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| Education:
| - New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL
- Ted Liss Acting Studio, Chicago, IL
| Significant Other(s):
| - Fiancé: Bill Campbell, actor
- Married: Danny Huston, actor (1989-1992, divorced)
- Partner: Antonio Sabato Jr., actor
| Family:
| - Father: Cal Madsen, firefighter
- Mother: Elaine Madsen, Emmy®-winning writer & producer
- Brother: Michael Madsen, actor
- Sister: Sheri, restaurant owner
- Son: Jack, born 1994 (Antonio Sabato Jr., father)
Feature Film Credits:
| - 2008: THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT, DIMINISHED CAPACITY
- 2007: CUTLASS, THE NUMBER 23, RIPPLE EFFECT
- 2006: THE ASTRONAUT FARMER, A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, FIREWALL
- 2004: SIDEWAYS
- 2003: NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING
- 2002: ARTWORKS, AMERICAN GUN
- 2001: ALMOST SALINAS
- 2000: LYING IN WAIT, AFTER SEX
- 1999: THE HAUNTING, THE FLORENTINE
- 1998: BALLAD OF THE NIGHTINGALE, AMBUSHED
- 1997: THE RAINMAKER
| - 1996: GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI
- 1995: THE PROPHECY
- 1994: CAROLINE AT MIDNIGHT, BLUE TIGER
- 1992: CANDYMAN
- 1991: BECOMING COLETTE, HIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENING
- 1990: THE HOT SPOT
- 1989: HEART OF DIXIE
- 1988: HOT TO TROT, MR. NORTH
- 1987: ZOMBIE HIGH, SLAM DANCE
- 1986: FIRE WITH FIRE, MODERN GIRLS
- 1985: CREATOR
- 1984: DUNE, ELECTRIC DREAMS
- 1983: CLASS
| | Academy Awards®:
| Nominated for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 2004: SIDEWAYS
- 1 nomination
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