Virginia Madsen (born September 11, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress.
She has played a plethora of roles since the mid-'80s and is best known for Candyman and Sideways.
Her brother is the late Michael Madsen, another notable actor.
Partial filmography:
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Film roles
- Class (1983) as Lisa
- Dune (1984) as Princess Irulan
- Electric Dreams (1984) as Madeline Robistat
- Creator (1985) as Barbara Spencer
- Modern Girls (1986) as Kelly
- Fire with Fire (1986) as Lisa Taylor
- Hot to Trot (1988) as Allison Rowe
- The Hot Spot (1990) as Dolly Harshaw
- Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) as Louise Marcus
- Candyman (1992) as Helen Lyle
- Candyman (2021) as Helen Lyle (voice)
- The Prophecy (1995) as Catherine Henley
- Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) as Dixie DeLaughter
- The Rainmaker (1997) as Jackie Lemancyzk
- Ambushed (1998) as Lucy Monroe
- The Haunting as Jane Lance
- Crossfire Trail (2001) as Anne Rodney
- Sideways (2004) as Maya
- Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (2005) as Cleopatra (voice)
- Firewall (2006) as Beth Stanfield
- A Prairie Home Companion (2006) as Dangerous Woman
- The Astronaut Farmer (2007) as Audrey Farmer
- The Number 23 (2007) as Agatha Sparrow/Fabrizia
- Wonder Woman (2009) as Queen Hippolyta (voice)
- The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) as Sara Campbell
- Red Riding Hood (2011) as Suzette
- The Magic of Belle Isle (2012) as Charlotte O'Neil
- Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015) as Maggie
- Joy (2015) as Terry Mangano
- Better Watch Out (2016) as Deandra Lerner
Television roles
- American Playhouse (1 episode, 1984) as Lou Ellen Purdy
- The Hitch-Hiker (1 episode, 1987) as Christina
- Moonlighting (3 episodes, 1989) as Lorraine Anne Charnock
- Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, 1998) as Kellin
- Frasier (4 episodes, 1999) as Cassandra Stone
- The Practice (2 episodes, 2001) as Marsha Ellison
- Justice League (2 episodes, 2002) as Black-Haired Girl/Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice)
- American Dreams (14 episodes, 2002–03) as Rebecca Sandstrom
- Dawson's Creek (2 episodes, 2003) as Maddy Allen
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2 episodes, 2003) as Silver Sable (voice)
- CSI: Miami (1 episode, 2003) as Krista Walker
- Boomtown (1 episode, 2003) as Erika Ashland
- Teen Titans (1 episode, 2005) as Ariella (voice)
- Justice League Unlimited (2 episodes, 2005–06) as Veronica Sinclair/Roulette (voice)
- Monk (3 episodes, 2009) as T. K. Jensen
- Scoundrels: (8 episodes, 2010) as Cheryl West
- The Event (4 episodes, 2011) as Senator Catherine Lewis
- Hell on Wheels (4 episodes, 2012) as Hannah Durant
- Witches of East End (8 episodes, 2013) as Penelope Gardiner
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode, 2015) as Beth Anne Rollins
- Pickle and Peanut (1 episode, 2016) as Jackson (voice)
- American Gothic (13 episodes, 2016) as Madeline Hawthorne
- Designated Survivor (15 episodes, 2016–17) as Congresswoman Kimble Hookstratten
- Elementary (3 episodes, 2016–19) as Paige
- Voltron: Legendary Defender (1 episode, 2017) as Commander Heera (voice)
- Swamp Thing (10 episodes, 2019) as Maria Sunderland
- Obliterated (1 episode, 2023) as Marge McKnight