One of the hottest stars of the mid 80's Virginia Madsen is one of
Hollywood's most talented actresses. Voted as one of the most
beautiful actresses in 1986, Virginia has had several excellent
performances in her career thus far. Audiences first caught a
glimpse of her as Princess Irulan in the 1984 science fiction epic
Dune. She followed that up with Electric Dreams however it was in
1986 that Virginia captured the hearts of the audience with an
intense potrayl of a catholic school girl who fell in love with a
boy from a prison camp in Duncan Gibbins' Fire With Fire. Virginia
played the role of Lisa and her Co-Star was Craig Sheffer who
played Lisa's love interest Joe Fisk. Kari Wuhrer also made an
appearance as Virginia's best friend Gloria. Fire with Fire was a
low budget production, starring a bunch of fresh faces who were
till then unknown to Hollywood ' (Virginia Madsen, Kari Wuhrer and
Craig Sheffer). However, the movie was a success and elevated it's
three young stars overnight. Virginia has never looked back since.
With 35 releases since Fire with Fire thus far, Virginia is a busy
actress and has played a variety of roles which further enhance her
reputation as a fantastic actress who can adapt to any kind of
role. Virginia belongs to an acting family - with her brother
Michael Madsen an actor and her mother Elaine Madsen an
Emmy-winning writer and producer. She is still one of the
Hollywood's most beautiful and captivating actresses today.
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– Impressed Harrison Ford so much with her skills on FIREWALL, she's now the frontrunner to play his love interest in the fourth Indiana Jones adventure. (February 4, 2006)
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– Madsen, Bruce Willis and Bruce Dern have all joined the cast of the Warner Independent Pictures film ASTRONAUT FARMER, starring Billy Bob Thornton. (September 16, 2005)
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– Madsen said that she got offered many roles from being a wife and a mother to a doctor and a lawyer when she is in her 40s. The most popular TV Series, Desperate Housewives, is about women in their 40s.
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– When Electric Dreams became a smash in 1984, the Chicago-born-star, Madsen, was touted as the next big thing, although things weren't so big until she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscar 2005.
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– Her big brother, Michael Madsen, is a good friend of Kill Bill's director Quentin Tarantino since their heist classic Reservoir Dogs (1992). Quentin is so good at casting. I'm sure that if there's a role I'm right for, he will cast me because he knows me well enough, she said.
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– Nickname: Gina
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– Has child with Antonio Sabato Jr. named Jack (b. 6 August 1994)
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– Her brother, actor Michael Madsen, refuses to see any of her movies in which she appears naked.
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– Was previously engaged to actor Billy Campbell. They went to Hollywood together to pursue acting careers and lived in Pacific Palisades. Graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois with her best friend, actress Rusty Schwimmer.
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– Daughter-in-law of John Huston and Zoe Sallis
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– Half-sister-in-law of Tony Huston (I) and Anjelica Huston Granddaughter-in-law of Walter Huston.
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– Sister-in-law of Georganne LaPiere.
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– Half-sister-in-law of actress Cher and actress Pat Delaney.
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– 75 per cent Italian, 25 per cent Irish.
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