Glenn Close (born March , ) is an American actress and producer. "Long
considered one of the great actresses of our time", according to
Vanity Fair Magazine, she is the recipient of numerous accolades,
including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards, and three
Golden Globe Awards. Additionally, she is a seven-time Academy Award
nominee, having the record for the most nominations without a win for
an actress. In , Close was inducted into the American Theater Hall of
Fame, and in , Time magazine named her one of the most influential
people in the world.Born to affluent and progressive parents, Close
majored in theater and anthropology at the College of William & Mary.
She began her professional career on stage in with Love for Love and
was mostly a New York stage actress until the early s. Her work
included Broadway productions of Barnum in and The Real Thing in ,
for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Her film
debut came in The World According to Garp (), which was followed by
supporting roles in the films The Big Chill () and The Natural (); all
three earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actress. Close went on to establish herself as a leading lady in
Hollywood with roles in Fatal Attraction () and Dangerous Liaisons (),
both of which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Actress.Close won two more Tony Awards for Death and the Maiden in
and Sunset Boulevard in . She won her first Primetime Emmy Award for
the television drama film Serving in Silence: The Margarethe
Cammermeyer Story, and she continued a successful career in Hollywood
with starring roles in Reversal of Fortune (), Dalmatians (), and Air
Force One (), among others. Further television work came for Close in
the s, with her portrayal of Eleanor of Aquitaine in the television
film The Lion in Winter earning her a Golden Globe Award. From to ,
Close starred as Patty Hewes in the drama series Damages, which won
her a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. She returned
to the Broadway stage in a revival of A Delicate Balance. During this
period, she received two additional Best Actress Academy Award
nominations for Albert Nobbs () and The Wife (), winning a third
Golden Globe for the latter.
considered one of the great actresses of our time", according to
Vanity Fair Magazine, she is the recipient of numerous accolades,
including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards, and three
Golden Globe Awards. Additionally, she is a seven-time Academy Award
nominee, having the record for the most nominations without a win for
an actress. In , Close was inducted into the American Theater Hall of
Fame, and in , Time magazine named her one of the most influential
people in the world.Born to affluent and progressive parents, Close
majored in theater and anthropology at the College of William & Mary.
She began her professional career on stage in with Love for Love and
was mostly a New York stage actress until the early s. Her work
included Broadway productions of Barnum in and The Real Thing in ,
for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Her film
debut came in The World According to Garp (), which was followed by
supporting roles in the films The Big Chill () and The Natural (); all
three earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actress. Close went on to establish herself as a leading lady in
Hollywood with roles in Fatal Attraction () and Dangerous Liaisons (),
both of which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Actress.Close won two more Tony Awards for Death and the Maiden in
and Sunset Boulevard in . She won her first Primetime Emmy Award for
the television drama film Serving in Silence: The Margarethe
Cammermeyer Story, and she continued a successful career in Hollywood
with starring roles in Reversal of Fortune (), Dalmatians (), and Air
Force One (), among others. Further television work came for Close in
the s, with her portrayal of Eleanor of Aquitaine in the television
film The Lion in Winter earning her a Golden Globe Award. From to ,
Close starred as Patty Hewes in the drama series Damages, which won
her a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. She returned
to the Broadway stage in a revival of A Delicate Balance. During this
period, she received two additional Best Actress Academy Award
nominations for Albert Nobbs () and The Wife (), winning a third
Golden Globe for the latter.
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