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Jessica Lange on 1/15/08
I don’t want to knock a woman for getting work done. I’m 35, and in about fifteen years I will be getting a face lift despite my husband’s objections. I will age semi-naturally and not get a lot of injections and touch up work, but I’m planning on surgery. It already bothers me that I have lines around my eyes and my face is looking sort of old. My mother had a face lift after her best friend did it, and her best friend is in her 70s and looks like she’s 50 without any feline characteristics. To me it is a personal decision and it’s not a personal failing if you decide to get surgery and/or botox or restylane. You shouldn’t go overboard with it and it’s a fine line between having an operation or two and looking like you’re wearing a kabuki mask.
When you’re famous and it’s obvious, though, you should either admit to it, maybe in a roundabout way or in general terms like saying you’re not ruling it out, or you should not address it. If someone asks you, you can say you don’t want to comment. Don’t deny that you’ve had plastic surgery when we can all see the evidence.
Jessica Lange’s rep has denied that the 58 year-old actress has had plastic surgery. All I could think of when I saw her face up close in Big Fish was that she looked really pulled and strange. She’s a great actress, but she’s not doing herself any favors with this fib:
Jessica Lange in “Tootsie,” 1982
The National Enquirer recently speculated, with photos and commentary from a Michigan plastic surgeon, that Jessica Lange has undergone plastic surgery that didn’t necessarily result in a change for the better.
“It’s absolutely not true,” Lange’s PR rep Carrie Gordon told me from NYC on Tuesday. “And Jessica will not comment on it because it’s not true.”
In our first conversation, before Gordon presumably contacted Lange to say I was seeking a comment, Carrie asked how I could write this after admitting that I’m a huge fan of Jessica’s work. Because I’m not blind?
The Enquirer asked Detroit-area plastic surgeon Dr. Tony Youn to analyze before and after photos of Lange and her “Bonneville” co-star Joan Allen, who has suspiciously smooth skin.
Youn gave the Enquirer precise observations about Lange’s “overly arched brows,” and unnatural Catwoman-like appearance.
But haven’t Lange’s eyes always had a cat-like quality?
“To an extent she has,” said Youn when I interviewed him. “Are her eyes a little more tilted than the average person’s? Yes. But not to the extent that we see now in her.”
[From The Star Tribune via Huffington Post]
The article goes on to talk about how hard it is to cast these very plastic-looking women in films because they can’t play average older women. They could play more affluent older women who have had plastic surgery I guess.
They quote a radio personality as saying that if you have plastic surgery at “39, you never have to get it again. You’ve matured into your face and your bone structure and skin are good.” It also matters whether you got to a good surgeon who works on giving you natural results of course. Is that true? Not that I’m asking for personal reasons or anything.
Compared to Priscilla Presley and Kathie Lee Gifford, she’s looking pretty good. Looking through older photos of Lange, I would vote for bad plastic surgeon over too many face lifts.
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Posted in Jessica Lange, Plastic Surgery
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20 Responses to “Jessica Lange’s rep denies that she’s had plastic surgery”
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Tootsie was 1982.
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Thanks jen, I don’t know why I made that simple mistake.
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No problem. I love Jessica Lange and didn’t want her to seem younger than she actually is. I can’t look as good as her at 35.
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Jessica Lange is awesome!!
But I see her plastic surgery as a symptom of a bigger problem. The woman is a PHENOMENAL actress. But because she is older and aging, she cannot get the roles she rightly deserves and went this far in the hopes of getting just one decent role.
It’s quite sad that a man like Clooney can make movies until he keels over but a woman of Lange’s talent can’t even get a Clairol commercial.
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I think there’s something around the eyes there.
She was so gorgeous when younger, and I enjoyed her movies. She’s still looking pretty decent.
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Damned if you do and damned if you don’t. What a pathetic vicious circle.
Have to say that although I still think she is one of the best and most beautiful actresses of her generation, she looks older than 58 in that pic.
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Like geronimo : she looks older than 58.
And it’s a shame because if she had stayed away from the plastic surgery (the eyebrows make it seem so obvious), it might not be the case! -
I barely know who she is, but ooh, that’s one tight nip and tuck. She’s channeling Burt Reynolds in the quasi-Asian eye department.
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“The article goes on to talk about how hard it is to cast these very plastic-looking women in films because they cant play average older women.”
Wha-wha-WHAT???? And I suppose all the 20-something models-turned-actresses out there are easy to cast in films because of their ability to portray AVERAGE young women? Right, like I see Jessica Biel or Angelina Jolie or Jessica Alba in a role — with their perfect hair, flawless faces, full lips, personal-trainer-toned bodies — and think, Yes, I can relate to her, she’s so AVERAGE.
What a load of shit. Older women, plastic or not, aren’t difficult to cast — they’re just not needed anymore, because there aren’t any good parts for them.
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I love jessica lange! its so obvious she had something done, makes no difference to me
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Yeah she was beautiful and my favourite actress in the 80’s.
She has had bad plastic surgery and had it done years ago now actually. I wonder if she regrets it - its certainly hasn’t enhanced her looks.
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I am 57 and look 10-15 years younger than her. She has not aged well. I remember when she swore she would not get plastic surgery. They’ve overdone her eyes and not done enough with the rest of her face which is pretty deeply lined.
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I agree with orangejulius. I am 2 years old than Jessica Lange and look at least 12-15 years younger and I’ve had nothing done. Those eyes and those lines give it all away. Too bad.
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What did they do her? She used to be so pretty, but now looks like some kind of animal. Not buying 57 either, she looks at least 64.
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Oh for God’s sake. It is so pitiful that we have to tear this great actress apart because she is not 25 or 35 or 45 years old anymore! Get real and stop being so shallow as to just dwell on her face. I want to see good acting and just because she has changed somewhat in her looks, doesn’t mean she can’t act anymore in good roles. I am sick of looking at perfect beautiful young women. I want to see real people, who look real. Entertainment industry is all about money and not quality. Give her the roles and those of us who love her and her talent will come watch her. Let’s stop giving older men roles too if that’s they way women are going to be treated when they age. Why can’t we accept aging? There is more to beauty and grace than a facelift or trying to look a lot younger than you are.
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I don’t think this is tearing her apart.. it’s just stating a fact. Jessica, whom is one of if not my favorite actress, has not aged well. Forgive my next statement because it is completely speculation.. but I have the feeling that Jessica suffers from something chronic which is hard on her body stresswise… if you notice in her interviews her hands/knuckles are very puffy and stiff and she rubs them all the time. Perhaps it is a type of arthritic condition. Again.. that is only in my mind but it could explain her weathered look.
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… I forgot to add… she and her family also lived on a ranch in New Mexico for a while and she seems like the outdoorsy type which can take it’s toll on any “normal” person’s skin if you aren’t careful.
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No way is Jessica Lange 58!!!!. Take a look at a well kept, healthy 58 year old. They can look pretty good. This is a woman in her 60s lying because of her career. I am 57 years old and people assume Im early 40s. I haven’t had any work done yet. Now Im not sure I will. I always thought when I was 50 I would get a face lift but I didn’t need one. I have been doing facial exercises since I was 22 and thank you God because they have worked. I also went thru the Jane Fonda years, Kathy Smith, and continue to do yoga. I have a grown daughter. I will no longer worry about looking older. Older does not mean ugly and these celebrities look ugly!
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Wow, an entire feature was written up speculating whether this woman has had plastic surgery or not instead of writing one about her life and her accomplishments as one of the best actresses of our generation.
When Lange made her debut in King Kong she was bashed by critics who thought she would never be anything more than a pretty face. She proved everyone wrong and went on to win two Academy Awards and just about every other award out there including an Emmy for Grey Gardens. She’s had a remarkable life which has included relationships with Mikhail Baryshnikov and long time partner, playwright/actor Sam Shepard. She’s also a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund and has been very outspoken about the horror that was the Bush administration, all of this would make for great reading but all anyone can focus on are her eyebrows?
I don’t recall plastic surgery being this much of an issue a few years back, now it’s all anyone can talk or write about to the point where it overshadows any accomplishments a person’s made in their career. Yes, I get it, they’re human and have their faults just like the rest of us. So what?
I know this is a celebrity gossip site, but personally I think the whole shtick is just getting tired.
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She has probably had something done but I can understand that she must be under a lot of pressure. Surgery techniques will get better with time.
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