ors ▁Gu ild ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁her ▁performance , ▁losing ▁both ▁awards ▁to ▁Barry more . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁L ange ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁F X ' s ▁horror ▁anth ology ▁series ▁American ▁Hor ror ▁Story . ▁Series ▁co - cre ators ▁Ryan ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁Brad ▁Fal ch uk ▁originally ▁wrote ▁her ▁part ▁as ▁a ▁supporting ▁character , ▁but ▁after ▁L ange ▁acquired ▁the ▁role , ▁they ▁expanded ▁it ▁consider ably . ▁Mur phy , ▁a ▁long - time ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁L ange , ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁chose ▁her ▁because ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁expose ▁her ▁work ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁view ers . ▁He ▁also ▁sing led ▁out ▁her ▁performance ▁as ▁Bl anche ▁Du Bo is ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁which ▁he ▁saw ▁twice , ▁as ▁his ▁favorite ▁performance , ▁cit ing ▁it ▁as ▁another ▁motiv ating ▁factor ▁in ▁h iring ▁L ange . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁success ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁network ▁and ▁cre ators , ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁L ange , ▁who ▁experienced ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁her ▁popular ity , ▁receiving ▁ra ve ▁reviews ▁and ▁several ▁awards ▁for ▁her ▁controvers ial ▁role . ▁She ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁TV ▁Guide , ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly , ▁and ▁MTV ▁for ▁giving ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" best ▁performances ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ". ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁second ▁Prim etime ▁Em my ▁Award , ▁a ▁fifth