Jessica Lange's first film role was in a remake of a 1943 film.
Jessica Lange . She made her professional film debut in his 1976 remake of the 1933 action-adventure classic King Kong , for which she won her first Golden Globe Award , for New Star of the Year . King Kong (1976 film) . It is a modern remake of the 1933 classic film of the same name , about a giant ape that is captured and imported to New York City for exhibition . Featuring special effects by Carlo Rambaldi , it stars Jeff Bridges , Charles Grodin , and Jessica Lange in her first film role .