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Jessica Lange Biography

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  • Birth Name: Jessica Phyllis Lange
  • Birth Place: Cloquet, MN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/20/1949, Aries
  • Profession: Actor
Jessica Lange Fast Facts:
  • Won an art scholarship to the University of Minnesota, but dropped out to travel with Spanish photographer Paco Grande, whom she later married and divorced.
  • Studied mime in Paris with Marcel Marceau's teacher, Etienne Decroux.
  • Initially worked as a model for the Wilhelmina Agency before making her film debut as the female lead in the notorious 1976 remake of King Kong.
  • Former boyfriend — director, writer and choreographer Bob Fosse — cast her as the Angel of Death in his 1979 semi-autobiographical film All That Jazz.
  • Breakthrough role was in the 1981 remake of The Postman Always Rings Twice.
  • In 1982, she became the first actress in over four decades to be nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscars in the same year.
  • Made Broadway debut in a 1992 revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, playing Blanche DuBois. She returned to Broadway in 2005 as Amanda Wingfield in a revival of Williams' The Glass Menagerie.
    Jessica Lange Relationships:
  • Al Lange - Father
  • Alexandra (Shura) Baryshnikov - Daughter
  • Bob Fosse - Ex-significant Other
  • Dorothy Lange - Mother
  • George Lange - Brother
  • Hannah Jane Shepard - Daughter
  • Jane Lange - Sister
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov - Ex-significant Other
  • Paco Grande - Ex-husband
  • Sam Shepard - Significant Other
  • Samuel Walker Shepard - Son

    • Jessica Lange Awards:
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Miniseries or a Special - Nominee
  • 1977 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actress - Winner
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
  • 1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1984 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1985 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1989 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1994 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
  • 2010 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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