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Virginia Madsen

Talented actress Virginia Gayle Madsen made her film debut in Class (1983) which was filmed in her native Chicago. She has had a long and varied career in film with credits including Electric Dreams, Candyman (1992), Zombie High (1987) Third Degree Burn (1989), Blue Tiger (1994) and Sideway (2004). She is known for co-hosting Unsolved Mysteries, and recurring roles on Frasier, The Practice, American Dreams, Scoundrels, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, Designated Survivor and American Gothic

English

Swamp Thing (2019)

2019
as Maria Sunderland

Designated Survivor

2016
as Kimble Hookstraten

American Gothic (2016)

2016
as Madeline Hawthorne

American Dreams

2002
as Rebecca Sandstrom

Smith

2006
as Hope Stevens

Jan

2012
as Mel

Mussolini: The Untold Story

1985
as Clarettta Petacci

Scoundrels

2010
as Cheryl West

Guest Star

Episode Designated Survivor
Lazarus
2017
Episode WIGS
Jan: Almost Fired
2012
Episode WIGS
Jan: Trust
2012
Episode Monk
Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk
2009
Episode Moonlighting
Eine Kleine Nacht Murder
1989
Episode Justice League
The Cat and the Canary
2005
Episode WIGS
Jan: Wine Bar
2012
Episode Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Mind Games (1)
2003
Episode WIGS
Jan: Fired?
2012
Episode Frasier
Three Valentines
1999
Episode Hell on Wheels
Blood Moon Rising
2012
Episode Designated Survivor
The Results
2016
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Virginia Madsen, Jason Ritter, Chicago
2009
Episode Dawson's Creek
All Good Things... (1)
2003
Episode WIGS
Jan: Uncanned
2012
Episode Witches of East End
A Few Good Talismen
2013
Episode Designated Survivor
The Blueprint
2016
Episode The Event
And Then There Were More
2011
Episode The Practice
The Candidate (1)
2001
Episode WIGS
Jan: Afterglow
2012
Episode Star Trek: Voyager
Unforgettable
1998
Episode Designated Survivor
Misalliance
2017
Episode Designated Survivor
The Oath
2016
Episode Moonlighting
Lunar Eclipse
1989
Episode The Event
Inostranka
2011
Episode The Practice
The Candidate (2)
2001
Episode Witches of East End
Pilot
2013
Episode Witches of East End
Electric Avenue
2013
Episode WIGS
Jan: Mace
2012
Episode Elementary
Up to Heaven and Down to Hell
2016
Episode WIGS
Jan: M9P
2012
Episode Witches of East End
Potentia Noctis
2013
Episode Monk
Mr. Monk and the End (Part Two)
2009
Episode CSI: Miami
Death Grip
2003
Episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Maternal Instincts
2015
Episode Witches of East End
Unburied
2013
Episode WIGS
Jan: Robbie (EX)
2012
Episode Frasier
When a Man Loves Two Women
1999
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Virginia Madsen, Chris Hardwick, Justin Currie
2010
Episode WIGS
Jan: Dunce
2012
Episode Designated Survivor
One Hundred Days
2017
Episode WIGS
Jan: Last Stop
2012
Episode Witches of East End
Snake Eyes
2013
Episode Teen Titans
The Prophecy
2005
Episode The Practice
Killing Time
2001
Episode Elementary
Gutshot
2019
Episode Designated Survivor
Party Lines
2017
Episode WIGS
Jan: No Camera
2012
Episode Frasier
Shutout in Seattle (1)
1999
Episode Justice League
The Brave and the Bold (1)
2002
Episode Witches of East End
A Parching Imbued
2013
Episode Moonlighting
When Girls Collide (1)
1989
Episode WIGS
Jan: Cass
2012
Episode Witches of East End
Oh, What a World!
2013
Episode Hell on Wheels
The Lord's Day
2012
Episode Designated Survivor
The Ninth Seat
2017
Episode WIGS
Jan: First Job
2012
Episode Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Spider-Man Dis-Sabled
2003
Episode Boomtown
The Big Picture
2003
Episode WIGS
Jan: Fight???
2012
Episode Hell on Wheels
Blood Moon
2012
Episode Justice League
The Brave and the Bold (2)
2002
Episode Dawson's Creek
All Good Things ... Must Come to an End
2003
Episode Elementary
Render, and Then Seize Her
2016
Episode Frasier
Shutout in Seattle (2)
1999