Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1983
Jessica Lange Tootsie 1983
SEX WORKER ROLE
Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire 1992 & 1995
Emmy Nominated For Playing A Prostitute
Jessica Lange in A Streetcar Named Desire 1992 & 1995
Jessica played the role of Blanche Dubois both on Broadway and on television. One question remains about her. Was she a hooker? Or was she just a sex-starved individual? Her famous exit line is, “I have always depended upon the kindness of strangers.” The play implies, without being specific, that Blanche was a prostitute. The play exposes Blanche as a “loose woman” after she engages in sexual relations with a 17-year-old male. Later she stays at a hotel frequented by prostitutes. Stanley even labels her a prostitute. Some historians have argued that because of Blanche’s sexual nature, she was an amoral prostitute. Unlike the film version starring Vivien Leigh, this TV adaptation remained faithful to the play. Jessica received an Emmy nomination for her interpretation of Blanche in 1996.
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