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| Close is remembered for her chilling roles as the scheming aristocrat Madame de Merteuil in '']'' and as the demented book editor Alex in '']''. She has been nominated for 5 ], for ] in '']'' and '']'' and for ] in '']'', '']'' and '']''. | Close is remembered for her chilling roles as the scheming aristocrat Madame de Merteuil in '']'' and as the demented book editor Alex in '']''. She has been nominated for 5 ], for ] in '']'' and '']'' and for ] in '']'', '']'' and '']''. | ||
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Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American film and stage actress.
She was born into a society family in Greenwich, Connecticut, and attended the College of William and Mary, becoming a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Her paternal grandfather, Edward Bennett Close, a stockbroker, was first married to Post Cereals' heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, which makes Glenn Close a relative by marriage and/or blood to screenwriter/director Preston Sturges and actress Dina Merrill. She also is a distant cousin of the actress and model Brooke Shields.
Close is remembered for her chilling roles as the scheming aristocrat Madame de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons and as the demented book editor Alex in Fatal Attraction. She has been nominated for 5 Academy Awards, for Best Actress in Dangerous Liaisons and Fatal Attraction and for Best Supporting Actress in The Natural, The Big Chill and The World According to Garp.
She has also been nominated for 8 Emmys (winning one) and 7 Golden Globes.
Broadway productions
Musicals
- Rex (1976) - Richard Rodgers musical about Henry VIII
- Barnum (1980) - musical about Phineas T. Barnum
- Sunset Boulevard (1994) - Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the movie.
Drama
- The Crucifer of Blood (1978)
- The Real Thing (1983) - Tom Stoppard play
- Benefactors (1985)
- Death and the Maiden (1992)
Selected filmography
- The World According to Garp (1982)
- The Big Chill (1983)
- The Natural (1984)
- Maxie (1985)
- Fatal Attraction (1987)
- Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
- Hamlet (1990)
- Reversal of Fortune (1990)
- 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Paradise Road (1997)
- Air Force One (1997)
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
- 102 Dalmatians (2000)
- Brush with Fate (2003)
Cartoon character voice
External link
- Glenn Close at IMDb