Virginia 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 an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.. Madsen made her film debut in 1983 with a small part in Class.Her breakout role came the following year when …

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 …

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 …

Virginia Madsen, Paul Giamatti, Sandra Oh and Thomas Haden Church attended a special screening of their 2004 film in Westwood, California on the weekend. The four starred in the film about two friends who embark on a bachelor’s trip to Santa Ynez Valley for a wine-tasting tour and cross paths with two local women. Directed by Alexander Payne ...

Virginia G Madsen was born on September 11, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois, US, to firefighter Calvin Madsen and ‘Emmy Award’-winning filmmaker and author Elaine Madsen. She is of Danish descent from her father’s side and a mix of English, Scottish, Native American, Irish, and German descent from her mother’s side. ...

Virginia is the youngest of three children; her older brother Michael Madsen would also become a well-known actor, and her sister Cheryl (Cheri) Madsen choose entrepreneurship over fame, although she does have one acting credit to her name in the 1989 movie, The Vineyard.She now runs a restaurant in Wisconsin.. The siblings upbringing was influenced by their mother’s …

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.

Nov 13, 2024 · Sandra Oh, Virginia Madsen, Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in 2024 Kevin Winter / Staff/Getty. When we caught up with Virginia Madsen to talk about joining the Hallmark family, she was busy celebrating another family – namely, her Sideways pals. October marked 20 years since the film Sideways premiered, earning her a Screen Actors Guild …

Mar 28, 2025 · Virginia Madsen: I loved the part where I talked about wine in that scene with Paul, so I just got this one chance in the room with him. So, I said I just love this screenplay, I love this role, and I love when she talks about the life of wine. I went into the monologue, which you were not supposed to do for the audition.

Actress Virginia Madsen finally had the role of a lifetime with her subtle, touching portrayal of a waitress and wine connoisseur in Alexander Payne's critically acclaimed "Sideways" (2004). Nominated for her first Academy Award, Madsen earned a large degree of respectability that had previously been lacking despite a long and varied career in ...