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  • Category: Motion pictures
  • Unveiled: 12 Jan 2009
  • Star rank: 116
  • Address:
    7008 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 4 tiles from the curb, facing east
  • GPS location:
    34.101412, -118.341809
  • Notes: 2,378th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Glenn Close

Next star: Lily Pons
Previous star: Walter Lantz

Biography

Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress and singer of theatre and film, known for her roles as a femme fatale – the scheming Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and deranged stalker Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987) – as well as Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1996), and its sequel 102 Dalmatians (2000). She has been more recently known for her Emmy and Golden Globe winning role as Patty Hewes in the FX TV series Damages. She has been nominated six times for an Oscar, and once for a BAFTA Film Award, and has won three Tonys, an Obie, three Emmys, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Fact file

  • Born: March 19, 1947 (age 64) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
  • Alma mater: College of William and Mary
  • Occupation: Actress, producer
  • Years active: 1975–present
  • Spouse: Cabot Wade (1969–1971) James Marlas (1984–1987) David Shaw (2006–present)
  • Partner: Len Cariou (1979–1983) John Starke (1987-1991; 1 child)

Read more about Glenn Close at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

In the news

Oscar-nominated Glenn Close film opens strong (Reuters)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2012-01-29 23:33:05
Reuters - Buoyed by three Oscar nominations, "Albert Nobbs" took a solid $772,730 in its first weekend of wide release.

Oscar-nominated Glenn Close film opens strong (omg!)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2012-01-29 22:49:45
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SAG Awards 2012 Winners List
MTV News, 2012-01-29 15:39:44
'The Help' nabs Best Ensemble' in a stunning upset, while awards-show fave 'The Artist' leaves light on wins.By Eric Ditzian Octavia Spencer at the SAG Awards on Sunday Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images The SAG Awards, as we have noted, often have a curious way of letting us know what the ...

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