Glenn Close

Glenn Close is an American actor whose career spans film, television, and theatre. Her roles in Fatal Attraction and Damages include an obsessive lover and a formidable lawyer.

Fatal Attraction: A 1987 psychological thriller directed by Adrian Lyne, starring Glenn Close and Michael Douglas. Close’s portrayal of Alex Forrest became one of her best-known film performances.
John Lithgow: An American actor whose work spans film, television, and theatre. Lithgow and Close both starred in The World According to Garp, one of her early films.
College of William & Mary: A public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Close studied theatre and anthropology there before beginning her professional acting career.
Academy Award: An annual film award presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Close has received multiple acting nominations without winning, an unusual record in the Academy’s history.
Damages: An American legal thriller television series starring Glenn Close as lawyer Patty Hewes. Close won two Emmy Awards for her commanding lead role as Patty Hewes.
George Roy Hill: An American film director known for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. Hill directed Close’s film debut in The World According to Garp.
Theatre: A performing art in which actors present stories live before an audience. Close’s stage training and sustained theatre work underpin her career across media.
Primetime Emmy Award: An American award recognizing excellence in primetime television. Her Emmy wins for Damages and Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story mark major television honors.
Dangerous Liaisons: A 1988 historical drama adapted from Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s novel about aristocratic seduction and manipulation. Close earned an Academy Award nomination for playing the calculating Marquise de Merteuil.
Andrew Lloyd Webber: An English composer of musical theatre, including Evita and The Phantom of the Opera. Close played Norma Desmond in his musical Sunset Boulevard on Broadway and in London.

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