Six time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close was born and was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She was often seen on Broadway until 1982 when she was cast in her award winning role as Jenny Fields in
The World According to Garp alongside Robin Williams. For this role, a breakthrough in film for Close, she later went on to receive an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress...See full bio »
2001South Pacific
(TV movie)
(performer: "A Cock Eyed Optimist", "Twin Soliloquies", "Im Gonna Wash That Man Outta My Hair", "Some Enchanted Evening Reprise", "Im In Love With A Wonderful Guy", "Honey Bun", "Finale Ultimo", "My Girl Back Home")
200511th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
(TV special)
Herself - Winner: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries/Presenter: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2005The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
(TV special documentary)
Herself - Presenter: Film Clip from "Closer"/Winner: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie
1987-1998Great Performances
(TV series)
Herself - Host
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Herself - Performer: song 'Send In the Clowns' from 'A Little Night Music'
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Performer 'Once Upon A Time', 'With One Look' and 'As If We Never Said Goodbye'
1997The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special and Presenter: Best TV-Series- Drama
1995The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special & Nominee: Best Made for Television Movie
1991The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Drama/Comedy Special/Miniseries & Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
1988The 60th Annual Academy Awards
(TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1988The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
(TV documentary)
Herself - Winner: Favourite Actress in Motion Picture and Accepting Award for Favourite Drama Motion Picture
Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do.
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Trivia:
When Glenn was age 13, her father opened a clinic in the Belgian Congo (now Zaire) and ran it for 16 years. During most of that time, the Close children lived alternately in Africa and at boarding schools in Switzerland.
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