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The filmography of Jessica Lange comprises both film and television roles. In a career spanning over 40 years, she has appeared in overall 33 feature films, seven TV movies, and eight series.For complete filmography of Jessica Lange, including the works produced by herself and/or her archive footage, use the IMDb-link: * In addition to theater arts, her name has been credited in other works of non-fiction, such as documentaries. According to Box Office Mojo, thirty-one of Lange's feature films have grossed a total of approximately $1 billion worldwide with an average of $33.74 million per title. Lange's acting debut was in the monster movie '' King Kong'' (1976), for which she received her first
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, which was followed by a role in the
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'' All That Jazz'' (1979), her second role in the
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. Throughout the
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, she starred in ten major motion pictures, five of which earned her Academy Award nominationsTo review Jessica Lange's Academy Awards and/or nominations, use the awardsdatabase.oscars.org-link inputing her first and last name in the field "Nominee": and four at the Golden Globes, respectively. Winning both awards for her role in ''
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'' (1982), her other notable roles included the films '' Frances'' (1982), '' Country'' (1984) (so far also her only work she also co-produced), '' Sweet Dreams'' (1985), and '' Music Box'' (1989). Simultaneously, the actress made her first appearance on stage in the summer theater production ''Angel on My Shoulder'' (1980), as well as making her debut on TV, starring in a remake of the Tennessee Williams' play ''
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'' (1984), her only contribution to the medium over that period of time. The subsequent decade, Lange played a line-up of additional leads of comparable quality, appearing in ten theatrical films and three television productions. Among others, her
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titles included ''
Men Don't Leave ''Men Don't Leave'' is a 1990 American comedy-drama film starring Jessica Lange as a housewife who, after the death of her husband, moves with her two sons to Baltimore. Chris O'Donnell, Arliss Howard, Joan Cusack, Charlie Korsmo and Kathy Bates ...
'' (1990), '' O Pioneers!'' (1992), '' Blue Sky'' (1994), '' A Streetcar Named Desire'' (1995), '' A Thousand Acres'' (1997), and '' Titus'' (1999). In the 1990s, the actress was nominated for one Oscar, which she won, four Golden Globes, winning two, and an
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; her first nomination ever. She would also receive additional nominations for some then newly established accolades, such as the
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To review Jessica Lange's Screen Actors Guild awards and/or nominations, use the sagawards.org-links inputing her first and last name in the field "Advanced Search" for the main link: * * and Satellite Award,To review Jessica Lange's (Golden) Satellite Awards and/or nominations, use her IMDb-link or the pressacademy.com-link for the years starting 2005, when the accolades originally established as Golden Satellite Awards were renamed to Satellite Awards: * * being nominated once each. Beside playing her first one-off voice role for television, she reprised her role in another play by Williams for the Broadway's stage Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 1992, for which she received a Theater World Award and an
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nomination for Best Actress – Play, respectively. As Lange reached her fifties, her screen career began to decline. In exchange, though, Lange found a place most notably on TV. As a result of starring in three productions, such as '' Normal'' (2003), ''
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'' (2007) and '' Grey Gardens'' (2009), she extended her accolades with two Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy award. She would also earn additional two Satellite Awards nominations, and a second SAG Award nomination. On screen, however, the actress mainly played secondary roles. Aside from '' Bonneville'' (2006), her only lead part from the
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, she would mainly join supporting casts in six major films following the start of the millennium. She also continued to appear on stage on at least two separate occasions; in '' Long Day's Journey into Night'' (2000) at the London's Lyric Theatre, recognized with a
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nomination, and in '' The Glass Menagerie'' (2005), back again at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. In 2009, she contributed to a soundtrack composed by Rachel Portman for ''Grey Gardens'' as a lead vocalist. In the
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, Lange gained new recognition by starring in FX's
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, '' American Horror Story'' (2011–2015, 2018). The show has exposed her work to a new generation of TV viewers, earning her four Emmy nominations, of which she won two, four Golden Globe nominations, earning one win, three SAG award nominations, winning her first, and two Satellite Award nominations, having won in a special achievement category. Among others, she has also received four nominations for the Critics' Choice TV Awards, earning one trophy,To review Jessica Lange's Critics' Choice Television Awards and/or nominations, use the criticschoice.com-links depending on a year: * * * * as well as four nominations for the
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sTo review Jessica Lange's Saturn Award and/or nominations, use either the IMDb or saturnawards.org-links depending on a year: * * * and one People's Choice Awards nomination. On screen in the 2010s, she played three supporting roles: in the romantic drama '' The Vow'' (2012), the
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'' In Secret'' (2013), and a
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of the 1974
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'' The Gambler'' in 2014. Her most recent appearances include the dramedy web series ''
Horace and Pete ''Horace and Pete'' is an American web series created, written, and directed by Louis C.K., who describes it as a tragedy. In addition to C.K., the series stars Alan Alda, Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco and Jessica Lange. Dealing with the themes of ab ...
'' (2016) and the
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comedy film '' Wild Oats'' (2016). On stage, Lange reprised her 2000 role in a Broadway production of Eugene O'Neill's '' Long Day's Journey into Night'',produced by Ryan Murphy, for which she won a Tony Award. In 2017, Lange starred in FX's new series '' Feud: Bette and Joan'' as Joan Crawford. In 2018, Lange reprised her role of Constance Langdon in '' American Horror Story: Apocalypse'', while in 2019, she co-starred in Netflix's series '' The Politician''.


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* Jessica Lange bibliography * Jessica Lange discography * AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) *
List of awards and nominations received by Jessica Lange The list of awards and nominations received by Jessica Lange chronicles her achievements in the film industry. In total, Lange has received six Academy Award nominations,To review Jessica Lange's Academy Awards and/or nominations, see either ...
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List of highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada, a market known in the film industry as the "North American box office", and where "gross" is defined in US dollars. Not adjusted for inflation This is a list ...


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