Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in film, theatre and television. The recipient of multiple awards, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, one Emmy and one Screen Actors Guild Award, Lange is regarded as one of the première actors of her generation. in addition to acting, Lange is a photographer with two published works, and is a humanitarian, holding a position as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, specializing in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Congo and Russia. Her maternal grandparents were of Finnish descent, while her paternal grandparents were German and Dutch. The two were romantically linked until Lange met and became involved with Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, with whom she would have her first child. Major critical and financial success soon followed. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Tootsie, which became the second highest-grossing film of 1982 (following Steven Spielberg’s E.T.). Her performance also earned her a second Golden Globe in the supporting category, along with awards from the National Society of Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Boston Society of Film Critics and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle. The now “established actress” quickly became a highly sought-after star and was offered roles in box-office hits such as 1984′s Romancing the Stone, Places in The Heart, The River and 1988′s Gorillas in the Mist.
Jessica Lange Returning to ‘American Horror Story’ As Entirely New Character Good news? Fans of American Horror Story were disappointed when creator Ryan Murphy said the cast from the first season would be replaced by all new characters — but now he says Jessica Lange is coming back! Jessica won a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild for her role, so EW’s report that she’s…Read more» [link]
