Cast & creator
Virginia Madsen
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The View, CSI: Miami
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.
Also known as: Virginia Gayle Madsen, Virginia G. Madsen
106
film credits
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television credits
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1953–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (148)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Beth Anne Rollins
1999
The View
Self
1997
CSI: Miami
Krista Walker
2002
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Frasier
Cassandra Stone
1993
Monk
T.K. Jensen
2002
Star Trek: Voyager
Kellin
1995
Elementary
Paige
2012
The Practice
Marsha Ellison
1997
The Talk
Self
2010
American Playhouse
Lou Ellen Purdy
1982
Dawson's Creek
Maddy
1998
Designated Survivor
Kimble Hookstraten
2016
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999
Moonlighting
Lorraine Anne Charnock
1985
American Dreams
Rebecca Sandstrom
2002
Teen Titans
Arella (voice)
2003
Justice League Unlimited
Roulette (voice)
2004
The Hitchhiker
Christina
1983
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
The Oscars
Self
1953
Hell on Wheels
Hannah Durant
2011
Obliterated
Marge McKnight
2023
Justice League
Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice)
2001Justice League
Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice)
2001
Witches of East End
Penelope Gardiner
2013
Dune
Princess Irulan
1984
Swamp Thing
Maria Sunderland
2019
Boomtown
Erika Ashland
2002
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Silver Sable (voice)
2003
Dog Whisperer
Self - Owner of Spike
2004Dog Whisperer
Self
2004
Earth 2
Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner
1994
Prey for the Devil
Dr. Peters
2022
The Number 23
Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
2007
Red Riding Hood
Suzette
2011
The Hot Spot
Dolly Harshaw
1990
The Haunting
Jane
1999
The Rainmaker
Jackie Lemancyzk
1997
Joy
Terry
2015
Candyman
Helen Lyle
1992
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2005
Smith
Hope Stevens
2006
American Gothic
Madeline Hawthorne
2016
Ruth & Erica
Mel
2012
The Prophecy
Katherine Henley
1995
Candyman
Helen Lyle (voice)
2021
Better Watch Out
Deandra Lerner
2017
Highlander II: The Quickening
Louise Marcus
1991
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Clara Petacci
1985
The Haunting in Connecticut
Sara Campbell
2009
Sideways
Maya
2004
Holidazed
Connie Manetti-Hanahan
2024
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta (voice)
2009
The Astronaut Farmer
Mrs. Farmer
2007
The Magic of Belle Isle
Charlotte O'Neil
2012
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
The Beast (voice)
2005
Electric Dreams
Madeline Robistat
1984
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Cleopatra (voice)
2005
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Maggie
2015
Her Smell
Ania Adamcyzk
2019
Firewall
Beth Stanfield
2006
One Day as a Lion
Valerie Brisky
2023
Amelia
Dorothy Binney (uncredited)
2009
Behind the Monsters
Self
2021
A Prairie Home Companion
Dangerous Woman
2006
Scoundrels
Cheryl West
2010
Ghosts of Mississippi
Dixie DeLaughter
1996
Fire with Fire
Lisa Taylor
1986
Class
Lisa
1983
Metropolis
2015
Creator
Barbara Spencer
1985
Father of Invention
Lorraine
2010
Modern Girls
Kelly
1986
Crossfire Trail
Anne Rodney
2001
The Portrait
Mags
2023
Zombie High
Andrea
1987
Mr. North
Sally Boffin
1988
Operation Christmas Drop
Congresswoman Angie Bradford
2020
Being Michael Madsen
Self
2007
Walter
Karen
2015
Just Ask My Children
Brenda Kniffen
2001
Crazy Kind of Love
Augusta
2013
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
Mrs. Thomas
2015
Diminished Capacity
Charlotte
2008
Spare Room
Nat
2018
The Hot Flashes
Clementine Winks
2013The Ice at the Bottom of the World
Gotham
Rachel Carlyle
1988
After Sex
Traci
2000
The Apocalypse Watch
Karin De Vries
1997
Give Me an A
Coach Judy
2023
Long Gone
Dixie Lee Boxx
1987
A Change of Heart
Deena
2017
Burn Your Maps
Victoria
2016
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Marion Davies
1985
The Florentine
Molly
1999
Slam Dance
Yolanda Caldwell
1987
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
2007
Street Smart
Beth
2026
Hot to Trot
Allison Rowe
1988
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Carolyn Warmus
1992
Brave New Girl
Wanda Lovell
2004
1985
Eileen
2018
Bitter Vengeance
Annie Westford
1994
Ironclads
Betty Stuart
1991
Blue Tiger
Gina Hayes
1994
Heart of Dixie
Delia June Curry
1989
The Apocalypse Watch
Karin De Vries
1997
Nobody Knows Anything!
Prison Lawyer
2004
Becoming Colette
Polaire
1991
Just Your Luck
Kim
1996
A Matter of Principle
Lou Ellen Purdy
1984
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
2022
Lost Boy
Laura Harris
2015
Lola
Mona
2024
Hornet's Nest
Chief Judy Hammer
2012
Jake Squared
Beth
2014
American Gun
Penny Tillman
2002
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Self
2001
Cutlass
Robin
2007
Lying in Wait
Vera Miller
2001Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
Self
2017
Ballad of the Nightingale
Mo Lewis
1999
Ambushed
Lucy Monroe
1998
Ripple Effect
Sherry
2007Ripple Effect
Executive Producer
2007
Caroline at Midnight
Susan Prince
1994
I Know a Woman Like That
Self
2009I Know a Woman Like That
Producer
2009
That Click
Self
2019
Children of Fortune
Ingrid Bast
2000
The Last Keepers
Abigail Carver
2013
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Self
2004
Third Degree Burn
Anne Scholes
1989
Love Kills
Rebecca Bishop
1991
All the Wilderness
Abigail Charm
2014
Full Disclosure
Brenda Hopkins
2001
Almost Salinas
Clare
2001
Sheepdog
Dr. Elecia Knox
2026
Linda
Linda Cowley
1993
Victim of Love
Carla Simmons
1991
Tempted
Emma Burke
2003
Burning Bodhi
Naomi
2016
It Was Always You, Helen
Herself
2018
Road to Capri
Katherine
2015
Artworks
Emma Becker
2003
Anna Nicole
Virgie Arthur
2013