Jessica Lange is one of the truly great Actresses in Hollywood History, having enjoyed a great deal of success through the 1980′s, up to the present day.
Prior to acting, she worked as a Fashion Model in New York City.
Her first film role was in the 1976 remake of “King Kong“.
She has gone on to appear in such films as:
All That Jazz
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Tootsie
Frances
Country
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Sweet Dreams
Music Box
Everybody’s All-American
Cape Fear
Blue Sky
Rob Roy
Men Don’t Leave
Her performance opposite Jack Nicholson in “The Postman Always Rings Twice” is what quickly launched her to stardom.
She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1983 for “Tootsie“.
She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1994 for “Blue Sky“.
Altogether, she has been nominated for 6 Academy Awards in her career, though she has been done far fewer films than other leading ladies of her era.
She has been in a relationship with actor Sam Shephard since 1982 but they have never married.
She is still active in Films, Television, and in the Theater, and recently won an Emmy Award for Best Actress for the 2009 HBO Drama “Grey Gardens“.
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