Jessica Lange’s days of making a killing on “American Horror Story” are over.
The actress, 75, starred on Ryan Murphy’s FX horror anthology series for five seasons between 2011 to 2018. Now, Lange is getting candid on whether or not she would ever return to the chilling show.
Despite her time on “AHS” winning her a pair of Emmys, Lange doesn’t want to come back.
“Oh Christ no!,” she told SPIN 1038 at the Dublin International Film premiere of her new project “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.”
“I mean, I haven’t done it for more than 10 years, 12 years, so, no, I’m not doing it.”
The “Feud” star doubled down when asked if Murphy, 59, or any other of the creators offered her another role.
“No,” Lange responded with a laugh.
Lange first joined the franchise in Season 1’s “American Horror Story: Murder House” as Constance Langdon, the neighbor of the haunted home belonging to Vivien Harmon (Connie Britton) and Dr. Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott.)
The actress won an Emmy for the role, and went on to star as a nun on “Asylum” (2012) a witch in “Coven” (2013) and the leader of a traveling circus in “Freak Show” (2014).
In 2018, Lange briefly reprised the role of Langdon on Season 8 for “Apocalypse,” which was her last stint on the series. She also appeared in Murphy’s miniseries “Feud” in 2017.
Another “AHS” standout is Sarah Paulson, who starred as the titler character on multiple seasons. She last appeared on the show in the 2021 “Double Feature” edition.
As for if the actress would consider returning?
“I think there is a big chance that I will return to ‘American Horror Story,’” Paulson, 50, told “Good Morning America” in 2024. “I’ve got everything crossed. I would like to do it more than anything. It’s my home. It’s where I started.”
“I got to play, you know, seven different characters in seven years, which as an actor is the most exciting, thrilling thing, and also allows an audience to be ready for anything you’re going to do because they’re not attached to one thing that you do, specifically,” she continued. “That has given me a lot of career flexibility.”
Murphy gushed over his leading ladies in 2017, telling E! News: “What I love about them as people and actors is that they don’t suffer fools and they’re always about, How do we make this better? Let’s keep working at it.”
“They’re a fount of ideas and they work really hard and prepare a lot,” the writer shared. “And more than that, Jessica and Sarah are people that come to the set and they know everybody’s lines and they know all of the parts.”
Giving insight into their bond, Murphy added, “They are two women who I’m close to and I call them up and talk about everything.”
“I’ve enjoyed that process. It’s great fun to call Jessica Lange — even if she’s not going to be in something — and say, ‘Do you think this is something I should do?’ And sort of have somebody who’s been in show business since — her first movie, I believe, was ’76. She’s smart and she’s always right. Sarah’s always right too.”
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