Jessica Lange

Born 1949 · American actress

Jessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress and photographer. With a career spanning five decades, she is known for her roles on stage and screen. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. Lange is one of few performers to achieve Triple Crown of Acting status.

Jessica Lange, in order

1. 1976 King Kong: acted · directed by John Guillermin · critics 55%, audiences 32% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
2. 1979 All That Jazz: acted · directed by Bob Fosse
3. 1980 How to Beat the High Co$t of Living: acted · directed by Robert Scheerer
4. 1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice: acted · directed by Bob Rafelson
5. 1982 Frances: acted · directed by Graeme Clifford
6. 1982 Tootsie: acted · directed by Sydney Pollack · critics 92%, audiences 81%
7. 1984 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TV movie): acted · directed by Jack Hofsiss
8. 1984 Country: produced, acted · directed by Richard Pearce
9. 1985 Sweet Dreams: acted · directed by Karel Reisz
10. 1986 Crimes of the Heart: acted · directed by Bruce Beresford
11. 1986 King Kong Lives: acted · directed by John Guillermin · critics 7%, audiences 17% · streaming on Hoopla, Pluto TV, Fawesome
12. 1988 Everybody's All-American: acted · directed by Taylor Hackford
13. 1988 Far North: acted · directed by Sam Shepard · critics 13%, audiences 48% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
14. 1989 Music Box: acted · directed by Costa-Gavras
15. 1990 Men Don't Leave: acted · directed by Paul Brickman
16. 1991 Cape Fear: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 77%, audiences 77% · streaming on YouTube (free)
17. 1992 Night and the City: acted · directed by Irwin Winkler
18. 1992 O Pioneers! (TV movie): acted · directed by Glenn Jordan
19. 1994 A Century of Cinema: acted · directed by Caroline Thomas
20. 1994 Blue Sky: acted · directed by Tony Richardson
21. 1995 A Streetcar Named Desire (TV movie): acted · directed by Glenn Jordan
22. 1995 Losing Isaiah: acted · directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
23. 1995 Rob Roy: acted · directed by Michael Caton-Jones · critics 72%, audiences 75% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
24. 1997 A Thousand Acres: acted · directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse
25. 1998 Cousin Bette: acted · directed by Des McAnuff
26. 1998 Hush: acted · directed by Jonathan Darby · critics 11%, audiences 34% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free), Tubi
27. 1999 Titus: acted · directed by Julie Taymor
28. 2001 Prozac Nation: acted · directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
29. 2003 Big Fish: acted · directed by Tim Burton · critics 76%, audiences 89% · streaming on YouTube (free), Tubi
30. 2003 Masked and Anonymous: acted · directed by Larry Charles
31. 2003 Normal (TV movie): acted · directed by Jane Anderson
32. 2005 Broken Flowers: acted · directed by Jim Jarmusch · critics 87%, audiences 70%
33. 2005 Don't Come Knocking: acted · directed by Wim Wenders · critics 41%, audiences 60% · streaming on Roku Channel
34. 2005 Neverwas: acted · directed by Joshua Michael Stern
35. 2006 Bonneville: acted · directed by Christopher N. Rowley
36. 2007 Sybil (TV movie): acted · directed by Joseph Sargent
37. 2009 Grey Gardens (TV movie): acted · directed by Michael Sucsy
38. 2011–14 American Horror Story (TV series): acted
39. 2012 The Vow: acted · directed by Michael Sucsy
40. 2013 In Secret: acted · directed by Charlie Stratton
41. 2014 The Gambler: acted · directed by Rupert Wyatt · critics 43%, audiences 31% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
42. 2016 Wild Oats: acted · directed by Andy Tennant
43. 2019 The Politician (TV series): acted
44. 2022 Marlowe: acted · directed by Neil Jordan · critics 26%, audiences 37% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
45. 2024 The Great Lillian Hall: acted · directed by Michael Cristofer
46. 2025 Long Day's Journey Into Night: acted · directed by Jonathan Kent