Bewitching! Jessica Lange casts a captivating spell in a vintage ensemble on set of American Horror Story: Coven



While she played a judgmental nun turned mental patient last season , Jessica Lange portrays a witch in the upcoming installment of American Horror Story.

And the 64-year-old seemed to be taking some magical anti-ageing cues from her onscreen character for a day of filming at an antebellum mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday.

The veteran actress looked nearly half her age as she channelled vintage glamour in the bayou heat via a red and white dress that made her all the more enchanting for her femme fatale role.



Practical magic: Jessica Lange showed off her magically youthful figure in a two toned vintage ensemble for a day of filming American Horror Story in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday

Completing her glamorous ensemble was a pair of oversize Jackie O sunglasses as her hair was styled into a luxurious tangle of blonde curls.

Also on set were series staples Frances Conroy and Taissa Farmiga.

Conroy, 59, looked every bit the flame haired witch for scenes filmed outside of the ominous looking manse grounds, although it is unclear if she - like Jessica - plays an enchantress.



Glamour girl: The 64-year-old actress looked nearly half her age as she sported large framed sunglasses

Shooting begins: Episodes for the third season have begun filming in a new location in New Orleans

Taissa, who turns 19 on August 17, sported a black frock and pale make-up for her return this season.

The young actress could be seen exiting a hired car outside the gates of the haunted looking property as a man dressed all in black gave her a helping hand with her baggage.



Meanwhile, Jessica, who won an Emmy for her role in the show's first season, said at a summer TCA session on Friday that it took a lot deliberation before she was convinced to sign on for the series, which is now going into it's third season.



Jessica and Sarah Paulson return for this fall's instalment called the Coven along with new cast members Kathy Bates and Angela Bassett.

Flame haired: Frances Conroy sported a new tint as she wore an eccentric costume for the day of filming

Shaded trio: The 59-year-old was escorted on set by what looked like two fellow actors in character

Paulson, 38, let it slip on the panel that she will be playing Jessica's daughter this time around.



But Lange was a bit more candid as she told USA Today : 'Some of us play witches; some play historical characters.

'We move back and forth in time, so it encompasses a lot of different stories.'



Bad omens: Taissa Farmiga sported a black frock and pale make-up

Growing up: The actress turns 19 later this month on August 17

Quite the greeting: Taissa's character of Violet Harmon is given a hand by a man in black

Adding: 'And the truth is I've shot two days so far - I don't know who the character is yet.'

But Jessica doesn't seem to mind being kept in the dark, at least for now.

'You've got these extreme shifts in character, it has this wonderful opportunity to me to play all the things I like, as an actor. The big sweeps of emotion . And I love madness, I do. I love playing mad,' Lange told the national newspaper.

Steady there: Frances was aided by a crew member as they filmed a scene in a back bayou mansion

Ominous arrival: While disembarking from a taxi the pair could not have looked more intimidating If these walls could talk: The eccentric looking pair entered the gates of the ancient manse grounds

USA Today also reports that Misery's Bates, 65, stars as Madame LaLaurie, a socialite and serial killer of slaves.



While waiting to Exhale's Bassett, 54, plays a voodoo doctor named Marie Laveau for the new season.

The American Horror Story: Coven is scheduled to air this fall, just in time for Halloween.

American beauty: The two-time Oscar winner, seen here in the second season, won an Emmy Award for her role on the first season of American Horror Story