Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen can currently be seen in Nicola Peltz Beckham’s Lola, which is out now in theaters. She was most recently be seen in the Lionsgate horror film entitled Prey for the Devil, the psychological thriller The Portrait and the independent feature entitled One Day as a Lion, opposite J.K. Simmons and Frank Grillo. Virginia received an Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in Alexander Payne’s Sideways. She recently starred as series regular Maria Sutherland on the CW streaming service series Swamp Thing. Virginia can also be seen in the independent films Her Smell, directed by Alex Ross Perry and starring Elisabeth Moss and Cara Delevingne, and 1985, directed by Yen Tan, which premiered at acclaimed film festivals SXSW and Outfest. She also appeared opposite Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro and Bradley Cooper in the 2015 feature Joy, directed by David O. Russell. Virginia’s other notable film credits include Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rainmaker with Matt Damon, the horror classic Candyman with Kasi Lemmons, The Hot Spot directed by Dennis Hopper, HBO’s first feature Long Gone and David Lynch’s cult classic Dune.

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Three Great Things: Virginia Madsen

By Virginia Madsen | February 13, 2024

Three Great Things: Virginia Madsen

The Oscar-nominated actress, who is currently starring in the drama Lola, shares what matters most in her life.