Glenn Close
“Alex Forrest, then eight envelopes without gold, and a later mind called Damages.”
Glenn Close earned her first Oscar nomination with her 1982 film debut in The World According to Garp. In 1987 she became a cultural lightning rod as the obsessive Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction, one of the year's biggest hits.
Connecticut and Theater
Born in Greenwich, Connecticut, she spent part of her childhood abroad and built a strong stage career first. Her film debut came at age 35 in The World According to Garp.
Fatal Attraction
A run of acclaimed 1980s roles culminated in Fatal Attraction, whose villain became a pop-culture touchstone. She earned five Oscar nominations in that decade alone.
Most Nominated
Across decades she gathered a record eight Oscar nominations without a win. She balanced film with award-winning work on Broadway and in the TV drama Damages.
Career Timeline
- 1947Born in Greenwich. Moral Re-Armament weather.
- 1987Fatal Attraction.
- 1988Dangerous Liaisons.
- 2007Damages.
- 2017The Wife. The night the room thought was hers.
Biggest Hits
- She holds the record for most Academy Award acting nominations without a win, with eight, tied with Peter O'Toole.
- She has also won three Tony Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards, making her a major stage and television star too.
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