Glenn Close

Birth Place: Greenwich, CT, USA

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Throughout her long and varied career, Close has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. She has won three Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and received six Academy Award nominations. Close began her professional stage career in 1974 in Love for Love, and was mostly a New York stage actress through the rest of the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing in both plays and musicals, including the Broadway productions of Barnum in 1980 and The Real Thing in 1983, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Her first film role was in The World According to Garp (1982), which she followed up with supporting roles in The Big Chill (1983), and The Natural (1984); all three earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She would later receive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Fatal Attraction (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and Albert Nobbs (2011). In the 1990s, she won two more Tony Awards, for Death and the Maiden in 1992 and Sunset Boulevard in 1995, while she won her first Emmy Award for the 1995 TV film Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story. She starred as Eleanor of Aquitaine in the 2003 TV film The Lion in Winter, winning a Golden Globe Award. In 2005, she starred in the drama series “The Shield.” Then from 2007 to 2012, she starred as Patty Hewes in the FX drama series “Damages,” a role that won her a Golden Globe and two Emmys. She has voiced the character of Mona Simpson in the animated sitcom “The Simpsons” since 1995. She returned to Broadway in November 2014, in a revival of Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance. Her other films include Jagged Edge (1985), Hamlet (1990), Reversal of Fortune (1990), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Paradise Road (1997), Air Force One (1997), Cookie's Fortune (1999), Nine Lives (2005) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Close is a six-time Academy Award nominee, tying the record for being the actress with the most nominations never to have won (along with Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter). In addition, she has been nominated for four Tony Awards (three wins), fourteen Emmys (three wins), thirteen Golden Globes (two wins), two Drama Desk Awards (one win), and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards (one win). She has also won an Obie award and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and a BAFTA.

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Glenn Close STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
The Public Theater New York Premiere, 2018
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Norma Desmond

[West End]
English National Opera West End Revival, 2016
Norma Desmond

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Agnes

[New York]
New York Concert, 2006
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
Mystery Guest Star [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1994
Norma Desmond

[Regional (US)]
Los Angeles Production, 1993
Norma Desmond

[Broadway]
1992
Paulina Salas

[Broadway]
1985
Jane

[Off-Broadway]
1985
Actress (Childhood)

[Broadway]
1984
Annie

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Albert Nobbs

[US Tour]
2nd National Tour, 1981
Chairy Barnum

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1980
Chairy Barnum

[Off-Broadway]
1979
Kettle

[Off-Broadway]
1979
Performer

[Broadway]
1978
Irene St. Claire

[Off-Broadway]
1977
Leilah

[Off-Broadway]
1977
Sophia Tenser/ Jeanne Cackleson

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1976
Princess Mary

[Broadway]
1975
Janice

Frankie Addams (Understudy)

[Broadway]
1974
Neighbor

Silia Gala (Understudy)

[Broadway]
1974
Angelica

[New York]
Reading, 1998
Performer


Glenn Close Movies

[1982]The World According to Garp Jenny Fields

[1983]The Big Chill Sarah

[1984]The Stone Boy Ruth Hillerman

[1984]The Natural Iris Gaines

[1985]Maxie Jan, Maxie

[1985]Jagged Edge Teddy Barnes

[1987]Fatal Attraction Alex Forrest

[1987]Gandahar Ambisextra

[1988]Dangerous Liaisons Marquise de Merteuil

[1989]Immediate Family Linda Spector

[1990]Hamlet Gertrude

[1990]Reversal of Fortune Sunny von Bulow

[1991]Meeting Venus Karin Anderson

[1991]Hook Gutless

[1993]The House of the Spirits Ferula

[1994]The Paper Alicia Clark

[1996]101 Dalmatians Cruella DeVil

[1996]Mary Reilly Mrs. Farraday

[1996]Mars Attacks! First Lady Marsha Dale

[1997]Paradise Road Adrienne Pargiter

[1997]Air Force One Vice President Kathryn Bennett

[1998]Welcome to Hollywood Glenn Close

[1999]Cookie's Fortune Camille Dixon

[1999]Tarzan Kala

[2000]102 Dalmatians Cruella de Vil

[2001]The Safety of Objects Esther Gold

[2002]Pinocchio Blue Fairy

[2003]The Divorce Olivia Pace

[2004]The Stepford Wives Claire Wellington

[2005]Hoodwinked Granny

[2005]The Chumscrubber Mrs. Johnson

[2005]Heights Diana

[2005]Nine Lives Maggie

[2007]Evening Mrs. Wittenborn

[2011]Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs

[2011]Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil Granny

[2014]Guardians of the Galaxy Nova Prime

[2014]Low Down Gram

[2014]5 to 7 Arlene Bloom

[2015]Anesthesia Marcia

[2015]The Great Gilly Hopkins Nonnie

[2016]The Girl with All the Gifts Dr Caroline Caldwell

[2017]Crooked House Lady Edith de Haviland

[2017]The Wife Joan Ctleman

[2017]Father Figures Helen

[2017]What Happened to Monday Nicolette Cayman

[2017]The Wilde Wedding Eve

[2020]Hillbilly Elegy Mamaw

[2020]Four Good Days Deb

[2021]Swan Song Dr. Jo Scott


Glenn Close TV Shows

3Below: Tales of Arcadia Mother

Damages Patty Hewes

The Simpsons Mona Simpson

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Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast of the highly anticipated Illinoise, a new kind of musical based on Sufjan Stevens’ acclaimed concept album.

Judy Carmichael To Return To Bay Street Theater Performing Swing Music From the 1930s and '40s

Pianist Judy Carmichael is returning to Bay Street Theater for a swinging performance. Don't miss this exciting event!

Chita Rivera's 'Aurora' Joins Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' Broadway Legends Ornament Collection

Add the aura of Aurora from Kiss of the Spider Woman to your hearth and home with an iridescent homage to Chita Rivera and her Tony Award-winning performance as she becomes the 16th ornament in Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' Broadway Legends series.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces Tickets On Sale Now For ILLINOISE

Tickets for ILLINOISE are now on sale. Don't miss this genre-bursting theatrical event from January 28 to February 18.

STING*CHRONICITY to Close Out Centenary Stage Company's Fringe Festival

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WE START IN MANHATTAN: A NEW QUEER MUSICAL Will Receive Industry Presentation at 54 Below

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BWW Q&A: Daniel C. Levine of SUNSET BOULEVARD at ACT A Contemporary Theater

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Photos: Patrick Page Takes First Bows in ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE

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THE CHAMELEON Comes to Theatre J in October

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Rose Byrne & Kelli O'Hara to Star in FALLEN ANGELS Benefit Reading at Roundabout Theatre Company

Roundabout Theatre Company will present a special Benefit Reading of Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels, directed by Scott Ellis starring Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Christine Toy Johnson's THE SECRET WISDOM OF TREES & More Set for FST's Summer New Play Festival

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Off Broadway Cast Recording Of THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HEATHER To Be Released On JAY Records

Raise Your Hands! The Off Broadway cast recording of The Gospel According to Heather, a new musical with a book, music and lyrics by Paul Gordon. will be released on JAY Records. Produced by John Yap, the recording will feature the original cast of the Off Broadway production who gathered this week at Manhattan Studios to lay down the tracks.

Glenn Close FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Glenn Close's next show will be A Little Night Music which opens on 1/1/9999 on Broadway.

Glenn Close has appeared on Broadway in 14 shows.

Glenn Close has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

Glenn Close's first West End show was Sunset Boulevard which opened in 2016

Glenn Close has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. She has been nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Mother of the Maid". She has also been nominated for Best Actress in a Musical at the Olivier Awards, and received the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater at the Theatre World Awards, both for her role in "Sunset Boulevard". Close has received nominations for Outstanding Actress - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and Best Actress - Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Sunset Boulevard". She has also been nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Sunset Boulevard". In addition, Close has been nominated for Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Death and the Maiden", and received the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for the same play. She has also been nominated for Death and the Maiden at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Close has received nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for both "Death and the Maiden" and "The Real Thing". Lastly, she has been nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Barnum".

Glenn Close has won several awards throughout her career. Some of her notable wins include the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater (Theatre World Awards) for her role in Sunset Boulevard, the Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunset Boulevard, the Best Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sunset Boulevard, and the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sunset Boulevard. She also received the Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for her performance in Death and the Maiden. In addition, Close won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for both Death and the Maiden and The Real Thing.

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