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Virginia Madsen

American actress

Virginia Madsen is an American actress whose breakout came as Princess Irulan in Dune. She won a Saturn Award for her starring role as Helen Lyle in Candyman and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as Maya Randall in Sideways. Her honours include two Critics' Choice Awards, an Independent Spirit Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and her television work runs from Moonlighting to Designated Survivor.

Virginia Madsen appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1984 to 2004. Most of that work is in sci-fi, comedy and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Bernard Rose (2), Rusty Schwimmer (2), Russell Mulcahy (2), David Lynch (2).

Known for

  • Sideways (2004), Maya Randall. Earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
  • Candyman (1992), Helen Lyle. Her starring role in the horror film won a Saturn Award.
  • Dune (1984), Princess Irulan. Her breakout role, in the science fiction adaptation.
  • Highlander II: The Quickening (1991). A role in the 1991 fantasy action sequel.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Virginia Madsen been in?
Virginia Madsen appears in Sideways (2004), Candyman (1992), Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) and Dune (1984) on The Remote.
When was Virginia Madsen born?
Virginia Madsen was born on 11 September 1961.

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