Glenda Veronica Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress, singer and film producer. He started his professional stage career in 1974 at Love for Love, and most of the New York stage actresses through the rest of the 1970s and early 1980s, appeared in dramas and musicals, including Broadway productions from < i> Barnum in 1980 and The Real Thing in 1983, in which he won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
His film debut was in The World According to Garp (1982), which was followed up with supporting roles in The Big Chill (1983) and The Natural i> 1984); all three were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She will then receive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances at Fatal Attraction 1987, Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and Albert Nobbs (< 2011). She won two more Tony Awards in the 1990s, for Death and the Maiden in 1992 and Sunset Boulevard in 1995, when she won her first Emmy Award for the 1995 TV movie
She starred as Eleanor of Aquitaine in the 2003 TV movie The Lion in Winter , won the Golden Globe Award. In 2005 she starred in the drama series The Shield . Then, from 2007 to 2012, she starred as Patty Hewes in the drama series FX Damage , the role that won her a Golden Globe and two Emmys. He has voiced the character of Mona Simpson in the animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1995. He returned to Broadway in November 2014, in the resurrection of Edward Albee A Delicate Balance . Other films include Jagged Edge (1985), Hamlet (1990), Fortune Reversal (1990), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Paradise Road (1997), Air Force One (1997), Cookie's Fortune (1999), Altitude (2005), Galaxy Guard (2014) and Girl With All Rewards (2016).
The cap is six Academy Award nominations, tying the record for being the most nominated nominee who has never won (along with Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter). In 2018, Close has more Oscar nominations without a win than any other live actor. In addition, he has been nominated for four Tonys (three wins), fourteen Emmys (three wins), thirteen Golden Globes (two wins), two Drama Desk Awards (one win) and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards (one win). She also won the Obie award and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and BAFTA. Close has earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
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Early life and family
The cover was born on 19 March 1947 in Greenwich, Connecticut, to William Taliaferro Close, a physician who operated a clinic in Belgian Congo and served as a private doctor to Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko's ruler, and socialite Bettine Moore Close. She has two sisters, Tina and Jessie, and two brothers, Alexander (nicknamed Sandy) and Tambu Misoki, whom Close's parents adopted while living in Africa.
During his childhood, Close lives with his parents in a stone cottage on his grandfather's land in Greenwich. Close has praised his acting skills in his early years: "I have no doubt that the days I spent running free in the Connecticut countryside are intriguing with unlimited imagination, playing any character prompted by our game, is one of the reasons why acting always looks very natural to me. "Although Close has a prosperous background, he has stated that his family chose not to participate in the WASP community. He will also avoid mentioning his birthplace whenever asked because he does not want people to think he is a "comedian who does not need to work."
When he was seven years old, his parents joined the Moral Re-Armament (MRA), where his family remained involved for fifteen years, living in communal centers. Close describes the MRA as a "sect" dictating every aspect of his life, from the clothes that must be worn to what he is allowed to say. In a closing interview declaring that his desire to become an actress allowed him to break away from the MRA, stating: "I have long forgiven my parents for all this.He have reasons to do what they do, and I understand it has a terrible effect on their children, but so it is.We all try to survive, right? And I think what really saves me more than anything is my desire to become an actress. "He spends time in Switzerland while studying at St. George's School in Switzerland. Close traveling for several years in the mid to late 1960s with a group of MRA singers named Up With People, and attended Rosemary Hall (now Choate Rosemary Hall), graduating in 1965. During her time in Up With People, Close held a small group singing event, Green Glenn Singers, consisting of herself, Kathe Green, Jennie Dorn, and Vee Entwistle. The group's stated mission is "to write and sing songs that will give people a purpose and inspire them to live as they are meant to live."
When she was 22 years old, Close broke away from MRA, attended College of William & amp; Mary, and double majors in theater and anthropology. It was in the theater department of the College, he started practicing as a serious actor, under Howard Scammon, the old professor of W & amp; M. For years at school in Williamsburg, he also starred in the summer drama, "The Common Glory," written by Pulitzer Prize writer Paul Green. He was elected to membership in the honor society of Phi Beta Kappa. Over the years, Close has returned to W & amp; M to lecture and visit the theater department. In 1989, Close was the earliest speaker at W & amp; M and received an honorary doctorate of arts.
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Professional debut (1974-79)
Close began his professional stage career in 1974 at the age of 27 and his film work in 1982 at the age of 35 years. During his final year of college, Close became inspired to pursue a career in acting after watching Katharine Hepburn's interview on The Dick Cavett Show. The next day he called his school theater department to be nominated for a series of auditions through the University Resident Theater Association and TCG. Finally he was given a callback and hired for a season to perform three dramas at the Helen Hayes Theater, one of which is Love for Love directed by Hal Prince. He continued to appear on many Broadway and Off-Broadways in the 1970s and early 1980s. Close made his television debut in 1975; it is a small role in the anthology series . In 1979, he filmed the television movies Orphan Train and Too Far to Go . The last film, including Blythe Danner and Michael Moriarty in the cast, Close plays Moriarty lover. In 1980, director George Roy Hill found Close on Broadway and asked him to audition with Robin Williams for a role in The World With Garp, which will be his first film role. Breakthrough in Hollywood (1982-1989)
The 1980s proved to be the most successful decade in Close in Hollywood. She made her debut film appearance in The World According to Garp which resulted in her first Oscar nomination Close. He plays Robin Williams's mother, though only four years older. The following year he played Sarah Cooper on The Big Chill, a character whose director Lawrence Kasdan said he specifically wrote for him. The film received positive reviews and was financially successful. Close became the third actor to receive Tony, Emmy, and Oscar (Academy Award) nominations all in the same calendar year after the release of The Big Chill .
In 1984 Close was given a part in Robert Redford's baseball drama The Natural , although it was a small supporting role he earned his third consecutive Oscar nomination. Closed, to this day, his nomination credit to cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, declared '' The hat was designed so that the sun will come. We wait for a certain time, so the sun shines in the back of the stadium. And he has a lens that mutes the people around me. It was a great shot. And to be honest I think that's the reason I'm nominated. '' Close also starred opposite Robert Duvall in the drama The Stone Boy (1984), a film about a family that copes after their youngest child accidentally kills his brother's brother in a hunting accident.
Finally, Close started looking for a different role to play because he did not want to be typecast as a mother figure. She starred in the 1985 romantic comedy Maxie , along with Mandy Patinkin. The cap was given favorable reviews and even received a 2nd Golden Globe Award nomination, but the film was critically highlighted and less done at the box office. In 1985 Close starred in the legal Thriller Jagged Edge , opposite Jeff Bridges. Initially, Jane Fonda attached to the role, but was replaced with Close when she requested a change in the script. Producer Martin Ransohoff opposed casting from Close because he said he was "too ugly" for the passage. Close finally hears about this and says he does not want Ransohoff on set when he is making a scene. Director Richard Marquand stood by his side and sent Ransohoff away. Enraged, Ransohoff goes to the head of the studio trying to get Close and Marquand fired from the picture. The studios refused, saying they were happy with their work in the film. Edged Edge received positive reviews and grossed $ 40 million on a $ 15 million budget.
In 1987 Close plays the book editor who disrupted Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction; this is the role that drives him to be a star. The film became a huge success at box-office, the highest grossing movie in the world that year. The character of Alex Forrest has been considered one of the most iconic roles of Close; the phrase "bunny boiler" has even been added to the dictionary, referring to the scene from the movie.
During the final shoot, Close suffered a concussion from one of the shots when his head was smashed. After being rushed to the hospital, she finds, terribly horrified, that she's actually a few weeks pregnant with her daughter. Close stated in an interview that, "Fatal Attraction is really the first part that takes me away from Jenny Fields, Sarah Coopers - well, maintaining the role of women." I do more preparation for the movie than I am ever done. "Close received his fourth Oscar nomination for this role and also won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Actress.
He plays a wily aristocrat, Marquise de Merteuil, in the 1988s Dangerous Liaisons . Close got a star review for this show, and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. In addition, he received his first BAFTA nomination but did not win. The final role of the film Close this decade is Family Immediately (1989), drama about married couples who want to adopt a child. Producer Lawrence Kasdan has a Close star in the movie, as he directed it earlier in The Big Chill.
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In 1990 Tutup went on to play the role of Sunny von BÃÆ'¼low opposite Jeremy Irons at Fortune Reversal for critical acclaim. The film drew some controversy as it relates to the murder trial of Claus von BÃÆ'¼low, while Sunny von BÃÆ'¼low is actually still in a vegetative state. Sunny's children also publicly criticized the film. In the same year, Close played Gertrude in the film adaptation of Franco Zeffirelli from Hamlet . This is Shakespeare's first role ever tried by Close on screen (he appeared in 1975 in the production stage "King Lear", in Milwaukee). Close will then join the The House of the Spirits players, unifying them with Jeremy Irons. He also has a cameo appearance at Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991) as a pirate. In 1992, Close starred in the Venus Meeting for which he received critical acclaim and won Best Actress (Golden Ciak) at the Venice Film Festival. In the same year, Close became emeritus guardian of The Sundance Institute.
Close appeared in the comedy-drama room The Paper (1994), directed by his best friend, Ron Howard. He will continue to appear on the satire of alien invasion Mars Attack! (1996) as The First Lady and as the creepy Cruella de Vil at Disney hit 101 Dalmatians. Close Cruella de Vil's depiction is universally praised and earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a comedy. The film was also commercially successful, earning $ 320.6 million in theaters for a budget of $ 75 million. The following year, Close appeared at another box office with Air Force One (1997), playing a trustworthy vice president for president Harrison Ford. Close will star in the war movie Paradise Road (1997) as a female choir conductor who was jailed by Japan in World War II. In 1999, Close provided Kala's voice in the Disney animated film Tarzan. He then went on to receive good reviews for his comedic role as Camille Dixon at Cookie's Fortune (1999).
Independent film and break (2000-07)
Close began to appear in television movies rather than performing theatrical films in the early 2000s. He returned as Cruella de Vil in Dalmatians (2000), although the film received mixed reviews, it performed well at the box office. The cap was then filmed The Safety of Objects which aired in 2001, a film about four suburban families dealing with illness. This is the first film role Kristen Stewart, Close and Stewart will later reunite in the 2015 film Anesthesia. Close starred in Things You Can Tell Just by Seeing in the same year, this will be one of many future collaborations with director Rodrigo Garcia. In 2004, she played Claire Wellington, a tense socialite in The Stepford Wives comedy opposite Nicole Kidman and Christopher Walken. She gave Blue Fairy's voice in the English version of Pinocchio (2002) and Grandma in the animated movie Hoodwinked (2005). Close continues to perform smaller films such as Le Divorce (2003) and The Chumscrubber (2005). In 2005, he reunited with director Rodrigo Garcia to perform Nine Lives ; he will then direct Close in the movie Albert Nobbs (2011). That same year, she starred in the movie "Heights" (2005), an independent drama centered on the lives of five New Yorkers. Close appearance was praised by critics. In 2007, Close joined friends and former star Meryl Streep in the Evening drama. This will be the ending role of the movie cinema Close in this decade, as he started starring in his own TV series, Damives (2007). Close was asked about his contribution to an independent film, which he replied "I like the players who collect great writing, it's not for money, but because it's good and challenging, sometimes I take a role for a scene, which I think is phenomenal. Also my presence can help them earn money, so I think the way to give me back. "
Return to the movie (2011-present)
In December 2010, Close began filming Albert Nobbs in Dublin. He has previously won Obie in 1982 for his role in drama on stage. He has worked on films, where he appeared alongside 101 Dalmatians co-star Mark Williams, for nearly 20 years, and apart from starring in, he co-wrote the screenplay, and produced the film. Close states that it is more important for him to make this film to stimulate conversations about transgender issues, "There is a point where I ask, 'Am I willing to live the rest of my life after giving up on this?' And I said, 'No, I do not want to.' Some people will change their point of view, and those who are too old, or too blinkered, to accept the beauty of difference will only have to 'die'. "In the film, Close plays the title of Albert Nobbs, who lived his life as a man in the 1800s in Ireland after being sexually assaulted as a young girl. While the film itself received mixed reviews, Close and Janet McTeer received a warm welcome for their performances. Close performance is noted for its most refined and introverted appearance and departure from other roles. She received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild, and several critic nominations for her performance. Close was asked about the fact of not having an Oscar during the film award campaign, which he replied: "And I remember being shocked that I met some people who were really almost very breathless, whether they would win or not, and I never understood it because if you just do simple math, the number of people who are in our two unions, the number of people in our profession does not work at any given time, the number of movies made each year, and then you are one of the five.How can you consider yourself You as a loser? "
Together with Viola Davis and Uma Thurman, Close is featured in the 2012 documentary Love, Marilyn , reading excerpts from Marilyn Monroe's diary. Critics Stephen Farber describes the film as "One of the most skilful and entertaining summaries of Marilyn's incessant alluring and falling." After his TV series Damedom ended, Close returned to the movie in 2014, where he played Nova Prime Rael in the science fiction film Guardians of the Galaxy. The cap also appears in independent movies 5 to 7 (2014) and Low Down (2014). By 2016, he appears on The Great Gilly Hopkins and Warcraft . She also starred in the British zombie horror drama Girl with All Gifts (2016) as Dr. Caldwell, a scientist who researches drugs to save mankind.
In 2017, Close appeared alongside Noomi Rapace and Willem Dafoe on What Happened to Monday an original film Netflix aired in August. Also that year, he reunited with actor John Malkovich (his Dangerous Liaisons star) and Patrick Stewart (fellow star in The Lion in Winter) in the romantic comedy movie > The Wilde Wedding , and co-starred in Crooked House , a film adapted from the novel by Agatha Christie. He also plays Owen Wilson and mother of the character in the comedy film Father Figures, which opened in December 2017. That same year, Close starred in the adaptation of Meg Wolitzer's novel The Wife, aired at the Toronto International Film Festival 2017.
Upcoming projects
Close will star in Duchess , playing Anna Anderson, who claims to be Grand Russian Duchess Anastasia. Announced in 2017, Paramount wants Close to play Norma Desmond in the remake of Sunset Boulevard, but the film is still in early development.
Television
Close began filming television in the early 1980s beginning with The Elephant Man and in 1984, starring in the critically acclaimed drama Something About Amelia, a Golden Globe winning television movie about families being destroyed by sexual abuse of the incest type. (Ted Danson appears as the husband's abusive husband, Roxana Zal acts as Amelia, the victim of Danson's character, whose role first brought Zal to fame.) She starred alongside Keith Carradine at Stones for Ibarra (1988 ), the adaptation of a television film from a book written by Harriet Doerr and produced by the Hallmark company.
In the 1990s he starred in the highly rated Hallmark Hall of Fame television series Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991), as well as two sequels. He also disguised himself as the title of a movie made based on the fact of Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story in 1995, in which he won his first Emmy. Close has also provided the voice of Mona Simpson, from The Simpsons, since 1995. Entertainment Weekly Close one of 16 guest stars Simpsons best. In 2001 she starred in the production of classical music Rodgers and Hammerstein South Pacific as Nellie Forbush at ABC. Guest starred at Will and Grace in 2002, described the satire version of Annie Leibovitz, earning her an Emmy nomination for a Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2003 he played Eleanor of Aquitaine in the production film Showtime The Lion in Winter. Close won the Golden Globe and Screen Actor's Guild award for her performance. In 2005 Close joins the crime series FX The Shield, where he plays Monica Rawling, a police captain without further ado, this becomes his first TV role in a series. Close stated that he made the right move because television was in the "golden age" and the quality of some of the programs has improved to film standards. John Landgraf, CEO of FX, stated that the network was "the first to bring a female star from Glenn Close to television." He also praised his collaboration with the network by promoting roles for women on television, as well as influencing other movie actors to switch to small screens.
Close was then approached by an FX executive who installed a television series for her starring, which will only be filmed in New York City. In 2007, Close plays a brutal and brilliant lawyer, Patty Hewes on Damage for five seasons. This portrayal of characters is greeted with warm welcome and many award nominations, in addition he won two Emmy Awards in a row for the Main Actress Achievement in the Drama series. Throughout the show, she became one of the highest paid actresses, earning $ 200,000 per episode. Close states that his role Patty Hewes in the series is the role of his life. Close also kept in touch with his opponent Rose Byrne, and both have become good friends. After the series ends, Close declares that he will not return to television in a routine role, but that he is open to doing a miniseries or a place of guests.
In 2017, Close starred in a half-hour comedy pilot for Amazon, titled Sea Oak . Online pilot online with viewers choosing to vote if Amazon wants to produce the series. Despite receiving favorable reviews it was not taken.
Close also has held Saturday Night Live in 1989 and in 1992.
Theater
Close has had an extensive career in Broadway musical performances. He began performing in 1974, and received his first Tony Award nomination in 1980 for Barnum. One of his most prominent roles on stage was Norma Desmond in the production of Andrew Lloyd Webber Sunset Boulevard, which Close won the Tony Award, played a role on Broadway in 1993-94. For his role, Close was met with critical acclaim. David Richards of The New York Times wrote in 1994 that "Glenn gave one of the legendary performances that people will be talking about for years from now." The actress took an extraordinary risk, take the risk at times you fear it will break.
Close also guested at Andrew Lloyd Webber's fiftieth birthday party at the Royal Albert Hall in 1998. He will then return to work with show director Trevor Nunn in London for the revival of the Royal National Theater of A Streetcar Named Desire in 2002. Close won the Tony Award in 1984 for The Real Thing , directed by Mike Nichols. In 1992 he won another Tony Award for Death and the Maiden . In 2008, Close performed at Carnegie Hall, recounting the Runaway Bunny fiddle concert, concert for readers, violin and orchestra, created and worked on by Glen Roven. He provided the "Giant" voice in the musical production of Summer 2012 Into the Woods at Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Production also featured Amy Adams as The Baker's Wife and Donna Murphy as The Witch. In 2014 he starred in the production of Pirates of Penzance for Public Theater in New York, playing the role of Ruth. The production featured Kevin Kline, Martin Short and Anika Noni Rose.
In October 2014, Close returned to Broadway in Agnes's lead role in Pam MacKinnon's resurrection of Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance at the Golden Theater. The other stars are John Lithgow as Tobias, Martha Plimpton as Julia and Lindsay Duncan as Claire. Production grossed $ 884,596 for eight preview shows during the week ending October 25, setting a new home record at the Golden Theater. Production received mixed reviews, though the players praised.
In April 2016 he returned as Norma Desmond at Sunset Boulevard musicals in the production of British National Opera in West End in London. Close was greeted with a warm welcome after returning to this same role twenty-three years later. Both The Times and The Daily Telegraph gave the production of five stars and praised her performance. During Close production was forced to cancel three shows due to a chest infection. She was hospitalized but then recovered and finished the rest of the show. Close won the Standard Night Theater Award for Best Music Performance, and was nominated for his first Olivier Award for Best Actress in Music. The ENO London production Sunset Boulevard was transferred to the Palace Theater on Broadway, with Close repeating his role. It opens on February 9, 2017 for a limited period, selling tickets until June 25, 2017. This production features the largest 40-part orchestra in Broadway history. The lid is particularly praised by critics for his new incarnation of Norma Desmond. Like The New York Times called it "one of the great stage shows of the century." Variety , Parade , The Guardian and Entertainment Weekly also provide a positive review of new production.
Close has hosted the 46th and 49th Tony Awards. In 2016, Close was inducted into The Theater Hall of Fame for his work on stage.
Reception, acting style and inheritance
Close is considered a superbly versatile actress with an immersive acting style. In 1995, Close guest star at Inside the Actors Studio to discuss his film career. James Lipton describes him as an actor who "can find a number of extraordinary layers in a role or a moment; Close is a smooth actor who performs fine accomplishments." The lid is also professionally trained by acting coach Harold Guskin, who also teaches Kevin Kline, Bridget Fonda and James Gandolfini. Working with Guskin, Close learns some important lessons, which he says have been applied to his career as well as his life. One such lesson, he says, is "read a line from a page" and remember to breathe. Close countries, "You have to maintain a certain openness, and if you do not defend it, you lose something vital as an actor.That's how we connect, and that's not a bad thing." Close says that in order to keep learning his trades he goes to every exercise.
On the acting method, he claims that while he found the technique interesting, it was not his preferred style. Although Close does extensive research and preparation for his role, he also relies less on technical performance that says, "Good acting I think like being a magician, where you make people believe, because only when they believe they are And I want people are emotionally involved.I think it's important but it's not everything.You can have a great technical actor who will make people cool.It's not my idea of ​​a great acting.As a spectator, I do not want to know acting. "Old collaborator and playwright Christopher Hampton describes an actress cap who can easily convey" a sense of strength and intelligence. " Hampton works on Sunset Boulevard and the production stage of Dangerous Liaisions, Hampton then puts it in the movie version. "Glenn is often portrayed as having a glacial quality or a lot about himself, but he is personally very opposite: warm and intimate," said actor Iain Glen, who starred in 2002 stage production. Streetcar Named Desire . "He is able to bring power to that role, he can fully access that vulnerability.There is real tenderness for him.
However, Close is consistently praised for his role as a villain or antagonist in his appearance . His character in Fatal Attraction was ranked number 7 on AFI 100 years... 100 heroes and a list of crooks. Regarding her role in the Damage series, The New York Times says "No actor is dead or living as scary as Glenn Close who smiles." Journalist Christopher Hooton also praised him saying, "Christopher Walken, Glenn Close, Al Pacino, and many others have a shocking dangers in them, they are a little scary to be around, because you feel they might jump or blow you up at any time.. "The movie historian Cari Beauchamp has stated," When you look at 10 top actresses in the last 80 years, ever since the sound goes in, you first have Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep - but I think Glenn Close must be on that list, a combination of his courage, in the role he chooses, and his persistence.struthfully, he takes on a more challenging role than many others. "
On January 12, 2009, Close was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of Roosevelt Hotel. In 2017, the film featuring Close has grossed $ 1.3 Billion in North America. He is also a member of the Academy of Art and Motion Picture Science. The cap is also considered a gay icon, having played many camp roles on screen and on stage.
Personal life
Relationships and family
Close has been married four times, each ending in a divorce. Her first marriage ended before going to university. Close describes it as "a kind of matchmaking." From 1969 to 1971, Close married Cabot Wade, a guitarist and songwriter, with whom he performed during his time at Up with People. He married businessman James Marlas from 1984 to 1987. Shortly thereafter, he began a relationship with producer John Starke, whom he had previously met at the location of The World With Garp. Their daughter, Annie Starke, was born in 1988 and an actress. They split up in 1991. In 1995 Close was engaged to the carpenter Steve Beers, who had worked on Sunset Boulevard, but both never married, and they split up in 1999. In February 2006, married executives and capitalist David Evans Shaw's efforts in Maine. The couple divorced in August 2015.
Business and business assets
Close is currently in Bedford Hills, New York but still has condos in the West Village. He also owns properties in Wellington, Florida, and Bozeman, Montana. In the early 1990s he owned a coffee shop in Bozeman, but sold it in 2006. In 2011 Close sold his apartment in The Beresford for $ 10.2 million. He also runs a 1,000-acre farm in Wyoming. By 2015 Close has a net worth of approximately $ 50 million.
Close is President of Trillium Productions Inc. His company has produced films such as Albert Nobbs, Sarah Plain and Tall, and South Pacific. He also produced the film Serving in Silence (1995) with Barbra Streisand, both of which were nominated for Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie. Other Close Production Credits include Journey (1995), and upcoming movie Cruella (2018), based on the characters Play Close on 101 Dalmatians .
In 2007, he founded FetchDog, a catalog of dog jewelry and Internet sites. She publishes a blog where she interviews other celebrities about their relationship with their dog. He sold his business in 2012.
Interests and beliefs
The birth cover is in the Democratic family. In addition, he has donated money for the election campaign of most Democratic politicians, including Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, John Edwards, Angus King and Barack Obama. He also spoke at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Close chose Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election and attended his inauguration. In a 2016 interview with Andrew Marr for the BBC, Close criticized Donald Trump, calling his campaign "very scary." He then reiterated his sentiments about Trump, stating, "he does not stand up for anything I believe."
Close save all his costume after finishing the movie and rent it out for show. She is a big fan of Madonna, and lends her the dress she wore on Dangerous Liaisons for Vogue Vogue's year Madonna appearance in 1990. In 2017, she donated her entire costume collection to Indiana University Bloomington
Close is a New York Mets fan, and has been singing national anthems at Shea Stadium and Citi Field several times since 1986.
Since he grew up, Close has stated that he is a spiritual but not religious person.
Activism
Charity work
Close has been campaigning for many issues like gay marriage, women's rights, and mental health. In 1989 he attended the pro-choice march at Washington D.C. with Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda. In 1998, Close was part of a star-studded cast featuring The Vagina Monologues on a merit. This earned $ 250,000 in one night with the result of efforts to stop violence against women. She was awarded the GLAAD Media Award in 2002 for promoting equal rights to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. He volunteered and produced a documentary film for Puppies Behind Bars, an organization that provides service dogs to wounded war veterans. He is also the guardian of The Wildlife Conservation Society and volunteer at Fountain House in New York City, a facility dedicated to the recovery of men and women suffering from mental illness. Close is a founding member of the Panthera Conservation Advisory Committee. Panthera is an international non-profit organization whose primary mission is the conservation of 36 species of wild cat world. The cap also has been a longtime supporter of the foundation of deceased friend Christopher Reeve. He is also a member of the CuriosityStream Advisory Board.
Mental health initiatives
Close is the founder and chairman of BringChange2Mind, a US campaign to remove stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness, supporting his sister Jessie who has bipolar disorder. In 2010, Close announced to the public that he has sorted DNA to publish his family's mental illness history. During July 2013, Close installed over 380 designer items to be auctioned on eBay from the Patty Hewes wardrobe at Damages. All results are collected to go to charity, BringChange2Mind. Close has director and friend Ron Howard directing the first PSA foundation. John Mayer also lent his song " Say" to his ad. In 2013 Close goes to the White House to urge part of the Excellence in Mental-Health Act written to extend care for the mentally ill and provide access to mental health services. The bill was signed into law by President Obama in April 2014, and will provide $ 1.1 billion in funding to help strengthen the mental health care system in the US. She was awarded the WebMD Health Hero award in 2015 for her contribution to mental health initiatives. On June 16, 2016, Close donated $ 75,000 to the Central Florida Health-Mental Association to fund counseling and other assistance to the Orlando nightclub casualty casualties. He often promotes the cause of charity through his Twitter account.
Awards and nominations
Movieography
Glenn Close on stage and screen
Television
Documentary
Stage
References
External links
- Glenn Close on IMDb
- Glenn Close on Broadway Internet Database
- Glenn Close on the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Glenn Close on Emmys.com
- Napoleon, Davi. Chelsea on the Edge: American Theater Adventure Includes discussion of Des McAnuff's production of The Crazy Locomotive at the Chelsea Theater. Iowa State University Press.
- Glenn Close on Twitter
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