Hope Lange

Hope Lange

Deceased · Born: Nov 28, 1933 · Died: Dec 19, 2003

Personal Details

BornNov 28, 1933 Redding, Connecticut, USA
Spouse
  • Charles Hollerith, Jr.

    ( Jan 29, 1986 to Dec 19, 2003 )
  • Alan J. Pakula

    ( Oct 19, 1963 to Jul 26, 1971 )
  • Don Murray

    ( Apr 14, 1956 to Jul 7, 1962 )
Parents
  • John George Lange
  • Minette Lange
Relatives
  • Joy Lange (Sibling)
  • David Lange (Sibling)
  • Minelda Lange (Sibling)
  • Brian Stemmler (Cousin)

Biography

Person Biography:

Hope Lange was a talented actress, born in Redding Ridge, Connecticut, in the 1960s. She began performing on stage at the age of nine and went on to study drama and dance under Martha Graham. Lange worked in stock companies and on television, dancing on Jackie Gleason shows, before landing her first film role in Bus Stop (1956). She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Peyton Place (1957) and won two Emmy Awards for her work on the television show The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968).

Career

1998
Before He Wakes
Before He Wakes as Helen Rawlings
1995
Just Cause
Just Cause as Libby Prentiss
1994
1993
Dead Before Dawn
Dead Before Dawn as Virginia DeSilva
Cooperstown
Cooperstown as Cassie Willette
Message from Nam
Message from Nam as Marjorie Wilson
1990
Tune in Tomorrow...
Tune in Tomorrow... as Margaret Quince
1986
Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet as Mrs. Williams
1983
The Prodigal
The Prodigal as Anne Stuart
I Am the Cheese
I Am the Cheese as Betty Farmer
1980
Beulah Land
Beulah Land as Deborah Kendrick
1979
1975
1974
Death Wish
Death Wish as Joanna Kersey
I Love You... Good-bye
I Love You... Good-bye as Karen Chandler
Fer-de-Lance
Fer-de-Lance as Elaine Wedell
1973
The 500 Pound Jerk
The 500 Pound Jerk as Karen Walsh
1972
That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer as Janet Salter
1970
Crowhaven Farm
Crowhaven Farm as Maggie Porter
1969
1968
Jigsaw
Jigsaw as Helen Atterbury
1963
Love Is a Ball
Love Is a Ball as Millicent 'Millie' Mehaffey
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles as Elizabeth 'Queenie' Martin
Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country as Irene Sperry
1959
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything as Caroline Bender
1958
In Love and War
In Love and War as Andrea Lenaine Kantaylis
The Young Lions
The Young Lions as Hope Plowman
Peyton Place
Peyton Place as Selena Cross
1956
Bus Stop
Bus Stop as Elma Duckworth