Virginia Madsen

 One of the hottest actors of the 1980s, Virginia Madsen has since been in a variety of roles that have consolidated her reputation as a fantastic actress who is able to adapt to any part.Virginia was born in Chicago, Illinois, and is part of an acting family that includes her brother Michael Madsen, also an actor as well as her mother, Elaine Madsen (nee Melson) she is an Emmy-winning author, poet, and producer. Her paternal grandparents were Danish as was her father. Calvin Madsen, was an emergency responder. At first, audiences were introduced to her in 1984's science fiction epic Dune (1984). She followed that up with Electric Dreams (1984); but it was 1986 that Virginia won the attention of viewers with an intense performance of a Catholic school girl who fell in love with a young man from the prison in Duncan Gibbins' Fire with Fire (1986). Virginia played "Lisa" and Craig Sheffer, Lisa's love interest, played the role. Kari Wuhrer also made an appearance as Virginia's best friend "Gloria". Fire with Fire (1986) was a low-budget film with a group of new faces who were till then-unknown to Hollywood. The movie was a huge success and helped raise the profile of its young stars. Virginia has not been back since.