Virginia Madsen

<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2>
Virginia Madsen was born in Chicago, Illinois,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1">1</a> the daughter of <a href="/facts/Elaine_Madsen/A0tMHgfb">Elaine</a> (née Nelson), who became an <a href="/facts/Emmy_Awards/M6GvMDJc">Emmy Award</a>-winning filmmaker and author, and Calvin Christian Madsen, a <a href="/facts/Firefighter/483TlnYB">firefighter</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a> After Madsen's parents divorced in the late 1960s, when the children were young, her mother left a career in finance to pursue a career in the arts, encouraged by film critic <a href="/facts/Roger_Ebert/ogYo6zQj">Roger Ebert</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a> Madsen's siblings are actor <a href="/facts/Michael_Madsen/C7mFJeLs">Michael Madsen</a> (1957–2025) and Cheryl Madsen, an entrepreneur. Her paternal grandparents were Danish, and her mother has Irish and Scottish along with distant Native American ancestry.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a> Madsen and her best friend <a href="/facts/Rusty_Schwimmer/hXwHhptk">Rusty Schwimmer</a> are graduates of <a href="/facts/New_Trier_High_School/yS4qbbIn">New Trier High School</a> in <a href="/facts/Winnetka%2c_Illinois/0umwHIoH">Winnetka, Illinois</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>
Madsen later attended the Ted Liss Acting Studio in Chicago, and Harand Camp Adult Theater Seminar in <a href="/facts/Elkhart_Lake%2c_Wisconsin/H38gK3wp">Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin</a>. Of her experience with Liss, she said: "I had wanted to join his class since I was 12. It was well worth the wait because I don't think I could have got that sort of training anywhere else, especially in the United States ... I always wanted to make a real career out of acting."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a>

<h2 id="career">Career</h2>
<h3>Film</h3>
Madsen made her acting debut at age 22, in a <a href="/facts/Bit_part/02WnXGzd">bit part</a> where she landed her role as Lisa in the romantic comedy film <a href="/facts/Class_(film)/mxjjYlsg">Class</a> (1983), co-starring <a href="/facts/Jacqueline_Bisset/lfxbG4wB">Jacqueline Bisset</a> and <a href="/facts/Rob_Lowe/2YF8FLrW">Rob Lowe</a>. She next appeared in <a href="/facts/Kenny_Loggins/eY75UNRg">Kenny Loggins</a>' music video for "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" from the <a href="/facts/Footloose_(1984_film)/JN5qClxW">Footloose</a> (1984) soundtrack.
She portrayed a <a href="/facts/Cellist/IeYEXr96">cellist</a> named Madeline in the science fiction comedy <a href="/facts/Electric_Dreams_(film)/nN4b4r5V">Electric Dreams</a> with <a href="/facts/Lenny_Von_Dohlen/rQPfC1R9">Lenny Von Dohlen</a> (1984). She was cast as <a href="/facts/Princess_Irulan/WbPd60NU">Princess Irulan</a> in <a href="/facts/David_Lynch/9T1gIYEg">David Lynch</a>'s science fiction epic <a href="/facts/Dune_(1984_film)/yPAxhEPw">Dune</a> (1984).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a> In 1985, she starred as Boris (<a href="/facts/Vincent_Spano/85cugFzh">Vincent Spano</a>)'s romantic interest Barbara in the film <a href="/facts/Creator_(film)/bBpYY2Df">Creator</a>, which also starred <a href="/facts/Peter_O%2527Toole/2NAtGMS8">Peter O'Toole</a>.

Madsen first became known to audiences in 1986 with her portrayal of a Catholic school girl who fell in love with a boy from a prison camp in Duncan Gibbons' <a href="/facts/Fire_with_Fire_(1986_film)/rDEJhs6U">Fire with Fire</a>, though the film drew scathing reviews. As beauty queen Dixie Lee Boxx, she was the love interest of minor league baseball manager Cecil "Stud" Cantrell (<a href="/facts/William_Petersen/5ymUfSLW">William Petersen</a>) in the <a href="/facts/HBO/gGSPvEEu">HBO</a> original film <a href="/facts/Long_Gone_(film)/rLIa0RcX">Long Gone</a> (1987). That same year she also appeared in the music video for "<a href="/facts/I_Found_Someone/h5Vl12Dd">I Found Someone</a>" by <a href="/facts/Cher/PeKz1P3l">Cher</a>. She played a secretary named Allison Rowe in the comedy film <a href="/facts/Hot_to_Trot/I1gCIW6y">Hot to Trot</a> (1988).
Madsen also played <a href="/facts/Femme_fatale/Xm8E98jJ">femme fatales</a> in films such as <a href="/facts/Slam_Dance_(film)/qnoHL6VY">Slam Dance</a> (1987), <a href="/facts/Gotham_(film)/qSU8Cd3d">Gotham</a> (1988), <a href="/facts/The_Hot_Spot/IAJlgaIh">The Hot Spot</a> (1990), which co-starred <a href="/facts/Don_Johnson/fxvbTc76">Don Johnson</a> and <a href="/facts/Jennifer_Connelly/GIKBYb1I">Jennifer Connelly</a>, and <a href="/facts/Linda_(1993_film)/vQTmRlct">Linda</a> (1993).
She also starred as <a href="/facts/Candyman_(film_series)/rx8jR1go">Helen Lyle</a>, an anthropology student, in the horror film <a href="/facts/Candyman_(1992_film)/lIIYEbK4">Candyman</a> (1992), which drew good reviews and was a box office success.
She appeared in a small role in the <a href="/facts/Francis_Ford_Coppola/c3h1RwhH">Francis Ford Coppola</a> drama <a href="/facts/The_Rainmaker_(1997_film)/cqFGuuJV">The Rainmaker</a> (1997) alongside <a href="/facts/Matt_Damon/LWdb85nz">Matt Damon</a> and <a href="/facts/Claire_Danes/K7MsHePs">Claire Danes</a>. Film critic <a href="/facts/Roger_Ebert/ogYo6zQj">Roger Ebert</a> said that Madsen had a "strong scene",<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> while reviewer James Berardinelli noted that "the supporting cast is solid, with turns from . . . Virginia Madsen as a witness for the plaintiff".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a>
Madsen delivered a critically acclaimed performance in <a href="/facts/Sideways/ntDrcslD">Sideways</a> (2004), directed by <a href="/facts/Alexander_Payne/0yyJjHhS">Alexander Payne</a>. Her role catapulted her onto the Hollywood <a href="/facts/A-list/eyWUgqU7">A-list</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a>
Her first major role after Sideways was opposite <a href="/facts/Harrison_Ford/Dw7TrhAK">Harrison Ford</a> and <a href="/facts/Paul_Bettany/neeRT9DR">Paul Bettany</a> in <a href="/facts/Firewall_(film)/5jXxKp3r">Firewall</a> (2006). She later appeared in <a href="/facts/Robert_Altman/z8muAk9r">Robert Altman</a>'s <a href="/facts/A_Prairie_Home_Companion_(film)/kdpq8KMF">A Prairie Home Companion</a>, in a key role as the angel. She co-starred alongside <a href="/facts/Jim_Carrey/6phCY2eu">Jim Carrey</a> in <a href="/facts/The_Number_23/ER571XD2">The Number 23</a> and <a href="/facts/Billy_Bob_Thornton/fcuQhcF5">Billy Bob Thornton</a> in <a href="/facts/The_Astronaut_Farmer/QFtyc5MS">The Astronaut Farmer</a>; both films were released in North America on February 23, 2007. She voiced <a href="/facts/Hippolyta_(DC_Comics)/Igk1GGTN">Queen Hippolyta</a>, the mother of <a href="/facts/Wonder_Woman/rzQH6Lfz">Wonder Woman</a>, in the animated film <a href="/facts/Wonder_Woman_(2009_film)/ccqJgxtk">Wonder Woman</a> (2009).

<h3>Television</h3>
In 1988, Madsen appeared as Maddie Hayes' cousin in the fifth and final season of the <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a> drama series <a href="/facts/Moonlighting_(TV_series)/k3ACNSUE">Moonlighting</a>. She has since made various television appearances, including <a href="/facts/Star_Trek%3a_Voyager/nNssDhT1">Star Trek: Voyager</a>, <a href="/facts/CSI%3a_Miami/N2QWqFeu">CSI: Miami</a>, <a href="/facts/Dawson%2527s_Creek/CP2z0seS">Dawson's Creek</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Practice/n4qR5tg9">The Practice</a>, <a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a>, and other television series. She was also co-host of the long-running television series <a href="/facts/Unsolved_Mysteries/pMBzMqFQ">Unsolved Mysteries</a> in 1999, during the show's eleventh season (which was also the second and final season on <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a>). She starred alongside <a href="/facts/Ray_Liotta/s0D4fNQl">Ray Liotta</a> in the short-lived CBS crime drama series <a href="/facts/Smith_(TV_series)/KKEWpEK3">Smith</a>. She also had a recurring role in the <a href="/facts/Monk_season_8/WHY8zRCQ">eighth and final season</a> in the <a href="/facts/USA_Network/lgQGjABY">USA Network</a> comedy-drama series <a href="/facts/Monk_(TV_series)/lBo4y5HM">Monk</a>.
In 2010, she landed the starring role of Cheryl West in the ABC comedy-drama series <a href="/facts/Scoundrels_(TV_series)/5poRGaem">Scoundrels</a>. In December 2010, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of the <a href="/facts/NBC/zyfTYCvW">NBC</a> science fiction series <a href="/facts/The_Event/T7sFXP3m">The Event</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a> In 2012, she joined the cast of the <a href="/facts/AMC_(TV_channel)/5KLqR7mv">AMC</a> western drama series <a href="/facts/Hell_on_Wheels_(TV_series)/vH91h3GX">Hell on Wheels</a> as Mrs. Hannah Durant, first appearing in episode eight of season 2, "The Lord's Day". In 2013, Madsen began appearing on <a href="/facts/Lifetime_(TV_network)/wwxv7sUX">Lifetime</a>'s <a href="/facts/Witches_of_East_End_(TV_series)/e9XHglwB">Witches of East End</a> as Penelope Gardiner, the main villainess of the first season.
She starred as Speaker Kimble Hookstraten in the <a href="/facts/Designated_Survivor_season_1/B2to7R48">first season</a> of the <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a> political drama series <a href="/facts/Designated_Survivor_(TV_series)/XlXoR6BC">Designated Survivor</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a>

<h3>Producer</h3>
In 2008, Madsen formed her own film production company called Title IX Productions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a> Her first project was a film made with her mother titled I Know a Woman Like That. The film is a documentary about the lives of older women. On the creation of the film, she said her mother's active lifestyle was an inspiration to start filming.

<blockquote>My mother's level of activity, of productivity, was exactly why I thought a project like this would work. Originally, when we put the idea together, she had said, "I'm far too busy. I'm going to Holland, and then I'm going here and there and I'm writing my book." But that's really what it's about.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a></blockquote>
<h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2>
Madsen was married to actor and director <a href="/facts/Danny_Huston/zl0WvCbh">Danny Huston</a> after meeting on the set of <a href="/facts/Mr._North/UYaaQxUY">Mr. North</a> (1988). They married in 1989 and divorced in 1992.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a> Madsen was in a long-term relationship with <a href="/facts/Antonio_Sab%25C3%25A0to_Jr./DYbykH0w">Antonio Sabàto Jr.</a>, with whom she has one son, from 1993 to 1998. <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a>
Madsen has been married to <a href="/facts/Gilmore_Girls/1cbBfSnJ">Gilmore Girls</a> actor Nick Holmes since 2020.

<h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2>
<h3>Film</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td><a href="/facts/Class_(film)/mxjjYlsg">Class</a></td><td>Lisa</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1984</td><td><a href="/facts/Electric_Dreams_(film)/nN4b4r5V">Electric Dreams</a></td><td>Madeline Robistat</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dune_(1984_film)/yPAxhEPw">Dune</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Princess_Irulan/WbPd60NU">Princess Irulan</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1985</td><td>The Hearst and Davies Affair</td><td>Marion Davies</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Creator_(film)/bBpYY2Df">Creator</a></td><td>Barbara Spencer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1986</td><td><a href="/facts/Fire_with_Fire_(1986_film)/rDEJhs6U">Fire with Fire</a></td><td>Lisa Taylor</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Modern_Girls/0evmpCFs">Modern Girls</a></td><td>Kelly</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1987</td><td><a href="/facts/Long_Gone_(film)/rLIa0RcX">Long Gone</a></td><td>Dixie Lee Boxx</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Slam_Dance_(film)/qnoHL6VY">Slam Dance</a></td><td>Yolanda Caldwell</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Zombie_High/P0zF44CP">Zombie High</a></td><td>Andrea Miller</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1988</td><td><a href="/facts/Mr._North/UYaaQxUY">Mr. North</a></td><td>Sally Boffin</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Gotham_(film)/qSU8Cd3d">Gotham</a></td><td>Rachel Carlyle</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hot_to_Trot/I1gCIW6y">Hot to Trot</a></td><td>Allison Rowe</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1989</td><td><a href="/facts/Third_Degree_Burn/EHdVoSxB">Third Degree Burn</a></td><td>Anne Scholes</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Heart_of_Dixie_(film)/QX3qguAU">Heart of Dixie</a></td><td>Delia June Curry</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Hot_Spot/IAJlgaIh">The Hot Spot</a></td><td>Dolly Harshaw</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">1991</td><td><a href="/facts/Highlander_II%3a_The_Quickening/Uaj7Jvn5">Highlander II: The Quickening</a></td><td>Louise Marcus</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ironclads_(film)/fjqpEu9p">Ironclads</a></td><td>Betty Stuart</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Victim_of_Love_(1991_film)/XB7tFXut">Victim of Love</a></td><td>Carla Simons</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Becoming_Colette/80Kw0qnU">Becoming Colette</a></td><td>Polaire Sorel</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Love Kills</td><td>Rebecca Bishop</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1992</td><td><a href="/facts/Candyman_(1992_film)/lIIYEbK4">Candyman</a></td><td>Helen Lyle</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story</td><td><a href="/facts/Carolyn_Warmus/eteBRYLy">Carolyn Warmus</a></td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><a href="/facts/Linda_(1993_film)/vQTmRlct">Linda</a></td><td>Linda Cowley</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1994</td><td><a href="/facts/Caroline_at_Midnight/xQg7h6xU">Caroline at Midnight</a></td><td>Susan Prince</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Blue_Tiger_(film)/lzaVpFD4">Blue Tiger</a></td><td>Gina Hayes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bitter Vengeance</td><td>Annie Westford</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Prophecy/JYob3k3t">The Prophecy</a></td><td>Katherine</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1996</td><td>Just Your Luck</td><td>Kim</td><td>Video</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ghosts_of_Mississippi/Nc9L54eL">Ghosts of Mississippi</a></td><td>Dixie DeLaughter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1997</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Apocalypse_Watch/l0FWtm90">The Apocalypse Watch</a></td><td>Karin De Vries</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Rainmaker_(1997_film)/cqFGuuJV">The Rainmaker</a></td><td>Jackie Lemanczyk</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><a href="/facts/Ambushed_(1998_film)/tlWGAxPP">Ambushed</a></td><td>Lucy Monroe</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1999</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Florentine/l1EoHJP7">The Florentine</a></td><td>Molly</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ballad of the Nightingale</td><td>Mo Lewis</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Haunting_(1999_film)/v51c9AfY">The Haunting</a></td><td>Jane Vance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2000</td><td><a href="/facts/After_Sex_(2000_film)/ry7Bp2R0">After Sex</a></td><td>Traci</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Children of Fortune</td><td>Ingrid Bast</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">2001</td><td><a href="/facts/Crossfire_Trail/X5r3DjTs">Crossfire Trail</a></td><td>Anne Rodney</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Lying_in_Wait/V4fDvwYt">Lying in Wait</a></td><td>Vera Miller</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Almost_Salinas/DRYxtJ7v">Almost Salinas</a></td><td>Clare</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Full_Disclosure_(2001_film)/uxrX70eh">Full Disclosure</a></td><td>Brenda Hopkins</td><td>Video</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Just_Ask_My_Children_(2001_film)/rgvnjtkH">Just Ask My Children</a></td><td>Brenda Kniffen</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><a href="/facts/American_Gun_(2002_film)/A7Bqpyyq">American Gun</a></td><td>Penny Tillman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2003</td><td>Tempted</td><td>Emma Burke</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Artworks_(film)/ecGyE6Ig">Artworks</a></td><td>Emma Becker</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nobody Knows Anything!</td><td>Prison Lawyer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2004</td><td><a href="/facts/A_Mother%2527s_Gift/AfrBUWyH">Brave New Girl</a></td><td>Wanda Lovell</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sideways/ntDrcslD">Sideways</a></td><td>Maya Randall</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><a href="/facts/Scooby-Doo!_in_Where%2527s_My_Mummy%253F/wCkvMBgY">Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cleopatra/zxUlkxUF">Cleopatra</a> (voice)</td><td>Video<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">2006</td><td><a href="/facts/Stuart_Little_3%3a_Call_of_the_Wild/oW8Nd1Ug">Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild</a></td><td>The Beast (voice)</td><td>Video<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Firewall_(film)/5jXxKp3r">Firewall</a></td><td>Beth Stanfield</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/A_Prairie_Home_Companion_(film)/kdpq8KMF">A Prairie Home Companion</a></td><td>Dangerous Woman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Astronaut_Farmer/QFtyc5MS">The Astronaut Farmer</a></td><td>Audrey "Audie" Farmer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">2007</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Number_23/ER571XD2">The Number 23</a></td><td>Agatha Sparrow/Fabrizia</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ripple_Effect_(film)/CczhruHz">Ripple Effect</a></td><td>Sherry Atrash</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cutlass_(film)/rvrRh93l">Cutlass</a></td><td>Robin</td><td>Short</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Being_Michael_Madsen/qsyGVda4">Being Michael Madsen</a></td><td>Herself</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><a href="/facts/Diminished_Capacity/vcaHIsPR">Diminished Capacity</a></td><td>Charlotte</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2009</td><td><a href="/facts/Wonder_Woman_(2009_film)/ccqJgxtk">Wonder Woman</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Hippolyta_(DC_Comics)/Igk1GGTN">Hippolyta</a> (voice)</td><td>Video<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Haunting_in_Connecticut/dr8DTDRE">The Haunting in Connecticut</a></td><td>Sara Campbell</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><a href="/facts/Father_of_Invention/pJDzhFL9">Father of Invention</a></td><td>Lorraine King</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2011</td><td><a href="/facts/Red_Riding_Hood_(2011_film)/djlrF4oG">Red Riding Hood</a></td><td>Suzette</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marriage Drama</td><td>Linda</td><td>Short</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2012</td><td><a href="/facts/Hornet%2527s_Nest_(novel)/HnEhX7aY">Hornet's Nest</a></td><td>Judy Hammer</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Magic_of_Belle_Isle/2cop0C8W">The Magic of Belle Isle</a></td><td>Charlotte O'Neil</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">2013</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Last_Keepers/b0bo70Mb">The Last Keepers</a></td><td>Abigail Carver</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Hot_Flashes/odUP1uUm">The Hot Flashes</a></td><td>Clementine Winks</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Crazy_Kind_of_Love/3Pca4Y9q">Crazy Kind of Love</a></td><td>Augusta Iris</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Anna_Nicole_Story/HRA5Grl4">The Anna Nicole Story</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Virgie_Arthur/SoalQ7mJ">Virgie Arthur</a></td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Jake_Squared/JsnScxGz">Jake Squared</a></td><td>Beth</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><a href="/facts/All_the_Wilderness/hkIK8eNe">All the Wilderness</a></td><td>Abigail Charm</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">2015</td><td><a href="/facts/Walter_(2015_film)/1fYYHDfW">Walter</a></td><td>Karen Benjamin</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dead_Rising%3a_Watchtower/Ham7LNqm">Dead Rising: Watchtower</a></td><td>Maggie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/An_American_Girl%3a_Grace_Stirs_Up_Success/2sbxMT1a">An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success</a></td><td>Karen Thomas</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Burning_Bodhi/hsNwM7IR">Burning Bodhi</a></td><td>Naomi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Joy_(2015_film)/z9fs3Qvv">Joy</a></td><td>Terry Mangano</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2016</td><td><a href="/facts/Burn_Your_Maps/tjKH4jev">Burn Your Maps</a></td><td>Victoria</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Better_Watch_Out/SGJpEBng">Better Watch Out</a></td><td>Deandra Lerner</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><a href="/facts/A_Change_of_Heart_(film)/T3hHnEPC">A Change of Heart</a></td><td>Deena</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2018</td><td><a href="/facts/1985_(film)/4gvUl8HY">1985</a></td><td>Eileen Lester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Her_Smell/0SA89h8c">Her Smell</a></td><td>Ania Adamcyzk</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spare Room</td><td>Nat</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td><a href="/facts/Operation_Christmas_Drop_(film)/ALpzfV6p">Operation Christmas Drop</a></td><td>Congresswoman Angie Bradford</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td><a href="/facts/Candyman_(2021_film)/mpDaEK09">Candyman</a></td><td>Helen Lyle (voice)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Give_Me_An_A/jtXzdY3H">Give Me An A</a></td><td>Coach Judy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Prey_for_the_Devil/D75lrQ7K">Prey for the Devil</a></td><td>Dr. Peters</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2023</td><td><a href="/facts/One_Day_as_a_Lion_(film)/stlnXWh0">One Day as a Lion</a></td><td>Valerie Brisky</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Portrait_(2023_film)/1U1Vt9S1">The Portrait</a></td><td>Mags</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td><a href="/facts/Lola_James/yHTKW3F3">Lola James</a></td><td>Mona</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Television</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td><a href="/facts/American_Playhouse/bfeuvzlT">American Playhouse</a></td><td>Lou Ellen Purdy</td><td>Episode: "A Matter of Principle"</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td><a href="/facts/Mussolini%3a_The_Untold_Story/qvf4B2eb">Mussolini: The Untold Story</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Clara_Petacci/4EcSkMmg">Claretta Petacci</a></td><td>Main cast</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Hitchhiker_(TV_series)/WXc8jt75">The Hitchhiker</a></td><td>Christina</td><td>Episode: "Perfect Order"</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td><a href="/facts/Moonlighting_(TV_series)/k3ACNSUE">Moonlighting</a></td><td>Annie Charnock</td><td>Recurring cast: Season 5</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td><a href="/facts/Earth_2_(TV_series)/WE36VBwQ">Earth 2</a></td><td>Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner</td><td>Episode: "The Church of Morgan"</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><a href="/facts/Star_Trek%3a_Voyager/nNssDhT1">Star Trek: Voyager</a></td><td>Kellin</td><td>Episode: "<a href="/facts/Unforgettable_(Star_Trek%3a_Voyager)/eGl1lmbt">Unforgettable</a>"</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1999</td><td><a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a></td><td>Cassandra Stone</td><td>Recurring cast: <a href="/facts/Frasier_(season_6)/ndNcsc2d">Season 6</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Unsolved_Mysteries/pMBzMqFQ">Unsolved Mysteries</a></td><td>Herself/Co-Host</td><td>Main co-host: season 11</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Practice/n4qR5tg9">The Practice</a></td><td>Marsha Ellison</td><td>Recurring cast: season 6</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><a href="/facts/Justice_League_(TV_series)/HHamwuC5">Justice League</a></td><td>Sarah Corwin (voice)</td><td>Episode: "The Brave and the Bold"<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a></td></tr><tr><td>2002–2003</td><td><a href="/facts/American_Dreams/1JQuYWBI">American Dreams</a></td><td>Rebecca Sandstrom</td><td>Recurring cast: season 1</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">2003</td><td>Pet Star</td><td>Herself/Celebrity Judge #2</td><td>Episode: "Episode #2.1 & "#2.3"</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dawson%2527s_Creek/CP2z0seS">Dawson's Creek</a></td><td>Maddy Allen</td><td>Recurring cast: Season 6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Spider-Man%3a_The_New_Animated_Series/jwF4eJ1e">Spider-Man: The New Animated Series</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Silver_Sable/KvIJM4NY">Silver Sable</a> (voice)</td><td>Recurring cast</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/CSI%3a_Miami/N2QWqFeu">CSI: Miami</a></td><td>Krista Walker</td><td>Episode: "Death Grip"</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Boomtown_(2002_TV_series)/Bdp5VHKv">Boomtown</a></td><td>Erika Ashland</td><td>Episode: "The Big Picture"</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><a href="/facts/Teen_Titans_(TV_series)/eHUcExXw">Teen Titans</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Arella/gr7g4jYg">Arella</a> (voice)</td><td>Episode: "The Prophecy"<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21">21</a></td></tr><tr><td>2005–2006</td><td><a href="/facts/Justice_League_Unlimited/4R2kAqFo">Justice League Unlimited</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Roulette_(DC_Comics)/0dlAqUdQ">Veronica Sinclair/Roulette</a> (voice)</td><td>Guest cast: seasons 2-3<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22">22</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2006</td><td><a href="/facts/Hollywood_Greats/YMkfzSf7">Hollywood Greats</a></td><td>Herself</td><td>Episode: "Harrison Ford"</td></tr><tr><td>TV Land's Top Ten</td><td>Herself</td><td>Recurring guest</td></tr><tr><td>2006–2007</td><td><a href="/facts/Smith_(TV_series)/KKEWpEK3">Smith</a></td><td>Hope Stevens</td><td>Main cast</td></tr><tr><td>2006–2008</td><td><a href="/facts/Dog_Whisperer_with_Cesar_Millan/0Iku81PQ">Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan</a></td><td>Herself</td><td>Guest cast: Season 3-4</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2009</td><td><a href="/facts/Orangutan_Island/zNyYgk3x">Orangutan Island</a></td><td>Herself/Narrator</td><td>Episode: "Cheating Extinction"</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Monk_(TV_series)/lBo4y5HM">Monk</a></td><td>T.K. Jensen</td><td>Recurring cast: <a href="/facts/Monk_season_8/WHY8zRCQ">season 8</a></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><a href="/facts/Scoundrels_(TV_series)/5poRGaem">Scoundrels</a></td><td>Cheryl West</td><td>Main cast</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Event/T7sFXP3m">The Event</a></td><td>Senator Catherine Lewis</td><td>Recurring cast: season 1</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2012</td><td>Jan</td><td>Mel</td><td>Recurring cast</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hell_on_Wheels_(TV_Series)/vH91h3GX">Hell on Wheels</a></td><td>Mrs. Hannah Durant</td><td>Recurring cast: <a href="/facts/Hell_on_Wheels_season_2/WAf7lS17">season 2</a></td></tr><tr><td>Ruth & Erica</td><td>Mel</td><td>Episode: "September"</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2013</td><td><a href="/facts/Florence_Henderson/9BsWTAyI">Who's Cooking with Florence Henderson</a></td><td>Herself</td><td>Episode: "Virginia Madsen"</td></tr><tr><td>Susanna</td><td>Mel</td><td>Episode: "Episode #1.12"</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Witches_of_East_End_(TV_series)/e9XHglwB">Witches of East End</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Penelope_Gardiner/Y1uPquWX">Penelope Gardiner</a></td><td>Recurring cast: <a href="/facts/Witches_of_East_End_(season_1)/3pool96S">season 1</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2014</td><td><a href="/facts/Carol_Alt/SLp40rvj">A Healthy You & Carol Alt</a></td><td>Herself</td><td>Episode: "May 3, 2014"</td></tr><tr><td>Let's Go to the Movies</td><td>Herself</td><td>Episode: "Virginia Madsen"</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2015</td><td><a href="/facts/Metropolis_(American_TV_program)/TXgYEnQb">Metropolis</a></td><td>Herself</td><td>Recurring guest</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Law_%2526_Order%3a_Special_Victims_Unit/0KgSLVg9">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></td><td>Beth Anne Rollins</td><td>Episode: "Maternal Instincts"</td></tr><tr><td>2015–2016</td><td><a href="/facts/Celebrity_Name_Game/vTkwE1hH">Celebrity Name Game</a></td><td>Herself/Celebrity Player</td><td>Episode: "<a href="/facts/Ross_Mathews/Qu1xckTn">Ross Mathews</a> & Virginia Madsen 1-3"</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2016</td><td><a href="/facts/Pickle_and_Peanut/xJEA0sme">Pickle and Peanut</a></td><td>Jackson (voice)</td><td>Episode: "Night Shift/Scalped"</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/American_Gothic_(2016_TV_series)/Xo11QA3c">American Gothic</a></td><td>Madeline Hawthorne</td><td>Main cast</td></tr><tr><td>2016–2017</td><td><a href="/facts/Designated_Survivor_(TV_series)/XlXoR6BC">Designated Survivor</a></td><td>Kimble Hookstraten</td><td>Recurring cast: <a href="/facts/Designated_Survivor_season_1/B2to7R48">season 1</a></td></tr><tr><td>2016–2019</td><td><a href="/facts/Elementary_(TV_series)/U958NAgj">Elementary</a></td><td>Paige Cowan</td><td>Guest Cast: Season 4-5 & 7</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><a href="/facts/Voltron%3a_Legendary_Defender/PPaGVWgp">Voltron: Legendary Defender</a></td><td>Commander Heera (voice)</td><td>Episode: "Hole in the Sky"</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Truth_About_the_Harry_Quebert_Affair_(miniseries)/qGQuwR0J">The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair</a></td><td>Tamara Quinn</td><td>Main cast</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td><a href="/facts/Swamp_Thing_(2019_TV_series)/DmPau91f">Swamp Thing</a></td><td>Maria Sunderland</td><td>Main cast<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23">23</a></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Behind the Monsters</td><td>Herself</td><td>Episode: "Candyman"</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td><a href="/facts/Obliterated/fzuEokMK">Obliterated</a></td><td>Marge McKnight</td><td>Episode: "Walks of Shame"</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Holidazed</td><td>Connie Manetti-Hanahan</td><td>Recurring cast</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Music videos</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Song</th><th>Artist</th></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>"<a href="/facts/I%2527m_Free_(Heaven_Helps_the_Man)/m4omc0yy">I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)</a>"</td><td><a href="/facts/Kenny_Loggins/eY75UNRg">Kenny Loggins</a></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>"But Not Tonight"</td><td><a href="/facts/Depeche_Mode/HYrMb9Q4">Depeche Mode</a></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>"<a href="/facts/I_Found_Someone/h5Vl12Dd">I Found Someone</a>"</td><td><a href="/facts/Cher/PeKz1P3l">Cher</a></td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>"<a href="/facts/Liberian_Girl/g5Yf7RGN">Liberian Girl</a>"</td><td><a href="/facts/Michael_Jackson/LLa098zX">Michael Jackson</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Documentary</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Complicated Women</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>I Know a Woman Like That</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Made in New Mexico</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Battling Darkness</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Joy, Strength and Perseverance</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Podcasts</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th></tr><tr><td>2018–2021</td><td><a href="/facts/Imagined_Life/H0FxWTXR">Imagined Life</a></td></tr><tr><td>2020–2023</td><td>Little Stories Everywhere</td></tr><tr><td>2021–2023</td><td>Whose Amazing Life?</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="awards-and-nominations">Awards and nominations</h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Nominated work</th><th>Award</th><th>Result</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1993</td><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Candyman_(1992_film)/lIIYEbK4">Candyman</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Avoriaz/RJX7RX6M">Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival Award</a> for Best Actress</td><td>Won<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24">24</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25">25</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Fangoria_Chainsaw_Award_for_Best_Actress/7IYEBTDn">Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress</a></td><td>Won<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26">26</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Actress/ENg8mI00">Saturn Award for Best Actress</a></td><td>Won<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27">27</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="25">2004</td><td rowspan="25"><a href="/facts/Sideways/ntDrcslD">Sideways</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Boston_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Cast/2XV0fq9I">Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/TRKxUqrX">Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Critics%2527_Choice_Movie_Award_for_Best_Acting_Ensemble/R2uLFuh8">Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Critics%2527_Choice_Movie_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/WSqo7U2f">Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dallas%25E2%2580%2593Fort_Worth_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/0JNCNV74">Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Independent_Spirit_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Female/g2c1bwba">Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/FIyY11Bm">Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/GMPtGqnV">National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/New_York_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/GKL6JH3R">New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/New_York_Film_Critics_Online/W1mqwDmx">New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/San_Francisco_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/5XNUEz2o">San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Cast_%25E2%2580%2593_Motion_Picture/9TQzVeXy">Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Cast_in_a_Motion_Picture/f5negtz7">Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Toronto_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/MV6qDgdu">Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/KopFrmGI">Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/uqdyXp8W">Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%25E2%2580%2593_Motion_Picture/unNQHReC">Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Online_Film_Critics_Society_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/sDySatTk">Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%25E2%2580%2593_Motion_Picture/udEUh98g">Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Female_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role/vRkNTXNH">Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Washington_D.C._Area_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/xlAQIhTz">Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2006</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/A_Prairie_Home_Companion_(film)/kdpq8KMF">A Prairie Home Companion</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Broadcast_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Cast/R2uLFuh8">Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Gotham_Independent_Film_Award_for_Best_Ensemble_Cast/FD0akRX1">Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr></tbody></table>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

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<li><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/virginia_madsen">Virginia Madsen</a> at <a href="/facts/Rotten_Tomatoes/rLs7ktSY">Rotten Tomatoes</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">"Virginia Madsen". TV Guide. Retrieved October 23, 2018. <a href="https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/virginia-madsen/178497/" target="_blank">https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/virginia-madsen/178497/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">Bell, Mark (February 23, 2007). "Method Fest to present the 2007 Maverick Award to Michael Madsen". Film Threat. Retrieved February 18, 2019. <a href="http://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/method-fest-to-present-the-2007-maverick-award-to-michael-madsen/" target="_blank">http://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/method-fest-to-present-the-2007-maverick-award-to-michael-madsen/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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