Virginia Madsen

Featured opposite Matthew Broderick in "Diminished Capacity"

Co-starred in the films, "The Number 23" with Jim Carrey and "The Astronaut Farmer" with Billy Bob Thornton

Cast as Ray Liotta's unsuspecting wife in the short-lived CBS series, "Smith"

Cast in Robert Altman's ensemble feature "A Prairie Home Companion," based on Garrison Keilor's radio program

Played Harrison Ford's wife in the thriller, "Firewall"

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

Cast for one season as Rebecca Sandstrom in the NBC drama "American Dreams"

Starred in the fact-based Lifetime TV-movie "Just Ask My Children"

Joined Robert Stack as co-host of "Unsolved Mysteries" (CBS)

Turned in an effective supporting turn in "John Grisham's 'The Rainmaker'"

Starred in the horror thriller "Candyman"

Offered a fine turn as a femme fatale in "The Hot Spot"

Played Maddie's (Cybill Shepherd) sister on two episodes of ABC's "Moonlighting"

First TV miniseries, "Mussolini: The Untold Story"

First lead role in a feature, "Electric Dreams"

TV-movie debut, "A Matter of Principle" for American Playhouse

First feature film, "Class"

Studied dancing and acting throughout her childhood

Took time off acting to concentrate on raising her son