Jessica Lange Biography
Jessica Lange is a well-known American actress who has worked in theater, film, and television. She started her career as a model and was discovered by film producer Dino De Laurentiis while modeling for Wilhelmina. Lange made her film debut in 1976 with the film ‘King Kong,’ for which she received her first Golden Globe Award.
Jessica Lange Age
Lange was born Jessica Phyllis Lange on April 20, 1949, in Cloquet, Minnesota United States of America. She is 73 years old as of April 2022.
Jessica Lange Education
She graduated from Cloquet High School and went on to study art and photography at the University of Minnesota. She later studied mime theatre and danced for the opera company Opéra-Comique.
Jessica Lange Height
Jessica stands at a height of 5’8″ (173 cm) tall.
Jessica Lange Family – Parents
Jessica Phyllis Lange was born in Cloquet, Minnesota the daughter of Dorothy Florence was a housewife, and Albert John Lange was a traveling salesman and teacher. She has two older sisters, Ann and Jane, and a younger brother, George.
Jessica Lange Husband- Children
From 1971 to 1981, Lange was married to Spanish photographer Paco Grande. Lange was in a romantic relationship with ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov from 1976 to 1982. Before divorcing, the couple had a child, Aleksandra “Shura” Baryshnikov. Following this, the actress began dating American playwright Sam Shepard. The couple had two children, Hannah Jane and Samuel Walker, and lived together until 2009. The actress fostered a disabled child in the early 1990s.
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Jessica Lange Career
Lange began her modeling career with the Wilhelmina modeling agency. She soon ventured into acting and made her film debut in the 1976 flick ‘King Kong’. Following this, she was cast as the Angel of Death in ‘All That Jazz,’ a semi-autobiographical film. She co-starred in the 1980 film ‘How to Beat the High Cost of Living’ with Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin. She was offered the lead role in the film ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ a year later.
The actress played the title character of actress Frances Farmer in the biographical movie ‘Frances’ in 1982. In 1984, she produced and starred in ‘Country,’ a topical film. Lange appeared in the television film ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ the same year.
In the film ‘Sweet Dreams,’ she played Patsy Cline. Her low-key films Crimes of the Heart,’ ‘Far North,’ and ‘Everybody’s All-American’ followed in the late 1980s. Between 1990 and 1992, she appeared in the films Men Don’t Leave and ‘Cape Fear,’ as well as the television film ‘O Pioneers!’ During this time, she also made her Broadway debut in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ playing Blanche DuBois. She played important roles in the films Losing Isaiah’, ‘Rob Roy’ and ‘A Thousand Acres’ in the mid-1990s. She then appeared in the thriller film ‘Hush’ and the comedy-drama film ‘Cousin Bette’ in 1998. Lange starred in the film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet in 1999.
She appeared in a stage production of ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’ in London. After appearing in the 2001 film ‘Prozac Nation,’ she went on to appear in HBO’s TV movie ‘Normal’ in 2003. The actress also appeared in the films Masked and Anonymous’ and ‘Big Fish’ that year. She appeared in the big screen movies Broken Flowers’ and ‘Don’t Come Knocking’ in 2005, as well as the play ‘The Glass Menagerie’. Lange played Big Edie in the television movie ‘Grey Gardens in 2009. She joined the cast of the horror anthology series ‘American Horror Story’ and went on to appear in many of its seasons, including ‘American Horror Story: Asylum,’ ‘American Horror Story: Coven,’ and ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’.
Jessica Lange’s Net Worth
Lange has an estimated net worth of 0 million dollars.
Jessica Lange Movies
1. All That Jazz (1979)
2. Tootsie (1982)
3. Big Fish (2003)
4. Frances (1982)
5. Cape Fear (1991)
6. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
7. Sweet Dreams (1985)
8. Country (1984)
9. Broken Flowers (2005)
10. Music Box (1989)