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Jessica Lange as Elsa Mars on American Horror Story: Freak Show

Jessica Lange singing Lana Del Rey's "Gods and Monsters" is about as good as it gets right now. It's not so much that she's a good singer as that she's a mesmerizing one and if anyone else besides Lana is qualified to get the mystical moodiness of the song down it's definitely Jessica Lange as Elsa Mars.

Her normally jaded and suspicious character is so hopeful it's not too late for one more chance at being a fabulously famous entertainer she's all too ready to believe anyone who will tell her there's still time. Elsa's desperation fuels her to hire a fake fortune teller who sees "applause and a man with fierce eyes" in her future.

Each season so far, Jessica has portrayed a completely different woman and it's her superb stage presence, not her singing, that has made both songs ("Life On Mars" from the first episode of "Freak Show" and now "Gods and Monsters") unforgettable.

The actress has said this is her last year of "American Horror Story" and that she will soon be retiring. The show, which reboots each season, will need a strong presence to replace her...Anjelica Huston comes to mind. I think she'd be awesome.

Jessica Lange appears in the November issue of Elle as part of their "Women In Hollywood" issue