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Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of my life. Editors would always talk to you in the third person as though you were merely a piece of merchandise.

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Jessica Lange
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: April 20
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I do love acting. But to work as a photojournalist would have been extraordinary.
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I had a big family - two older sisters and a younger brother. My family was like moving around a lot so I lived in a lot of small towns. My father was very restless.
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I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out there.
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