"At the close of the decade, Bob Fosse, whom Lange had befriended and with whom she had carried on a casual romantic affair, cast Lange as the Angel of Death, a part that he had written specifically for her in his semi-autobiographical film, "All That Jazz" (1979).She had also been considered for the role of Wendy Torrance in "The Shining" before that role ultimately went to Shelley Duvall.