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BBCWed, Nov 11, 3:00 AMFriday Night With Jonathan RossBuy
FMCThu, Nov 12, 2:15 AMThe Stone BoyBuy
FXSun, Nov 15, 12:02 AMDamagesBuy
FMCMon, Nov 16, 3:30 PMThe Stone BoyBuy
TBSSat, Nov 21, 1:10 AMMars Attacks!Buy
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Glenn Close Biography

Glenn Close
  • Birth Place: Greenwich, CT
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/19/1947, Pisces
  • Profession: Actor; producer
Glenn Close Fast Facts:
  • Grandfather Edward Bennett Close was once married to cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, the mother of actress Dina Merrill. Close is also a second cousin of Brooke Shields, and is distantly related to Princess Diana.
  • Father, a physician, opened a clinic in Congo when Close was 13.
  • Was a member of the educational folk troupe Up With People in the '60s.
  • Made her Broadway debut in the 1974 revival of William Congreve's Love for Love.
  • Was the fourth choice for her Oscar-nominated role in Fatal Attraction after Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey and Miranda Richardson.
  • Narrated the Grammy-nominated animated stories The Emperor and the Nightingale and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; other voice work has included Repeat the Sounding Joy, a Christmas album made with Placido Domingo; and Homer Simpson's mother, Mona, on The Simpsons.
  • An avid New York Mets fan, Close has sung the national anthem at Shea Stadium.
  • Collects her acting costumes.
    Glenn Close Relationships:
  • Annie Maude Starke - Daughter
  • Bettine (Moore) Close - Mother
  • Cabot Wade - Ex-husband
  • Cam Neely - Ex-significant Other
  • David Shaw - Husband
  • Edward Bennett Close - Grandfather
  • James Marlas - Ex-husband
  • Jessie Close - Sister
  • John Starke - Ex-significant Other
  • Len Cariou - Ex-significant Other
  • Robert Pastorelli - Ex-significant Other
  • Sandy Close - Brother
  • Steve Beers - Ex-fiancĂ©
  • Tina Close - Sister
  • William T. Close - Father
  • Woody Harrelson - Ex-significant Other

    • Glenn Close Awards:
  • 1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
  • 1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
  • 1991 Emmy: Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries - Nominee
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Nominee
  • 1987 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1988 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1983 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1984 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1980 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Musical) - Nominee
  • 1995 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
  • 1984 Tony: Actress (Play) - Winner
  • 1992 Tony: Actress (Play) - Winner
  • 1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1991 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 1988 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture Actress - Winner

  • College:
  • College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (BA in Drama and Anthropology, 1974)
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