Birth Place: Greenwich, CT, USA
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.
From: Photo Coverage: Take a Look Back on 2017's Top Curtain Call Moments!
Glenn Close, Mother of the Maid
Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard
Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard
Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard
Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard
Glenn Close , Sunset Boulevard
Glenn Close, Death and the Maiden
Glenn Close, Death and the Maiden
Glenn CloseDeath and the Maiden
Glenn Close, Death and the Maiden
Glenn Close , The Real Thing
Glenn Close, Barnum
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, including Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Mother of the Maid," Best Actress in a Musical at the Olivier Awards for "Sunset Boulevard," and the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater at the Theatre World Awards for "Sunset Boulevard." She also received nominations for Outstanding Actress - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Actress - Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards, all for her role in "Sunset Boulevard." Additionally, Close was nominated for Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards, and Outstanding Actress at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in "Death and the Maiden." She also 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," as well as a nomination 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 for her performances, including the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater (Theatre World Awards) for "Sunset Boulevard," Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for "Sunset Boulevard," Best Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "Sunset Boulevard," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for "Sunset Boulevard," Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for "Death and the Maiden," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "Death and the Maiden," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "The Real Thing."
Videos