Jessica Lange
Birth Place: Cloquet, MN, USA
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BIO
While living in Paris, Lange worked as a model before making her film debut in King Kong (1976), winning the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year. She appeared in All That Jazz (1979) and How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980), followed by leading roles in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), Frances (1982), and Tootsie (1982), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Tootsie. She produced and starred in Country (1984) and made her television debut in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984). She starred in Sweet Dreams (1985), Crimes of the Heart (1986), Far North (1988), Everybody’s All-American (1989), and Music Box (1989).
Her 1990s work included Men Don’t Leave (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Night and the City (1992), O Pioneers! (1992, TV), her Broadway debut in A Streetcar Named Desire (1992), Blue Sky (1994), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, Losing Isaiah (1995), Rob Roy (1995), A Streetcar Named Desire (1995, TV), A Thousand Acres (1997), Cousin Bette (1998), Hush (1998), and Titus (1999).
In the 2000s, she appeared in Long Day’s Journey into Night (London stage, 2000; Olivier nomination), Prozac Nation (2001), Normal (2003, HBO), Masked and Anonymous (2003), Big Fish (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), Don’t Come Knocking (2005), The Glass Menagerie (Broadway), Sybil (2007), and starred in HBO’s Grey Gardens (2009), winning a Primetime Emmy Award.
She joined American Horror Story (2011–2014), appearing in Murder House (2011), Asylum (2012), Coven (2013), and Freak Show (2014), winning multiple Emmy Awards. She also appeared in The Vow (2012), In Secret (2013), The Gambler (2014), and Wild Oats (2016).
Later projects include Horace and Pete (2016), the Broadway revival of Long Day’s Journey into Night (2016; Tony Award for Best Actress), Feud: Bette and Joan (2017), The Politician (2018), American Horror Story: Apocalypse (2018), Marlowe (2022), the Broadway play Mother Play (2024; Tony nomination), HBO film The Great Lillian Hall (2024), and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024). She is attached to upcoming projects including a film adaptation of Long Day’s Journey into Night, a Marlene Dietrich biopic, The Search for Dare Wright, and The Year of Magical Thinking, and will reprise Mother Play in London (2026) and return for Season 13 of American Horror Story.
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STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1976 ] Dwan
[ 1979 ] Angelique
[ 1980 ] Louise
[ 1981 ] Cora Papadakis
[ 1982 ] Frances Farmer
[ 1982 ] Julie Nichols
[ 1984 ] Maggie
[ 1984 ] Jewell Ivy
[ 1985 ] Patsy Cline
[ 1986 ] Meg Magrath
[ 1988 ] Babs
[ 1988 ] Kate
[ 1989 ] Ann Talbot
[ 1990 ] Beth Macauley
[ 1991 ] Leigh Bowden
[ 1991 ]
[ 1992 ] Helen Nasseros
[ 1992 ] Alexandra Bergson
[ 1993 ] Margaret Lewin
[ 1994 ] Carly Marshall
[ 1995 ] Blanche DuBois
[ 1995 ] Mary
[ 1997 ] Ginny Cook Smith
[ 1998 ] Bette
[ 1998 ] Martha Baring
[ 1999 ] Tamora
[ 2001 ] Mrs. Wurtzel
[ 2003 ] Sandra Bloom (senior)
[ 2003 ] Nina Veronica
[ 2003 ] Irma Applewood
[ 2005 ] Carmen
[ 2005 ] Doreen
[ 2005 ] Katherine Pierson
[ 2006 ] Arvilla Holden
[ 2007 ] Dr. Cornelia Wilbur
[ 2009 ] Big Edie
[ 2012 ] Rita Thornton
[ 2013 ] Madame Raquin
[ 2013 ]
[ 2014 ] Roberta
[ 2016 ] Maddie
[ 2022 ] Dorothy Cavendish
[ 2024 ] Lillian Hall
[ 2025 ] Mary Tyrone
TV Shows
The Swan Princess
Dwan
Edith Bouvier Beale
Nina Veronica
[ 2012-2014 ] Fiona Goode, Sister Jude
Marsha
Joan Crawford
[ 2011-2018 ] Constance Langdon
Dusty Jackson
[ 2017-2024 ] Lillie Mae Faulk
The Narrator
Awards and Nominations
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Jessica Lange , A Streetcar Named Desire
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by Claudio Erlichman - Nov 21, 2025
Award-winning director Gustavo Barchilon, known for Barnum, Something Rotten!, Dreamgirls, Titaníque! and Funny Girl, unveils an ambitious 2026 season spanning revivals, premieres, and tributes. The reopening of Rio’s Teatro Ginástico will present Barchilon’s musical homage to Brazilian icon Bibi Ferreira. In São Paulo, Shrek – The Musical returns with Thiago Abravanel, while Barchilon leads the Brazilian premieres of The Seven Year Disappear and the Tony-nominated Mother Play. He also directs Into the Words, an intimate Sondheim project, and brings Laila Garin’s acclaimed solo show to São Paulo. Meanwhile, the hit comedy Curto-Circuito expands with a national tour and performances in Portugal and the U.S.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Jessica Lange has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.
Jessica Lange has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Mother Play, Contribution to the Theater (Drama League Awards) for , Distinguished Performance (Drama League Awards) for Mother Play, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mother Play, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Mother Play, Best Leading Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Best Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Streetcar Named Desire and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for A Streetcar Named Desire.
Jessica Lange has received several prestigious awards for her theatrical performances. She won the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Mother Play. She was also honored with the Contribution to the Theater award from the Drama League Awards. Additionally, she earned the Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Mother Play. For Long Day's Journey Into Night, Lange received Best Leading Actress in a Play from the BroadwayWorld Awards, Outstanding Actress in a Play from both the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards. Furthermore, she was recognized with a Performance award from the Theatre World Awards for A Streetcar Named Desire.
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