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 Close (right) and Jim Dale in 2006 performing Busker Alley |
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| Born | March 19, 1947 Greenwich, Connecticut, USA |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse(s) | Cabot Wade (1969-1971) James Marlas (1984-1987) David E. (Evans) Shaw (2006-present) |
Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American film and stage actress and singer, perhaps best known for her role as a deranged stalker in Fatal Attraction (1987). Jim Dale MBE (born James Smith on 15 August 1935 is an English Actor and Singer - Songwriter, best known for his roles Busker Alley is a musical by the Sherman Brothers, who wrote the scores to some of the Disney movies like Mary Poppins and The Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller about a married man who has a weekend Affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and who becomes Close has won an Emmy Award, three Tony Awards, and two Golden Globes; she has further been nominated for five Academy Awards, eight Emmys, and nine Golden Globes. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
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Biography
Early life
Close was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Bettine (née Moore) and William Taliaferro Close,[1] a doctor who operated a clinic in the Belgian Congo and served as a personal physician to President Mobutu Sese Seko. Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The Belgian Congo ( Dutch: Belgisch Kongo French: Congo Belge German: Belgisch Kongo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga ( October 14, 1930 September 7, 1997) known commonly as Mobutu, or Mobutu [2] Her parents came from prominent families; her paternal grandfather, Edward Bennett Close, a stockbroker and director of the American Hospital Association,[3] was first married to Post Cereals' heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, making Glenn Close a relative of screenwriter/director Preston Sturges and actress Dina Merrill. Founded in 1898 the American Hospital Association ( AHA) located in Chicago Illinois, is the national organization that represents and serves all types of Post Cereals (formerly Postum Cereals) was founded by C W Post. Marjorie Merriweather Post aka Marjorie Merriweather Post Close Hutton Davies May ( March 15 1887 – September 12 1973) was a leading Preston Sturges ( August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) originally Edmund Preston Biden was a celebrated Screenwriter and Dina Merrill (born December 9, 1925) is an American Actress and Socialite. Close is also a second cousin once removed of Brooke Shields. Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. Shields's great-grandmother Mary Elsie Moore (wife of Don Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince di Civitella-Cesi) was Close's great-aunt, a sister of Close's maternal grandfather, Charles Arthur Moore. Don Marino Torlonia ( 29 July 1861 - 5 March 1933) the 4th Prince di Civitella-Cesi Duke of Poli and Guadagnolo
Close attended Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite boarding school in Connecticut, and later the College of William and Mary; where she was elected to membership in the honor society of Phi Beta Kappa. The College of William and Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, also known as William & Mary or W&M) is a Public university The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts
Career
Close has had a lengthy career as a versatile actress and performer. Close is remembered for her chilling roles as the scheming aristocrat The Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons and as the psychotic book editor Alex in Fatal Attraction. Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer. Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller about a married man who has a weekend Affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and who becomes She has been nominated for five Academy Awards, for Best Actress in Dangerous Liaisons and Fatal Attraction, and for Best Supporting Actress in The Natural (film), The Big Chill, and The World According to Garp. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer. Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller about a married man who has a weekend Affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and who becomes Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Natural is a 1984 film adaptation of Bernard Malamud 's 1952 baseball novel of the same name. The Big Chill is a 1983 film that uses the story of Baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and end up exploring the aftermath of the 1960s The World According to Garp is 1982 Comedy-drama film directed by George Roy Hill based on the novel of the same title by She played the role of Sunny von Bülow in the 1990 film Reversal of Fortune to critical acclaim. Martha Sharp Crawford von Bülow (born September 1, 1932 in Manassas Virginia) is an American Heiress and was a Socialite Reversal of Fortune (1990 is the cinematic adaptation of the 1985 Book, Reversal of Fortune Inside the von Bülow Case, written
In the 1990s, Close took on challenging roles on television as well. She starred in the highly rated presentation of the 1991 Hallmark Hall of Fame drama Sarah, Plain and Tall (and its two sequels) and also in the made-for-TV movie Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995); from these roles she was nominated for 8 Emmys (winning one) and 9 Golden Globes (winning one in 2005 and 2007). Hallmark Hall of Fame is a long-running irregularly scheduled anthology program on American Television. Sarah Plain and Tall is a Children's book written by Patricia MacLachlan, and the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal. Margarethe "Grethe" Cammermeyer (born March 24 1942) is a former Colonel in the Washington National Guard and a Gay The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner She also appeared in the newsroom comedy-drama The Paper (1994), the alien invasion satire Mars Attacks! (1996, as The First Lady), the Disney hit 101 Dalmatians (1996, as the sinister Cruella de Vil) and it sequel 102 Dalmatians (2000) and the blockbuster Air Force One (1997), as the trustworthy vice-president to Harrison Ford's president. The Paper is a 1994 Comedy-drama Film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall Mars Attacks! is a 1996 Black comedy and Science fiction Movie by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars Cruella de Vil is a fictional character and the primary villain in Dodie Smith 's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Disney's 1961 Air Force One is a 1997 action thriller film starring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman, and featuring Glenn Close __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American In 2001, she starred in an elaborate production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical South Pacific. Richard Rodgers (1902 &ndash 1979 and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 &ndash 1960 were a well-known American songwriting duo South Pacific is a musical, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by both Hammerstein and Joshua In 2005, Close joined the FX crime series The Shield, in which she played a no-nonsense precinct captain. The Shield is an American Police - Drama Television series shown on FX Networks in the U Her appearance on the cop drama was such a success that she is now starring in a new hit series of her own for 2007, Damages (also on FX) instead of continuing her character on The Shield. Damages is an Emmy Award -winning American Legal drama Television series co-created by Todd A FX (for Fox eXtended is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporation 's Fox Entertainment Group.
Close has had an extensive career performing in many Broadway musicals. Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. One of her most notable roles on stage was Norma Desmond in the Andrew Lloyd Webber production of Sunset Boulevard, for which Close won a Tony award playing the role on Broadway in 1994. Norma Desmond is a main character in Billy Wilder 's film Sunset Boulevard. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Close was also a guest star, at the Andrew Lloyd Webber fiftieth birthday party celebration, in the Royal Albert Hall in 1998. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known She appeared as Norma Desmond and performed songs from Sunset Boulevard. Close is being considered to reprise the role of Norma Desmond in the 2008 film Sunset Boulevard, based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. The film has not started production. [4] In addition to Sunset Boulevard, Close also won Tony Awards in 1984 for The Real Thing and in 1992 for Death and the Maiden. The Real Thing is a play by Tom Stoppard, first performed in 1982 Death and the Maiden is a 1991 play by English playwright Ariel Dorfman.
Recently, Close performed at Carnegie Hall narrating the Violin Concerto, THE RUNAWAY BUNNY, a concerto for Reader, Violin and Orchestra, composed and conducted by Glen Roven.
Personal life
In February 2006, Close married her longtime boyfriend David E. (Evans) Shaw. They reside in Scarborough, Maine. Scarborough is a town in Cumberland County on the southern coast of the U The actress was previously married to Cabot Wade (1969–1971) and James Marlas (1984–1987). She has one child, Annie Maude Starke (born April 26, 1988), from her previous relationship with John Starke that ended in 1991. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Annie is currently attending Hamilton College, a private, liberal arts institution in upstate New York. Hamilton College is a private independent liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York.
She has donated money to election campaigns of many Democratic politicians, including Hillary Rodham Clinton, Howard Dean and John Edwards. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from Howard Brush Dean III, (born November 17 1948 is an American Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 [5]
Stage productions
Broadway and Off-Broadway Musicals
- Rex (Broadway, 1976), Richard Rodgers-Sheldon Harnick musical about Henry VIII
- Barnum (Chairy Barnum, Broadway, 1980), Cy Coleman musical about Phineas T. Barnum
- Sunset Boulevard (Norma Desmond, Broadway, 1994), Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the classic 1950 motion picture Sunset Boulevard
- Busker Alley (Off-Broadway, 2006, one-performance benefit concert), Sherman Brothers musical based on the 1938 movie St. Martin's Lane, directed by Tony Walton
Broadway Plays
- Love for Love by William Congreve (New Phoenix Repertory Co. Rex is a musical by Richard Rodgers, Sheldon Harnick, and Sherman Yellen. Richard Charles Rodgers ( June 28, 1902, Arverne Queens, New York City &ndash December 30, 1979, New York Sheldon Harnick (born April 30, 1924) is an American Lyricist best known for his collaborations with Composer Jerry Bock Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Barnum is a musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman. For the fictional principal Seymour Kaufman see Room 222. Cy Coleman ( June 14, 1929 - November 18, 2004) was an American Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5 1810 &ndash April 7 1891 was an American Showman remembered for Hoaxes and for founding the Circus that became the Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named Busker Alley is a musical by the Sherman Brothers, who wrote the scores to some of the Disney movies like Mary Poppins and The The Sherman Brothers are Academy Award -winning American Songwriters who specialize in Musical films. St Martin's Lane is a street in Central London, which runs from the church of St Tony Walton (born Anthony John Walton, 24 October 1934) is an English Oscar, Tony and Emmy -winning set William Congreve ( 24 January 1670 &ndash 19 January 1729) was an English Playwright and Poet. at the Helen Hayes Theatre, November 1974)
- The Rules of the Game by Luigi Pirandello (New Phoenix Repertory Co. Helen Hayes Theatre (fomerly the Little Theatre, New York Times Hall and Winthrop Ames Theatre) with 597 seats is the smallest Broadway The Rules of the Game (original French title La Règle du jeu) is a 1939 Film directed by Jean Renoir about Luigi Pirandello ( June 28, 1867 — December 10, 1936) was an Italian Dramatist Novelist, and short at the Helen Hayes Theatre, December 1974)
- The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers (New Phoenix Repertory Co. Helen Hayes Theatre (fomerly the Little Theatre, New York Times Hall and Winthrop Ames Theatre) with 597 seats is the smallest Broadway The Member of the Wedding is a 1946 Novel by Southern writer Carson McCullers. Carson McCullers ( February 19, 1917 &ndash September 29, 1967) was an American Writer. at the Helen Hayes Theatre, December 1974)
- The Crucifer of Blood by Paul Giovanni (Helen Hayes Theatre, September 1978)
- The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard (Plymouth Theatre, December 1983)
- Benefactors by Michael Frayn (Brooks Atkinson Theatre, December 1985)
- Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman (Brooks Atkinson Theatre, February 1992)
Off-Broadway
- The Crazy Locomotive by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Chelsea Theater Center, 1977)
- Uncommon Women and Others (1977}
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The World According to Garp | Jenny Fields | |
| 1983 | The Big Chill | Sarah Cooper | |
| 1984 | The Natural | Iris Gaines | |
| The Stone Boy | Ruth Hillerman | ||
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Jane Porter (voice) | She dubbed Andie MacDowell's performance | |
| 1985 | Maxie | Jan / Maxie | |
| Jagged Edge | Teddy Barnes | ||
| 1987 | Fatal Attraction | Alex Forrest | |
| 1988 | Dangerous Liaisons | Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil | |
| Light Years | Queen Ambisextra (voice) | Film's original, French title: Gandahar | |
| 1989 | Immediate Family | Linda Spector | |
| 1990 | Hamlet | Queen Gertrude | |
| Reversal of Fortune | Sunny von Bulow | ||
| 1991 | Hook | Boo Box Pirate | cameo appearance |
| Meeting Venus | Karin Anderson | ||
| 1993 | The House of the Spirits | Ferula Trueba | |
| 1994 | The Paper | Alicia Clark | |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | First Lady Marsha Dale | |
| 101 Dalmatians | Cruella de Vil | ||
| Mary Reilly | Mrs. Helen Hayes Theatre (fomerly the Little Theatre, New York Times Hall and Winthrop Ames Theatre) with 597 seats is the smallest Broadway The Crucifer of Blood is a play by Paul Giovanni that is adapted from the Arthur Conan Doyle story The Sign of Four. Paul Giovanni (1933-1990 was a playwright actor director singer and musician Helen Hayes Theatre (fomerly the Little Theatre, New York Times Hall and Winthrop Ames Theatre) with 597 seats is the smallest Broadway The Real Thing is a play by Tom Stoppard, first performed in 1982 Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE (born 3 July 1937 is a British Screenwriter playwright The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 236 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in midtown- Manhattan. Benefactors is a 1984 play by Michael Frayn. It is set in the 1960s and concerns an idealistic architect David and his wife Jane and their relationship with the Michael Frayn (born 8 September 1933 is an English playwright and novelist The Brooks Atkinson Theatre is a Broadway theater located at 256 West 47th Street in Manhattan. Death and the Maiden is a 1991 play by English playwright Ariel Dorfman. Ariel Dorfman (born May 6 1942 Buenos Aires) is a Chilean Novelist, Playwright, Essayist, Academic The Brooks Atkinson Theatre is a Broadway theater located at 256 West 47th Street in Manhattan. Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, aka "Witkacy" ( February 24, 1885 – September 18, 1939) was a Polish playwright The Chelsea Theater Center was a not-for-profit theater founded in 1965 by Robert Kalfin, a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Uncommon Women and Others ( 1977) is the first play by noted 20th century American playwright Wendy Wasserstein. The World According to Garp is 1982 Comedy-drama film directed by George Roy Hill based on the novel of the same title by The Big Chill is a 1983 film that uses the story of Baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and end up exploring the aftermath of the 1960s The Natural is a 1952 novel about Baseball written by Bernard Malamud. Greystoke The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British film directed by Hugh Hudson and based on Edgar Rice Burroughs Rosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell (born April 21 1958 is an American model and actress Jagged Edge is a 1985 film starring Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, and Peter Coyote. Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller about a married man who has a weekend Affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and who becomes Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer. Hamlet is a 1990 Film based on the Shakespearean play of the same name. In William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet, Gertrude is Hamlet 's mother and Queen of Denmark. Reversal of Fortune (1990 is the cinematic adaptation of the 1985 Book, Reversal of Fortune Inside the von Bülow Case, written Martha Sharp Crawford von Bülow (born September 1, 1932 in Manassas Virginia) is an American Heiress and was a Socialite See also Hook (video game Hook is a 1991 family Fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. The House of the Spirits ( La casa de los espíritus, 1982 is a debut novel by Isabel Allende. The Paper is a 1994 Comedy-drama Film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall Mars Attacks! is a 1996 Black comedy and Science fiction Movie by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars Cruella de Vil is a fictional character and the primary villain in Dodie Smith 's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Disney's 1961 Mary Reilly is a 1996 film directed by Stephen Frears. The movie was written by Christopher Hampton based on the novel Mary Reilly Farraday | ||
| 1997 | In & Out | Herself | cameo appearance |
| Air Force One | Vice President Kathryn Bennett | ||
| Paradise Road | Adrienne Pargiter | ||
| 1999 | Tarzan | Kala (voice) | |
| Cookie's Fortune | Camille Dixon | ||
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians | Cruella de Vil | |
| Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Dr. In & Out is a 1997 Romantic comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon Air Force One is a 1997 action thriller film starring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman, and featuring Glenn Close Paradise Road is a 1997 Film which tells the story of a group of women who are imprisoned in Sumatra during World War II. Tarzan is a 1999 Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 18, Cookie's Fortune is a 1999 comedy Film directed by Robert Altman and starring an Ensemble cast, including Patricia Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her is a film written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia starring an ensemble cast. Elaine Keener | ||
| 2001 | The Safety of Objects | Esther Gold | |
| 2003 | Le Divorce | Olivia Pace | |
| Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio | Blue Fairy (voice) | ||
| 2004 | Heights | Diana | |
| The Stepford Wives | Claire Wellington | ||
| 2005 | The Chumscrubber | Carrie Johnson | |
| Nine Lives | Maggie | ||
| 2006 | Hoodwinked! | Granny (voice) | |
| 2007 | Evening | Mrs. The Safety of Objects is a 2001 independent film based upon a series of short stories written by A Le Divorce is a 2003 Merchant Ivory Productions ' film directed by James Ivory. Pinocchio is a 2002 Live-action Family film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni. Heights is a 2004 Merchant Ivory Productions film that follows a pivotal twenty-four hours in the interconnected lives of five New Yorkers. The Stepford Wives is a 2004 Black comedy / Science fiction film. The Chumscrubber is a 2005 Dark comedy Film directed by Arie Posin and written by Posin and Zac Stanford starring an ensemble cast Nine Lives is a 2005 American Drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García. Hoodwinked! is a 2005 Computer-animated family comedy produced by Blue Yonder Films with Kanbar Entertainment Evening is a 2007 American Drama film directed by Lajos Koltai. Wittenborn | |
| 2008 | Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil | Granny (voice) |
Documentaries
- Divine Garbo (1990)
- The Lady With The Torch (1999)
- Welcome To Hollywood (2001)
- What I Want My Words To Do To You: Voices From Inside A Women's Maximum Security Prison (2003)
- A Closer Walk (2003)
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2007)
Television credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Rules of the Game | Neighbor | ||
| 1979 | Too Far to Go | Rebecca Kuehn | ||
| Orphan Train | Jessica | |||
| 1982 | The Elephant Man | Princess Alexandra | ||
| 1984 | Something About Ameila | Gail Bennett | ||
| 1988 | Stones for Ibarra | Sara Everton | ||
| 1990 | She'll Take Romance | |||
| 1991 | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Sarah Wheaton | ||
| 1993 | Skylark | Sarah Witting | ||
| 1995 | Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Col. Hoodwinked 2 Hood vs Evil is the upcoming 2010 Sequel to 2005's Hoodwinked!. A Closer Walk is Robert Bilheimer 's Documentary film about the global AIDS epidemic Sarah Plain and Tall is a Children's book written by Patricia MacLachlan, and the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal. This article is about the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie For other uses see Skylark (disambiguation. Serving in Silence The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story is a 1995 Television film on NBC Plot The film recounts the events in the Margarethe Cammermeyer | ||
| The Simpsons (1995-2008) | Mona Simpson | |||
| 1997 | In the Gloaming | Janet | ||
| 1999 | Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End | Sarah Witting | ||
| 2000 | Baby | Adult Sophie | (narrator) | |
| 2001 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple | Arvella Whipple | ||
| South Pacific | Nellie Forbush | |||
| 2002 | Will and Grace | Fanny Lieber | ||
| 2003 | Brush with Fate | Cornelia Engelbrecht | ||
| The Lion in Winter | Eleanor of Aquitaine | |||
| 2004 | Strip Search | Karen Moore | ||
| The West Wing | Evelyn Baker Lang | |||
| 2005 | The Shield | Captain Monica Rawling | ||
| 2007 | Damages | Patty Hewes |
Awards
Oscars
- 1983: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nomination)- The World According to Garp
- 1984: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nomination)- The Big Chill
- 1985: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nomination)- The Natural
- 1988: Best Actress in a Leading Role (nomination)- Fatal Attraction
- 1989: Best Actress in a Leading Role (nomination)- Dangerous Liaisons
Emmy Awards
- 1995: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie - Serving in Silence (WIN)
- 2002: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Will & Grace
- 2005: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - The Shield
Golden Globes
- 2004: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie - The Lion in Winter (WIN)
- 2005: Best Actress in a Drama Series - The Shield
- 2008: Best Actress in a Drama Series - Damages (WIN)
Tony Awards
- 1984: Best Actress in a Play - The Real Thing (WIN)
- 1992: Best Actress in a Play - Death and the Maiden (WIN)
- 1995: Best Actress in a Musical - Sunset Boulevard (WIN)
Screen Actors Guild Award
- 2005: Outstanding Actress, Television - The Lion in Winter (WIN)
- 2008: Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, Television (Nomination) - Damages
Other
- 1988: People's Choice Award - Favorite Motion Picture Actress
- 1992: Golden Camera/ Germany - Best International Actress
- 2008: Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service - outstanding achievement in the dramatic arts (WIN)
References
- Napoleon, Davi. Mona J Simpson is a character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. In the Gloaming is a 1997 HBO film directed by Christopher Reeve based on a story written by Alice Elliott Dark. Sarah Plain and Tall Winter's End is the third of three television movies based on the children's books of Patricia MacLachlan. Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, is a Television production directed by Richard Pearce in 2001. Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award -winning American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006 Brush with Fate was a made-for-TV film debuted on February 2, 2003, on CBS. The Lion in Winter is a 1966 Broadway play by James Goldman, who also cinematically adapted it in 1968 for the film directed by For other Eleanors of England see Eleanor of England (disambiguation Eleanor Duchess of Aquitaine (1122&ndash1 April 1204 The Shield is an American Police - Drama Television series shown on FX Networks in the U Damages is an Emmy Award -winning American Legal drama Television series co-created by Todd A For the film see The World According to Garp (film. For other uses of 'GARP' see GARP. The Natural is a 1952 novel about Baseball written by Bernard Malamud. Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller about a married man who has a weekend Affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and who becomes Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer. Serving in Silence The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story is a 1995 Television film on NBC Plot The film recounts the events in the Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award -winning American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006 The Shield is an American Police - Drama Television series shown on FX Networks in the U The Lion in Winter is a 1966 Broadway play by James Goldman, who also cinematically adapted it in 1968 for the film directed by The Shield is an American Police - Drama Television series shown on FX Networks in the U Damages is an Emmy Award -winning American Legal drama Television series co-created by Todd A The Real Thing is a play by Tom Stoppard, first performed in 1982 Death and the Maiden is a 1991 play by English playwright Ariel Dorfman. Sunset Boulevard is a Street in the western part of Los Angeles County California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles The Lion in Winter is a 1966 Broadway play by James Goldman, who also cinematically adapted it in 1968 for the film directed by The Common Wealth Awards of Distinguished Service (or Common Wealth Awards) were created under the will of the late Ralph Hayes an influential American business executive Davi Napoleon, aka Davida Skurnick (born 1946 is an American theater historian and critic Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American Theater Includes discussion of Des McAnuff's production of The Crazy Locomotive at the Chelsea Theater. Chelsea on the Edge The Adventures of an American Theater (1991 is a book by Davi Napoleon about the onstage triumphs and the offstage turmoil at the Chelsea Desmond McAnuff (born June 19, 1952) is an American director of Musical theatre of such Broadway productions as Big River and Iowa State University Press.
External links
- Glenn Close at the Internet Broadway Database
- Glenn Close at the Internet Movie Database
- Glenn Close biography at thespiannet
- Performance Working in the Theatre seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 1992
- Performance Working in the Theatre seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 1986
- TonyAwards.com Interview with Glenn Close
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Meryl Streep for Angels in America |
Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Movie 2004 for The Lion in Winter |
Succeeded by S. Epatha Merkerson for Lackawanna Blues |
| Preceded by Meryl Streep for Angels in America |
List of Golden Globe Awards: Mini-series, Best Actress 2005 for The Lion in Winter |
Succeeded by S. Epatha Merkerson for Lackawanna Blues |
| Preceded by Kyra Sedgwick for The Closer |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Series 2007 for Damages |
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