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  1. Virginia Gayle Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. She is the recipient of two Critics' Choice Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for one Academy Award and one Golden Globe Award . Madsen made her film debut in 1983 with a small part in Class.

  2. Virginia was born in Chicago, Illinois, and belongs to an acting family -- with her brother, Michael Madsen, also an actor, and her mother, Elaine Madsen (née Melson), an Emmy-winning writer, poet, and producer. Her paternal grandparents were Danish, and her father, Calvin Madsen, was a firefighter.

    • Actress, Producer, Additional Crew
    • September 11, 1961
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  3. Virginia Madsen. Actress: Sideways. One of the hottest stars of the mid-1980s, Virginia Madsen has since played a variety of roles that have cemented her reputation as a fantastic actress who can adapt to any part. Virginia was born in Chicago, Illinois, and belongs to an acting family -- with her brother, Michael Madsen, also an actor, and her mother, Elaine Madsen (née Melson), an Emmy ...

    • September 11, 1961
  4. Virginia Gayle Madsen was born in north of Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Elaine (née Melson), an Emmy-winning poet, producer and playwright who often works for PBS, and Calvin Madsen, a fireman. Her mother left a career in corporate business to pursue a writing career. Her brother is actor Michael Madsen.

  5. Virginia Gayle Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress and film producer. She made her film debut in Class (1983), which was filmed in her native Chicago. After she moved to Los Angeles, director David Lynch cast her as Princess Irulan in the science fiction film Dune (1984). Madsen then starred in a series of successful teen movies, including Electric Dreams (1984), Modern ...

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  7. Feb 16, 2007 · Little more than a decade ago, Virginia Madsen's Los Angeles house was being repossessed and the only acting offer she had was to star opposite rats. "That was the lowest of many low points," says ...

  8. Jan 26, 2006 · Virginia Madsen is hanging out on a farm in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with Billy Bob Thornton. They're working on a sweet little movie called The Astronaut Farmer, about a guy who builds a rocket ship ...

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