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Virginia Madsen

Ever since Virginia Madsen filmed her first ever movie called ‘Class’ in the early 1980’s, the blonde American beauty has taken to the likes of the audience for she is absolutely charming and multi-skilled at the same time.

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Born to the author & filmmaker Elaine Madsen and her fireman husband, Calvin Madsen, Virginia has two siblings one of which is an entrepreneur (Cheryl) and the other an actor (Michael). The Chicago girl started working at a very young age and has achieved a great deal so far in terms of fame and prosperity with her terrific work & skills.

Her most memorable roles include her vivid portrayals in Hollywood stints like the American dramedy ‘Sideways’ in the year 2004 for which she won many plaudits in the form of award nominations et al. Her other famous characters include Helen Lyle in the 1992 horror outing called ‘Candyman’, Katherine in the American thriller named ‘The Prophecy’ and Suzette from the 2011 dark romantic feature film called ‘Red Riding Hood’.

The green eyed charmer has also signed up for ‘Burning Bodhi’ along with ‘The Big Bang Theory’ fame, Kaley Cuoco which also stars Sasha Pieterse from the popular young adult TV thriller called ‘Pretty Little Liars’ and ‘Joy’ which is a biographical film based on the life of the millionaire, Joy Mangano.

Her filmography also includes ‘Firewall’ where she played her most prominent role after Sideways, starring opposite Harrison Ford. Apart from that, she’s worked with some of the most experienced, knowledgeable and incredibly delightful personalities in the Hollywood industry like the iconic comic artist Jim Carrey in ‘The Number 23’and ‘The Astronaut Farmer’ costarring Billy Thornton.

The exquisite ‘Sideways’ star, who has been in a long term love affair with television actor Nick Holmes, has a net worth of about eight million dollars. Her television work includes shows like ‘Monk’ and ‘Frasier’ along with certain hosting stints like ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ in the late 1990’s. Madsen’s primary work nowadays mainly includes producing shows like ‘I Know a Woman like That’ and many other exemplary pieces of work. She started her own production house in the year 2008. ‘Ripple Effect’ is also one of her producer credits.

Apart from acting in movies and on TV, Madsen has also been a voice presenter and has a couple of sound track credits in her kitty like ‘Father of Invention’ in 2010 and ‘Brave New Girl’ which was a TV movie back in 2004.

According to her bio, the September born actress, producer and businesswoman is a Native American and is of 54 years of age. She was married to director, Danny Huston for a short span of three years after which they parted ways. Madsen has a son with her partner, Antonio. Before that, she also dated Dweezil Zappa and Billy Campbell.

The latest gossip websites and magazines tell us that Kate Hudson & Kirsten Dunst showcased their directorial talent recently in which Madsen was also a part. Hudson enjoyed an impressive cast including Kurt Russell, Chevy Chase, Virginia Madsen and Dakota Fanning.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 11 Sep, 1961
Age: 58 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Chicago
Education: New Trier High School
Gender: Female
Description: Actress from the United States
Twitter Id: Madlyv
Spouse: Danny Huston[1989-1992]
Net Worth 2021: 8 million
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Last Modified: Feb 19 2023
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