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How much do you really know about Jessica Lange? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Jessica Lange began her acting career in her late 30s after working as a model.

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Lange started acting in her 20s, debuting in 'King Kong' (1976) at age 27, after modeling and studying mime.

2.

Jessica Lange won an Oscar for her role in the 1982 film 'Tootsie'.

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Jessica Lange won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Tootsie' (1982).

3.

Jessica Lange is the only actress to win both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscars in the same year.

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In 1983, she won Best Supporting Actress for 'Tootsie' and Best Actress for 'Frances', making her the only performer ever to win both acting Oscars in the same year.

4.

Jessica Lange has a daughter who is also an actress, named Shura Baryshnikov.

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Jessica Lange's daughter, Alexandra 'Shura' Baryshnikov, is a professional dancer and choreographer, not an actress.

5.

Jessica Lange published a photography book titled 'Highway 61'.

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Lange is an accomplished photographer. Her book 'Highway 61' features black-and-white images of people and places along the historic road, not specifically about Hurricane Katrina.

6.

Jessica Lange once studied mime in Paris under the legendary Étienne Decroux.

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Before acting, Lange trained in mime with Decroux in Paris in the early 1970s, a surprising background for a future Hollywood star.

7.

Jessica Lange turned down the lead role in 'Fatal Attraction' because she found the script too violent.

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Lange was offered the role but couldn't accept due to scheduling conflicts, not violence. Glenn Close later took the part.

8.

Jessica Lange is the only actor to win an Emmy, Oscar, and Tony for a role playing a version of herself.

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No such triple win exists; she has Emmys and Oscars but never won a Tony (nominated once). This is a fabricated myth.

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