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Famous as :
ActressBirth Date :
September 11, 1961Birth Place :
Chicago, Illinois, USASpouse :
Danny Huston (actor, 2-Sept-1989 - 1992)Claim to fame :
As Lisa Taylor in "Fire with Fire" (1986)
More to Board "Watchmen"?
June 28, 2007 03:06:13
Here comes the latest buzz on the possible cast lineup for "Watchmen." FilmIck.co.uk has brought in a tidbit claiming a handful of names are being touted to round out the list, which "Hard Candy" star Patrick Wilson is negotiating to join in.
Advising to take the scoop with a grain of salt for now, the site informed that Oscar nominee Kate Winslet is in the line for the role of Silk Spectre while her fellow actresses such as Virginia Madsen and Gretchen Mol are being considered to be Sally Jupiter and Janey Slater, respectively.
Virginia Madsen Stays in "Connecticut"
May 16, 2007 12:05:49
On board to generate spookiness among the audience, Virginia Madsen has signed on to star in supernatural thriller "A Haunting in Connecticut" which is being set up under Gold Circle Films banner for Mandate Pictures to handle its international sales.
Reportedly based on a true story, the project focuses on a family who gets forced to relocate near a clinic where their teenage son is being treated for cancer. Much to their surprise, the home they rent turns out to be a former mortuary with a dark history that might account for the extraordinary manifestations of the boy's illness and the supernatural events that threaten the family.
Three Get "Diminished"
April 11, 2007 10:04:30
Set to work together as a dream team, Hollywood's household names of Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, and Alan Alda have all come onboard to highlight a comedy about family and memory loss entitled "Diminished Capacity" for New York-based Plum Pictures.
Here Broderick will portray a man who experiences memory loss after being hit on the head while Alda is billed as his Alzheimer's-addled uncle and Madsen his high school sweetheart. Story will revolve around the threesome as they take a trip to a memorabilia show in order to sell a rare baseball card.
Virginia Mad About "The Number 23"
January 18, 2006 03:01:04Following Elisabeth Shue stepping down from "The Number 23" due to the fact that she's pregnant, Virginia Madsen is currently in talks to secure her role. If only the deal is reached, the actress will then play the role of Jim Carrey's wife in the psychological thriller from director Joel Schumacher.
New Line Cinema reportedly has previously talked to Aussie actress Nicole Kidman to replace Shue. Unfortunately, a deal was never reached because of scheduling conflicts. Thus, with Madsen concerns to star in, the film will keep its shooting schedule still for Monday Jan 23rd in Los Angeles.
Other Stars Set to Present Globes
January 09, 2006 09:01:46Adding the many already mentioned stars slated as the presenters at the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, here comes more names set to present the award. Evangeline Lilly, Virginia Madsen, Tobey Maguire, and Hilary Swank are all the additional persons set as presenters at the event to be telecast live on NBC Monday, January 16 (8 - 11:00 p.m. EST) at The Beverly Hilton.
Picturehouse Heading Home with 'Companion'
November 01, 2005 01:11:08All North American rights to the Academy Award-nominated director Robert Altman's "A Prairie Home Companion" has been acquired by Picturehouse. In the meantime, the team to work on the comedy flick also is ready. Altman's Sandcastle 5 Productions is set to produce, with GreeneStreet Films and River Road Entertainment in hand to executive produce and co-finance. Responsible for foreign sales is Capitol Films.
Moreover, the cast also has been settled. They are Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Academy Award-nominees Lily Tomlin, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, Saturday Night Live star Maya Rudolph, and Lindsay Lohan. The film is based on Garrison Keillor's legendary radio variety show with a script penned by Keillor himself. Besides, Keillor will also star in.
