Glenn Close

Glenn Close

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Birthday: 
19 March 1947, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Height: 
165 cm
Six time Academy Award-nominated actress Glenn Close was born and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Mary Hester "Bettine" (Moore) and William Taliaferro Close (William Close), a prominent doctor. Both of her parents were from upper-class northeastern families.Glenn was often seen on Broadway until 1982 whe... Show more »
Six time Academy Award-nominated actress Glenn Close was born and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Mary Hester "Bettine" (Moore) and William Taliaferro Close (William Close), a prominent doctor. Both of her parents were from upper-class northeastern families.Glenn was often seen on Broadway until 1982 when she was cast in her award winning role as Jenny Fields in The World According to Garp (1982) alongside Robin Williams. For this role, a breakthrough in film for Close, she later went on to receive an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The following year she was cast in the hit comedy The Big Chill (1983) for which she received a second Oscar Nomination, once again for Supporting Actress in the role of Sarah Cooper. In her third film, Close portrayed Iris Gaines a former lover of baseball player Roy Hobbs portrayed by Robert Redford, in one of the greatest sports films of all time, The Natural (1984). For a third and final time, Close was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Close went on to star in films like The Stone Boy (1984), Maxie (1985) and Jagged Edge (1985). In 1987 Close was cast in the box office hit Fatal Attraction (1987) for which she portrayed deranged stalker Alex Forrest alongside costars Michael Douglas and Anne Archer. For this role she was nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress. The following year Close starred in the Oscar Winning Drama Dangerous Liaisons (1988) for which she portrayed one of the most classic roles of all time as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil, starring alongside John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer. For this role she was nominated once again for the Academy Award and BAFTA Film Award for Best Actress. Close was favorite to win the coveted statue but lost to Jodie Foster for The Accused (1988). Close had her claim to fame in the 1980s. Close starred on the hit Drama series Damages (2007) for which she has won a Golden Globe Award and two Emmy Awards. In her career Close has been Oscar nominated six times, won three Tonys, an Obie, three Emmys, two Golden Globes and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Show less «

Glenn Close's FILMOGRAPHY

The Simpsons - Season 16

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The Shield - Season 3

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Will and Grace - Season 7

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MADtv - Season 10

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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Season 2

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Strip Search

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The Stepford Wives

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The West Wing - Season 5

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The Simpsons - Season 15

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The Shield - Season 2

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Will and Grace - Season 6

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MADtv - Season 9

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The Lion in Winter

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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Season 1

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Brush with Fate

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The Divorce (Le divorce)

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The West Wing - Season 4

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The Shield - Season 1

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The Simpsons - Season 14

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Saturday Night Live - Season 28

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Will and Grace - Season 5

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MADtv - Season 8

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Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winters End (2002)

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Glenn Close'S roles

Arlene
Arlene
F
F
Gutless
Gutless
Cruella de Vil
Cruella de Vil
First Lady Marsha Dale
First Lady Marsha Dale
Carrie Johnson
Carrie Johnson
Jenny Fields
Jenny Fields
Claire Wellington
Claire Wellington
Kala
Kala
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs
Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Iris Gaines
Iris Gaines
Sarah Cooper
Sarah Cooper
Alex Forrest
Alex Forrest
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
Nova Prime
Nova Prime
Gertrude
Gertrude
Mona Simpson
Mona Simpson
Patty Hewes
Patty Hewes
Glenn Close
Glenn Close
Chief Justice Evelyn Baker Lang
Chief Justice Evelyn Baker Lang
Captain Monica Rawling
Captain Monica Rawling
Dr. Caroline Caldwell
Dr. Caroline Caldwell
Glenn Close
Glenn Close
Fannie Lieber
Fannie Lieber
Joan Castleman
Joan Castleman