The recipient of several awards, including two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes and one Emmy, Lange is regarded as one of the première actresses of her generation and of the modern era. She wouldn’t achieve major critical or financial success, though, until 1981′s The Postman Always Rings Twice, starring opposite Jack Nicholson, after which both film critics and Hollywood in general took notice. Lange currently stars in FX’s American Horror Story, alongside Dylan McDermott and Connie Britton. Lange was born in Cloquet, Minnesota on April 20, 1949. Her maternal grandparents were of Finnish descent, while her paternal grandparents were German and Dutch. Due to the nature of her father’s professions, Lange and her family moved often throughout her childhood, though they eventually returned to and settled in Minnesota. She also has spoken of spending her “sick days” reading Gone with the Wind in bed and reenacting Melanie’s deathbed scene obsessively.
