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Virginia Madsen

Actor · born September 11, 1961

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Virginia Madsen is an American actress. She is the recipient of two Critics' Choice Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for one Academy Award and one Golden Globe Award.

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  1. 31Received the Saturn Award for Best ActressJune 8, 1993
  2. ~44Received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2005

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