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Jessica Lange
American actress (born )
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| Born | Jessica Phyllis Lange () April 20, (age&#;75) Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | Paco Grande &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Partner | Sam Shepard (–) |
| Children | 3, including Shura Baryshnikov |
| Awards | Full list |
Jessica Phyllis Lange (; born April&#;20, )[1] is an American actress. Known for her roles on stage and screen she has received numerous accolades and is one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Lange has received two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Olivier Award.[2]
Lange made her professional film debut in the remake King Kong () which, despite receiving mixed reviews,[3] earned her the Golden Globe Award for New Star of t
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Jessica Lange was born in , in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA, where her father worked as a traveling salesman. She obtained a scholarship to study art at the University of Minnesota, but instead went to Paris to study drama. She moved to New York, working as a model, until producer Dino dem Laurentiis cast her as the female lead in King Kong (). The film attracted much unfavorable comment and, as a result, Lange was off the screen for three years. She was given a small but showy part in Bob Fosse's All That Jazz (), before giving a memorable performance in Bob Rafelson's The Postman Always Rings Twice (), as an adulterous waitress. The following year, she won rave reviews for her exceptional portrayal of actress Frances Farmer in Frances () and a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her work in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie () (as a beautiful soap-opera actress). She was also outstanding as country singer Patsy Cline in Karel Reisz's Sweet Dreams () and as a lawyer who de
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List of Jessica Lange performances
The filmography of Jessica Lange comprises both film and television roles. In a career spanning over 40 years, she has appeared in overall 36 feature films, sju TV movies, and nine series.[1] In addition to theater arts,[2] her name has been credited in other works of non-fiction, such as documentaries.[1] According to Box Office Mojo, thirty-one of Lange's feature films have grossed a total of approximately $1&#;billion worldwide with an average of $&#;million per title.[3][n. 1]
Lange's acting debut was in the monster movieKing Kong (),[1] for which she received her first Golden Globe Award,[5][6] which was followed by a role in the musicalAll That Jazz (), her second role in the s.
Throughout the s, she starred in ten major motion pictures,[1] five of which earned her Academy Award nominations[7] and fyra at the Golden Globes,[5