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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Glenn Close Biography (1947-)
Born March 19, 1947, in Greenwich, CT; daughter of William (a surgeon) and Bettine Close; married Cabot Wade (a guitarist), 1969 (divorced, 1972); marriedJames Marlas (a venture capitalist), 1984 (divorced, 1987); children: (withJohn Starke, a producer) Annie Maude. Addresses: Office: Trillium Productions, Inc., 9 Desbrosses, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013.; Agent: Kevin Huvane, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1804.; Publicist: Catherine Olim, PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, producer
- Birth Details
- March 19, 1947
- Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (Debut) Jenny Fields, The World According to Garp, Warner Bros., 1982
- Sarah, The Big Chill, Columbia, 1983
- Iris Gaines, The Natural, TriStar, 1984
- Ruth Hillerman, The Stone Boy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
- (Uncredited) Voice of Miss Jane Porter, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, Warner Bros., 1984
- Teddy Barnes, Jagged Edge, Columbia, 1985
- Jan/Maxie, Maxie (also known as Free Spirit), Orion, 1985
- Alex Forrest, Fatal Attraction, Paramount, 1987
- Marquise de Merteuil, Dangerous Liaisons, Warner Bros., 1988
- Voice of Queen Ambisextra, Light Years (animated; also known as Gandahar), Miramax, 1988
- Linda Spector, Immediate Family (also known as Parental Guidance), Columbia, 1989
- Sunny von Bulow, Reversal of Fortune, Warner Bros., 1990
- Gertrude, Hamlet, Warner Bros., 1990
- Gutless pirate, Hook, 1991
- Karin Anderson, Meeting Venus, 1991
- Alicia Clark, managing editor of the New York Sun,
The Paper, Universal, 1994
- Ferula Trueba, The House of the Spirits (also known as Aandernes hus,
A casa dos espiritos, and Das Geisterhaus), Miramax,1994
- Mrs. Faraday, Mary Reilly, TriStar, 1996
- Marsha Dale, Mars Attacks!, Warner Bros., 1996
- Cruella De Vil, 101 Dalmatians, Buena Vista, 1996
- Vice President Katherine Bennett, Air Force One (also known as AFO), Columbia, 1997
- Adrienne Pargiter, Paradise Road, Fox Searchlight, 1997
- Herself, In and Out, Paramount, 1997
- (Uncredited) Herself, In & Out, Paramount, 1997
- Voice of Kala, Tarzan (animated), Buena Vista, 1999
- Camille Dixon, Cookie's Fortune, October Films, 1999
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Cast and Crew, TVI's Productions, 1999
- Dr. Elaine Keener, "This Is Dr. Keener," Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, United Artists, 2000
- Cruella de Vil, 102 Dalmatians, Buena Vista, 2000
- Herself, Welcome to Hollywood, 2000
- Esther Gold, The Safety of Objects, IFC Films, 2001
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Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back, 2002
- (English version) Voice of blue fairy, Pinocchio (also known as Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio), Miramax, 2002
- Narrator, A Closer Walk, 2003
- Olivia Pace, Le divorce, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
- Dr. Emily Francher, The Stepford Wives, Paramount, 2004
- Diana, Heights, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Neighbor, "The Rules of the Game," Theatre in America, 1975
- Jessica, Orphan Train, CBS, 1979
- Rebecca Kuehn, Too Far to Go (also known as Daddy's Little Girl), NBC, 1979
- Gail Bennett, Something about Amelia, ABC, 1984
- Sara Everton, "Stones for Ibarra," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1988
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She'll Take Romance (also known as I'll Take Romance), 1990
- Sarah Wheaton (title role), "Sarah, Plain and Tall," Hallmark Hall ofFame, CBS, 1991
- Sarah Witting (title role), "Skylark" (also known as "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Skylark"), Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1993
- Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer (title role), Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, NBC, 1995
- Janet, In the Gloaming, HBO, 1997
- Title role, Coya Knutson, 1997
- Sarah Witting (title role), "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1999
- Voice of adult Sophie, Baby, TNT, 2000
- Arvella Whipple, The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (also known as California Gold), CBS, 2001
- Nellie Forbush, South Pacific (also known as Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific), ABC, 2001
- Cornelia Englebrecht, Brush with Fate, CBS, 2003
- Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Lion in Winter, Showtime, 2003
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Strip Search, HBO, 2004
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Specials
- Princess Alexandra, The Elephant Man, 1982
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The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1986
- Host, "The Music Makers: An ASCAP Celebration of American Music at Wolf Trap," Great Performances, PBS, 1987
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The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1988
- Narrator, Hunger in America, PBS, 1989
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The Siskel and Ebert Special, CBS, 1990
- Host, The Divine Garbo, TNT, 1990
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The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, 1990
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Big Bird's Birthday, or Let Me Eat Cake, 1991
- Narrator, The Urban Gorilla, 1991
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Classic Mel: The Making of Mel Gibson's Hamlet, 1991
- Voice of Mary Todd Lincoln, Lincoln, 1992
- Host, "Broken Hearts, Broken Homes," Your Family Matters, Lifetime, 1992
- Narrator, "Carnival of the Animals," A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
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Diamonds on the Silver Screen, AMC, 1992
- Host, The Best of Disney II: A Legend in Song, CBS, 1993
- "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall," Great Performances, PBS, 1993
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What Is This Thing Called Love? (also known as The Barbara Walters Special), ABC, 1993
- Narrator, "Keepers of the Wild," National Geographic Specials, PBS, 1993
- Voice of Georgia O'Keeffe, A Century of Women (also known as AFamily of Women), TBS, 1994
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All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (also known as Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!), ABC, 1994
- Voice (diary readings), Anne Frank Remembered, The Disney Channel,1995
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101 Dalmatians, a Canine's Tale, ABC, 1996
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The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful (also known as Popcorn Venus), TBS, 1996
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Broadway '97: Launching the Tonys, PBS, 1997
- Host, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1997
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Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope, ABC, 1998
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Hollywood and Vinyl: Disney's 101 Greatest Musical Moments, VH1, 1998
- Narrator, Robert F. Kennedy: A Memoir (documentary), Discovery Channel, 1998
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler, NBC, 1999
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
- Host, The Lady with the Torch, Encore, 1999
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Andrew Lloyd Webber 50th Birthday Celebration, PBS, 1999
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Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins, ABC, 1999
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The American Presidency: Real to Reel, MSNBC, 1999
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The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2000
- Narrator, A Healthy Start: Begin Before Baby's Born (documentary),Lifetime, 2001
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Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC, 2001
- Interviewee, Jeff Bridges: Building Bridges (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2002
- Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Eve Ensler, Lifetime, 2003
- Interviewee, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains (also known as AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters), CBS, 2003
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Until the Violence Stops (documentary), Lifetime, 2004
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Episodic
- Host and narrator, "The Emperor's Nightingale," Children's Storybook Classics (animated), Showtime, 1987
- Host, "The Elephant's Child," Children's Storybook Classics (animated), Showtime, 1987
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Late Night with David Letterman, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
- Narrator, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Children's Storybook Classics (animated), Showtime, 1988
- Narrator, "Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?," The American Experience, PBS, 1988
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Saturday Night Live, 1989, 1992
- Virginia Winslow, "Creative Differences,"The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1990
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Late Show with David Letterman, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999
- Voice of Mother Simpson, "Mother Simpson," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1995
- Voice of Mother Simpson, "The Simpson's 138th Show Spectacular," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1995
- Narrator, "Baboon Tales," Wild Discovery, Discovery Channel, 1995
- Herself, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute," Ellen, ABC, 1998
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Leute heute, 2002
- Fanny Lieber, "Hocus Focus," Will & Grace, NBC, 2002
- Voice of Mona J. Simpson, "My Mother the Carjacker," The Simpsons(animated), Fox, 2003
- Also appeared in Inside the Actors Studio.
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Pilots
- Host, Penguin Lives, 1999
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Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 57th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1985
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The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
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The 41st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1988
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The Third Annual Hollywood Insider Academy Awards Special, USA Network, 1989
- Presenter from London, The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
- Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
- Host, The 46th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1992
- Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
- Presenter, The 66th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1994
- Presenter, The 48th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1994
- Host, The 49th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1995
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Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1997
- Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
- Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
- Presenter, The Screen Actors Guild Awards, NBC, 1997
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The 7th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Fox, 2001
- Presenter, The 55th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2001
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The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
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The 13th Annual IFP Gotham Awards, Bravo, 2003
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Television Executive Producer
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Movies
- (With William Self) "Sarah, Plain and Tall," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1991
- "Skylark" (also known as "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Skylark"), Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1993
- (With Barbra Streisand, Craig Zadan, and Cis Corman) Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, NBC, 1995
- "Journey," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1995
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Coya Knutson, NBC, 1997
- "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS,1999
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Baby, TNT, 2000
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The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (also known as California Gold),CBS, 2001
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South Pacific (also known as Rodgers & Hammerstein's SouthPacific), ABC, 2001
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Specials
- "Broken Hearts, Broken Homes," Your Family Matters, Lifetime, 1992
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Stage Appearances
- Angelica, Love for Love, New Phoenix Repertory Company, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1974
- Neighbor, The Rules of the Game, New Phoenix Repertory Company, Helen Hayes Theatre, 1974
- Janice, The Member of the Wedding, New Phoenix Repertory Company,Helen Hayes Theatre, 1975
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King Lear, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1975-1976
- Princess Mary, Rex, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1976
- Leilah, Uncommon Women and Others, Phoenix Theatre, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York City, 1977
- Irene St. Claire, The Crucifer of Blood, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, then Helen Hayes Theatre, both 1978
- Helen, Wine Untouched, Harold Clurman Theatre, New York City, 1979
- Kettle, The Winter Dancers, Phoenix Theatre, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, 1979
- Chairy Barnum, Barnum, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1980
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Uncle Vanya, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1981
- Title role, The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1982
- Annie, The Real Thing, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1984
- Actress, Childhood, Harold Clurman Theatre, Samuel Beckett Theatre, 1985
- Title role, Joan of Arc at the Stake, York Theatre Company, Theatre of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York City, 1985
- Jane, Benefactors, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1985-1986
- Paulina Salas, Death and the Maiden, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1992
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Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Hall, New YorkCity, 1992
- Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard, Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, 1993-1994, then Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1994-1995
- Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire, Royal National Theater,Lyttelton Theatre, London, 2002
- Mystery guest star, The Play That I Wrote, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 2003
- Also appeared in The Rose Tattoo, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT; A Streetcar Named Desire, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ; and The Crazy Locomotive, New York City.
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Major Tours
- Chairy Barnum, Barnum, U.S. cities, 1981-1982
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Barnum (original cast recording), CBS Masterworks, 1980
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The Real Thing (original cast recording), Nonesuch, 1984
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The Emperor and the Nightingale, Windham Hill, 1987
- Also recorded The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Windham Hill.
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Videos
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration, 1998
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
- Newcomer, Ron, The Films and Career of Glenn Close, Citadel Press,1999
Periodicals
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Hollywood Reporter, January 30, 1989
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Ladies' Home Journal, May, 1997, p. 126
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More, June, 2002, pp. 74-79
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New York, September 12, 1994, p. 40
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New Yorker, November 14, 1994, p. 110
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People Weekly, December 16, 1996, p. 140
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TV Guide, November 20, 1999, pp. 30-36
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