Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen is an American film actress who got her start in the early 1980s, playing "Princess Irulan" in David Lynch's Dune and "Lisa Taylor" in the 1986 film, Fire with Fire. In 1997, Madsen appeared in the Francis Ford Coppola drama, The Rainmaker, alongside Matt Damon.

Madsen got her big break in 2004, when she starred as "Maya" in the film, Sideways', which also starred Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church and Sandra Oh. For her performance, Madsen received an Academy Award Nomiantion and a Golden Globe nomination.

Since Sideways, Madsen has appeared in Firewall, A Prairie Home Companion, The Number 23, and The Astronaut Farmer. In 2009, she will appear as "Dorothy Binney Putnam" in Amelia.

Fast Facts

May 2007: Chosen for People Magazine's "100 Most Beautiful People"
Has a son with actor Antonio Sabato Jr.
Her brother, Michael Madsen, is also an actor
Hosted the final season of Unsolved Mysteries

Notable Roles

"Maya" in Sideways
"Dorothy Binney Putnam" in Amelia
"Agatha Sparrow" / "Fabrizia" in The Number 23
"Audrey 'Audie' Farmer" in The Astronaut Farmer
"Beth Stanfield" in Firewall
"Jackie Lemancyzk " in The Rainmaker
"Lisa Taylor" in Fire with Fire

Categories

Entertainment | Actresses | Film Actresses

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Virginia Madsen Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
September 11, 1961: Born
1984: Dune
1984: Electric Dreams
1986: Fire with Fire
1988: Mr. North
1989: Marries Danny Huston
1990: The Hot Spot
1992: The Candyman
1992: Divorces Huston
1994: Has child with Antonio Sabato Jr.
1995: The Prophecy
1996: Ghosts of Mississippi
1997: The Rainmaker
1999: The Haunting
2004: Sideways
2006: Firewall
2006: A Prairie Home Companion
2007: The Number 23

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Related Pages on Mahalo

Michael Madsen | Jim Carrey | Paul Giamatti | Thomas Haden Church | Sandra Oh | Antonio Sabato Jr. | Danny Huston | Alexander Payne | Terry Kinney | Firewall Movie

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