Seemingly born atop the Hollywood A-list, actress Glenn Close established herself as one of the finest performers of her generation – or any other, for that matter – with her first film, “The World According to Garp” (1982), for which she earned the first of several Oscar nominations. For the rest of the 1980s, Close quickly became a top leading actress who eventually achieved infamy with her portrayal of a psychotic woman avenging a lost affair in one of the decade’s most notorious movies, “Fatal Attraction” (1987). Unlike most film stars, however, Close was more than happy to oscillate from
Father left to run medical clinics in the Congo (later Zaire) for Moral Rearmament when Close was 13
Began performing with repertory group, Fingernails, then toured country with conservative folk-singing group, Up With People for five years before college
1974
Joined Phoenix Theatre Company in NYC and made Broadway debut in their production of "Love for Love"
1976
Broadway musical debut as Mary Tudor in the Richard Rodgers-Sheldon Harnick show "Rex"
