Born in Greenwich, Conn., on March 19, 1947, Glenn Close grew up in Switzerland and Africa while her doctor father ran a clinic in the Belgian Congo. She studied acting and anthropology at William and Mary College and got her start in show business doing local theater.Her first big break came in The World According to Garp (1982), which earned her the first of her five Oscar nominations. Close is best known for her portrayal of a rejected mistress who goes off the deep end in Fatal Attraction (1987), but she has a number of other great performances on her résumé, including the cruel Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and Sunny von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune (1990).
Close has been dividing her time between movies, television and theater. She won an Emmy Award for her portrayal of a lesbian soldier in Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story and a couple more for her starring role in "Damages." She was nominated for several more, including roles for The Lion in Winter and "The Shield."
AddEveningWith daughters Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) by her bedside, terminally ill matriarch Ann Grant (Vanessa Redgrave) recounts a passionate and all-consuming romance that took place 50 years in the past yet defined the rest of her life. Claire Danes stars as a younger Ann, and... Read More
Add AllDamages: Season 1This legal drama stars Glenn Close as steely litigator Patty Hewes, head of the revered Hewes & Associates. Dedicated to their work, Patty, protégée Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) and senior associate Tom Shayes (Tate Donovan) battle CEO Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) in a class-action suit.... Read More
Add102 DalmatiansThe brilliantly evil, fur-loving Cruella de Vil (Glenn Close) is out of jail in this 101 Dalmatians sequel, and avoiding her clutches becomes the mission of Dalmatian pup Oddball, the wisecracking Rottweiler wannabe Waddlesworth and their furry crew. When fashion designer Jean Pierre Le Pelt (Gerard... Read More
Add101 DalmatiansIn this live-action version of the beloved Disney classic, Dalmatians Pongo and Perdy and their human owners, Roger and Anita (Jeff Daniels and Joely Richardson), are overjoyed by the arrival of 15 puppies. But when the spotted-fur-loving Cruella De Vil (Glenn Close) and her clumsy cohorts, Jasper... Read More
AddParadise RoadWhen the Japanese overrun Singapore during World War II, many women and children end up in a prison camp. Although they are of different ages, nationalities and backgrounds, the women form a bond as they cope with the brutal behavior of their captors and the lack of food and medical care. Bruce... Read More
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