DeAnna Madsen is known as the wife of American actor Michael Madsen, who passed away on July 3, 2025, at the age of 67 due to cardiac arrest in Malibu, California, U.S. He was found unresponsive at his home in Malibu, California.
She is an American actress known for The Price of Air (2000), Fall: The Price of Silence (2001), and American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective (2023). She married Michael Madsen on April 15, 1996. The couple have three children named Luke, Kalvin, and Hudson.
His son Hudson died by suicide in January 2022.
“We are heartbroken and overwhelmed with grief and pain at the loss of Hudson. His memory and light will be remembered by all who knew and loved him. We ask for privacy and respect during this difficult time,” the family said.
She was born on July 10, 1960, in the USA. Her husband was previously married to Georganne LaPiere in 1984 and separated in 1988. After his divorce from Georganne LaPiere, he married Jeannine Bisignano in 1991 and separated in 1995.
She was previously married to Brian Setzer on February 14, 1984, and divorced in 1992. The couple had one child. She had a total of four children named Luke Madsen, Hudson Madsen, Kalvin Madsen, and Cody Setzer. Michael Madsen had a total of six children. He was known for The Hateful Eight, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Species, and WarGames.
In 2025, several of his movies were released, including Cash Collectors, Sinatra! Eternity, and Resurrection Road. His other 18 movies and television series are set to release in 2025. His popular films include WarGames (1983), The Natural (1984), The Doors (1991), Thelma & Louise (1991), Free Willy (1993), Species (1995), Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), Die Another Day (2002), Sin City (2005), and Scary Movie 4 (2006). He worked in around 342 movies and TV series.
Liz Rodriguez, along with managers Ron Smith and Susan Ferris, said:
“In the last two years, Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions, and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life. Michael was also preparing to release a new book called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems, currently being edited. Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors, who will be missed by many.”
Virginia Madsen (his sister) shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram:
“I love you.”
“My brother Michael has left the stage. He was thunder and velvet. Mischief wrapped in tenderness. A poet disguised as an outlaw. A father, a son, a brother—etched in contradiction, tempered by love that left its mark.
We’re not mourning a public figure.
We’re not mourning a myth—
but flesh and blood and ferocious heart.
Who stormed through life loud, brilliant, and half on fire.
Who leaves us echoes—gruff, brilliant, unrepeatable—half legend, half lullaby.
I’ll miss our inside jokes, the sudden laughter, the sound of him.
I’ll miss the boy he was before the legend.
I miss my big brother.
Thank you to everyone reaching out with love and memory.
In time, we’ll share how we plan to celebrate his life.
But for now—we stay close,
and let the silence say what words can’t.”
Ron Smith & Susan Ferris (his managers) said,
“Madsen died … at his home in Los Angeles … from cardiac arrest.”
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