▁opposite ▁Tommy ▁Lee ▁Jones ▁in ▁a ▁CBS ▁Play house ▁production ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁Williams ' s ▁Cat ▁on ▁a ▁Hot ▁T in ▁Ro of . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁she ▁test ified ▁before ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁House ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁Agricult ure , ▁alongside ▁Jane ▁F onda ▁and ▁S iss y ▁Space k , ▁whom ▁she ▁later ▁neighbor ed ▁and ▁be fri ended . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁she ▁port rayed ▁legend ary ▁country ▁singer ▁P ats y ▁C line ▁in ▁K arel ▁Re isz ' s ▁bi op ic , ▁S weet ▁Dream s , ▁opposite ▁Ed ▁Harris , ▁Ann ▁Wed gew orth , ▁and ▁John ▁Good man . ▁She ▁was ▁nominated ▁a ▁fourth ▁time ▁for ▁an ▁Oscar ▁and ▁came ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁National ▁Board ▁of ▁Review ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Society ▁of ▁Film ▁Crit ics ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress . ▁In ▁several ▁inter views , ▁M ery l ▁St ree p ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁" beg ged " ▁Re isz , ▁who ▁directed ▁her ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ' s ▁The ▁French ▁Lieutenant ' s ▁Woman , ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁C line , ▁but ▁that ▁his ▁first ▁choice ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁L ange . ▁St ree p ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁quite ▁vocal ▁and ▁ad am ant ▁in ▁her ▁pra ise ▁for ▁L ange ' s ▁performance , ▁calling ▁her ▁" be yond ▁wonderful " ▁in ▁the