Hope Elise Ross Lange was a two-time ‘Emmy Award’-winning film, TV, and stage actor. Born to a cellist/music arranger/music conductor father and an actor mother, Lange stepped into the entertainment industry early in life. As a child, she sang in the ‘Booth Theatre’-staged play ‘Life, Laughter and Tears.’ She was also featured in the award-winning ‘Broadway’ play ‘The Patriots.’ She lost her father early in life. While modeling and studying dance, she assisted her mother in running a restaurant along with her siblings. She garnered attention featuring on the cover of the magazine ‘Radio-Electronics,’ sporting the "Man from Mars" radio hat. She then came to prominence with her debut film, ‘Bus Stop.’ This led her to another remarkable performance in the film ‘Peyton Place,’ which fetched her both ‘Oscar’ and ‘Golden Globe’ nominations. Her memorable performance as ‘Carolyn Muir’ in the sitcom ‘The Ghost & Mrs. Muir’ won her two ‘Primetime Emmy’ awards. Over the years, she starred in other films such as ‘Death Wish’ and ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge.’ She also appeared in TV films such as ‘Crowhaven Farm’ and series such as ‘The New Dick Van Dyke Show.’