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Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

8 films · 563 frames · top-billed in 5 · 19792023

Born 20 April 1949 · Cloquet, Minnesota, USA

Jessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress. She is the 13th actress to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, along with a Screen Actors Guild Award and five Golden Globe Awards.

Lange made her professional film debut in Dino De Laurentiis's 1976 remake of the 1933 action-adventure classic King Kong, for which she also won her first Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. In 1979, she starred in the acclaimed musical film All That Jazz.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 8 films · 563 frames · top-billed in 5 · 19792023

  • Academy Award for Best Actress1995
  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress1983
  • Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress1976
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie2014
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie2012
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie2009
  • Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play2016
  • CineMerit Award2024
  • Lucie Award2012
  • Crystal Award2000
  • Theatre World Award1992
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

How their films are shot

Measured across 563 frames from the 8 films we hold. This is the look of the work Jessica takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 8 films we hold, 52% of their frames are night, 50% low key — the look of the work Jessica takes.

Time of day

Night52%
Day39%
Interior6%

Lighting

Low key50%
Natural37%
High key8%

Shot size

Medium48%
Wide22%
Closeup19%
Fullbody8%

Camera angle

Eye level79%
Low angle10%
High angle10%

Mood

Neutral53%
Tense21%
Lonely9%
Mysterious8%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

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