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Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

54 movies on Netflix

Biography

Virginia Madsen is an American actress who trained at the Ted Liss Acting Studio in Chicago before making her film debut in Class (1983). Her breakout came as Princess Irulan in Dune (1984), and she went on to a run of teen films, comedies and thrillers, earning critical acclaim and a Saturn Award for playing Helen Lyle in Candyman (1992). Her 1990s credits include The Prophecy (1995), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), The Rainmaker (1997) and The Haunting (1999), and her performance as Maya Randall in Sideways (2004) brought an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Later films include A Prairie Home Companion (2006), The Number 23 (2007), The Haunting in Connecticut (2009), Joy (2015) and Prey for the Devil (2022). On television she had recurring roles on Moonlighting, Frasier, Monk, Hell on Wheels and Designated Survivor, and she formed the production company Title IX Productions.

65years old

Turns 66 on September 11in 345 days

  • Born Chicago
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Also credited as Virginia G. Madsen and Virginia Gayle Madsen

Movie Career

Films
54
Career span
40 years1983 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Early training

    Madsen trained at the Ted Liss Acting Studio in Chicago, a class she had wanted to join since she was 12 and which she said gave her training she could not have gotten elsewhere.

  2. First role

    At 22, Madsen landed her first acting job, a bit part as Lisa in the romantic comedy Class (1983), which co-starred Jacqueline Bisset and Rob Lowe.

Virginia Madsen movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Number 232007 Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia

    IMDb rating 6.4223K votes

  2. Sideways2004 Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Maya

    IMDb rating 7.5219K votes

  3. Candyman1992as Helen Lyle

    IMDb rating 6.8111K votes

  4. The Haunting in Connecticut2009as Sara Campbell

    IMDb rating 5.968K votes

  5. Joy2015as Terry

    IMDb rating 6.6153K votes

  6. Firewall2006as Beth Stanfield

    IMDb rating 5.862K votes

  7. Highlander II: The Quickening1991as Louise Marcus

    IMDb rating 4.251K votes

  8. The Prophecy1995as Katherine

    IMDb rating 6.436K votes

Most often with

Rob Reiner directed two of these films. Harry Dean Stanton appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Harry Dean Stanton, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Harry Dean StantonWilliam H. Macy, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with William H. MacyRick Overton, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Rick OvertonBruce Dern, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bruce DernTara Strong, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tara StrongJ.K. Simmons, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with J.K. SimmonsRob ReinerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Rob Reiner

Films together

Box office

What Virginia Madsen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$976 million

26 of the 54 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 54 films: 26 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 11 never in cinemas; 13 figure not found.

  • 26Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 11Never in cinemas
  • 13Figure not found

Top grosser

The Haunting1999as Jane$177 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 78% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Haunting1999as Jane
    $177M18.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Sideways2004as Maya
    $110M11.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Joy2015as Terry
    $101M10.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Red Riding Hood2011as Suzette
    $89M9.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Firewall2006as Beth Stanfield
    $83M8.5% of the total
  6. 6
    The Number 232007as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
    $78M8.0% of the total
  7. 7
    The Haunting in Connecticut2009as Sara Campbell
    $78M7.9% of the total
  8. 8
    The Rainmaker1997as Jackie Lemancyzk
    $46M4.7% of the total
Prey for the Devil (2022), $37.7 millionDune (1984), $31.5 millionA Prairie Home Companion (2006), $26.0 millionCandyman (1992), $25.8 millionClass (1983), $21.6 millionThe Prophecy (1995), $16.1 millionHighlander II: The Quickening (1991), $15.6 millionGhosts of Mississippi (1996), $13.3 millionThe Astronaut Farmer (2006), $11.1 millionHot to Trot (1988), $6.4 millionFire with Fire (1986), $4.6 millionElectric Dreams (1984), $2.2 millionThe Hot Spot (1990), $1.3 millionMr. North (1988), $1.2 millionSlam Dance (1987), $406,881Better Watch Out (2017), $176,288

$215 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 22% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors from 1993 to 2005, one of them major.

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Virginia Madsen's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
SAG Awards
2005Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureWon
Other honors
2005Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting FemaleSidewaysWon
1993Saturn Award for Best ActressCandymanWon

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