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Glenn Close Biography
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:
Woody Harrelson - Ex-significant Other
Cam Neely - Ex-significant Other
Robert Pastorelli - Ex-significant Other
Steve Beers - Ex-fiancé
Len Cariou - Ex-significant Other
David Shaw - Husband
Annie Maude Starke - Daughter
Bettine (Moore) Close - Mother
Cabot Wade - Ex-husband
James Marlas - Ex-husband
Jessie Close - Sister
John Starke - Ex-significant Other
Edward Bennett Close - Grandfather
Sandy Close - Brother
Tina Close - Sister
William T. Close - Father
Glenn Close Awards:
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: Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical - Nominee
1995 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical - Winner
1984 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play - Winner
1992 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a 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
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
College:
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (BA in Drama and Anthropology, 1974)
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