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Glenn Close
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37 Interesting Facts About Glenn Close
- #001
Glenn Close keeps all of her costumes after filming wraps.
- #002
Close came to screen acting relatively late: she was already 35 when she made her film debut in The World According to Garp (1982).
- #003
While reshooting Fatal Attraction (1987), she suffered a concussion when her head hit a mirror during one take. After being rushed to the hospital, she discovered she was in fact a few weeks pregnant with her daughter, the actress Annie Starke.
- #006
Her chilling performance as Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987) ranked 7th on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains list of villains.
- #007
She is the daughter of Dr. William Close. Dr. Close was the personal physician and close friend of the Zairian dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. In addition to serving as his personal doctor, he was appointed chief physician of the national army and helped bring the spread of the deadly Ebola outbreak that struck Zaire in 1976 under control. He later became a leading researcher on the AIDS virus.
- #012
She lives in Manhattan's famous Beresford apartment building, on the northwest corner of 81st Street and Central Park West, which is also home to Jerry Seinfeld, Diana Ross and other celebrities.
- #013
Her role as Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987) placed 36th on Premiere Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
- #014
She is allergic to tobacco. During the filming of 101 Dalmatians, Close had to smoke more than 200 herbal cigarettes.
- #022
Months after the production team for Mary Reilly (1996) had disbanded, the producers called the stars back to shoot three alternate endings. For one of them, Close flew to London on the Concorde for just a single day's work.
- #023
After learning that Close had once gone to the opening of his store dressed as a commando, her close friend Giorgio Armani sent her a trunk full of underwear. Close later admitted that the airline had lost her luggage and that it had not been intentional.
- #025
Two months after giving birth to her daughter Annie Starke, Close returned to work to begin filming Dangerous Liaisons (1988).
- #028
Close sings her own songs in every film.
- #029
Close is one of the leading spokespeople for "Puppies Behind Bars", an organization that sends young dogs to prisons to be trained by inmates.
- #030
An avid dog lover, Close writes a blog called lively licks for Fetchdog.com. She has two Montana terriers named Bill and Jake.
- #033
Despite her acclaimed performances as scheming, manipulative, cruel and even psychotic characters, her co-stars and directors have said she is the exact opposite in real life: she is described as warm, friendly and a consummate professional who is a joy to work with.
- #035
Close's husband, David Shaw, is a biotechnology entrepreneur and heads a company that makes medical devices and diagnostic tools for veterinarians.
- #042
Glenn Close is a New York Mets fan and sang the national anthem at a Mets game in 2006, which coincided with the 20th anniversary of the Mets' 1986 World Series win.
- #044
Close, who won great acclaim for her role, was offered the chance to continue working on The Shield. She ultimately declined to do another season because she did not want to miss her daughter's final year of high school. She had also recently married her third husband and felt she would have missed too much time with her family.
- #045
When Glenn Close finished the reshoots for Fatal Attraction (1987), she was three months pregnant with her daughter Annie Starke.
- #046
Glenn Close is good friends with actress Rose Byrne. Close and Byrne appeared together in the series Damages.
- #047
Glenn Close has collaborated with Disney Pictures four times, on Hook, Tarzan, 101 Dalmatians (and its sequel) and Guardians of the Galaxy.
- #048
Glenn Close's favorite actress is Katharine Hepburn.
- #051
Glenn Close is good friends with billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Buffett is a devoted fan of Close's drama series Damages.
- #055
Glenn Close is friends with Martha Stewart.
- #056
Glenn Close appeared on the cover of TIME magazine together with Michael Douglas.
- #061
Film critic Pauline Kael told director Stephen Frears she was unhappy with his casting of Close and Kelly McGillis in the two roles in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). She showed him a tape of Michelle Pfeiffer's Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987) so that he could drop McGillis and cast Pfeiffer instead, which he did, while keeping Close in the lead role. When the film was released, Kael, predictably, reviewed Pfeiffer favourably. Everyone expected her to dismiss Close, but instead Kael wrote: "Glenn Close, with her straight back, matriarchal and seemingly virginal (even her teeth are perfect), gives a fluid performance that is by far her best work on screen." The film earned Close an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
- #064
In Sweden, Close is the subject of a joke that results in her theoretically being married to the Swedish footballer Glenn Hysén, since the two share the same first name.
- #068
Close practises face yoga, a beauty technique used to rejuvenate the face.
- #069
Close is performing in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Royal National Theatre in London.
- #070
Close is the daughter of Dr. William Taliaferro Close (1924-2009) and Bettine Close of Big Piney, Wyoming.
- #072
Close has worked with director Rodrigo García three times.
- #074
Close is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
- #075
Close is completing the final season of Damages.
- #076
Close is shooting her next film project, "Low Down," in Los Angeles, California.
- #077
Close is the daughter of William Close.
- #078
Close is filming 5 to 7 in New York City, New York.
- #079
Glenn Close was born at 14:12 EST.
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