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Virginia Madsen, born in 1961, began her acting career with a role in Chicago-set "Class" before relocating to Los Angeles, where David Lynch cast her in "Dune." Her breakout success came with roles in teen films like "Electric Dreams" and "Modern Girls," but Madsen truly shone in horror with "Candyman" and the Academy-nominated comedy-drama "Sideways." Her television work includes appearances in "Moonlighting," "Frasier," and "American Dreams," as well as recurring roles in "Monk," "The Event," and "Swamp Thing," showcasing her versatility across genres and decades.
The roles that explain the career.
73 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Street Smart | Beth | Film |
| 2024 | Holidazed | Connie Manetti-Hanahan | TV |
| 2023 | One Day as a Lion | Valerie Brisky | Film |
| 2023 | Give Me an A | Coach Judy | Film |
| 2022 | Prey for the Devil | Dr. Peters | Film |
| 2021 | Behind the Monsters | Self | TV |
| 2018 | 1985 | Eileen | Film |
| 2017 | Better Watch Out | Deandra Lerner | Film |
| 2016 | Burn Your Maps | Victoria | Film |
| 2015 | An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success | Mrs. Thomas | Film |
| 2013 | The Last Keepers | Abigail Carver | Film |
| 2013 | The Hot Flashes | Clementine Winks | Film |
| 2013 | Crazy Kind of Love | Augusta | Film |
| 2012 | Hornet's Nest | Chief Judy Hammer | Film |
| 2012 | The Magic of Belle Isle | Charlotte O'Neil | Film |
| 2011 | Red Riding Hood | Suzette | Film |
| 2010 | Father of Invention | Lorraine | Film |
| 2009 | Wonder Woman | Hippolyta (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | The Haunting in Connecticut | Sara Campbell | Film |
| 2008 | Diminished Capacity | Charlotte | Film |
| 2007 | Cutlass | Robin | Film |
| 2007 | Being Michael Madsen | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Ripple Effect | Sherry | Film |
| 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer | Mrs. Farmer | Film |
| 2007 | The Number 23 | Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia | Film |
| 2007 | Ripple Effect | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion | Dangerous Woman | Film |
| 2006 | Smith | Hope Stevens | TV |
| 2006 | Firewall | Beth Stanfield | Film |
| 2005 | I Love the '90s: Part Deux | TV | |
| 2005 | Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? | Cleopatra (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | The Beast (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | Brave New Girl | Wanda Lovell | Film |
| 2004 | Nobody Knows Anything! | Prison Lawyer | Film |
| 2004 | Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos | Self | Film |
| 2004 | Sideways | Maya | Film |
| 2003 | Artworks | Emma Becker | Film |
| 2003 | Tempted | Emma Burke | Film |
| 2002 | American Gun | Penny Tillman | Film |
| 2001 | Crossfire Trail | Anne Rodney | Film |
| 2001 | Full Disclosure | Brenda Hopkins | Film |
| 2001 | Lying in Wait | Vera Miller | Film |
| 2000 | After Sex | Traci | Film |
| 1999 | The Florentine | Molly | Film |
| 1999 | The Haunting | Jane | Film |
| 1998 | Ambushed | Lucy Monroe | Film |
| 1997 | The Apocalypse Watch | Karin De Vries | Film |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Jackie Lemancyzk | Film |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Dixie DeLaughter | Film |
| 1995 | The Prophecy | Katherine Henley | Film |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Susan Prince | Film |
| 1994 | Blue Tiger | Gina Hayes | Film |
| 1994 | Bitter Vengeance | Annie Westford | Film |
| 1992 | Candyman | Helen Lyle | Film |
| 1991 | Victim of Love | Carla Simmons | Film |
| 1991 | Becoming Colette | Polaire | Film |
| 1991 | Highlander II: The Quickening | Louise Marcus | Film |
| 1991 | Ironclads | Betty Stuart | Film |
| 1990 | The Hot Spot | Dolly Harshaw | Film |
| 1989 | Heart of Dixie | Delia June Curry | Film |
| 1989 | Third Degree Burn | Anne Scholes | Film |
| 1988 | Hot to Trot | Allison Rowe | Film |
| 1988 | Mr. North | Sally Boffin | Film |
| 1988 | Gotham | Rachel Carlyle | Film |
| 1987 | Long Gone | Dixie Lee Boxx | Film |
| 1987 | Slam Dance | Yolanda Caldwell | Film |
| 1987 | Zombie High | Andrea | Film |
| 1986 | Modern Girls | Kelly | Film |
| 1986 | Fire with Fire | Lisa Taylor | Film |
| 1985 | Creator | Barbara Spencer | Film |
| 1984 | Electric Dreams | Madeline Robistat | Film |
| 1984 | Dune | Princess Irulan | Film |
| 1983 | Class | Lisa | Film |
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