Jessica Lange's Career Through The Years
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Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange has had an impressive career! Known for classic films including 1976's 'King Kong' and starring more recently on the hit TV series 'American Horror Story,' she is one of a handful of actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting!
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'King Kong'
Having started her career has a model, Jessica Lange would make her film debut in the widely successful 1976 remake of King Kong. Beating out other contenders for the role, including Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, Lange would win her first Golden Globe for New Star of the Year!
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'Frances'
One of the biggest and most exhausting roles of Jessica Lange's career came with her role as the title character in 1982's biographical drama Frances. Studying the real life actress Frances Farmer took its toll on Lange mentally and physically, but her hard work paid off and the film was a hit!
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'Tootsie'
After quite the busy start to her career, Jessica Lange decided to take on a lighter role with 1982's Tootsie. Starring alongside the handsome Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie, even if a light role for Lange, would become the second highest grossing film of 1982, and Lange would win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress!
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'Country'
As Jessica Lange's fame continued to grow in the 1980s, she took on her next big role with 1984's Country. Again she starred alongside actor Sam Shepard, and they proved to be a dynamic duo once more! 1984 also marked Jessica's debut into television with the CBS production of Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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'Sweet Dreams'
Jessica Lange would beat out Meryl Streep once again for the lead role in 1985's biopic Sweet Dreams about the life of late country singer Patsy Cline. Despite their ongoing competition, Meryl Streep still praises Jessica Lange's talent to this day!
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'Cape Fear'
The 1990s saw less of Jessica Lange on-screen as she took time off to raise her children. Despite fewer roles, Jessica still managed to shine in all the roles she did take, one of these being 1991's Cape Fear. Directed by Martin Scorsese and also starring Robert De Niro, the film became one of the highest grossing films of the year!
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'Blue Sky'
Jessica Lange's best performance of the 1990s, however, would come as depressed army wife "Carly Marshall" in 1994's Blue Sky. Lange was highly praised for her role and would win both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress that year!
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'Grey Gardens'
Not only has Jessica Lange shined in film, but in her later years she has also been the star of a number of hit television series. One of these series is Grey Gardens, in which she plays "Big Edie", real life 1900s socialite and aunt of Jacqueline Kennedy! Also starring Drew Barrymore, the show has won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards and is a must see!
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'American Horror Story'
A longtime fan, Ryan Murphy, a co-producer of hit show American Horror Story, knew he had to have Jessica Lange on his show! Lange proved her ability to appeal to yet another generation, and the show has helped to revive her popularity in her later years, further adding new awards to her impressive collection!