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Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in film, theatre and television. The recipient of multiple awards, Lange is regarded as one of the première female actors of her generation.
Lange was discovered by producer Dino De Laurentiis and made her professional film debut in 1976's King Kong. In 1982, Lange became the first film actor in forty years to receive two Oscar nominations within the same year; she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of former Hollywood actress Frances Farmer in Frances and won the Academy... MORE
Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in film, theatre and television. The recipient of multiple awards, Lange is regarded as one of the première female actors of her generation.
Lange was discovered by producer Dino De Laurentiis and made her professional film debut in 1976's King Kong. In 1982, Lange became the first film actor in forty years to receive two Oscar nominations within the same year; she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of former Hollywood actress Frances Farmer in Frances and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a soap opera star in the comedy Tootsie. Lange later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as a manic depressive wife of a nuclear engineer in Blue Sky (1994).
Lange has received six Academy Award nominations, winning two, and twelve Golden Globe nominations, winning five. Her work has also earned her one Emmy award, one Screen Actors Guild Award, one Satellite Award, one National Society of Film Critics award, one New York Film Critics Circle award, and one Los Angeles Film Critics Association award. She has also been awarded LESS
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