Glenn Close

Glenn Close: Biography in Details

Who is Glenn Close?

Glenn is an American actress, singer, and producer.

Likely, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.

A seven-time Academy Award nominee, she holds the record as the actress to have the most nominations without a win.

In the year 2016, Close was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame, and in 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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Glenn Close was born on 19th March 1947 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.

Her father’s name is William Taliaferro Close( doctor ) and her mother’s name is Bettine Close (homemaker).

Her parents joined a cult group, the Moral Re-Armament (MRA) when she was seven years old.

The group sent its members all over the world to convert people and her family moved to Congo when she was 13.

She has six siblings namely, Tambu Misaki, Alexander D. Close, Jessie Close, Duncan Close, Edward Close, and Tina Close.

Glenn holds American citizenship and mixed (English- Scottish- German-Dutch- French- Welsh) ethnicity. Her birth sign is Pisces.

Education, School/ College University

Talking about Glenn’s education history, she attended Rosemary Hall preparatory school in Greenwich and joined an MRA singing group called ‘Up With People’ with whom she extensively traveled all over Europe and the U.S.

She broke off from MRA and enrolled in the College of William and Mary where she studied drama and theatre.

She developed her acting skills in the college’s theatre department.

Glenn Close: Professional Life, Career

Talking about her profession, she began her acting career with the Broadway play, ‘Love for Love’ in 1974.

Initially, she loved doing theatre so much that she did not think about going into movies, which she eventually did.

She made her Hollywood debut in 1982 with the comedy-drama ‘The World According to Garp’.

Additionally, she acted in ‘The Big Chill’ in 1983 and followed it with ‘The Natural in 1984 and ‘Maxie’ in 1985.

In the year 1987, Glenn Close was offered the role of Alex Forrest in ‘Fatal Attraction’ which was to become the first of the highly unconventional roles she often portrays.

The highly acclaimed ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ followed in 1988 which established her talent for playing on-screen vamps.

The decade of the 1990s proved very productive for her with movies like ‘Hamlet’ (1990), ‘Meeting Venus (1991), ‘The Paper (1994), and ‘Mars Attacks!’ (1996).

Her most memorable role was as Cruella De Vil, the evil fashionista in ‘101 Dalmatians’ in 1996.

Glenn Close began the new millennium with ‘102 Dalmatians’ in which she reprised the role of Cruella De Vil. Her other movies for the decade include: ‘South Pacific’ (2001), ‘Le Divorce’ (2003), ‘Heights’ (2004), ‘Nine Lives (2005), and ‘Evening’ (2007).

Besides that, her television career in the decade was also very impressive.

She appeared in ‘The Lion in Winter in 2004 and played the role of Patty Hewes in the highly successful series ‘Damages’ which ran for five seasons from 2007 to 2012.

Her role as the violent and mentally disturbed ex-lover in ‘Fatal Attraction’ (1987).

Moreover, her portrayal of the manipulative Marquise de Merteuil in the 1988 drama film ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ was critically acclaimed.

Likewise, she also played the role of Cruella De Vil in ‘101 Dalmatians’ in 1996 which was well-loved by the audiences.

Eventually, she played a brilliant but unethical lawyer who would go to any lengths to get what she wanted.

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