Virginia Madsen

 

Date Of Birth

September 11, 1961
 

Biography

Actress Virginia Madsen made her debut in 1983 in the movie The Class and and has since appeared in over 80 films and TV shows. She has also earned numerous awards over the years.

From 1984 to 1988, Madsen concentrated on working on the big screen as she was cast in Electric Dreams, Dune, Fire with Fire, Modern Girls, Slam Dance, Zombie High and Hot to Trot. She briefly returned to the small screen to play Lorraine Anne "Annie" Charnock on Moonlighting and then went back to the big screen to be part of a series of projects such as The Prophecy, Becoming Colette, Ghosts of Mississippi, The Rainmaker and Candy Man, which earned her an award.

In 2002, Madsen was cast as Rebecca Sandstrom on the drama series American Dreams. She appeared in 14 episodes before moving on to play Maya in the movie Sideways, which earned her massive nominations and awards from various award-giving bodies.

Madsen's most recent TV roles include Hope Stevens on Smith, T.K. Jensen on Monk, Cheryl West on Scoundrels and Senator Catherine Lewis on The Event.
 

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA
 

Birth Name

Virginia Madsen
 

Gender

Female
 

Fun Facts

-She was previously married to Danny Huston.

-She's allergic to bee stings.
 

Awards

Candyman (1992)
Best Actress: Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

Sideways (2004)
-Best Supporting Actress: Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
-Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
-Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
-Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
-New York Film Critics Circle Awards
 

Filmography

2012 The Third Act
2012 The Bell Jar
2011 Road to Capri
2011 The Last Keepers
2011 Marriage Drama with Virginia Madsen
2011 The Event (TV series)
2011 Red Riding Hood
2010 Scoundrels (TV series)
2010 Father of Invention
2009 Monk (TV series)
2009 The Haunting in Connecticut
2009 Wonder Woman (video)
2008 Diminished Capacity
2007 Cutlass (short)
2006-2007 Smith (TV series)
2007 Ripple Effect
2007 The Number 23
2006 The Astronaut Farmer
2002-2006 Justice League (TV series)
2006 A Prairie Home Companion
2006 Firewall
2005 Scooby Doo in Where's My Mummy? (video)
2005 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (video)
2005 Teen Titans (TV series)
2004 Sideways
2004 Brave New Girl (TV movie)
2003 Boomtown (TV series)
2003 Nobody Knows Anything!
2003 CSI: Miami (TV series)
2003 Spider-Man (TV series)
2003 Dawson's Creek (TV series)
2003 Artworks
2003 Tempted (TV movie)
2002-2003 American Dreams (TV series)
2002 American Gun
2001 The Practice (TV series)
2001 Just Ask My Children (TV movie)
2001 Full Disclosure (video)
2001 Almost Salinas
2001 Lying in Wait
2001 Crossfire Trail (TV movie)
2000 Children of Fortune (TV movie)
2000 After Sex
2000 The Inspector General (TV movie)
1999 The Haunting
1999 Frasier (TV series)
1999 Ballad of the Nightingale
1999 The Florentine
1998 Ambushed
1998 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
1997 The Rainmaker
1997 The Apocalypse Watch (TV movie)
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 Just Your Luck (video)
1995 The Prophecy
1994 Earth 2 (TV series)
1994 Bitter Vengeance (TV movie)
1994 Blue Tiger
1994 Caroline at Midnight
1993 Linda (TV movie)
1992 A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (TV movie)
1992 Candyman
1991 Love Kills (TV movie)
1991 Victim of Love (TV movie)
1991 Becoming Colette
1991 Ironclads (TV movie)
1991 Highlander II
1990 The Hot Spot
1989 Heart of Dixie
1989 Third Degree Burn (TV movie)
1989 Moonlighting (TV series)
1988 Hot to Trot
1988 Gotham (TV movie)
1988 Mr. North
1987 Zombie High
1987 Long Gone (TV movie)
1987 Slam Dance
1987 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
1986 Modern Girls
1986 Fire with Fire
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV mini-series)
1985 Creator
1985 The Hearst and Davies Affair (TV movie)
1984 Dune
1984 A Matter of Principle (TV movie)
1984 Electric Dreams
1983 Class
 

Nickname

Gina
 

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)
 

Quotes

"When you say no a lot as an actor, you're going to go broke, and that's been the hardest thing to go through in the last 10 years. Being a single mother and having financial problems is a nightmare."

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