Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Born: September 11, 1961
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Virginia Gayle Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress and film producer. She made her film debut in Class (1983), which was filmed in her native Chicago. After she moved to Los Angeles, director David Lynch cast her as Princess Irulan in the science fiction film Dune (1984). Madsen then starred in a series of successful teen movies, including Electric Dreams (1984), Modern Girls (1986), and Fire with Fire (1986).

Madsen received further recognition for her starring role as Helen Lyle in the horror film Candyman (1992). For her performance in Alexander Payne's comedy-drama Sideways (2004), Madsen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

On television, Madsen has appeared in the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1989), the comedy series Frasier (1998), the period drama series American Dreams (2002–2003), the murder mystery series Monk (2002–2009), the science fiction series The Event (2011), the supernatural drama series Witches of East End (2013–2014), the political thriller series Designated Survivor (2016–2017), and the DC Universe superhero horror series Swamp Thing (2019).

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Movies for Virginia Madsen...

Lola
Title: Lola
Character: Mona
Released: February 9, 2024
Type: Movie
19-year-old Lola James is trying to work to save enough money to get her beloved little brother, Arlo, out of their toxic home. Until one tragic night, when her whole world gets uprooted. From that moment on, nothing will ever be the same.
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Title: Obliterated
Character: Marge McKnight
Released: November 30, 2023
Type: TV
A special forces team thwarts a deadly plot in Sin City and parties accordingly. But when the real threat emerges, they must sober up to save Las Vegas.
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The Portrait
Title: The Portrait
Character: Mags
Released: October 20, 2023
Type: Movie
After her husband is devastated by a tragic accident, a devoted wife obsesses over a mysterious portrait that resembles him as he was; but when it starts to terrorize her, she must decide if it's possessed or if she's losing her mind.
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Give Me An A
Title: Give Me An A
Released: June 21, 2023
Type: Movie
Created by an all female filmmaking team, this 17-segment series focuses on the visceral gut reactions of each filmmaker to expand conversations about women’s reproductive rights and the importance of bodily autonomy and also addresses the issues of a democracy that does not protect the needs of the majority of the population.
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One Day as a Lion
Title: One Day as a Lion
Character: Valerie Brisky
Released: April 4, 2023
Type: Movie
Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from following him into a life of crime. With his mob employer in pursuit, a chance encounter at a roadside diner charts a new path.
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Prey for the Devil
Title: Prey for the Devil
Character: Dr. Peters
Released: October 23, 2022
Type: Movie
In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante, Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl and soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her.
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American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Title: American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Character: Self
Released: August 15, 2022
Type: Movie
An intimate, soul-baring new documentary covering the life and 40+ year career of actor and poet Michael Madsen, from troubled youth to film star, told through interviews with colleagues, friends, family members and the American Badass himself. Featuring Quentin Tarantino, John Travolta, Charlie Sheen, Ron Perlman, Daryl Hannah, and many, many more.
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Title: Behind the Monsters
Character: Self
Released: October 27, 2021
Type: TV
A docu-series exploring how Chucky, Michael Myers, Pinhead and more came to be icons of the horror genre.
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Candyman
Title: Candyman
Character: Helen Lyle (voice)
Released: August 25, 2021
Type: Movie
Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green. After a chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence.
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Operation Christmas Drop
Title: Operation Christmas Drop
Character: Congresswoman Angie Bradford
Released: November 5, 2020
Type: Movie
While gathering evidence to support closing a tropical U.S. Air Force base, a congressional aide warms to its generous captain.
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That Click
Title: That Click
Character: Self
Released: June 17, 2020
Type: Movie
A man at the cutting edge of fashion, photojournalism and portraiture, photographer to the stars Douglas Kirkland has portrayed over sixty years of pop culture. This fascinating feature takes a closer look into the career of one of the most important photographers of the last century. His subjects, who are some of the biggest stars of Hollywood and the fashion world, provide testimonials.
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Title: Swamp Thing
Character: Maria Sunderland
Released: May 31, 2019
Type: TV
CDC researcher Abby Arcane investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but she soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets. When unexplainable and chilling horrors emerge from the murky marsh, no one is safe.
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Her Smell
Title: Her Smell
Character: Ania Adamcyzk
Released: April 12, 2019
Type: Movie
A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.
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Spare Room
Title: Spare Room
Character: Nat
Released: December 2, 2018
Type: Movie
A broken, guilt-ridden young vet attempts to make amends while renting a room from his fallen brother's widow.
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It Was Always You, Helen
Title: It Was Always You, Helen
Character: Herself
Released: October 29, 2018
Type: Movie
An interview with actor Virginia Madsen about her work in Candyman (1992).
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1985
Title: 1985
Character: Eileen
Released: October 26, 2018
Type: Movie
Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometown and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.
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Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
Title: Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
Character: Self
Released: December 5, 2017
Type: Movie
Documentary about the film "Better Watch Out"
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Better Watch Out
Title: Better Watch Out
Character: Deandra Lerner
Released: October 6, 2017
Type: Movie
On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.
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A Change of Heart
Title: A Change of Heart
Character: Deena
Released: March 10, 2017
Type: Movie
Discouraged with cards that life has felt him, Hank is a man whose circumstances have steered him to fear change, but his town is adhering less to traditional white man and wife partnerships of which he is comfortable. After suffering a heart attack, Hank's life is saved by a transplant from a Puerto Rican drag queen.
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Burn Your Maps
Title: Burn Your Maps
Character: Victoria
Released: October 7, 2016
Type: Movie
A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-year-old American boy, Wes, has an existential epiphany - He believes that he is in fact a Mongolian goat herder.
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Title: Designated Survivor
Character: Kimble Hookstraten
Released: September 21, 2016
Type: TV
Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
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Burning Bodhi
Title: Burning Bodhi
Character: Naomi
Released: August 25, 2016
Type: Movie
Lifelong friends stumble back home after high school when word goes out on Facebook that the most popular among them has died. Old girlfriends, boyfriends, new lovers, parents, your first dead friend - how do people deal? The reunion stirs up sticky feelings of love, longing and regret, and the novelty of forgiveness, mortality and gratitude.
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Title: American Gothic
Character: Madeline Hawthorne
Released: June 22, 2016
Type: TV
A prominent Boston family attempts to redefine itself in the wake of a chilling discovery that links their recently deceased patriarch to a string of murders spanning decades — amid the mounting suspicion that one of them may have been his accomplice.
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Joy
Title: Joy
Character: Terry
Released: December 24, 2015
Type: Movie
A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
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Lost Boy
Title: Lost Boy
Character: Laura Harris
Released: July 25, 2015
Type: Movie
When Laura Harris's kidnapped son returns after eleven devastating years, what she thinks will be a dream come true turns out to be a family nightmare.
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Grace Stirs Up Success
Title: Grace Stirs Up Success
Character: Mrs. Thomas
Released: June 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Grace is excited for the summer so she can start a business with her friends, but things take an unexpected turn when her mom announces a trip to Paris. There, Grace must learn to get along with her French cousin, Sylvie, and she finds unexpected inspiration for her business. Then, Grace finds out her grandparents bakery, that inspired her to start a business, is closing. Can she and her friends find a way to save it?
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Dead Rising: Watchtower
Title: Dead Rising: Watchtower
Character: Maggie
Released: March 27, 2015
Type: Movie
A group of people fight to survive in a zombie infested town.
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Walter
Title: Walter
Character: Karen
Released: March 13, 2015
Type: Movie
A ticket-taker at the local cinema believes he is the son of God. He has agreed to decide the eternal fate of everyone he comes in to contact with.
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Title: Metropolis
Released: January 4, 2015
Type: TV
Metropolis explores one important world city each episode, uncovering rich historical secrets behind its extraordinary location. A travel guide to iconic cities around the world, highlighting hidden secrets, signature foods and cultural idiosyncrasies.
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Road to Capri
Title: Road to Capri
Character: Katherine
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: Movie
One dead father. Two mothers. Two brothers who didn't know they were brothers. One inheritance.
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Jake Squared
Title: Jake Squared
Character: Beth
Released: August 15, 2014
Type: Movie
A filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relationship he's ever had.
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All the Wilderness
Title: All the Wilderness
Character: Abigail Charm
Released: March 9, 2014
Type: Movie
Keeping to himself in the wake his father's death, James Charm finds refuge in solitary walks and creating morbid sketches — until a charismatic new friend and a quirky young woman begin to draw him out of his shell.
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Title: Witches of East End
Character: Penelope Gardiner
Released: October 6, 2013
Type: TV
The adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of witches -- who lead seemingly quiet, uneventful modern day lives in Long Island's secluded seaside town of East Haven. When Freya becomes engaged to a young, wealthy newcomer, a series of events forces Joanna to admit to her daughters they are, in fact, powerful and immortal witches.
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The Hot Flashes
Title: The Hot Flashes
Character: Clementine Winks
Released: July 12, 2013
Type: Movie
An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as the women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new lease on life.
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Anna Nicole
Title: Anna Nicole
Character: Virgie Arthur
Released: June 29, 2013
Type: Movie
Voluptuous beauty Anna Nicole Smith marries an elderly millionaire and poses for Playboy, but after her husband's death, her excessive drinking, pill-popping and weight fluctuations take their toll.
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Crazy Kind of Love
Title: Crazy Kind of Love
Character: Augusta
Released: May 31, 2013
Type: Movie
A broken family finds their relationships to one another changed by a new arrival in the household.
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The Last Keepers
Title: The Last Keepers
Character: Abigail Carver
Released: January 4, 2013
Type: Movie
This romantic fantasy movie is about two people who are the last survivors of an ancient line of goddess worshipers, who sell art at a shop. When their teenage daughter Rhea falls in love with a poetically inclined boy , she begins to develop magical powers of her own throwing everything into chaos.
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Title: Elementary
Character: Paige
Released: September 27, 2012
Type: TV
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
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Title: Ruth & Erica
Character: Mel
Released: September 24, 2012
Type: TV
A woman struggles with her mother's reluctance to make the life changes necessary in light of her increasing frailty.
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The Magic of Belle Isle
Title: The Magic of Belle Isle
Character: Mrs. O'Neil
Released: July 6, 2012
Type: Movie
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
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Hornet's Nest
Title: Hornet's Nest
Character: Judy Hammer
Released: March 31, 2012
Type: Movie
Set in Charlotte, N.C., the story opens with everyone desperate to solve the latest crisis: a serial killer is specializing in out-of-town businessmen. Hammer and West make the murder investigation their top priority. But West is less than pleased when Hammer pairs her up with Brazil, a cub reporter assigned to cover the police department.
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Title: Hell on Wheels
Character: Hannah Durant
Released: November 6, 2011
Type: TV
The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.
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Red Riding Hood
Title: Red Riding Hood
Character: Suzette
Released: March 10, 2011
Type: Movie
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect ... and bait.
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Title: Scoundrels
Character: Cheryl West
Released: June 20, 2010
Type: TV
A family of small-time criminals try to go straight after the father is sent to prison.
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Father of Invention
Title: Father of Invention
Character: Lorraine
Released: February 14, 2010
Type: Movie
Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune. But first, he has to convince his estranged daughter that he's worthy of a second chance.
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I Know a Woman Like That
Title: I Know a Woman Like That
Character: Self
Released: October 13, 2009
Type: Movie
Actress Virginia Madsen collaborates with her mother Elaine Madsen to produce this documentary, which profiles a collection of fascinating woman between 64 and 94 years old. Among those featured in this extraordinary exploration of womanhood are famed model-turned-actress Lauren Hutton, screen and stage legend Rita Moreno and Hollywood pioneer Eartha Kitt.
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The Haunting in Connecticut
Title: The Haunting in Connecticut
Character: Sara Campbell
Released: March 27, 2009
Type: Movie
When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.
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Wonder Woman
Title: Wonder Woman
Character: Hippolyta (voice)
Released: March 3, 2009
Type: Movie
On the mystical island of Themyscira, a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons have raised a daughter of untold beauty, grace and strength: Princess Diana. When an Army fighter pilot, Steve Trevor, crash-lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization.
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Diminished Capacity
Title: Diminished Capacity
Character: Charlotte
Released: July 4, 2008
Type: Movie
A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural hometown, where he bonds with his Alzheimer's impaired uncle Rollie and his old flame.
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Cutlass
Title: Cutlass
Character: Robin
Released: October 9, 2007
Type: Movie
When Robin's daughter Lacy wants to buy an expensive guitar, Robin reminisces about the days when she was a teenager, asking her dad for her first car, an Olds Cutlass Supreme.
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Being Michael Madsen
Title: Being Michael Madsen
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 2007
Type: Movie
Actor Michael Madsen turns the tables on notorious paparazzo, Billy Dant, by hiring a trio of documentary filmmakers to chronicle Dant's life, loves, and troubles.
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Ripple Effect
Title: Ripple Effect
Character: Sherry
Released: June 21, 2007
Type: Movie
Believing that bad karma is keeping him from realizing his dream, hip clothing designer Amer Atrash (Philippe Caland) attempts to orchestrate salvation -- with unexpected results -- in this indie drama. Pushed to the edge of financial disaster and facing marital woes, Atrash resolves to right a wrong he committed years earlier when his car accidentally struck Philip Blackman (Forest Whitaker), leaving him paralyzed.
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The Number 23
Title: The Number 23
Character: Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Released: February 23, 2007
Type: Movie
Walter Sparrow is an animal control officer that becomes obsessed with a mysterious book that seems to be based on his own life. As soon as he opens the book, he notices strange parallels between what he reads and what he's experienced. But now he's worried that a fictional murder might materialize.
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The Astronaut Farmer
Title: The Astronaut Farmer
Character: Mrs. Farmer
Released: February 23, 2007
Type: Movie
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.
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Title: Smith
Character: Hope Stevens
Released: September 19, 2006
Type: TV
Though Bobby Stevens appears to be a regular family man with a nine-to-five job, he's actually an expert thief who is seeking a few last big jobs so he can finally leave the business for a comfortable, lawful lifestyle with his wife, Hope, and their two children. While they never discuss Bobby's illegal pursuits, Hope is growing weary of turning a blind eye.
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Title: The Megan Mullally Show
Released: September 18, 2006
Type: TV
The Megan Mullally Show is an American talk show hosted by Megan Mullally that debuted in syndication on September 18, 2006, and was cancelled in January 2007 due to its low ratings. Early promotions for the program featured Mullally as herself and as her Will & Grace character, Karen Walker. The talk show also aired nationally on TBS and was distributed by NBC Universal Television Distribution. Promotional television advertisements featured Mullally standing in front of the title-card attempting to correct the voice-over announcer who throughout the commercial mispronounces her name as "Minnie Minnie Moo Moo" and "Monkey McMonkey" among other names. The first episode featured actor Will Ferrell and Jenny McCarthy.
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A Prairie Home Companion
Title: A Prairie Home Companion
Character: Dangerous Woman
Released: June 9, 2006
Type: Movie
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
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Firewall
Title: Firewall
Character: Beth Stanfield
Released: February 8, 2006
Type: Movie
State-of-the-art security system creator Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal finds a way into his personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake.
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Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Title: Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Character: The Beast (voice)
Released: July 14, 2005
Type: Movie
With school out for the summer, The Littles are vacationing in a cabin by the lake, and Stuart is so excited he could burst! But when Snowbell the cat is captured by a mean-spirited creature known simply as the Beast, it's up to Stuart and a skunk named Reeko to rescue him and a few other friends.
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Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Title: Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Character: Cleopatra (voice)
Released: May 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang become involved in a supernatural mystery in Egypt.
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Title: I Love the '90s: Part Deux
Released: January 17, 2005
Type: TV
I Love the '90s: Part Deux is a miniseries on VH1 in which various music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture. It premiered on January 17, 2005. This series is a sequel to I Love the '90s. Its title is a reference to the 1993 comedy, Hot Shots! Part Deux.
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Sideways
Title: Sideways
Character: Maya
Released: October 22, 2004
Type: Movie
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
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Nobody Knows Anything!
Title: Nobody Knows Anything!
Character: Prison Lawyer
Released: August 24, 2004
Type: Movie
An aspiring filmmaker learns that success in Hollywood doesn't come as easy as she suspected as she attempts to discover the formula to success. When the guidance of her helpful has-been uncle fails to pave the way, Sarah Wilder must seek the advice of such Hollywood heavies as Mike Meyers, Ben Stiller, and Fred Willard -- only to discover that the old adage is true and Nobody Knows Anything about how to succeed in the cutthroat world of Los Angeles.
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Title: Justice League Unlimited
Character: Roulette (voice)
Released: July 31, 2004
Type: TV
Justice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the previous Justice League animated series.
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Brave New Girl
Title: Brave New Girl
Character: Wanda Lovell
Released: April 25, 2004
Type: Movie
Holly has everything it takes to be a star; the voice, the dream and the dedication, but she lacks the means to break away from her humble Texas upbringing. Then she gets the chance to attend an art and music school on the East coast and her future suddenly looks bright. But the road to stardom is a bumpy one.
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Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Title: Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary featuring director Bernard Rose, writer Clive Barker, producer Alan Poul and stars Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen and Kasi Lemmons.
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Title: Teen Titans
Character: Arella (voice)
Released: July 19, 2003
Type: TV
The Teen Titans are five heroes under one roof. Robin, Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy live in a large tower in the shape of a T that they call Titan Tower. No secret identities. No school. Just superheroes being superheroes. They must go up against their arch nemesis, Slade, and his evil minions. What he really plans to do is unknown but one thing's for sure... he's an evil madman.
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Title: Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Character: Silver Sable (voice)
Released: July 11, 2003
Type: TV
Bitten by an irradiated spider, teenager Peter Parker gains arachnid-like powers that make him both a hero to those in need and a vigilante wanted by the police.
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Artworks
Title: Artworks
Character: Emma Becker
Released: April 10, 2003
Type: Movie
A police chief's daughter, a sales agent for a home-security firm, meets an art gallery owner. Love and envy lead them to hatch a plot to steal overlooked but valuable paintings from her wealthy clients.
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Tempted
Title: Tempted
Character: Emma Burke
Released: March 10, 2003
Type: Movie
The strain of juggling her responsibilities as wife, mother, and successful paralegal have worn Emma Burke out. Thus it is that Emma welcomes the opportunity to briefly take leave of her Boston home and head for sunny Hawaii. It is not, however, a pleasure trip: Having promised to honor the dying wishes of her Hawaiian-born surrogate mother. Leaving her husband, Mike, behind to care for their two children, Emma arrives in Hawaii for the first time since childhood, where she is reunited with her childhood friend Kala, the handsome son of her late surrogate parent.
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Title: American Dreams
Character: Rebecca Sandstrom
Released: September 29, 2002
Type: TV
American Dreams is an American television drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios. The series was created by Jonathan Prince and developed by Josh Goldstein and Prince; the latter was also one of the executive producers with Dick Clark. It debuted on September 29, 2002. The show is set mostly in Philadelphia. It initially aired on Sundays at 8:00 pm Eastern time, but moved to the same time on Wednesdays from March 9, 2005, to the third season finale. The show tells the story of the Pryor family of Philadelphia during the mid-1960s. Season one takes place in 1963–64, season two in 1964–65, and season three in 1965–66. The show was known as Our Generation when it debuted in Australia, however it was changed back to American Dreams when it returned for the second season. The theme song "Generation" was written and performed by Emerson Hart, lead singer of the band Tonic. The song earned Hart an ASCAP award for Best Theme Song of Television in 2003. The show was the 2003 TV Land Awards "Future Classic" winner.
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Title: Boomtown
Character: Erika Ashland
Released: September 29, 2002
Type: TV
Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves.
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Title: CSI: Miami
Character: Krista Walker
Released: September 23, 2002
Type: TV
CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.
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Title: Monk
Character: T.K. Jensen
Released: July 12, 2002
Type: TV
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
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American Gun
Title: American Gun
Character: Penny Tillman
Released: June 13, 2002
Type: Movie
A father uses the serial number on a hand gun in an attempt to track down his daughter's killer. The truth he uncovers is an unsettling reminder of the dangers of keeping handguns.
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Title: Justice League
Character: Dr. Sarah Corwin / Black-Haired Girl (voice)
Released: November 17, 2001
Type: TV
The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter.
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Title: Justice League
Character: Dr. Sarah Corwin (voice)
Released: November 17, 2001
Type: TV
The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter.
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Just Ask My Children
Title: Just Ask My Children
Character: Brenda Kniffen
Released: September 10, 2001
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of a modern-day witch hunt, in which a couple is falsely accused and imprisoned for molesting their own children.
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Full Disclosure
Title: Full Disclosure
Character: Brenda Hopkins
Released: May 15, 2001
Type: Movie
A reporter discovers a woman who is a suspected terrorist.
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Almost Salinas
Title: Almost Salinas
Character: Clare
Released: April 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Life takes a strange turn when a group of outsiders come to the small town of Cholame, the famed site of James Dean's fatal car crash. Cholame's only business, a diner owned by Max (John Mahoney), is overrun by this glamorous group while the diner's short order cook (Ian Gomez) and waitress (Virginia Madsen) get caught up into this new, exciting world. Unknown to the rest, a magazine reporter (Linda Emond) arrives in town to uncover a dark secret that Max has kept hidden for over forty years
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Lying in Wait
Title: Lying in Wait
Character: Vera Miller
Released: March 15, 2001
Type: Movie
Young bachelor Babee is looking after his dead mother's estate when married couple Keith and Vera move in. Babee becomes attracted to them by the beautiful Vera and the risk taking Keith. However at a party Vera crashes her car, putting Keith into a coma. When Keith comes out he is in a semi-vegetative state and must rely on Vera to look after him. Keith can't move or speak but reveals to Babee that he can still talk and starts to kill those that wronged him with Babee's help.
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Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Title: Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Character: Self
Released: February 14, 2001
Type: Movie
Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, Show People and The Patsy, she combined zany slapstick and exuberant mimicry. Glamorous, witty and kind, both on screen and off, Davies was also famous for her 35-year-long love affair with William Randolph Hearst.
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Crossfire Trail
Title: Crossfire Trail
Character: Anne Rodney
Released: January 21, 2001
Type: Movie
Rafe Covington is as good as his word, and he's determined to keep his promise to a dying man that he'll look after the man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the integrity of drifter Covington. And an unscrupulous land grabber and his gunmen are sizing up the ranch the way a spider eyes a fly.
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Children of Fortune
Title: Children of Fortune
Character: Ingrid Bast
Released: November 1, 2000
Type: Movie
Navy detective Dave Passenger is assigned to investigate the murder of a sailor's girlfriend. Dave follows the trail of evidence to a small Arizona community where polygamy is still being practiced. Along for the ride is Passenger's estranged 15-year-old daughter Erica who has been invited to participate in the investigation by Dave in the hope that he can mend a few family fences while tracking down the culprit.
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After Sex
Title: After Sex
Character: Traci
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A group of attractive women get together for a weekend of bonding, hoping to relax and getaway from the anxiety of their boyfriends. The women travel out of town which leads them to picking up men of questionable integrity. The next problem is what will they tell their boyfriends when they get back home.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Beth Anne Rollins
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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The Haunting
Title: The Haunting
Character: Jane
Released: July 23, 1999
Type: Movie
Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.
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Ballad of the Nightingale
Title: Ballad of the Nightingale
Character: Mo Lewis
Released: May 7, 1999
Type: Movie
A down-on-her luck prostitute embarks on a wild adventure that puts her in contact with the Mafia.
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The Florentine
Title: The Florentine
Character: Molly
Released: April 19, 1999
Type: Movie
A slice-of-life story unfolds inside The Florentine, a bar in a Pennsylvania steel town whose brightest days are behind it, leaving behind many of life's disillusioned "losers." Its owner, Whitey (Michael Madsen), is deep in debt to the town's loan shark, Joe McCollough (Burt Young), and desperate for a path forward which won't cost him the bar. His sister, Molly (Virginia Madsen), is days away from her long-awaited nuptials, and then her former fiancé, Teddy (Tom Sizemore), shows up in town for the first time since leaving her at the altar years before. Ne'er-do-well Billy Belasco (Jim Belushi) runs a con on Frankie (Luke Perry) to steal the money for the wedding caterer, while long-time regular Bobby (Chris Penn) becomes a patron-cum-inhabitant as he hides from his fast-crumbling marriage to Vikki (Mary Stuart Masterson). Every plot in this multi-layered story seems to be at its nadir just as a pair of unlikely heroes emerge out of the backdrop to turn everything around.
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Title: The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 30, 1999
Type: TV
Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily Show in 1999 to be this show's host after Tom Synder retired. The segment "5 Questions" was carried over from when he was on The Daily Show. Kilborn was frequently beaten in the ratings by his NBC timeslot rival, Conan O'Brien. Kilborn left The Late Late Show to pursue new opportunities.
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Ambushed
Title: Ambushed
Character: Lucy Monroe
Released: June 20, 1998
Type: Movie
Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Kuk Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for his protection pending the investigation. While four cops drive him to a safe-house, they are ambushed. Three of them shot dead, including Deputy Lawrence, and his black partner Jerry Robinson is accused of the murders.
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Title: Dawson's Creek
Released: January 20, 1998
Type: TV
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
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The Rainmaker
Title: The Rainmaker
Character: Jackie Lemancyzk
Released: November 18, 1997
Type: Movie
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
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Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel
Title: Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 1997
Type: Movie
This "Making of" featurette was included on the DVD Release of "Highlander II: The Quickening" The Renegade Version, which was director Russell Mulcahy's revision to the story arc AND a re-cut of the entire second Highlander movie that removed the dumbing-down of the plot that was demanded by the studio at the time of release.
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Title: The Practice
Character: Marsha Ellison
Released: March 4, 1997
Type: TV
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
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The Apocalypse Watch
Title: The Apocalypse Watch
Character: Karin De Vries
Released: March 2, 1997
Type: Movie
A CIA analyst takes over a case from his brother, a field agent who was killed in the line of duty, in this thriller based on a Robert Ludlum novel.
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Ghosts of Mississippi
Title: Ghosts of Mississippi
Character: Dixie DeLaughter
Released: December 20, 1996
Type: Movie
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
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Just Your Luck
Title: Just Your Luck
Character: Kim
Released: November 29, 1996
Type: Movie
Six million dollars suddenly goes up for grabs when an aged diner's heart fails after he discovers that he has won the lottery. Which of the remaining late-night dining regulars will get the cash? How many will have to die to get the answer?
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The Prophecy
Title: The Prophecy
Character: Katherine Henley
Released: August 5, 1995
Type: Movie
The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop him.
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Title: Star Trek: Voyager
Character: Kellin
Released: January 16, 1995
Type: TV
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
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Title: Earth 2
Character: Alonzo Solace's Dance Partner
Released: November 6, 1994
Type: TV
Two centuries in the future, when pollution has forced humans to abandon Earth in favor of cramped space stations, scientist Devon Adair hijacks a spacecraft and sets out with a band of followers in search of another planet that will offer a brighter, more normal future to children like her son, Ulysses. Joining Devon and Ulysses are mechanic John Danziger and his daughter, True; team physician Julia Heller, who has her own secret agenda; Alonzo Solace, a pilot; Yale, a cyborg; and Morgan, a craven government agent, and his wife, Bess. The voyagers find their planet, but their ship crash-lands on the wrong side of the globe, forcing them to attempt an arduous and dangerous trek to their ultimate destination, New Pacifica.
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Bitter Vengeance
Title: Bitter Vengeance
Character: Annie Westford
Released: July 28, 1994
Type: Movie
Annie marries Jack Westford, a cop when they met. Six years later, Jack is now working as a security guard in a bank and feels that he was unfairly fired from the force. He also appears to be no longer interested in Annie and has an affair with another bank employee. Among his duties is delivering old money for disposal. He comes up with a plan to steal the money and run away. Part of his plan is to fake his death and frame Annie. While the police suspect that she killed Jack and knows where the money is, there's also an insurance investigator on her back.
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Blue Tiger
Title: Blue Tiger
Character: Gina Hayes
Released: April 3, 1994
Type: Movie
Gena is a sweet and dedicated mother to her little son. One day, whilst shopping with him for a halloween mask, her son is accidently shot through the chest by a Japanese Gunman, trying to kill an opposing gang of bus operators. Gena notices that the gunman has a picture of a blue tiger on his chest. She is turned into an obsessed person and has an identical red tiger etched into her skin. She then tracks down the killer and plots his death. This leads her into the world of the Japanese Mafia
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Caroline at Midnight
Title: Caroline at Midnight
Character: Susan Prince
Released: January 26, 1994
Type: Movie
A policeman's wife falls for a reporter who suspects her husband of corruption and murder.
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Linda
Title: Linda
Character: Linda Cowley
Released: October 8, 1993
Type: Movie
Two couples, friends for a long time, decide to go away together. Things soon take a turn for the worse when Linda and Jeff spend far too much time together instead of with their respective spouses, Paul and Stella.
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Title: Frasier
Character: Cassandra Stone
Released: September 16, 1993
Type: TV
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
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Candyman
Title: Candyman
Character: Helen Lyle
Released: October 16, 1992
Type: Movie
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
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A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Title: A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Character: Carolyn Warmus
Released: September 13, 1992
Type: Movie
A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.
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Love Kills
Title: Love Kills
Character: Rebecca Bishop
Released: November 13, 1991
Type: Movie
Glamorous fashion photographer Rebecca is getting even. Angered by her husband's infidelity, she takes a lover - a mysterious hunk she fist met during a photo shoot. He's exciting. He's handsome. And, after a night of lovemaking, he confesses he's a hit man hired by her husband to kill her. The stranger also says he's had a change of heart and wants to be Rebecca's protector. But Rebecca's husband, a renowned psychologist, insists the man is a former patient with a hidden, twisted agenda. Both men can't be right. Both could be lying. As the circle of suspense closes in on her, one thing is clear to Rebecca. Any choice she makes could be more than wrong...it could be fatal.
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Becoming Colette
Title: Becoming Colette
Character: Polaire
Released: October 17, 1991
Type: Movie
French writer recalls her start as the country wife of a Paris publisher who called her erotic work his own.
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Victim of Love
Title: Victim of Love
Character: Carla Simmons
Released: May 5, 1991
Type: Movie
Therapist Tess falls for widowed professor Paul, who's having an affair with Carla, one of her patients. Tess turns a dangerous page when she uncovers that Paul is not only the root of Carla's emotional turmoil, he also murdered his wife in order to be with Carla.
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Ironclads
Title: Ironclads
Character: Betty Stuart
Released: March 11, 1991
Type: Movie
Ironclads is a 1991 made-for-television movie produced by Ted Turner's TNT company about the events behind the creation of the CSS Virginia from the remains of the USS Merrimack and the battle between the Virginia and the USS Monitor in the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8, 1862-March 9, 1862.
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Highlander II: The Quickening
Title: Highlander II: The Quickening
Character: Louise Marcus
Released: January 13, 1991
Type: Movie
In the year 2024, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed, and it's up to MacLeod and Ramirez to set things right. Opposition comes from both the planet Ziest (MacLeod and Ramirez's homeworld) and a corporation profiting from the supposed lack of ozone. Also, flashbacks show the story behind MacLeod and Ramirez's exile from Ziest.
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The Hot Spot
Title: The Hot Spot
Character: Dolly Harshaw
Released: October 12, 1990
Type: Movie
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
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Heart of Dixie
Title: Heart of Dixie
Character: Delia June Curry
Released: August 25, 1989
Type: Movie
In the 1950s, three young sorority women re-assess their values in light of the burgeoning civil rights movement.
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Third Degree Burn
Title: Third Degree Burn
Character: Anne Scholes
Released: May 28, 1989
Type: Movie
A down-and-out private eye (Treat Williams) gets too close to the wife (Virginia Madsen) of a rich man (Richard Masur) soon found dead.
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Hot to Trot
Title: Hot to Trot
Character: Allison Rowe
Released: August 26, 1988
Type: Movie
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the help of this horse Fred gains a lot at the stock-market of Chicago.
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Gotham
Title: Gotham
Character: Rachel Carlyle
Released: August 21, 1988
Type: Movie
A New York private eye searches for a socialite who supposedly drowned 10 years before.
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Mr. North
Title: Mr. North
Character: Sally Boffin
Released: July 22, 1988
Type: Movie
Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...
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Slam Dance
Title: Slam Dance
Character: Yolanda Caldwell
Released: October 2, 1987
Type: Movie
When framed for the murder of a sultry blonde, an underground cartoonist is drawn into a web of corruption, blackmail and deceit.
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Zombie High
Title: Zombie High
Character: Andrea
Released: October 2, 1987
Type: Movie
A woman goes to previously all-male boarding school on a scholarship. She begins to separate herself from her boyfriend in order to devote more time to her new environment...
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Long Gone
Title: Long Gone
Character: Dixie Lee Boxx
Released: May 23, 1987
Type: Movie
Story of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stud' Cantrell, as they battle for the league championship amidst the corruption and racism of the American south.
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Modern Girls
Title: Modern Girls
Character: Kelly
Released: November 7, 1986
Type: Movie
Margo, Kelly, and CeCe have three things in common: they're roommates, they're gorgeous, and they're hooked on the glamour and excitement of L.A.'s rock and roll night life. When they get mixed up with a rock star, an arrogant ex-boyfriend, a pseudo-sadist, and the nicest nerd in The City Of Angels, it's a full night to say the least!
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Fire with Fire
Title: Fire with Fire
Character: Lisa Taylor
Released: May 9, 1986
Type: Movie
A young woman from a Catholic school and a young man from a nearby prison camp fall in love and run away together to escape the law, the church and their parents.
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Title: Mussolini: The Untold Story
Character: Clara Petacci
Released: November 24, 1985
Type: TV
The rise and fall of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Recounting his life with his wife, children and mistress, this biography (based on the recollections of Mussolini's eldest son, Vittorio) chronicles Il Duce's tyranny as he plunges Italy into the dark days of World War II.
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Creator
Title: Creator
Character: Barbara Spencer
Released: September 20, 1985
Type: Movie
With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara, falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.
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Title: Moonlighting
Character: Lorraine Anne Charnock
Released: March 3, 1985
Type: TV
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.
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The Hearst and Davies Affair
Title: The Hearst and Davies Affair
Character: Marion Davies
Released: January 14, 1985
Type: Movie
Dramatization of the scandalous, long-time love affair between the powerful but married publisher and the chorus girl he helped turn into a Ziegfeld star and 1930s film personality.
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Dune
Title: Dune
Character: Princess Irulan
Released: December 14, 1984
Type: Movie
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
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A Matter of Principle
Title: A Matter of Principle
Character: Lou Ellen Purdy
Released: December 3, 1984
Type: Movie
A miserable man who doesn't believe in the holidays must contend with his 11 children and wife celebrating the most wonderful time of the year.
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Electric Dreams
Title: Electric Dreams
Character: Madeline
Released: July 20, 1984
Type: Movie
Miles buys himself a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing thoughts and emotions after a having champagne spilled on him. Things start getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, the computer, fall in love with Madeline, an attractive neighbour.
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Title: The Hitchhiker
Character: Christina
Released: November 1, 1983
Type: TV
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
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Class
Title: Class
Character: Lisa
Released: July 22, 1983
Type: Movie
Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Sarah
Title: Sarah
Character: Anastasia
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A teen girl is harboring a dark secret.