birth_place name birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
romeoville , illinois , u.s. elaine madsen 28 may 1932 cal -rrb- edward carstens -lrb- ? - present -rrb- madsen -lrb- divorced -rrb- august turk -lrb- divorced elaine madsen
 elaine loretta melson filmmaker , poet
elaine madsen

elaine loretta madsen -lrb- born may 28 , 1932 -rrb- is an american author and filmmaker .
she is also the mother of actors virginia madsen and michael madsen .
she won an emmy award in 1983 for producing the documentary `` better than it has to be '' .
