Portrait of Jessica Lange

Acting

Jessica Lange

Career

Active from 1976 to 2026, busiest in 2003 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Normal
Normal
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jessica Lange Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.7, average 1.6
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Biographical Drama 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Literary Adaptation 4
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Emotional 3
  • Dysfunctional Family 3
  • Family Secrets 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking

as Joan Didion

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 60
Long Day's Journey into Night
Long Day's Journey into Night (2026)

as Mary Tyrone

The Great Lillian Hall
The Great Lillian Hall (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lillian Hall

Marlowe
Marlowe (2023)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dorothy Quincannon

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 61
The Politician
The Politician (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Dusty Jackson

FEUD
FEUD (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Joan Crawford / Lillie Mae Faulk

Wild Oats
Wild Oats (2016)
GoodWatch score 39

as Maddie

Horace and Pete
Horace and Pete (2016)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Marsha

In Secret
In Secret (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

as Madame Raquin

The Gambler
The Gambler (2014)
GoodWatch score 50

as Roberta

The Vow
The Vow (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

as Rita Thornton

American Horror Story
American Horror Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Elsa Mars / Constance Langdon

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 61
Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens (2009)
GoodWatch score 80

as Big Edie

Sybil
Sybil (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Cornelia Wilbur

Bonneville
Bonneville (2006)
GoodWatch score 50

as Arvilla Holden

Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

as Carmen

Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
GoodWatch score 47

as Doreen

Neverwas
Neverwas (2005)
GoodWatch score 39

as Katherine Pierson

Big Fish
Big Fish (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sandra Bloom (senior)

Normal
Normal (2003)
GoodWatch score 85

as Irma Applewood

Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mrs. Wurtzel

Masked and Anonymous
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
GoodWatch score 43

as Nina Veronica

1990s

12 titles ยท average score 59
Titus
Titus (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tamora

Hush
Hush (1998)
GoodWatch score 34

as Martha Baring

Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette (1998)
GoodWatch score 47

as Cousin Bette

A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres (1997)
GoodWatch score 37

as Ginny Cook Smith

Rob Roy
Rob Roy (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mary MacGregor

Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah (1995)
GoodWatch score 56

as Margaret Lewin

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

as Blanche DuBois

Blue Sky
Blue Sky (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

as Carly Marshall

Night and the City
Night and the City (1992)
GoodWatch score 57

as Helen Nasseros

O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! (1992)
GoodWatch score 57

as Alexandra Bergson

Cape Fear
Cape Fear (1991)
GoodWatch score 74

as Leigh Bowden

Men Don't Leave
Men Don't Leave (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

as Beth Macauley

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 58
Music Box
Music Box (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ann Talbot

Everybody's All-American
Everybody's All-American (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

as Babs Rogers Grey

Far North
Far North (1988)
GoodWatch score 33

as Kate

Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as Meg Magrath

Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams (1985)
GoodWatch score 65

as Patsy Cline

Country
Country (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jewell Ivy

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

as Maggie Pollitt

Tootsie
Tootsie (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

as Julie Nichols

Frances
Frances (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

as Frances Farmer

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Maggie Pollitt / Alexandra Bergson

The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cora Papadakis

How to Beat the High Cost of Living
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)
GoodWatch score 34

as Louise

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 69
All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80

as Angelique

King Kong
King Kong (1976)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dwan

1950s

1 title ยท average score 85
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Alexandra Bergson