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