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On April 20, 1949, Jessica Lange was born 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 for many years, until producer Dino De Laurentiis cast her as the female lead in King Kong... See full bio »

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Jessica Phyllis Lange
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Hide HideActress (39 titles)
2013 Therese (post-production)
Madame Raquin
 
2011-2013 American Horror Story (TV series)
Sister Jude Martin / Constance Langdon
– Episode #3.1 (2013)
– Madness Ends (2013) … Sister Jude Martin
– Continuum (2013) … Sister Jude Martin
– Spilt Milk (2013) … Sister Jude Martin
– The Name Game (2013) … Sister Jude Martin
See all 26 episodes »
 
2012 The Vow
Rita Thornton
 
2009 Grey Gardens (TV movie)
Big Edie
 
2007 Sybil (TV movie)
Dr. Cornelia Wilbur
 
2006 Bonneville
Arvilla Holden
 
2005 Neverwas
Katherine Pierson
 
2005 Don't Come Knocking
Doreen
 
2005 Broken Flowers
Carmen
 
2003 Big Fish
Sandra Bloom - Senior
 
2003 Masked and Anonymous
Nina Veronica
 
2003 Normal (TV movie)
Irma Applewood
 
2001 Prozac Nation
Mrs. Wurtzel
 
1999 Titus
Tamora
 
1998 Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette
 
1998 Hush
Martha Baring
 
1998 Stories from My Childhood (TV series)
The Swan Princess
– The Prince and the Swan (1998) … The Swan Princess (voice)
 
1997 A Thousand Acres
Ginny Cook Smith
 
1995 A Streetcar Named Desire (TV movie)
Blanche DuBois
 
1995 Rob Roy
Mary
 
1995 Losing Isaiah
Margaret Lewin
 
1994 Blue Sky
Carly Marshall
 
1992 Night and the City
Helen Nasseros
 
1992 O Pioneers! (TV movie)
Alexandra Bergson
 
1991 Cape Fear
Leigh Bowden
 
1990 Men Don't Leave
Beth Macauley
 
1989 Music Box
Ann Talbot
 
1988 Everybody's All-American
Babs Rogers Grey
 
1988 Far North
Kate
 
1986 Crimes of the Heart
Meg Magrath
 
1985 Sweet Dreams
Patsy Cline
 
1984 Country
Jewell Ivy
 
1984 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TV movie)
Maggie
 
1982 Frances
Frances Farmer
 
1982 Tootsie
Julie
 
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Cora Papadakis
 
1980 How to Beat the High Co$t of Living
Louise
 
1979 All That Jazz
Angelique
 
1976 King Kong
Dwan
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2012-2013 American Horror Story (TV series)
– The Name Game (2013) (performer: "The Name Game" - uncredited)
– Tricks and Treats (2012) (performer: "A Little Bit Later On" - uncredited)
 
2009 Grey Gardens (TV movie) (performer: "Tea For Two", "I Won't Dance", "We Belong Together", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man")
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2013 American Horror Story (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Episode #3.1 (2013) (producer)
 
1984 Country (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2013 The Big Wedding (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (66 titles)
2013 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee (also archive footage)
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV-Movie
 
2005-2013 The View (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode #16.90 (2013) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 18 November 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 April 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2012 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #10.277 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2009-2012 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 October 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 April 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2012 The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
 
2009-2011 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.26 (2011) … Herself
– Episode #5.136 (2009) … Herself
 
2011 Miradas 2 (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 September 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2010 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2008-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 September 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 April 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 April 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 April 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 June 2008 (2008) … Herself
See all 6 episodes »
 
2009 The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
 
2009 The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Leading Actor in a Play
 
2009 The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2008 A Better Man: The Making of Tootsie (video documentary)
Herself/Julie Nichols (also archive footage)
 
2007 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 February 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2006 Broken Flowers: Start to Finish (video documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2005 The Peace! DVD (video documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The Needs of Kim Stanley (documentary)
 
2004 Peace by Peace: Women on the Frontlines (documentary)
Narrator
 
2004 The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2004 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Big Fish (2004) … Herself
 
2003 HARDtalk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 August 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Documentary: National March on Washington Against the War on Iraq
Herself
 
2003 'Masked & Anonymous' Exposed (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 XXI Century (TV series documentary)
Herself - Actor
– ...And the Pursuit of Happiness (2003) … Herself - Actor
– Civilization (2003) … Herself - Actor
– War, Peace, and Patriotism (2003) … Herself - Actor
 
2002 Nobel Peace Prize Concert (TV special documentary)
Herself - Host
 
2002 Premio Donostia a Jessica Lange (TV movie)
Herself - Honoree
 
2002 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Dustin Hoffman (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years (TV movie)
Herself
 
2001/I The Making of 'Cape Fear' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2001 A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances (video short)
Herself
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Frances Farmer: Paradise Lost (2000) … Herself
 
1997-2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 September 2000 (2000) … Herself
– Episode dated 18 January 2000 (2000) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 September 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
2000 The Making of 'Titus' (video documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1999 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1999 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Dustin Hoffman (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 June 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jessica Lange (1998) … Herself
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1996 The Evening Standard Drama Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1996 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1995 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 April 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1995 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 March 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
1995 The 20th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress
 
1995 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.7 (1995) … Herself
 
1994 A Century of Women (TV mini-series documentary) (voice)
 
1994 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson (TV special)
Herself
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Herself
 
1993 Myrna Loy Remembered (TV documentary)
Herself - Hostess
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: 'Driving Miss Daisy' Clip
 
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
1990 Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (TV documentary)
Herself - Host
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1986 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1984 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish (TV special documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1983 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Huston (TV special)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1982 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra (TV special documentary)
Herself (uncredit)
 
1981 Notre Dame de la Croisette (documentary)
Star of 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (19 titles)
2012 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
 
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (video documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Ànima (TV series)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (TV movie)
Herself
 
2004 Retrosexual: The 80's
 
2004 Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die (documentary)
Herself
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Hollywood Stuntmakers (TV series)
 
1996 40 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografía (TV special)
Carly Marshall
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Leigh Bowden
 
1992 Oscar's Greatest Moments (video documentary)
Herself
 
1991 Jessica Lange: It's Only Make-Believe (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 The Siskel & Ebert 500th Anniversary Special (TV movie)
Herself
 
1986 King Kong Lives
Dwan (uncredited)
 
1980 SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (TV documentary)
Dwan
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared as "Mary Tyrone" in Eugene O'Neill's "Long Days Journey Into Night" at the Lyric Theater, West End, London, with Paul Rudd, Charles Dance and Paul Nicholls in the cast; 11/00-3/01. Robin Phillips was the director. See more »

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2 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 7 Interviews  | 12 Articles  | 10 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:

All through life, I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment. Once I started on Frances, I discovered it was literally a bottomless well. It devastated me to maintain that for eighteen weeks, to be immersed in this state of rage for twelve to eighteen hours a day. It spilled all over, into other areas of my life. I was really hell to be around. See more »

Trivia:

Between modeling jobs, she waitressed at the Lion's Head in Greenwich Village. See more »

Trademark:

Voluptuous figure See more »

Star Sign:

Aries