Glenn Close
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Date of Birth:
March 19, 1947 (75)
Birth Place: Greenwich, CT, USA
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Select theatre: BROADWAY: Phoenix Theatre Company's Love for Love, directed by Hal Prince, (professional debut, 1974), Cy Coleman's Barnum (Tony nomination), Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, directed by Mike Nichols, (Tony Award), Death and the Maiden, directed by Mike Nichols (Tony Award), Andrew ...
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Select theatre: BROADWAY: Phoenix Theatre Company's Love for Love, directed by Hal Prince, (professional debut, 1974), Cy Coleman's Barnum (Tony nomination), Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, directed by Mike Nichols, (Tony Award), Death and the Maiden, directed by Mike Nichols (Tony Award), Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, directed by Trevor Nunn, (Tony Award), Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance.OFF-BROADWAY: Wendy Wasserstein's Uncommon Women and Others, Simone Benmussa's The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs (Obie Award), Nathalie Sarraute's Childhood. Mother of the Maid,The Public Theater New York Premiere. LONDON: Royal National Theatre's A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Trevor Nunn, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard directed by Lonny Price (The Evening Standard Award)
Select Film: The World According to Garp (Film debut/Oscar nomination), The Big Chill, (Oscar nomination), The Natural (Oscar Nomination), Fatal Attraction (Oscar nomination), Dangerous Liaisons (Oscar nomination), 101 & 102 Dalmatians, Mars Attacks, Air Force One, Cookie's Fortune, Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her, Nine Lives, Heights, Albert Nobbs (producer/actress, Oscar nomination, ), Guardians of the Galaxy, Upcoming films: The Wife, Crooked House, Guardian of the Galaxy II, What Happened To Monday?, The Girl With All The Gifts, Wilde Wedding and Bastards. Select television: Hallmark Hall of Fame's The Sarah, Plain & Tall Trilogy (Producer/Actress/Emmy nomination), Something About Emilia(Emmy nomination), Damages (two Emmys/two Golden Globes), The Lion In Winter(SAG Award, Golden Globe Award), The Shield(Emmy and Golden Globe nominations), In The Gloaming(Cable ACE Award), The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (producer/actress) Roger & Hammerstein's South Pacific for ABC TV (producer/actress), Serving In Silence (producer/actress/Emmy Award) Charities: Bring Change 2 Mind, Panthera and Congohounds.
Glenn Close Awards and Nominations
| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Actress in a Play | ||
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| Olivier Awards - 2017 - Best Actress in a Musical | ||
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Theatre World Awards - 2017 - John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater  |
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| Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Actress - Musical |
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| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1995 - Best Actress - Musical |
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| Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical |
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| Drama Desk Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Actress - Play | ||
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| Drama League Awards - 1992 - Distinguished Performance Award |
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| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1992 - Death and the Maiden | ||
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| Tony Awards - 1992 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play |
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| Tony Awards - 1984 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play |
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| Tony Awards - 1980 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | ||
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Glenn Close News
Meet the Cast of ALMOST FAMOUS, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2022
.Almost Famous is set to begin preview performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre tonight, October 3, 2022 with opening night on November 3, 2022.
How Many Tom Stoppard Plays Have Been Performed on Broadway?by BWW Features - Oct 2, 2022
Leopoldstadt marks the 19th production of a Tom Stoppard play to open on Broadway since Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened 55 years ago. Stoppard has won four Best Play Tony Awards, more than any other playwright in history. What are the 18 other productions of Tom Stoppard plays to open on Broadway? Let's take a look back!
Lili Reinhart, Carey Mulligan, Dede Gardner & More Announced as Honorees for 2022 WIF Honorsby Michael Major - Sep 29, 2022
They will join the women previously announced to receive Crystal Awards—”Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson, “The Woman King” director Gina Prince-Bythewood, and “Don’t Worry Darling” writer and director Katie Silberman and Olivia Wilde—as well as Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award recipient Michaela Coel.
92NY to Present Joshua Bell & Larisa Martinez in VOICE AND THE VIOLIN in Octoberby Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2022
The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, will present 'Voice and the Violin': Joshua Bell, violin and Larisa Martinez, soprano, on October 20, 2022 at 7:30pm ET at the Kaufmann Concert Hall.
Meet the Cast of 1776, Beginning Previews Tonight!by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2022
1776 begins previews on Broadway tonight, Friday, September 16, ahead of its official opening on Thursday, October 6, 2022. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, January 8, 2023 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street).
Jenni Barber, Jason Veasey & Maya Days to Star in FOUNTAIN OF YOU at the Green Room 42by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 8, 2022
The Green Room 42 will present a special concert reading of the new musical, Fountain of You, on Monday, September 26 at 7:00 PM. Fountain of You features book and lyrics by Tasha Gordon-Solmon and music by Faye Chiao, and stars Jenni Barber, Jason Veasey and Maya Days.
J. Harrison Ghee, Jack Davenport & More Join Fox's ACCUSEDby Michael Major - Sep 7, 2022
Emmy Winner Margo Martindale, Emmy Nominee Molly Parker, Rachel Bilson and Jack Davenport, J. Harrison Ghee and Ian Anthony Dale have joined the cast of Accused, which also features Malcolm Jamal Warner, Karen LeBlanc, Wendell Pierce, Baron Vaughn, Sean Kleier, Rhea Pearlman, Aaron Ashmore and Tony Award nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega.
BrightSide Theatre to Present SHE LOVES ME in Octoberby Blair Ingenthron - Aug 27, 2022
BrightSide Theatre Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass and Executive Director Julie Ann Kornak have announced that they will begin their 10th season with She Loves Me, running from October 14 through 30th.
Cast Announced For UK and Ireland Tour of MY FAIR LADYby Stephi Wild - Aug 24, 2022
Casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Bartlett Sher's critically acclaimed and multi award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe's much loved MY FAIR LADY, which comes to Birmingham Hippodrome from Wednesday 8 March – Sunday 26 March 2023.
Brendan Fraser Honored With the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance at the 2022 TIFF Tribute Awardsby Michael Major - Aug 22, 2022
Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, has shared that Brendan Fraser will receive the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his outstanding performance in The Whale. The TIFF Tribute Awards presented by BVLGARI will return to an in-person gala fundraiser during the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Glenn Close Videos
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Docuseries THE ME YOU CAN'T SEEby Stage Tube - May 17, 2021
From co-creators and executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, the series offers a glimpse into the diverse stories of mental health and emotional well-being.
VIDEO: Christine Baranski Shares Her Favorite Tony Awards Memoriesby Stage Tube - Apr 22, 2021
Christine Baranski discusses working in film and television during a pandemic and shares her most memorable Tony Awards moments.
VIDEO: Watch Broadway Unite for the BROADWAY BACKWARDS Finale!by Stage Tube - Apr 1, 2021
“You Will Be Found” by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul is performed by Jenn Colella, Jay Armstrong Johnson and Cast Amy Adams, James Monroe Iglehart, Cheyenne Jackson, L Morgan Lee, Raymond J. Lee, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Ruthie Ann Miles, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and many more!
VIDEO: Mila Kunis and Glenn Close in New Trailer For FOUR GOOD DAYSby Stage Tube - Mar 20, 2021
An all new trailer has been released for the film Four Good Days, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars 7-time Academy Award Nominee Glenn Close (The Wife, Fatal Attraction) and Mila Kunis (Black Swan, That 70s Show) in a moving mother-daughter drama.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Disney's CRUELLAby Stage Tube - Feb 17, 2021
Academy Award® winner Emma Stone (“La La Land”) stars in Disney’s “Cruella,” an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains.
VIDEO: Glenn Close Talks Creating Characters in Quarantine on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERTby Stage Tube - Nov 24, 2020
Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Glenn Close has kept herself laughing during quarantine by dressing up as different characters, including a homegrown take on the villain Cruella de Vil. You can see Glenn Close in 'Hillbilly Elegy' on Netflix.
VIDEO: Amy Adams Talks 'Facetime Roulette' on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVEby Stage Tube - Nov 24, 2020
Amy talks about being hunkered down in quarantine but becoming more social virtually, playing 'FaceTime Roulette' with her contacts, watching old Best Picture winners she has never seen, her Thanksgiving plans, working with Glenn Close, and meeting the woman she plays in the new movie Hillbilly Elegy.
BWW TV: Audra McDonald, Glenn Close, Billy Porter & More Call For You to Vote!by BroadwayWorld TV - Oct 27, 2020
Broadway favorites Lonny Price and Leigh Silverman have come together with the best of Broadway to inspire you to get out there and VOTE. We all might be feeling a little down right now, but there is reason for hope as we inch closer to the election!
VIDEO: Jennifer Hudson Sings 'Tomorrow' From ANNIEby Stage Tube - Oct 24, 2020
Jennifer Hudson performed Tomorrow from Annie as part of Broadway For Biden's In our America: A Concert For the Soul of the Nation earlier this week.
VIDEO: See Amy Adams & Glenn Close in the Trailer for HILLBILLY ELEGYby Stage Tube - Oct 14, 2020
J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget.
