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What is Virginia Madsen's Net Worth?

Madsen drew widespread critical attention—and won a Saturn Award—for her chilling performance as Helen Lyle in "Candyman" (1992). She achieved career-defining acclaim with her portrayal of Maya inAlexander Payne's"Sideways" (2004), earning nominations for an Academy Award and multiple critics' awards, including a Screen Actors Guild ensemble win.

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Virginia Madsen is an American actress and producer who has a net worth of $2 million. Virginia Madsen began acting in the early 1980s, making her screen debut in "Class" (1983) before landing the role of Princess Irulan inDavid Lynch's"Dune" (1984). Throughout the late '80s and '90s, she appeared in a diverse array of films—teen comedies like "Hot to Trot" (1988), thrillers including "Slam Dance" (1987), and period dramas such as "Ghosts of Mississippi" (1996).

On television, Madsen has been a compelling presence in series such as "Moonlighting" (1989), "Frasier" (1998), "Hell on Wheels" (2012–2013), "Witches of East End" (2013–2014), and "Designated Survivor" (2016–2017). Beyond acting, she co-founded Title IX Productions and produced the documentary "I Know a Woman Like That" (2009), celebrating accomplished women alongside her mother, Elaine Madsen."

Madsen made her professional acting debut with a small role in the 1983 film "Class." She had bigger parts the following year in two science-fiction films: "Electric Dreams," in which she played cellist Madeline Robistat, and David Lynch's adaptation of "Dune," in which she played Princess Irulan. Following those, Madsen appeared in Ivan Passer's comedy "Creator." Her breakthrough came in 1986 when she starred as Catholic school runaway Lisa Taylor in the romantic drama "Fire with Fire"; she also starred in the comedy "Modern Girls" that year. Over the remainder of the decade, Madsen appeared in such films as "Slam Dance," "Zombie High," "Hot to Trot," and "Heart of Dixie."  Commencing the 1990s, she starred inDennis Hopper'sneo-noir "The Hot Spot," and in 1991 starred in the science-fiction sequel "Highlander II: The Quickening." Madsen had one of her most memorable roles in the 1992 supernatural horror film "Candyman," starring as a Chicago graduate student who gets drawn into a deadly urban legend come to life. Among her other credits during the decade were "Blue Tiger," "The Prophecy," "Ghosts of Mississippi," "The Rainmaker," "Ambushed," and "The Haunting."

Madsen first appeared on the small screen in a 1984 episode of "American Playhouse." The year after that, she portrayed Claretta Petacci, Mussolini's mistress, in the miniseries "Mussolini: The Untold Story." Madsen subsequently starred in the television films "Long Gone," "Gotham," and "Third Degree Burn," and played Annie Charnock in the final season of "Moonlighting." She mostly appeared in television films in the 90s, with credits including "Victim of Love," "Ironclads," "Linda," and "The Apocalypse Witch." Late in the decade, she played Cassandra Stone on the sitcom "Frasier" and co-hosted the eleventh season of the long-running documentary series "Unsolved Mysteries." In the early 00s, Madsen starred in the television film "Crossfire Trail" and had recurring roles on the series "The Practice" and "American Dreams." She went on to make guest appearances on "Dawson's Creek" and "CSI: Miami," and to lend her voice to the animated superhero series "Spider-Man: The New Animated Series," "Justice League Unlimited," and "Teen Titans."

Early in the new millennium, Madsen appeared in such titles as "Lying in Wait," "After Sex," "Almost Salinas," "American Gun," and "Artworks." In 2004, she gave one of the most acclaimed performances of her career in Alexander Payne's wine-themed road film "Sideways," for which she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. After that, Madsen had further supporting roles in the action thriller "Firewall" andRobert Altman'smusical comedy "A Prairie Home Companion." Her subsequent credits included "The Astronaut Farmer," "The Number 23," "Ripple Effect," "Diminished Capacity," and "The Haunting in Connecticut." In the 2010s, Madsen appeared in "The Magic of Belle Isle," "The Last Keepers," "The Hot Flashes," "Crazy Kind of Love," "Walter," "Joy," "A Change of Heart," and "1985," among a number of other titles. Her credits in the 2020s have included the supernatural horror film "Prey for the Devil," the action thriller comedy "One Day as a Lion," and the independent drama "Lola James."

Virginia Madsen was born on September 11, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois, to Elaine, who became an award-winning filmmaker and author, and Calvin, a firefighter. Her brother is actorMichael Madsen,and her sister, Cheryl, is an entrepreneur. As a teenager, Madsen attended New Trier High School in Winnetka. She later attended the Ted Liss Acting Studio in Chicago, as well as the Harand Camp Adult Theater Seminar in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

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