Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in film, theater, and television. The recipient of several awards including two Oscars, two Emmys, five Golden Globes, and one SAG Award, Lange is one of the most celebrated actors of the modern era. Lange was discovered by producer Dino De Laurentiis while modelling 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 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 (1984), Sweet Dreams (1985) and Music Box (1989), 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 (1994). She later won her first Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' famed aunt, Big Edie, in HBO's Grey Gardens (2009) and won her first Screen Actors Guild Award along with a second Emmy for her performance as a murderous neighbor in FX's anthology horror show American Horror Story (2011-2012). In addition to acting, Lange is a photographer with two published works. She has also been a foster parent and currently holds a Goodwill Ambassador position for UNICEF, specializing in HIV/AIDS in the Congo and in Russia. This book is your ultimate resource for Jessica Lange. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Jessica Lange's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Jessica Lange, 50 Photographs, A Century of Cinema, A Streetcar Named Desire (1995 film), A Streetcar Named Desire (play), A Thousand Acres (film), Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Alec Baldwin, All That Jazz (film), American Horror Story, American Horror Story: Asylum, American Horror Story: Murder House, Antonio Lopez (illustrator), BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Blanche DuBois, Blue Sky (film), Bob Rafelson, Bonneville (film), Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, Broken Flowers, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Cloquet, Minnesota, Country (film), Cousin Bette (film), Crimes of the Heart (film), Diane Keaton, Don't Come Knocking, Donostia Award, Dustin Hoffman, Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale, En Mxico, Everybody's All-American (film), Far North (1988 film)and more pages!Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.