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Portrait of Virginia Madsen

Acting

Virginia Madsen

Career

Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2015 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
69
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sideways
Sideways
GoodWatch score85/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    2005 · Won

    Sideways

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    2005 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Supporting Actress

    2004 · Won

    Sideways

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Cast

    2004 · Won

    Sideways

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role

    2005 · Nominated · 77th Academy Awards

    Sideways

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

    2005 · Nominated · 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Sideways

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

60

The characters Virginia Madsen played, best-known titles first.

Virginia Madsen as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Virginia Madsen as Maya
Virginia Madsen as Princess Irulan
Virginia Madsen as Carrie
Virginia Madsen as Suzette
Virginia Madsen as Kimble Hookstraten
Virginia Madsen as Helen Lyle
Virginia Madsen as Jackie Lemancyzk
Virginia Madsen as Jane
Virginia Madsen as Sara Campbell
Virginia Madsen as Beth Stanfield
Virginia Madsen as Deandra Lerner
Virginia Madsen as Louise Marcus
Virginia Madsen as Katherine Henley
Virginia Madsen as Maria Sunderland
Virginia Madsen as Dangerous Woman
Virginia Madsen as Mrs Farmer
Virginia Madsen as Mrs. O'Neil
Virginia Madsen as Hippolyta (voice)
Virginia Madsen as Dolly Harshaw
Virginia Madsen as Congresswoman Bradford
Virginia Madsen as Lisa
Virginia Madsen as Dixie DeLaughter
Virginia Madsen as Madeline Robistat
Virginia Madsen as Maggie
Virginia Madsen as Lorraine
Virginia Madsen as The Beast
Virginia Madsen as Cleopatra (voice)
Virginia Madsen as Madeline Hawthorne
Virginia Madsen as Anne Rodney
Virginia Madsen as Allison Rowe
Virginia Madsen as Barbara Spencer
Virginia Madsen as Rebecca Sandstrom
Virginia Madsen as Eileen
Virginia Madsen as Valerie Brisky
Virginia Madsen as Virgie Arthur
Virginia Madsen as Augusta
Virginia Madsen as Clementine Winks
Virginia Madsen as Lisa
Virginia Madsen as Yolanda Caldwell
Virginia Madsen as Hope Stevens
Virginia Madsen as Victoria
Virginia Madsen as Kelly
Virginia Madsen as Sally Boffin
Virginia Madsen as Andrea Miller
Virginia Madsen as Abigail Charm
Virginia Madsen as Charlotte
Virginia Madsen as Penny Tillman
Virginia Madsen as Rachel Carlyle
Virginia Madsen as Mags
Virginia Madsen as Brenda Kniffen
Virginia Madsen as Gina Hayes
Virginia Madsen as Delia June Curry
Virginia Madsen as Traci
Virginia Madsen as Lucy Monroe
Virginia Madsen as Cheryl West
Virginia Madsen as Laura Harris
Virginia Madsen as Sherry
Virginia Madsen as Molly
Virginia Madsen as Clarettta Petacci

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 98 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Virginia Madsen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Politics
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Small Town 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Inspirational 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • 80s Nostalgia 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

127
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

11 titles · average score 56
Sheepdog
Sheepdog (2026)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Elecia Knox

Street Smart
Street Smart (2026)

as Beth

Lola
Lola (2024)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mona

Holidazed
Holidazed (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Connie Manetti-Hanahan

Give Me an A
Give Me an A (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

as Coach Judy

One Day as a Lion
One Day as a Lion (2023)
GoodWatch score 50

as Valerie Brisky

The Portrait
The Portrait (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mags

Obliterated
Obliterated (2023)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Marge McKnight

Prey for the Devil
Prey for the Devil (2022)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dr. Peters

Candyman
Candyman (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

as Helen Lyle (voice)

Operation Christmas Drop
Operation Christmas Drop (2020)
GoodWatch score 49

as Congresswoman Angie Bradford

2010s

32 titles · average score 54
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Maria Sunderland

1985
1985 (2018)
GoodWatch score 78

as Eileen

Better Watch Out
Better Watch Out (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

as Deandra Lerner

American Gothic
American Gothic (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Madeline Hawthorne

Dead Rising: Watchtower
Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)
GoodWatch score 46

as Maggie

An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success
An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Thomas

Joy
Joy (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

as Terry

Walter
Walter (2015)
GoodWatch score 50

as Karen

Lost Boy
Lost Boy (2015)
GoodWatch score 44

as Laura Harris

Crazy Kind of Love
Crazy Kind of Love (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

as Augusta

The Magic of Belle Isle
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Charlotte O'Neil

Scoundrels
Scoundrels (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Cheryl West

2000s

36 titles · average score 59
The Haunting in Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
GoodWatch score 40

as Sara Campbell

Diminished Capacity
Diminished Capacity (2008)
GoodWatch score 42

as Charlotte

The Number 23
The Number 23 (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia

The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Farmer

Firewall
Firewall (2006)
GoodWatch score 42

as Beth Stanfield

Smith
Smith (2006)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Hope Stevens

A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dangerous Woman

I Love the '90s: Part Deux
I Love the '90s: Part Deux (2005)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show

Sideways
Sideways (2004)
GoodWatch score 85

as Maya

Brave New Girl
Brave New Girl (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

as Wanda Lovell

Crossfire Trail
Crossfire Trail (2001)
GoodWatch score 54

as Anne Rodney

After Sex
After Sex (2000)
GoodWatch score 46

as Traci

1990s

28 titles · average score 56
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Beth Anne Rollins

Ballad of the Nightingale
Ballad of the Nightingale (1999)

as Mo Lewis

The Florentine
The Florentine (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

as Molly

Ambushed
Ambushed (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lucy Monroe

The Apocalypse Watch
The Apocalypse Watch (1997)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Karin De Vries

Just Your Luck
Just Your Luck (1996)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kim

The Prophecy
The Prophecy (1995)
GoodWatch score 52

as Katherine Henley

Blue Tiger
Blue Tiger (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gina Hayes

Candyman
Candyman (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

as Helen Lyle

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
GoodWatch score 48

as Carolyn Warmus

Highlander II: The Quickening
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
GoodWatch score 28

as Louise Marcus

The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dolly Harshaw

1980s

20 titles · average score 52
Heart of Dixie
Heart of Dixie (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

as Delia June Curry

Third Degree Burn
Third Degree Burn (1989)
GoodWatch score 38

as Anne Scholes

Gotham
Gotham (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

as Rachel Carlyle

Mr. North
Mr. North (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sally Boffin

Zombie High
Zombie High (1987)
GoodWatch score 34

as Andrea

Slam Dance
Slam Dance (1987)
GoodWatch score 37

as Yolanda Caldwell

Long Gone
Long Gone (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

as Dixie Lee Boxx

Modern Girls
Modern Girls (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kelly

Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lisa Taylor

Mussolini: The Untold Story
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Clara Petacci

The Hearst and Davies Affair
The Hearst and Davies Affair (1985)

as Marion Davies

Electric Dreams
Electric Dreams (1984)
GoodWatch score 51

as Madeline Robistat