- Has joined the cast of FX's The Shield where she will star as Capt. Monica Rawling for the cop drama's 13-episode fourth season. (October 22, 2004)
- Glenn Close and Steve Buscemi are this year's recipients of Gotham Awards from the Independent Film Project -- They'll receive their awards Sept. 22 at a ceremony that will be broadcast Sept. 23 on Bravo and Sept. 28 on the Independent Film Channel. (July 23, 2003)
- Was actually the fourth choice to play the role of Alex in FATAL ATTRACTION. The first choices were Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, and Miranda Richardson.
- When she 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.
- Chosen by Andrew Lloyd Webber to replace Patti LuPone in SUNSET BOULEVARD in 1994.
- Keeps all her costumes after filming finishes.
- Has a cousin who prepares and sells herbal products on Long Island, New York. The two resemble one another.
- Good friends with Meryl Streep.
- Made her Broadway debut in The Phoenix Theatre's production of Congrieve's Love for Love. She was the star, Mary Ure's understudy, and went on for a Saturday evening performance after Miss Ure was let go after that Saturday matinee.
- 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 (1984), because the former model had such a heavy southern accent.
- Jada Pinkett Smith describes Glenn as a chameleon, "She can do anything.
- Close earned several Oscar nominations for performances in THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (1982), THE BIG CHILL (1983), THE NATURAL (1984), and FATAL ATTRACTION (1987), and DANGEROUS LIAISONS.
- Africa saved her from growing up as a member of a cult.
- In HOOK (1991) the pirate shut in the chest with the scorpion was played by Glenn Close.
- TARZAN (1999) is Glenn Close's second Tarzan film. Her first was the film GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN.
- FATAL ATTRACTION (1987): She graduated from Rosemary Hall, an all-girls boarding school, the same year Michael Douglas graduated from the Choate School, an all-boys boarding school. The schools later combined to form Choate Rosemary Hall, which is co-ed.
- Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Will & Grace (2000)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries at Screen Actors Guild Awards for IN THE GLOAMING (1998)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for 101 DALMATIANS (1997)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special at Emmy Awards for IN THE GLOAMING (1997)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV at Golden Globe Awards for SERVING IN SILENCE: THE MARGARETHE CAMMERMEYER STORY (1996)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries at Screen Actors Guild Awards for SERVING IN SILENCE: THE MARGARETHE CAMMERMEYER STORY (1996)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special at Emmy Awards for SERVING IN SILENCE: THE MARGARETHE CAMMERMEYER STORY (1995)
- Nominated for Outstanding Made for Television Movie at Emmy Awards for SERVING IN SILENCE: THE MARGARETHE CAMMERMEYER STORY (1995)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special at Emmy Awards for SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL: SKYLARK (1993)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made a for TV at Golden Globe Awards for SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL (1992)
- Nominated for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries at Emmy Awards for SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL (1991)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special at Emmy Awards for SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL (1991)
- Nominated for Best Actress at BAFTA Awards for DANGEROUS LIAISONS (1990)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for FATAL ATTRACTION (1988)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for MAXIE (1986)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV at Golden Globe Awards for SOMETHING ABOUT AMELIA (1985)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special at Emmy Awards for SOMETHING ABOUT AMELIA (1984)
Quotes- "I've often been mistaken for Meryl Streep, although never on Oscar night."
- "Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an actor."
- "It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways."
- "The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in my kitchen. It's my way of saying, Don't mess with me."
- "I really think that effective acting has to do literally with the movement of molecules."
Awards- Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special, SERVING IN SILENCE: THE MARGARETHE CAMMERMEYER STORY (1995)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Actor/Actress - Family, 101 DALMATIANS (1997)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actress - Action/Adventure, AIR FORCE ONE (1998)
- Independent Film Project: Gotham Awards (2003)
- GLAAD Media Awards: Exellence in Media Award (2002)
- Women in Film Crystal Awards: Crystal Award (2001)
- CableACE Awards: Guest Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series, IN THE GLOAMING (1997)
- Tony Awards for Death and the Maiden (1992)
- Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Woman of the Year (1990)
- People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture Actress (1988)
- Tony Awards for The Real Thing (1984)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actress, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (1982)
- National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actress, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (1982)
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