Glenn Close Trivia

Glenn Close is an amazing American film and stage actress.

Glenn Close was born on March 19th, 1947 in Greenwich town of Connecticut.

Glenn Close was the daughter of Bettine nee Moore and Dr. William Taliaferro Close.

Glenn Close's father was the personal physician to Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire.

Glenn Close studied in a boarding school, Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut. Later she graduated in drama and anthropology from College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.

Glenn Close is best known for her chilling performance as a deranged stalker in "Fatal Attraction" [1987].

Glenn Close happens to be the fourth choice to play 'Alex Forrest' in "Fatal Attraction". The first choices were Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, and Miranda Richardson.

Glenn won her first Emmy Award in 1995 for her role in the TV movie, "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story".

Glenn Close won 3 Tony Awards, 2 Golden Globes and an Emmy Award. She also earned 5 Oscar, 9 Golden Globe, and 8 Emmy Award nominations. She also won several other awards and nominations for awards.

Glenn Close made her Broadway debut in 1974 in The Phoenix Theatre's production of Congrieve's Love for Love.

Glenn Close also dubbed for Andie MacDowell in the 1984 film "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan", "Lord of the Apes" since Andie had a heavy southern accent.

Glenn Close collects all of the costumes from each film that she acts in.

Glenn dated actor Kevin Kline in the '70s. She later played his wife in the 1983 film "The Big Chill".

Glenn Close had a live-in relationship with actor Len Cariou from 1979 to 1983.

Glenn Close's first marriage was to Cabot Wade which lasted three years from 1969 to 1971.

Glenn Close's second marriage was to James Constantine Marlas which lasted three years from 1984 to 1987.

Glenn Close then dated John Starke and has a daughter through him named Annie Maude Starke born in April 1988.

At age 59, Glenn Close married her longtime boyfriend David E. [Evans] Shaw on February 3rd, 2006.

Glenn Close in May of 2007 was chosen as People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in the World in the category of 'Beauty over 60'.

Glenn Close is the second cousin of Brooke Shields.

Glenn Close owns a bookstore and coffee shop with her sister Jessie in Bozeman, Montana.

Glenn Close sings the National Anthem for the New York Mets' home opener every year.

Glenn Close is a staunch supporter of Democratic Party and as such contributed money in election campaigns to many Democratic politicians like Hillary Rodham Clinton, Howard Dean and John Edwar.