Glenn Close

Glenn Close
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Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
03/19/1947
Birthplace:
Greenwich, Connecticut
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biography
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 Continued
Credits
(TV Show)
1995-2008
Mona
2008
of Mother Simpson
2003
Mother Simpson
1995
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
Patty Hewes
2007
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Mrs. Wittenborn
2007
Voice of Granny
2006
Mrs. Johnson
2005
Maggie
2005
Diana
2005
(TV Show)
2005-2005
Captain Monica Rawling
2005
Claire Wellington
2004
Olivia Pace
2003
(TV Show)
2002-2003
Fannie Lieber
2003
Fannie Lieber
2002
Esther Gold
2003
Cruella De Vil
2000
of Kala
1999
Camille Dixon
1999
Sarah
1998
Vice President Kathryn Bennett
1997
Adrienne Pargiter
1997
Marsha Dale
1996
Cruella De Vil
1996
Mrs Farraday
1996
Marquise De Merteuil
1988
Alex Forrest
1987
Iris Gaines
1984
Karla
Ruth Hillerman
Alicia Clark
Teddy Barnes
Gertrude
Linda Spector
Sunny Von Bulow
Maxie
Karin Anderson
of Ambisextra
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
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"
1979 
TV-movie debut in "Too Far to Go" (NBC)
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