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Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

Highest Rated: 100% Normal (2003)

Lowest Rated: 0% Wild Oats (2016)

Birthday: Apr 20, 1949

Birthplace: Cloquet, Minnesota, USA

In a career spanning decades and multiple Oscar and Golden Globe wins, Jessica Lange proved worthy of her status as one of the most respected American actresses of her generation. Regarded as a bit of a joke at first, following her lightweight performance in the comically bad remake of "King Kong" (1976), Lange went on to surprise her critics with the depth of her resources throughout the following decade as an A-list actress. Showcasing a docile loveliness in the comedy "Tootsie" (1982) and a fierce determination in Costa-Gavras' "Music Box" (1989), Lange was frequently entrusted with portrayals of iconic American women, including hardscrabble heartland matriarchs, wilting Southern belles, and real life women of complexity - most notably with her acclaimed portrayals of troubled 1930s actress Frances Farmer in "Frances" (1982) and brassy country singer Patsy Cline in "Sweet Dreams" (1985). In addition to her engaging onscreen appeal and luminous beauty, Lange wisely architected her own career without compromise, splitting her time between stage and screen. She would later transition to worthy independent dramas like Jane Anderson's "Normal" (2003) and HBO's "Grey Gardens" (2009) when film offers for over-50 female leads all but vanished, even for actresses with Lange's legacy of accomplishments. Her later work on Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story" (FX 2011- ) anthology reminded generations of fans of her myriad talents.

Highest rated movies

100% 76% Normal
100% 68% Country
91% 81% Tootsie
90% 81% Sweet Dreams
88% 79% Grey Gardens
87% 95% The Great Lillian Hall
87% 70% Broken Flowers
87% 85% All That Jazz

Filmography

Movies

Credit
87% 95% The Great Lillian Hall Lillian Hall (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2024
26% 37% Marlowe Dorothy Cavendish (Character) - 2022
0% 38% Wild Oats Maddie (Character) $21.6K 2016
43% 31% The Gambler Roberta (Character) $33.7M 2014
41% 35% Therese Madame Raquin (Character) $420.3K 2013
32% 63% The Vow Rita Thornton (Character) $125.0M 2012
88% 79% Grey Gardens Big Edie (Character) - 2009
51% 40% Chéri Executive Producer $2.7M 2009
No Score Yet 79% Sybil Dr. Cornelia Wilbur (Character) - 2008
41% 43% Bonneville Arvilla (Character) - 2006
14% 65% Neverwas Katherine Pierson (Character) - 2005
43% 60% Don't Come Knocking Doreen (Character) $438.7K 2005
87% 70% Broken Flowers Carmen (Character) $13.7M 2005
100% 76% Normal Irma Applewood (Character) - 2003
76% 89% Big Fish Sandra Bloom (Character) $66.3M 2003
28% 58% Prozac Nation Mrs. Wurtzel (Character) - 2001
69% 86% Titus Tamora (Character) $1.9M 1999
41% 45% Cousin Bette Mlle. Elisabeth "Bette" Fisher (Character) $1.2M 1998
14% 34% Hush Martha Baring (Character) $13.5M 1998
24% 42% A Thousand Acres Ginny Cook Smith (Character) $7.9M 1997
No Score Yet 40% A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBois (Character) - 1995
45% 73% Losing Isaiah Margaret Lewin (Character) $3.7M 1995
73% 75% Rob Roy Mary MacGregor (Character) $30.4M 1995
80% 58% Blue Sky Carly Marshall (Character) $2.5M 1994
57% 30% Night and the City Helen Nasseros (Character) $6.2M 1992
No Score Yet 41% O Pioneers! Alexandra Bergson (Character) - 1992
75% 77% Cape Fear Leigh Bowden (Character) $76.4M 1991
No Score Yet 100% Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond Unknown (Character) - 1991
83% 62% Men Don't Leave Beth Macauley (Character) $5.8M 1990
75% 76% Music Box Ann Talbot (Character) $5.1M 1989
13% 48% Far North Kate (Character) $23.7K 1988
44% 47% Everybody's All-American Babs Rogers Grey (Character) $12.6M 1988
82% 64% Crimes of the Heart Margaret 'Meg' Magrath (Character) $19.3M 1986
90% 81% Sweet Dreams Patsy Cline (Character) $9.0M 1985
100% 68% Country Jewell Ivy (Character),
Producer
- 1984
91% 81% Tootsie Julie Nichols (Character) - 1982
67% 78% Frances Frances Farmer (Character) - 1982
79% 58% The Postman Always Rings Twice Cora Papadakis (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 45% How to Beat the High Cost of Living Louise (Character) - 1979
87% 85% All That Jazz Angelique (Character) - 1979
55% 31% King Kong Dwan (Character) - 1976

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2019 2024
77% 66% American Horror Story Elsa Mars (Character) 2011-2015 2024
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2015 2024
86% 79% Feud Joan Crawford (Character) 2017 2024
51% 80% The Politician Dusty Jackson (Character) 2019-2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2012 2014 2017
No Score Yet 49% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2017
No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2017
96% 92% Horace and Pete Marsha (Character) 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tavis Smiley Guest 2013
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Actors Studio Guest 1996