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Virginia Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, having appeared in several films aimed at a teenage audience. During the 2000s, she once again became known after an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated role in the film Sideways. September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ...
September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ...
The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ...
Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...
Sideways is a 2004 Academy Award- winning and Golden Globe Award-winning comedy/drama film, co-written and directed by Alexander Payne. ...
Biography
Early life Madsen was born in Chicago, Illinois to Cal Madsen, a fireman, and Elaine, an Emmy-winning poet, producer and playwright who often works for PBS;[1] Madsen's mother left a career in corporate business to pursue a writing career.[2] Madsen's brother is actor Michael Madsen. Her paternal grandparents were Danish and her mother has Irish and Native American ancestry.[3] Madsen is a graduate of New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois.[4] Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 606. ...
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Incorporated Village in 1869. ...
Her first stab as a thespian was as her brother’s assistant in magic shows the two would concoct for their family. She later attended the Ted Liss Acting Studio in Chicago and Harand Camp Adult Theater Seminar in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Of her experience with Liss she said: Elkhart Lake is a village located in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. ...
I had wanted to join his class since I was 12. It was well worth the wait because I don't think I could have got that sort of training anywhere else especially in the United States...I always wanted to make a real career out of acting.[5]
Career Audiences first caught a glimpse of Madsen in a bit part she landed as Lisa in the teen sex comedy Class. She was cast as Princess Irulan in David Lynch's science fiction epic Dune (1984).[6] Madsen first became popular with audiences in 1986 with her portrayal of a Catholic schoolgirl who fell in love with a boy from a prison camp in Duncan Gibbons's Fire with Fire. Other noted film appearances include 1990s The Hot Spot with Don Johnson, and the steamy Third Degree Burn with Treat Williams. Class is a 1983 American movie that was directed by Lewis Carlino. ...
Julie Cox as Princess Irulan in the miniseries Frank Herberts Dune. ...
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She also turned in a solid performance in Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker (1997). Film critic Roger Ebert said that Madsen had a "strong scene",[7] while reviewer James Berardinelli noted that "the supporting cast is solid, with turns from... Virginia Madsen as a witness for the plaintiff".[8] Madsen had spent more than twenty years in minor films before her breakout critically acclaimed performance in Sideways (2004). The role catapulted her onto the fabled Hollywood A-list.[9] Her first major role after Sideways was opposite Harrison Ford in Firewall. She later appeared in Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion, in a key role as the angel. Most recently, she co-starred with Jim Carrey in The Number 23 and Billy Bob Thornton in The Astronaut Farmer; both films opened in North America on February 23, 2007. Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ...
The Rainmaker is also a 1995 novel by John Grisham that was made into a 1997 motion picture starring Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes and Jon Voight. ...
Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American film critic. ...
Sideways is a 2004 Academy Award- winning and Golden Globe Award-winning comedy/drama film, co-written and directed by Alexander Payne. ...
The A-list is the roster of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood. ...
Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. ...
Firewall is an American action/thriller film directed by Richard Loncraine and written by Joe Forte. ...
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. ...
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James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Golden Globe-winning Canadian-American film actor. ...
23 (number) For another movie by a similar name, see 23 (film) The Number 23 is a suspense film starring Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, and Danny Huston, directed by Joel Schumacher. ...
Billy Bob Thornton (born William Robert Thornton on August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, as well as occasional director, playwright and singer. ...
The Astronaut Farmer is a 2007 film directed by Michael Polish and starring Billy Bob Thornton. ...
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Madsen has made numerous television appearances including: Star Trek: Voyager, CSI: Miami, Dawson's Creek, The Practice, Frasier, Moonlighting, and other series. She starred opposite Ray Liotta in CBS's short-lived crime drama Smith. The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ...
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The Practice (March 4, 1997 - May 16, 2004) was an ABC legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston, Massachusetts law firm. ...
Frasier is a popular American situation comedy television series that starred Kelsey Grammer. ...
Moonlighting is a television series that first aired on ABC in the United States from 1985 to 1989 with a total of 66 episodes. ...
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Personal life When Madsen arrived in Hollywood, she was engaged to actor Billy Campbell. She married actor Danny Huston in 1989 and they divorced in 1992. Later, Madsen had a relationship with actor Antonio Sabato Jr., with whom she had a son, Jack, in 1994. Billy Campbell as Thadiun Okona in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The Outrageous Okona. William O. Campbell (born July 7, 1959 in Charlottesville, Virginia is an actor who who is well known for his starring role in the television series Once and Again as well as his role...
Danny Huston is a Hollywood film director, the brother of actress Anjelica Huston, the son of legendary director John Huston, and the grandson of Academy Award-winning actor Walter Huston. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
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Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...
- Sideways (2004) - Best Supporting Actress
Nominations: Golden Globes The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...
- Sideways (2004) - Best Supporting Actress
Other Awards Wins: Saturn Award The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ...
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) is the largest film critics organization in the U.S. and Canada, representing 199 television, radio and online critics. ...
The Chicago Film Critics Association is an American film critic association. ...
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) was founded in 1975. ...
New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. ...
Filmography Class is a 1983 American movie that was directed by Lewis Carlino. ...
The Electric Dreams movie poster Electric Dreams is a 1984 movie set in San Francisco, California that depicts a love triangle between a man, a woman, and a home computer. ...
Dune is a 1984 science fiction film directed by David Lynch, based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. ...
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The Hot Spot is a 1990 American drama/romance movie directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly. ...
Candyman is a 1992 movie starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd and Xander Berkeley. ...
The Prophecy is a 1995 film starring Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortensen (as Lucifer). ...
Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods. ...
The Rainmaker is also a 1995 novel by John Grisham that was made into a 1997 motion picture starring Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes and Jon Voight. ...
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Sideways is a 2004 Academy Award- winning and Golden Globe Award-winning comedy/drama film, co-written and directed by Alexander Payne. ...
Firewall is a 2006 American action/thriller film directed by Richard Loncraine and written by Joe Forte. ...
A Prairie Home Companion (previously known as The Last Broadcast) is a 2006 ensemble comedy film elegy directed by Robert Altman, his final film released just five months before his death. ...
23 (number) For another movie by a similar name, see 23 (film) The Number 23 is a suspense film starring Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, and Danny Huston, directed by Joel Schumacher. ...
The Astronaut Farmer is a 2007 film directed by Michael Polish and starring Billy Bob Thornton. ...
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