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Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange is an actress of American origin who worked in several films, theater and television. She was born on 20th April 1949. She started her career as a model and at that time, a producer named Dino De Laurentiis, signed her for his film in 1976, a remake of King Kong, which was an action adventure classic, in 1933. She was nominated for two Oscar awards in that year. In addition to that, she is a photographer and goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.

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In her family, there are five members. Along with father and mother, she has two elder sisters and one younger brother. Owing to her father’s job, her childhood was spent in a very disordered manner as they have shift from one place to another. In 1968, she met with her future husband Paco Grande, who was of 24 years old and photography professor. After that, both of them left the photography institute and travelled throughout Europe and US. She met with many of Grande’s film community friends. In 1970, after two years of their affair, they came back to Minnesota and got married.

Then, this newlywed couple shifted to New York and settled in SoHo Art Community. Husband Grande, started again with his projects and his wife Jessica decided to study mime. French cinema inspired her and in 1971, she went to Paris for studying. She stayed there with her professor Etienne Decroux and for pursuing her film career. She returned back to New York in 1973.

During the time when she was in abroad, Grande and her marriage had almost lost its charm.  Grande left her and after that, she started working as a waitress and as a model with Wilhelmina Agency, for earning money. Then, in 1980, she ended this relationship, legally by giving him a divorce. At that time, famous producer named Dino DeLaurentis asked her to be part of a movie and after the screen-test, she was selected to act in King Kong. This movie and her role was a hit in Hollywood, for which she was nominated for Oscar awards. Though she signed a contract of seven years with DeLaurentis, she did not worked for more than three years with him.

During this period, she met famous dancer of Russia Mikhail Baryshnikov, and both started dating. In 1979, her very close friend offered a role in hisautobiographical film, All That Jazz. In that film, she played the role of Death Angel in Gideon's fantasy world. This role helped her to come back in the Industry, and she started walking her way to success in Hollywood.

In 1981, Lange and Baryshnikov's blessed with a daughter whose name is Alexandra. After few years, her relationship with Baryshnikov, Jessica entered in a new relationship with Shepard. They spent many years together and had two children named Hannah and Walker Samuel. Her life is full of challenges as she is not stable with any of her partners. Again, they separated in December 2011. She has also faced some physical challenges as she suffers from depression. She is a follower of Buddhism and does chanting and some mantras for mental peace.

 


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 20 Apr, 1949
Age: 71 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Cloquet
Education: Cloquet High School
University of Minnesota
Gender: Female
Description: American actress
Spouse: Paco Grande[1971-1981]
Net Worth 2021: 20 million
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Last Modified: Jun 26 2020
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