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Virginia Madsen

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Paul Giamatti and Virginia Madsen in "Sideways"

Birth Date:

September 11, 1963.

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois.

Virginia Madsen Biography:

Virginia Madsen is perhaps most celebrated for her performances in Francis Ford Coppola’s THE RAINMAKER with Jon Voight, Danny DeVito and Matt Damon, Rob Reiner’s GHOSTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI with Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods, CANDYMAN with Kasi Lemmons, HOT SPOT directed by Dennis Hopper, HBO’s first feature LONG GONE starring opposite William Peterson, and David Lynch’s DUNE to name a few.

Besides numerous television appearances including NBC's Emmy Award winning FRASIER and ABC's critically acclaimed THE PRACTICE, Madsen can be seen in the independent films ALMOST SALINAS, in which she stars opposite John Mahoney and AMERICAN GUN, in which she stars opposite Academy Award winner James Coburn.

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