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I always tell actors, Don't think of it as unemployment when you don't have a job. You have to think of it as being in preparation for your next job. You have to be always preparing for success.

Virginia Madsen

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Virginia Madsen
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: September 11
Actor
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Film Actor
Film Producer
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Television Actor
Voice Actor
Chicago
Illinois
Virginia G. Madsen
Virginia Gayle Madsen
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