Jessica Lange

Who is Jessica Lange?

Jessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress of Finnish origin. She has worked in film, theater and television. The recipient of several awards, including two Oscars, two Emmys, five Golden Globes, one SAG Award and three Dorian Awards, Lange is one of the most celebrated actresses of the modern era.

Lange was discovered by producer Dino De Laurentiis while modeling part-time for the Wilhelmina modelling agency. She made her professional film debut in his 1976 remake of the 1933 action-adventure classic, King Kong. In 1982, she became the first performer in forty years to receive two Oscar nominations within the same year; she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a soap opera star in Tootsie and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the troubled actress, Frances Farmer, in Frances. Lange received three more nominations, for Country, Sweet Dreams and Music Box, before being nominated a sixth time and winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as a manic depressive housewife in Blue Sky.