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When I am home for like a two-year stretch, I get antsy, because I want to work.

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Jessica Lange
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: April 20
Actress
Film Actor
Film Producer
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Cloquet
Minnesota
Jessica Phyllis Lange
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I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's why I was out the door as soon as I turned 18.
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