Actor, writer, director, and producer Healy Lange has built a career marked by a diverse range of captivating experiences. Her professional journey began on the stages of New York, where she performed with esteemed institutions such as Playwrights Horizons, The Duplex, Impact Theatre, and the New York Comedy Club, earning critical acclaim for her autobiographical one-woman show.
This notable achievement led her to Los Angeles, where she further honed her craft by studying screenwriting under the guidance of the renowned Syd Field. Since then, Lange has made significant appearances in off-Broadway productions and television shows and films on HBO, Showtime, Netflix, FX, Fox, ABC, and Amazon Prime, collaborating with prominent directors such as Lee Daniels, Jeremy Webb, The Russo Brothers, The Duffer Brothers, and Anu Valia.
Lange's directorial debut, the short film "Orphan Doll", has garnered over 50 awards and is currently being developed into a Broadway play. Additionally, she has written the TV series "Letters to Addy", which was a quarter-finalist in the Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition. The pilot, filmed in 2022, is now represented by People Store and Vervain Creative.
Beyond her impressive professional accomplishments, Lange's life has been characterized by a series of fascinating experiences. She has served as a Congressional Page in Washington D.C., where she worked on the floor of the U.S. Capital, and has also worked as a true crime psychic. As a writer and journalist, she has interviewed notable actors such as Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, and Camilla Belle, and has even had the opportunity to meet legendary figures like Barbra Streisand, who left her speechless in the furniture department of Bloomingdale's.
Interestingly, Lange's family history is steeped in literary and political legacy. Born with the surname Rattigan, she is the great-niece of the renowned playwright and screenwriter, Sir Terrence Rattigan, and the great-granddaughter of the esteemed Italian-American Senator from Massachusetts, Joseph Langone.