Special report with Jessica Lange

Special report from Leta Powell Drake regarding Jessica Lange and the film "Frances." Conducted circa February 1983. Broadcast on KOLN/KGIN-TV (Lincoln, NE).
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[@lnuneamoarsxr4225]

I simply adore Jessica Lange

[@jamessheridan9681]

Roxann Samuel right she is amazing

[@jeanniesgems7662]

She always seems so real in her interviews.

[@laitariver511]

this is everything thank you

[@renan.csmaia]

She was perfect for the role!

[@jackiebayliss]

Jessica Lange was perfect for that role....♥️♥️♥️

[@MichaelJonesCarmichaeldude]

Jessica quickly went on a meteoric rise from when she was just called a bimbo, as the woman King Kong loved, to a passionate performance of The Postman Always Rings Twice with Jack Nicholson in 1980, Won her first Academy Award for Tootsie in 1982, later that year gave in my opinion her greatest performance ever as Frances Farmer. It was a tour de force, Bravura performance. This is where she truly tapped something inside that lit her on fire! She should have won for that role as well. But was well publicized and got good ratings. And she wasn’t the Bimbo anymore but a serious actress who was going to be a legend of my generation. She’s talented, classy, beautiful and I hope she’s around for a long time!!! Love you Jesse!

[@corinnakohler8103]

I just LOVE Jessica Lange. She is truly The best actress since Frances Farmer ❤️🙏 God bless both their souls 🎯

[@milliealegria5702]

She is sooo beautiful

[@eduardomerino8098]

Jessica Lange is amazing

[@DibIrken]

Hmmm.... Is this why she played Sister Jude so well? Maybe she was channeling some of that Frances aura in American Horror Story.

[@johnmurray6636]

The best actress
Excellent movie

[@nadinebentel2362]

I live in South Africa and cannot get hold of the film.Very frustrating as it is said to be one of Jessica Lange's best portrayals

[@alexbranson5799]

I personally think that Frances is her best performance

[@jeanniesgems7662]

It made me sad seeing that real footage of Frances Farmer on This is Your Life

[@juradihia7912]

Super belle

[@murphchris5670]

Geez she only spoke about the movie for 5 seconds on here these days an actor talks about their role for nearly an hour on the news.

[@TheDemonOfSpades]

jessica was gorgeous when she was younger

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

before Britney Spears there was Marilyn Monroe and before them it was Frances Farmer. different women, same pattern, Hollywood ruining women

[@SuperEmmitt1]

Great movie. Amazing performance by Lange. But let's get real. Frances Farmer was a terrible actress.