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 Virginia's William and Mary College and got her showbiz start doing local theater.Her first big break came in The World According to Garp (1982), earning her the first of five Oscar nominations. Close is best known for her portrayal of a rejected mistress in Fatal Attraction (1987) but has many other great performances on her résumé, including the cruel Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and socialite Sunny von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune (1990).
Segueing to television, Close won an Emmy for her portrayal of a lesbian soldier in Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995) and two more for her lead role in "Damages," which also netted her a Golden Globe nod in 2009.
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
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
AddSouth PacificGlenn Close and Harry Connick Jr. star in this TV remake of the classic 1949 musical. Set on a remote island during World War II, the story follows two parallel romances: one between Nellie Forbush (Close), a Navy nurse, and a wealthy French plantation owner (Rade Sherbedgia); the other between a... Read More
AddReversal of FortuneIn this tauntingly ambiguous courtroom drama, the enigmatic Claus von Bülow (Jeremy Irons) stands accused of putting his wife, Sunny (Glenn Close), into a perpetual coma with an insulin overdose. Claus hires hard-charging attorney Alan Dershowitz (Ron Silver), who scrambles to defend his client... Read More
