Virginia Madsen
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Hele...
Known For
Filmography
Sheepdog
2026
as Dr. Elecia Knox
Street Smart
2026
as Beth
Lola
2024
as Mona
Holidazed
2024
as Connie Manetti-Hanahan
The Portrait
2023
as Mags
One Day as a Lion
2023
as Valerie Brisky
Give Me an A
2023
as Coach Judy
Obliterated
2023
as Marge McKnight
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
Prey for the Devil
2022
as Dr. Peters
Candyman
2021
as Helen Lyle (voice)
Behind the Monsters
2021
as Self
Operation Christmas Drop
2020
as Congresswoman Angie Bradford
Her Smell
2019
as Ania Adamcyzk
That Click
2019
as Self
Swamp Thing
2019
as Maria Sunderland
Spare Room
2018
as Nat
1985
2018
as Eileen
It Was Always You, Helen
2018
as Herself
Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
2017
as Self
Better Watch Out
2017
as Deandra Lerner
A Change of Heart
2017
as Deena
Burn Your Maps
2016
as Victoria
Burning Bodhi
2016
as Naomi
American Gothic
2016
as Madeline Hawthorne
Designated Survivor
2016
as Kimble Hookstraten
Walter
2015
as Karen
Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015
as Maggie
Joy
2015
as Terry
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
2015
as Mrs. Thomas
Lost Boy
2015
as Laura Harris
Road to Capri
2015
as Katherine
Metropolis
2015
All the Wilderness
2014
as Abigail Charm
Jake Squared
2014
as Beth
The Last Keepers
2013
as Abigail Carver
Crazy Kind of Love
2013
as Augusta
Anna Nicole
2013
as Virgie Arthur
The Hot Flashes
2013
as Clementine Winks
Witches of East End
2013
as Penelope Gardiner
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012
as Charlotte O'Neil
Hornet's Nest
2012
as Chief Judy Hammer
Elementary
2012
as Paige
Ruth & Erica
2012
as Mel
Red Riding Hood
2011
as Suzette
Hell on Wheels
2011
as Hannah Durant
Father of Invention
2010
as Lorraine
Scoundrels
2010
as Cheryl West
The Talk
2010
as Self
Wonder Woman
2009
as Hippolyta (voice)
The Haunting in Connecticut
2009
as Sara Campbell
I Know a Woman Like That
2009
as Self
Amelia
2009
as Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
Diminished Capacity
2008
as Charlotte
The Number 23
2007
as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Cutlass
2007
as Robin
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
as Mrs. Farmer
Being Michael Madsen
2007
as Self
Ripple Effect
2007
as Sherry
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007
as Self
A Prairie Home Companion
2006
as Dangerous Woman
Firewall
2006
as Beth Stanfield
Smith
2006
as Hope Stevens
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
as The Beast (voice)
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005
as Cleopatra (voice)
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2005
Brave New Girl
2004
as Wanda Lovell
Sideways
2004
as Maya
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Prison Lawyer
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004
as Self
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Roulette (voice)
Dog Whisperer
2004
as Self - Owner of Spike
Dog Whisperer
2004
as Self
Artworks
2003
as Emma Becker
Tempted
2003
as Emma Burke
Teen Titans
2003
as Arella (voice)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003
as Silver Sable (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
American Gun
2002
as Penny Tillman
Boomtown
2002
as Erika Ashland
CSI: Miami
2002
as Krista Walker
Monk
2002
as T.K. Jensen
American Dreams
2002
as Rebecca Sandstrom
Crossfire Trail
2001
as Anne Rodney
Lying in Wait
2001
as Vera Miller
Just Ask My Children
2001
as Brenda Kniffen
Almost Salinas
2001
as Clare
Full Disclosure
2001
as Brenda Hopkins
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
2001
as Self
Justice League
2001
as Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice)
Justice League
2001
as Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice)
After Sex
2000
as Traci
Children of Fortune
2000
as Ingrid Bast
The Haunting
1999
as Jane
The Florentine
1999
as Molly
Ballad of the Nightingale
1999
as Mo Lewis
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Beth Anne Rollins
Ambushed
1998
as Lucy Monroe
Dawson's Creek
1998
as Maddy
The Apocalypse Watch
1997
as Karin De Vries
The Rainmaker
1997
as Jackie Lemancyzk
The View
1997
as Self
The Practice
1997
as Marsha Ellison
The Apocalypse Watch
1997
as Karin De Vries
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Dixie DeLaughter
Just Your Luck
1996
as Kim
The Prophecy
1995
as Katherine Henley
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Kellin
Blue Tiger
1994
as Gina Hayes
Caroline at Midnight
1994
as Susan Prince
Bitter Vengeance
1994
as Annie Westford
Earth 2
1994
as Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner
Linda
1993
as Linda Cowley
Frasier
1993
as Cassandra Stone
Candyman
1992
as Helen Lyle
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
as Carolyn Warmus
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
as Louise Marcus
Ironclads
1991
as Betty Stuart
Becoming Colette
1991
as Polaire
Love Kills
1991
as Rebecca Bishop
Victim of Love
1991
as Carla Simmons
The Hot Spot
1990
as Dolly Harshaw
Heart of Dixie
1989
as Delia June Curry
Third Degree Burn
1989
as Anne Scholes
Hot to Trot
1988
as Allison Rowe
Gotham
1988
as Rachel Carlyle
Mr. North
1988
as Sally Boffin
Zombie High
1987
as Andrea
Slam Dance
1987
as Yolanda Caldwell
Long Gone
1987
as Dixie Lee Boxx
Modern Girls
1986
as Kelly
Fire with Fire
1986
as Lisa Taylor
Creator
1985
as Barbara Spencer
The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985
as Marion Davies
Moonlighting
1985
as Lorraine Anne Charnock
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985
as Clara Petacci
Dune
1984
as Princess Irulan
Electric Dreams
1984
as Madeline Robistat
A Matter of Principle
1984
as Lou Ellen Purdy
Class
1983
as Lisa
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Christina
American Playhouse
1982
as Lou Ellen Purdy
The Oscars
1953
as Self