Glenda Veronica Close (born March 19, 1947)\u00a0is an American actress. In a career spanning over five decades on\u00a0screen and stage, she has received\u00a0numerous accolades, including three\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards, three\u00a0Tony Awards\u00a0and three\u00a0Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for eight\u00a0Academy Awards, two\u00a0BAFTA Awards, and three\u00a0Grammy Awards. She was named by\u00a0Time\u00a0as one of the\u00a0100 most influential people in the world\u00a0in 2019.<\/p>\n
Close received eight\u00a0Academy Award nominations for playing a\u00a0feminist\u00a0mother in\u00a0The World According to Garp\u00a0(1982), a\u00a0baby boomer in\u00a0The Big Chill\u00a0(1983), a love interest in\u00a0The Natural\u00a0(1984), a psychotic ex-lover in\u00a0Fatal Attraction\u00a0(1987), a cunning\u00a0aristocrat\u00a0in\u00a0Dangerous Liaisons\u00a0(1988), an English\u00a0butler\u00a0in\u00a0Albert Nobbs\u00a0(2011), a troubled wife in\u00a0The Wife (2017), and an eccentric grandmother in\u00a0Hillbilly Elegy\u00a0(2020). Her other films include\u00a0Reversal of Fortune\u00a0(1990),\u00a0The Paper\u00a0(1994),\u00a0and Mars Attacks! (1996),\u00a0Air Force One\u00a0(1997), and\u00a0Guardians of the Galaxy\u00a0(2014). Close also portrayed\u00a0Cruella de Vil\u00a0in\u00a0101 Dalmatians\u00a0(1996) and\u00a0its 2000 sequel and voiced\u00a0Kala\u00a0in\u00a0Tarzan\u00a0(1999).<\/p>\n
In television, Close received her first\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award\u00a0nomination for her role in the\u00a0film\u00a0Something About Amelia\u00a0(1984) and later won three\u2014Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie\u00a0for portraying\u00a0Margarethe Cammermeyer\u00a0in the\u00a0NBC\u00a0film\u00a0Serving in Silence (1995) and\u00a0Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series\u00a0twice consecutively for playing\u00a0Patty Hewes\u00a0in\u00a0Damages\u00a0(2007\u20132012).<\/p>\n
On stage, Close made her\u00a0Broadway\u00a0debut in the play\u00a0Love for Love\u00a0(1974). She later won three\u00a0Tony Awards, two for\u00a0Best Actress in a Play\u00a0for her roles in the plays\u00a0The Real Thing (1983) and\u00a0Death and the Maiden\u00a0(1992), and one for\u00a0Best Actress in a Musical\u00a0for the musical\u00a0Sunset Boulevard\u00a0(1995). She was Tony-nominated for\u00a0Barnum\u00a0(1980). She returned to the Broadway stage in a 2014 revival of\u00a0A Delicate Balance. In 2016, she returned to\u00a0Sunset Boulevard\u00a0on the\u00a0West End\u00a0stage, earning a\u00a0Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical\u00a0nomination.<\/p>\n
Close is the president of Trillium Productions and co-founder of the website FetchDog. She has made political donations in support of\u00a0Democratic\u00a0politicians. She is vocal on issues such as\u00a0women’s rights,\u00a0same-sex marriage, and\u00a0mental health. Married three times, she has one daughter,\u00a0Annie Starke, from her relationship with producer John Starke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Glenda Veronica Close (born March 19, 1947)\u00a0is an American actress. In a career spanning over five decades on\u00a0screen and stage, she has received\u00a0numerous accolades, including three\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards, three\u00a0Tony Awards\u00a0and three\u00a0Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for eight\u00a0Academy Awards, two\u00a0BAFTA Awards, and three\u00a0Grammy Awards. She was named by\u00a0Time\u00a0as one of the\u00a0100 most influential people […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-28670","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n