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Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.
Jessica Lange
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Jessica Lange
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: April 20
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Jessica Phyllis Lange
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