileen
Release Date:26/10/2018
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2017
Better Watch Out
Character:Deandra Lerner
Release Date:06/10/2017
A Change of Heart
Character:Deena
Release Date:10/03/2017
Burn Your Maps
Character:Victoria
Release Date:07/10/2016
Burning Bodhi
Character:Naomi
Release Date:25/08/2016
Joy
Character:Terry
Release Date:24/12/2015
Lost Boy
Character:Laura Harris
Release Date:25/07/2015
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
Character:Mrs. Thomas
Release Date:23/06/2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Character:Maggie
Release Date:27/03/2015
Walter
Character:Karen
Release Date:13/03/2015
Road to Capri
Character:Katherine
Release Date:01/01/2015
Jake Squared
Character:Beth
Release Date:15/08/2014
All the Wilderness
Character:Abigail Charm
Release Date:09/03/2014
The Hot Flashes
Character:Clementine Winks
Release Date:12/07/2013
Anna Nicole
Character:Virgie Arthur
Release Date:29/06/2013
Crazy Kind of Love
Character:Augusta
Release Date:31/05/2013
The Last Keepers
Character:Abigail Carver
Release Date:04/01/2013
The Magic of Belle Isle
Character:Mrs. O'Neil
Release Date:06/07/2012
Hornet's Nest
Character:Judy Hammer
Release Date:31/03/2012
Red Riding Hood
Character:Suzette
Release Date:10/03/2011
Father of Invention
Character:Lorraine
Release Date:14/02/2010
Amelia
Character:Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
Release Date:22/10/2009
I Know a Woman Like That
Character:Self
Release Date:13/10/2009
The Haunting in Connecticut
Character:Sara Campbell
Release Date:27/03/2009
Wonder Woman
Character:Hippolyta (voice)
Release Date:03/03/2009
Diminished Capacity
Character:Charlotte
Release Date:04/07/2008
Cutlass
Character:Robin
Release Date:09/10/2007
Being Michael Madsen
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/2007
Ripple Effect
Character:Sherry
Release Date:21/06/2007
The Number 23
Character:Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Release Date:23/02/2007
The Astronaut Farmer
Character:Mrs. Farmer
Release Date:23/02/2007
A Prairie Home Companion
Character:Dangerous Woman
Release Date:01/06/2006
Firewall
Character:Beth Stanfield
Release Date:08/02/2006
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Character:The Beast (voice)
Release Date:14/07/2005
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Character:Cleopatra (voice)
Release Date:13/05/2005
Sideways
Character:Maya
Release Date:22/10/2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
Character:Prison Lawyer
Release Date:24/08/2004
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Character:Self
Release Date:17/08/2004
Brave New Girl
Character:Wanda Lovell
Release Date:25/04/2004
Artworks
Character:Emma Becker
Release Date:10/04/2003
Tempted
Character:Emma Burke
Release Date:10/03/2003
American Gun
Character:Penny Tillman
Release Date:13/06/2002
Just Ask My Children
Character:Brenda Kniffen
Release Date:10/09/2001
Full Disclosure
Character:Brenda Hopkins
Release Date:15/05/2001
Almost Salinas
Character:Clare
Release Date:01/04/2001
Lying in Wait
Character:Vera Miller
Release Date:15/03/2001
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Character:Self
Release Date:14/02/2001
Crossfire Trail
Character:Anne Rodney
Release Date:21/01/2001
Children of Fortune
Character:Ingrid Bast
Release Date:01/11/2000
After Sex
Character:Traci
Release Date:01/01/2000
The Haunting
Character:Jane
Release Date:23/07/1999
Ballad of the Nightingale
Character:Mo Lewis
Release Date:07/05/1999
The Florentine
Character:Molly
Release Date:19/04/1999
Ambushed
Character:Lucy Monroe
Release Date:20/06/1998
The Rainmaker
Character:Jackie Lemancyzk
Release Date:18/11/1997
The Apocalypse Watch
Character:Karin De Vries
Release Date:02/03/1997
Ghosts of Mississippi
Character:Dixie DeLaughter
Release Date:20/12/1996
Just Your Luck
Character:Kim
Release Date:29/11/1996
The Prophecy
Character:Katherine Henley
Release Date:05/08/1995
Bitter Vengeance
Character:Annie Westford
Release Date:28/07/1994
Blue Tiger
Character:Gina Hayes
Release Date:03/04/1994
Caroline at Midnight
Character:Susan Prince
Release Date:26/01/1994
Linda
Character:Linda Cowley
Release Date:08/10/1993
Candyman
Character:Helen Lyle
Release Date:16/10/1992
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Character:Carolyn Warmus
Release Date:13/09/1992
Love Kills
Character:Rebecca Bishop
Release Date:13/11/1991
Becoming Colette
Character:Polaire
Release Date:17/10/1991
Victim of Love
Character:Carla Simmons
Release Date:05/05/1991
Ironclads
Character:Betty Stuart
Release Date:11/03/1991
Highlander II: The Quickening
Character:Louise Marcus
Release Date:13/01/1991
The Hot Spot
Character:Dolly Harshaw
Release Date:12/10/1990
Heart of Dixie
Character:Delia June Curry
Release Date:25/08/1989
Third Degree Burn
Character:Anne Scholes
Release Date:28/05/1989
Hot to Trot
Character:Allison Rowe
Release Date:26/08/1988
Gotham
Character:Rachel Carlyle
Release Date:21/08/1988
Mr. North
Character:Sally Boffin
Release Date:22/07/1988
Zombie High
Character:Andrea
Release Date:02/10/1987
Slam Dance
Character:Yolanda Caldwell
Release Date:02/10/1987
Long Gone
Character:Dixie Lee Boxx
Release Date:23/05/1987
Modern Girls
Character:Kelly
Release Date:07/11/1986
Fire with Fire
Character:Lisa Taylor
Release Date:09/05/1986
Creator
Character:Barbara Spencer
Release Date:20/09/1985
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Character:Marion Davies
Release Date:14/01/1985
Dune
Character:Princess Irulan
Release Date:14/12/1984
A Matter of Principle
Character:Lou Ellen Purdy
Release Date:03/12/1984
Electric Dreams
Character:Madeline Robistat
Release Date:20/07/1984
Class
Character:Lisa
Release Date:22/07/1983
Television Appearances
Holidazed
Character:Connie Manetti-Hanahan
Obliterated
Character:Marge McKnight
Behind the Monsters
Character:Self
Swamp Thing
Character:Maria Sunderland
Designated Survivor
Character:Kimble Hookstraten
American Gothic
Character:Madeline Hawthorne
Metropolis
Character:
Witches of East End
Character:Penelope Gardiner
Elementary
Character:Paige
Ruth & Erica
Character:Mel
Hell on Wheels
Character:Hannah Durant
Scoundrels
Character:Cheryl West
Smith
Character:Hope Stevens
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Guest
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
Character:
Dog Whisperer
Character:Self - Owner of Spike
Dog Whisperer
Character:Self
Justice League Unlimited
Character:Roulette (voice)
Teen Titans
Character:Arella (voice)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Character:Silver Sable (voice)
Boomtown
Character:Erika Ashland
American Dreams
Character:Rebecca Sandstrom
CSI: Miami
Character:Krista Walker
Monk
Character:T.K. Jensen
Justice League
Character:Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice)
Justice League
Character:Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Beth Anne Rollins
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character:Self - Guest
Dawson's Creek
Character:
The View
Character:Self
The Practice
Character:Marsha Ellison
Star Trek: Voyager
Character:Kellin
Earth 2
Character:Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner
Frasier
Character:Cassandra Stone
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Character:Clara Petacci
Moonlighting
Character:Lorraine Anne Charnock
The Hitchhiker
Character:Christina
The Oscars
Character:Self
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