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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.
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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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elementary
CSI: Miami
The Oscars
The Practice
Monk
Justice League Unlimited
Frasier
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Star Trek: Voyager
Justice League
The Hitchhiker
Dawson's Creek
Hell on Wheels
Earth 2
Boomtown
Teen Titans
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Candyman
Holidazed
Obliterated
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
American Dreams
Designated Survivor
Dune
The Rainmaker
The Haunting
Her Smell
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Red Riding Hood
One Day as a Lion
Prey for the Devil
Wonder Woman
A Prairie Home Companion
Joy
The Portrait
Hot to Trot
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Operation Christmas Drop
Highlander II: The Quickening
Firewall
Mussolini: The Untold Story
American Gothic
Sideways
Smith
Ambushed
Lola
1985
Fire with Fire
The Number 23
Electric Dreams
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
Gotham
Love Kills
Candyman
Unsolved Mysteries
Tempted
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