Virginia Madsen

'''Virginia Madsen''' (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. She is the recipient of two [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Awards]], an [[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]], and a [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]], as well as nominations for one [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and one [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]].

'''Virginia Madsen''' (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. She is the recipient of two [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Awards]], an [[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]], and a [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]], as well as nominations for one [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and one [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]].

Madsen made her film debut in 1983 with a small part in ''[[Class (film)|Class]]''. Her breakout role came the following year when she played [[Princess Irulan]] in ''[[Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]''. After a string of parts in [[teen film|teen films]], comedies and thrillers of varying commercial success, Madsen received critical acclaim and a [[Saturn Award for Best Actress]] for her starring role as Helen Lyle in ''[[Candyman (1992 film)|Candyman]]'' (1992). Subsequent film appearances during the 1990s included ''[[The Prophecy]]'' (1995), ''[[Ghosts of Mississippi]]'' (1996), ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]'' (1997), and ''[[The Haunting (1999 film)|The Haunting]]'' (1999). For her portrayal of Maya Randall in ''[[Sideways]]'' (2004), Madsen was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Oscar for Best Supporting Actress]]. Her other credits include ''[[A Prairie Home Companion (film)|A Prairie Home Companion]]'' (2006), ''[[The Number 23]]'' (2007), ''[[The Haunting in Connecticut]]'' (2009), ''[[Joy (2015 film)|Joy]]'' (2015), ''[[Her Smell]]'' (2018), ''[[Prey for the Devil]]'' (2022), and ''[[Lola (2024 film)|Lola]]'' (2024).

Madsen made her film debut in 1983 with a small part in ''[[Class (film)|Class]]''. Her breakout role came the following year when she played [[Princess Irulan]] in ''[[Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]''. After a string of parts in [[teen film|teen films]], comedies and thrillers of varying commercial success, Madsen received critical acclaim and a [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Saturn Award]] for her starring role as Helen Lyle in ''[[Candyman (1992 film)|Candyman]]'' (1992). Subsequent film appearances during the 1990s included ''[[The Prophecy]]'' (1995), ''[[Ghosts of Mississippi]]'' (1996), ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]'' (1997), and ''[[The Haunting (1999 film)|The Haunting]]'' (1999). For her portrayal of Maya Randall in ''[[Sideways]]'' (2004), she was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Oscar for Best Supporting Actress]]. Her other credits include ''[[A Prairie Home Companion (film)|A Prairie Home Companion]]'' (2006), ''[[The Number 23]]'' (2007), ''[[The Haunting in Connecticut]]'' (2009), ''[[Joy (2015 film)|Joy]]'' (2015), ''[[Her Smell]]'' (2018), ''[[Prey for the Devil]]'' (2022), and ''[[Lola (2024 film)|Lola]]'' (2024).

Outside film, Madsen has played recurring roles on ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' (1989), ''[[Frasier]]'' (1998), ''[[American Dreams]]'' (2002–2003), ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' (2009), ''[[The Event]]'' (2011), ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]'' (2012), ''[[Witches of East End (TV series)|Witches of East End]]'' (2013–2014), ''[[Designated Survivor (TV series)|Designated Survivor]]'' (2016–2017), and ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]'' (2016–2019). Other television credits include ''[[American Gothic (2016 TV series)|American Gothic]]'' (2016), ''[[The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)|The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair]]'' (2018), and ''[[Swamp Thing (2019 TV series)|Swamp Thing]]'' (2019). She is married and has one child.

Outside film, Madsen has played recurring roles on ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' (1989), ''[[Frasier]]'' (1998), ''[[American Dreams]]'' (2002–2003), ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' (2009), ''[[The Event]]'' (2011), ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]'' (2012), ''[[Witches of East End (TV series)|Witches of East End]]'' (2013–2014), ''[[Designated Survivor (TV series)|Designated Survivor]]'' (2016–2017), and ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]'' (2016–2019). Other television credits include ''[[American Gothic (2016 TV series)|American Gothic]]'' (2016), ''[[The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)|The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair]]'' (2018), and ''[[Swamp Thing (2019 TV series)|Swamp Thing]]'' (2019). She is married and has one child.