Jessica Lange Says Her Acting Career Is "Coming to an End"

Jessica Lange says she feels her acting career is "coming to an end." She told Rolling Stone, and Variety reported the remarks on 30 October 2026.

Lange, who won two Oscars, has been back on screen recently. She returned to film and television with Long Day's Journey into Night and American Horror Story 13. The film was shot in 2022 and opened in cinemas in September.

Asked about the end of her career, she said that finishing with Long Day's Journey into Night, where she plays Mary Tyrone, may not be a bad way to go. Mary Tyrone is the troubled mother at the centre of Eugene O'Neill's family drama, a role Lange also played on Broadway, where she won a Tony Award in 2016.

Her career began in 1976 with King Kong. That film brought her a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year. She later won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for Tootsie and the best actress Oscar for Blue Sky. Her other recent film work includes Wild Oats in 2016 and Marlowe in 2022.

Lange has spoken about frustrations with the industry before. In 2023, she told the Los Angeles Times that she was frustrated with a film business obsessed with comic book franchises, and she cited that as one reason for planning to retire. The same year, she said Hollywood had sacrificed art "for the sake of profit." In a separate interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she argued that creativity in filmmaking now comes second to corporate profits and stockholders.

Her latest remarks sit alongside a later conversation. Yahoo Entertainment reported that during a Rolling Stone Studio appearance, Lange discussed returning to the Murphy-verse, the group of television shows made by Ryan Murphy, who created American Horror Story.

For fans, the news is a reminder that Lange's screen work spans more than four decades, from a 1970s blockbuster to a Broadway stage. Her comments do not set a date for any final performance, and any future projects will be announced by the people making them.