Glenn Close Biography
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Was the fourth choice to play the role of Alex in
Fatal Attraction. The first choices were
Debra Winger,
Barbara Hershey, and
Miranda Richardson. (
Sharon Stone also auditioned for this role, but was passed over)

Lived with
Len Cariou from 1979-83.

When Glenn was 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.

Born at 2:12pm-EST

Keeps all her costumes after filming finishes.

Mother to Annie Maude Starke (b. 1987) by her relationship with John Starke.

Has a cousin who prepares and sells herbal products on Long Island, New York. The two resemble one another.

She became engaged to
Steve Beers in 1995.

Graduated from the College of William & Mary with a BA in drama and anthropology.

Made her Broadway debut in The Phoenix Theatre's production of Congrieve's "Love for Love." She was the understudy to the star
Mary Ure, and went on for a Saturday evening performance after Miss Ure was let go after that Saturday matinée.

Winner of three Tony Awards for her work on Broadway.

Close's grandfather, Edward Bennett Close, was once married to Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post cereal fortune and mother to actress
Dina Merrill.

Was hired to dub all of
Andie MacDowell's dialogue in
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, because the former model had such a heavy southern accent.

Is 2nd cousin of
Brooke Shields and was a distant relative of the late
Princess Diana and President Ulysses S. Grant.

Taught actress
Sara Rue to juggle backstage while on the set of "Barnum".

Her chilling performance as Alex Forrest in
Fatal Attraction was ranked #7 on the American Film Institute's villains list of the 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains.

Made her professional debut, as one fourth of the Green Glen Singers, in the original production of "Up With People" in 1964.

She and her costar in
Fatal Attraction,
Michael Douglas, both attended prep schools in Connecticut. Close graduated from Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, and Douglas graduated from the Choate School in Wallingford. Later, the two schools merged, making them two of the most famous alumni of Choate Rosemary Hall.

Chosen by
Andrew Lloyd Webber to replace
Patti LuPone in 'Sunset Boulevard' before its arrival on Broadway in 1994.

Has won three Tony Awards: twice as Best Actress (Play), in 1984 for
Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" and in 2002 for "Death and the Maiden", and once as Best Actress (Musical), for "Sunset Boulevard", playing Norma Desmond, a role originally created by
Gloria Swanson in
Billy Wilder's film,
Sunset Blvd.. She was also nominated in 1980 as Best Featured Actress (Musical) for "Barnum".

Her husband, David Shaw, is a biotechnology entrepreneur, heading a company that makes medical devices and diagnostic tools for veterinarians.

Her performance as Alex Forrest in
Fatal Attraction is ranked #36 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

In 1984, became the third actor to receive an Oscar, Emmy and Tony nomination in the same calendar year (for The Big Chill, Something About Amelia, and The Real Thing respectively).

Her father is still practicing medicine in Big Piney, Wyoming.

Says she is often mistaken for her good friend
Meryl Streep.
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