- Lange calls attention to Congo after spending a week in northeastern Congo last month as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund -- The fighting in northeastern Congo has created the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, the actress said Tuesday. (September 12, 2003)
- Lange opted against the usual gushing acceptance speech when she picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain last week - so she could give President George W. Bush a vicious tongue-lashing. (October 5, 2002)
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#64). (1995)
- Is a big supporter for rights of the Monks of Napal
- Between modeling jobs, she waitressed at the Lion's Head in Greenwich Village.
- In 1970s Manhattan, she was represented by Wilhelmina Models, the same agency that later discovered Gia Carangi.
- Her interpretation of the pushed-to-the-limit Cora in the remake of THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1981) was partially inspired by the downbeat life of B-movie actress Barbara Payton. In a Rolling Stone interview, Lange mentioned how she thought her character might have first drifted to Hollywood as an aspiring starlet, and costar Jack Nicholson gave her Payton's lurid, tell-all autobiography I Am Not Ashamed to look over on the set. Coincidentally, Lange and the blonde Payton were both born in Cloquet, Minn.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television at Golden Globe Awards for NORMAL (2004)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie at Emmy Awards for NORMAL (2003)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for A THOUSAND ACRES (1998)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special at Emmy Awards for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1996)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for BLUE SKY (1995)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV at Golden Globe Awards for O PIONEERS! (1993)
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for MUSIC BOX (1990)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for MUSIC BOX (1990)
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for SWEET DREAMS (1986)
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for COUNTRY (1985)
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for FRANCES (1985)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for COUNTRY (1985)
- Nominated for Best Actress at BAFTA Awards for TOOTSIE (1984)
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for FRANCES (1983)
Quotes- In a bid to steer America away from war: "We will not learn to live together in peace by killing our children."
Awards- San Sebastián International Film Festival: Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)
- Women in Film Crystal Awards: Crystal Award (2000)
- Verona Love Screens Film Festival: Silver Rose - Best Actress, A THOUSAND ACRES (1999)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role--Mini-Series or Television Movie, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1996)
- Sant Jordi Awards: Best Foreign Actress, BLUE SKY (1996)
- Academy Awards: Best Actress, BLUE SKY (1995)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role-Drama, BLUE SKY (1995)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actress, BLUE SKY (1994)
- Joseph Plateau Awards: Best Actress (1986)
- Joseph Plateau Awards: Best Actress (1985)
- Academy Awards: Supporting Actress, TOOTSIE (1983)
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actress, TOOTSIE (1983)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, TOOTSIE (1983)
- Moscow International Film Festival: Prize - Best Actress, FRANCES (1983)
- National Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actress, TOOTSIE (1983)
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Supporting Actress, TOOTSIE (1982)
- Golden Globe Awards: New Foreign Star of the Year-Female, KING KONG (1977)
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