Virginia Gayle Madsen (born September 11th in 1961) is an American actress and film producer. Her film debut was in Class (1983) and was shot in her hometown of Chicago. David Lynch, the director of the science fiction film Dune (1984), made her the Princess Irulan after she moved to Los Angeles. Madsen later appeared in a series of teen films that were successful which included Electric Dreams (1984), Modern Girls (1986), and Fire with Fire (1986).Madsen received further recognition for her starring role as Helen Lyle in the horror film Candyman (1992). For her performance in Alexander Payne's comedy drama Sideways (2004), Madsen was nominated to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.On the television screen, Madsen has appeared in the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1989) and the comedy show Frasier (1998) and the period drama series American Dreams (2002-2003), the murder mystery series Monk (2002-2009), the science fiction show The Event (2011), the supernatural drama series Witches of East End (2013-2014) as well as the political thriller series Designated Survivor (2016-2017), and the DC Universe superhero horror series Swamp Thing (2019).
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