A beautiful blonde who received long-overdue recognition for her acting skills in 2004, Virginia Madsen was born on September 11, 1963, in Chicago, daughter of a firefighter and a writer and sister of actor Michael Madsen (Kill Bill).After attending the Ted Liss Acting Studio in Chicago, Madsen went to Hollywood, landing a bit part in 1983's Class. The following year, she played Princess Irulan (the opening narrator) in Dune and the female lead in Electric Dreams. Throughout the '80s and '90s, she lit up many a routine film -- Fire with Fire, Creator, Slamdance, Hot to Trot, The Hot Spot, Highlander 2, Mr. North, Candyman and Ghosts of Mississippi.
She was rescued from mid-career obscurity by Alexander Payne, who cast her as Maya in his 2004 smash Sideways. Her touching performance as a lonely waitress/wine expert resulted in a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
AddThe Haunting in ConnecticutIn this supernatural thriller, the Campbell family's move to Connecticut takes a mysteriously dark turn when a series of shocking paranormal events reveals that their inviting new home is a former mortuary with a sordid past. Based on a true story, this terrifying tale stars Virginia Madsen and... Read More
AddFirewallState-of-the-art security system creator Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal (Paul Bettany) finds a way into Jack's personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake. Virginia Madsen, Alan Arkin and Robert... Read More
AddThe Number 23Batman Forever director Joel Schumacher reunites with his Riddler (Jim Carrey) for this psychological thriller about an animal control officer obsessed with a mysterious book that seems to be based on his own life. As soon as Walter Sparrow (Carrey) opens the book, he notices strange parallels... Read More
AddCandymanWhile researching urban myths, grad student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) learns about the Candyman (Tony Todd), a hook-handed creature who's said to haunt a Chicago housing project. In this creepy film based on a Clive Barker story, the Candyman is made flesh by other people's belief in him. Not... Read More
AddHighlander 2: Renegade VersionRe-edited by director Russell Mulcahy, this sequel to the cult classic sci-fi action film largely discards the original's premise. Instead of being mysterious immortal swordsmen, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobo Ramirez (Sean Connery) are revealed to be long-lived... Read More
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