Jessica Lange worked in film at a period when the medium itself was still changing shape.
The record lists Jessica Lange as American actress.
Jessica Lange was born at Cloquet in 1949. Her recorded nationality is United States. She trained at Cloquet High School and University of Minnesota.
This generation broke the studio mould - lighter cameras, location shooting, and directors who claimed authorship of the finished film.
She worked as film actor, photographer and stage actor.
Her name is attached above all to roles on stage and screen. The screen flattens effort: a performance that took months reads as a few unhurried minutes.
Recognition followed: Academy Award for Best Actress (1995), Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1983), Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress (1976) and Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (2016).
That the work was made from United States shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Achievements
- Academy Award for Best Actress — 1995
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress — 1983
- Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress — 1976
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play — 2016
- Worked as film actor, photographer and stage actor
