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Jessica Lange says her acting career may be nearing its end
Jessica Lange says her acting career may be nearing its end, though she has not announced a definite retirement.
The 77-year-old actress discussed her future after returning to American Horror Story for season 13, where she revisited four roles from earlier seasons.
She said playing Mary Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night could be a fitting final film role.
Lange also said a couple of projects have been in development for some time, but it has become harder to get films she wants made.
Her career has included two Academy Awards, a Tony Award and decades of work in film, television and theatre.
She has not ruled out further projects, but gave no details about what might happen next.
Jessica Lange said her acting career may be nearing its end in a new interview with Rolling Stone.
The 77-year-old actress said her role as Mary Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night could be a fitting final film.
She said a couple of potential projects have been in development for some time, but it has become harder to get the kinds of movies she likes made.
Lange recently returned to American Horror Story for its 13th season after last appearing in the show’s 2018 season, Apocalypse.
She said she would like to be remembered for good parts, good films and being an honest actor.
- Who
- Jessica Lange, a 77-year-old actress.
- What
- She said her acting career may be nearing its end and reflected on what she might do next.
- When
- In a new interview published ahead of or around her return to American Horror Story season 13. The interview date is not stated.
- Where
- The interview was with Rolling Stone. The article does not state where it took place.
- Why
- She was asked what she might do next and how she would want to be remembered if she stepped away from acting.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lange won her first Academy Award for her supporting performance in Tootsie.
Lange won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Blue Sky.
Lange won a Tony Award for playing Mary Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
Lange last appeared in American Horror Story, in the season Apocalypse.
Lange returned to American Horror Story for season 13.
- Age
- 77
- Potential final film role
- Mary Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night
- American Horror Story return
- Season 13
- Last American Horror Story appearance before return
- 2018, in Apocalypse
- Academy Awards
- Supporting Actress for Tootsie (1982); Best Actress for Blue Sky (1994)
What people are saying
I actually feel it coming to an end
For some good parts. For some good films. For being an honest actor.
Why I said yes to this season was the idea of revisiting, reprising these four roles