Virginia Madsen - Milestones

• 2004: Co-starred with Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church and Sandra Oh in Alexander Payne's "Sideways"; received Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress
• 2002: Cast for one season as Rebecca Sandstrom in the NBC drama "American Dreams"
• 2001: Starred in the fact-based Lifetime TV-movie "Just Ask My Children", portraying a woman accused, and then cleared of molesting her children
• 1998: Joined Robert Stack as co-host of "Unsolved Mysteries" (CBS)
• 1998: Turned in an effective supporting turn in "John Grisham's 'The Rainmaker'"
• 1992: Starred in the horror thriller "Candyman"
• 1990: Offered a fine turn as a femme fatale in "The Hot Spot"
• 1989: Played the recurring role of Annie Charnock, a cousin of Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) on two episodes of "Moonlighting"
• 1985: First TV miniseries, "Mussolini: The Untold Story"
• 1984: First lead role in a feature, "Electric Dreams"
• 1984: TV-movie acting debut, "A Matter of Principle" for "American Playhouse"
• 1983: Moved to Los Angeles; appeared in first film, "Class"
• Took time off to concentrate on raising her son
• Studied dancing and acting throughout her childhood