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Glenn Close

FULL NAME	Glenn Close
BORN	March 19, 1947, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
ASSOCIATION	Actress
NATIONALITY	American
REVIEWED ENTRIES	20
MAX. RATING
MIN. RATING	½
AVERAGE RATING	4.15
STRENGTHS	Character versatility Chameleon-like appearance Classical theatrical actress Emotional range

FILMOGRAPHY (ONLY REVIEWED ENTRIES)

YEAR	TITLE	ROLE	RATING
1982	The World According to Garp	Jenny Fields	½
1983	The Big Chill	Sarah
1985	Jagged Edge	Teddy Barnes
1987	Fatal Attraction	Alex Forrest	½
1988	Dangerous Liaisons	Marquise de Merteuil
1990	Reversal of Fortune	Sunny von Bülow	½
1993	The House of the Spirits	Ferula
1994	The Paper	Alicia Clark	½
1995	Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (TV)	Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer	½
1996	Mary Reilly	Mrs. Farraday
1996	101 Dalmatians	Cruela De Vil
1996	Mars Attacks!	Marsha Dale	½
1997	Air Force One	Kathryn Bennett
2004	The Stepford Wives	Claire Wellington	½
2005	The Chumscrubber	Carrie Johnson
2011	Albert Nobbs	Albert Nobbs	½
2016	The Girl with All the Gifts	Dr Caroline Caldwell
2017	The Wife	Joan Castleman	½
2020	Hillbilly Elegy	Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
2024	The Deliverance	Alberta Jackson

BIO

Glenn Close was well into her thirties when she became a household name, and are one of few actors in the movie business (in addition to Meryl Streep) who've managed to command good (and leading) roles well into her fifties.

American Close was raised basically in Switzerland and in Africa, travelling with her doctor father, and didn't take up acting until the seventies when she shined in various Broadway productions.

She didn't make her big screen debut until she landed an important role in George Roy Hill's successful The World According to Garp, but she immediately shot to stardom, receiving an Oscar-nomination for best supporting actress in her first appearance. She followed that up with being nominated in the same category the two subsequent years (with The Big Chill and The Natural), but despite two additional Oscar-nominations (in leading roles), she's yet to win an Oscar in her illustrious career.

Glenn Close has throughout her career shown her versatility and ability to chose challenging roles for her self. Perhaps best known for her "bitch roles", such as Alex in Fatal Attraction, Marquise de Merteul in Dangerous Liaisons and the role of Cruela DeVil in 101 Dalmatians, Close also has a more gentle side to her and has done a handful of very expressful emotional roles.

AWARDS

QUOTES

• "I've often been mistaken for Meryl Streep, although never on Oscar night."

CHARACTER QUOTES

Fatal Attraction

Alex Forrest: "Bring the dog, I love animals... I'm a great cook."