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Virginia Madsen
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American actress
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Virginia Madsen is an American actor born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1961. She began her work period in 1983 and is recognized for her roles in film and television. Madsen is the sister of Michael Madsen and has been married to Danny Huston. She also had an unmarried partner, Antonio Sabàto Jr., and has one child.
Her awards include the Saturn Award for Best Actress, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, and Actor Awards. She has received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. Madsen speaks and writes in English.
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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…
Known for
- Sheepdog — Dr. Elecia Knox2026
- Lola — Mona2024
- Holidazed — Connie Manetti-Hanahan2024
- The Portrait — Mags2023
- One Day as a Lion — Valerie Brisky2023
- Give Me an A — Coach Judy2023
- Obliterated — Marge McKnight2023
- American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective — Self2022
- Prey for the Devil — Dr. Peters2022
- Candyman — Helen Lyle (voice)2021
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1961-09-11 ) September 11, 1961 (age 64) , Chicago , Illinois, US
- Occupations
- Actress producer
- Years active
- 1983–present
- Spouse s
- Danny Huston ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1992 ) , Nick Holmes ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2020 )
- Partner s
- Antonio Sabàto Jr. , (1993–1998)
- Mother
- Elaine Madsen
- Relatives
- Michael Madsen (brother) Christian Madsen (nephew)
- Website
- virginia-madsen .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Virginia
- Family name
- Madsen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Sibling
- Michael Madsen
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Actor Awards
- Official website
- virginia-madsen.org
- Image
- VirginiaMadsenSFIFF06 adj (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 165
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Virginia Madsen
- date of birth
- 1961-09-11
- unmarried partner
- Antonio Sabàto Jr.
- name in native language
- Virginia Madsen
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
- social media followers
- 67578
- described at URL
- theglobalstardom.com/virginia-madsen
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Saturn Award for Best Actress
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Encyclopedic overview
Virginia Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. She is the recipient of two Critics' Choice Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for one Academy Award and one Golden Globe Award.
Madsen made her film debut in 1983 with a small part in Class. Her breakout role came the following year when she played Princess Irulan in Dune. After a string of parts in teen films, comedies and thrillers of varying commercial success, Madsen received critical acclaim and a Saturn Award for her starring role as Helen Lyle in Candyman (1992). Subsequent film appearances during the 1990s included The Prophecy (1995), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), The Rainmaker (1997), and The Haunting (1999). For her portrayal of Maya Randall in Sideways (2004), she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Her other credits include A Prairie Home Companion (2006), The Number 23 (2007), The Haunting in Connecticut (2009), Joy (2015), Her Smell (2018), Prey for the Devil (2022), and Lola (2024).
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