Glenn Close was born on March 19, 1947 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. She is a five-time Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actress. Close is an Emmy Award- winning TV movie actress, a three-time Tony Award-winning stage actress and has been nominated for seven Emmys and seven Golden Globes.

Her movie debut, playing Robin Williams's mother in The World According to Garp (1982), earned her an Oscar nomination. It was the first of a string of critically acclaimed performances during the 1980s, including four more Oscar nominations for The Big Chill (1983), The Natural (1984), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Dangerous Liaisons (1988).

She has had equal success on the stage and in television. She is the winner of three Tony Awards The Real Thing (1984), Death and the Maiden (1992) and Sunset Blvd. (1995) and has received many Emmy nominations. Her other television work includes one season (2005) on The Shield and the lead role the 2007 series, Damages.

In February 2006, Close married her longtime boyfriend David Shaw. The couple reside in Maine.

Filmography

• Therese Raquin (2008)
• Sunset Boulevard (2008)
• "Damages" (8 episodes, 2007)
• Evening (2007)
• Tarzan II (2005)
• "The Shield" (13 episodes, 2005)
• The Chumscrubber (2005)
• Nine Lives (2005)
• Hoodwinked! (2005)
• Heights (2004)
• The Stepford Wives (2004)
• Strip Search (2004)
• "The West Wing" (1 episode, 2004)
• The Lion in Winter (2003)
• "The Simpsons" (2 episodes, 1995-2003)
• Divorce, Le (2003)
• Brush with Fate (2003)
• Pinocchio (2002)
• "Will & Grace" (1 episode, 2002)
• The Safety of Objects (2001)
• South Pacific (2001)
• The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)
• 102 Dalmatians (2000)
• Baby (2000)
• Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
• Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999)
• Tarzan (1999)
• Cookie's Fortune (1999)
• Air Force One (1997)
• In the Gloaming (1997)
• Paradise Road (1997)
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• 101 Dalmatians (1996)
• Mary Reilly (1996)
• Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
• The Paper (1994)
• The House of the Spirits (1993)
• Skylark (1993)
• Lincoln (1992)
• "Saturday Night Live" (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
• Hook (1991)
• Meeting Venus (1991)
• Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
• Hamlet (1990)
• She'll Take Romance (1990)
• Reversal of Fortune (1990)
• Immediate Family (1989)
• Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
• Stones for Ibarra (1988)
• Gandahar (1988)
• Fatal Attraction (1987)
• Maxie (1985)
• Jagged Edge (1985)
• The Natural (1984)
• The Stone Boy (1984)
• Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
• Something About Amelia (1984)
• The Big Chill (1983)
• The World According to Garp (1982)
• The Elephant Man (1982)
• Orphan Train (1979)
• Too Far to Go (1979)
• The Rules of the Game (1975)

Awards

• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie "The Lion in Winter" 2005
• Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries "The Lion in Winter" 2005
• Women in Film Crystal Award 2001
• CableAce Award Guest Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series "In the Gloaming" 1997
• Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical "Sunset Boulevard" 1995
• Tony Best Actress in a Musical "Sunset Boulevard" 1995
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story" 1994 - 95
• Tony Best Actress in a Play "Death and the Maiden" 1993
• NATO Star of the Year 1989
• People's Choice Award Favortie Motion Picture Actress 1988
• Tony Best Actress in a Play "The Real Thing" 1984
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress "The World According to Garp" 1982
• National Board of Review Award Best Supporting Actress "The World According to Garp" 1982
• OBIE Award Performance "The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs" 1982 - 83