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Glenn Close

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Glenn Close: Biography

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Birth Place: Greenwich, CT
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/19/1947, Pisces
Profession: Actor; producer

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Glenn Close Fast Facts:

Grandfather Edward Bennett Close was once married to cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, the mother of actress Dina Merrill. Close is also a second cousin of Brooke Shields, and is distantly related to Princess Diana.
Father, a physician, opened a clinic in Congo when Close was 13.
Was a member of the educational folk troupe Up With People in the '60s.
Made her Broadway debut in the 1974 revival of William Congreve's Love for Love.
Was the fourth choice for her Oscar-nominated role in Fatal Attraction after Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey and Miranda Richardson.
Narrated the Grammy-nominated animated stories The Emperor and the Nightingale and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; other voice work has included Repeat the Sounding Joy, a Christmas album made with Placido Domingo; and Homer Simpson's mother, Mona, on The Simpsons.
An avid New York Mets fan, Close has sung the national anthem at Shea Stadium.
Collects her acting costumes.

Glenn Close Relationships:
Annie Maude Starke - Daughter
Bettine (Moore) Close - Mother
Cabot Wade - Ex-husband
Cam Neely - Ex-significant Other
David Shaw - Husband
Edward Bennett Close - Grandfather
James Marlas - Ex-husband
Jessie Close - Sister
John Starke - Ex-significant Other
Len Cariou - Ex-significant Other
Robert Pastorelli - Ex-significant Other
Sandy Close - Brother
Steve Beers - Ex-fiancé
Tina Close - Sister
William T. Close - Father
Woody Harrelson - Ex-significant Other
Glenn Close Awards:
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Nominee
1987 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1988 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1982 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1983 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1984 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1980 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Musical) - Nominee
1995 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
1984 Tony: Actress (Play) - Winner
1992 Tony: Actress (Play) - Winner
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
2009 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
1988 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture Actress - Winner
1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
2002 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (BA in Drama and Anthropology, 1974)