Person Details

Birthday: 1949-04-20 23:30:52

Aliases: Τζέσικα Λανγκ

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Cloquet, Minnesota, USA

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Movie Involvements: 44

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

Biography

Jessica Lange (born April 20, 1949 in Cloquet, Minnesota) is an American screen and stage actress. Most recently, she debuted also as a photographer. Despite for being considered as one of the most respected actresses of her generation, she has not become part of the Hollywood mainstream scene. In contrast to her fellow Meryl Streep, Lange has continued to work with moderate commercial success outside of the spotlight, while appearing often in independent films following the millennium. In response to, the artist was in 2006 "crowned" by the international webzine PopMatters, which is known for cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture, the Anti-Streep icon of modern era. The actress may be most notable for her performance of Frances Farmer (ranked #85 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time in 2006) in Frances, and Tootsie. Both from 1982, for which she was nominated on Oscars in two categories at the same time, becoming the first such female case since 1942. Her other significant roles featured Patsy Cline in Sweet Dreams (1985), Carly Marshall in Blue Sky (1994), Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1995), Irma Applewood in Normal (2003), and Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (2009). Amongs other, she has won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, and lately an Emmy Award. After three decades in front of the camera, Lange has realized her dream of being on the other side of the lens, and published in 2008 her own collection of black-and-white photographs, simply entitled 50 Photographs (powerHouse Books). Their exhibition, along with series of her films, was presented at the eldest international museum of photography and film George Eastman House, to be awarded by the first GEH Honors Award in 2009. Since 1982, Lange has lived with the Pulitzer Prize-winner, Sam Shepard.

Most Famous Work

American Horror Story
Average
8

American Horror Story

(2011) Elsa Mars
Bambi Awards
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9

Bambi Awards

(1948) Self
Intimate Portrait
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5

Intimate Portrait

(1993) Self
FEUD
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8

FEUD

(2017) Joan Crawford
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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9

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(1951) Alexandra Bergson
Big Fish
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8

Big Fish

(2003) Sandra Bloom (senior)
King Kong
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6

King Kong

(1976) Dwan
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Dorothy Quincannon
2019 Dusty Jackson
2018 Self
2017 Joan Crawford
2016 Maddie
Marsha
2015 Self
2014 Roberta
Self
2013 Madame Raquin
2012 Self
Self (archive footage)
Rita Thornton
2011 Sister Jude Martin
Constance Langdon
Elsa Mars
Fiona Goode
2009 Big Edie
2008 Self
2007 Dr. Cornelia Wilbur
2006 Arvilla Holden
2005 Self
Katherine Pierson
Carmen
Doreen
2003 Sandra Bloom (senior)
Nina Veronica
Irma Applewood
2001 Self
Mrs. Wurtzel
Herself
1999 Tamora
1998 Cousin Bette
Martha Baring
1997 Ginny Cook Smith
Self
1995 Blanche DuBois
Mary MacGregor
Margaret Lewin
1994 Carly Marshall
Self
1993 Self
1992 Helen Nasseros
Alexandra Bergson
1991 Leigh Bowden
1990 Self - Host / Narrator
Beth Macauley
1989 Ann Talbot
1988 Kate
Babs Rogers Grey
1986 Dwan (archive footage)
Meg Magrath
1985 Patsy Cline
1984 Jewell Ivy
Maggie
1983 Self (uncredited)
1982 Julie Nichols
Frances Farmer
1981 Cora Papadakis
1980 Louise
1979 Angelique
1976 Dwan
1973 Self
1953 Self
1952 Self
1951 Alexandra Bergson
1948 Self
Mary Tyrone
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Producer
1984 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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