Five time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close was born and was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She was often seen on Broadway until 1982 when she was cast in her award winning role as Jenny Fields in The World According to Garp (1982) alongside Robin Williams. For this role a breakthrough in film for Close she later went on to receive an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The following year she was cast in the hit comedy The Big Chill (1983) for which she received a second Oscar Nomination once again for Supporting Actress in the role of Sarah Cooper. In her third film Close portrayed Iris Gaines a former lover of baseball player Roy Hobbs portrayed by Robert Redford, in one of the greatest sports films of all time The Natural (1984). For a third and final time Close was Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Close went on to star in films like The Stone Boy (1984), Maxie (1985), and Jagged Edge (1985). In 1987 Close was cast in the box office hit Fatal Attraction (1987) for which she portrayed deranged stalker Alex Forrest alongside costars Michael Douglas and Anne Archer. For this role she was nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress. The following year Close stared in the Oscar Winning Drama Dangerous Liaisons(1988) for which she portrayed one of the most classic roles of all time as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil. She stared alongside John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer. For this role she was nominated once again for the Academy Award and BAFTA Film Award for Best Actress. Close was favored to win the coveted statue but lost to Jodie Foster for The Accused (1988). Close had her claim to fame in 1980s. Close currently stars on the hit Drama series Damages (2007) for which she has won a Golden Globe Award and two Emmy Awards. In her career Close has been Oscar nominated five times, won three Tonys, an Obie, three Emmys, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

1. Fragments: Marilyn Monroe (2012) - Herself (rumored) 2. Albert Nobbs (Albert Nobbs) (2011) - Albert Nobbs 3. Albert Nobbs (Albert Nobbs) (2011) - (screenplay) 4. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (Scufiţa Roşie 2) (2011) - Granny Puckett (voice)

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5. Premio Donostia a Glenn Close (2011) - Herself 6. Home (2009) - Narrator (voice: English version) 7. My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story (2009) - Herself 8. "Damages" (2007) - Patty Hewes (49 episodes, 2007-2011) 9. Evening (2007) - Mrs. Wittenborn

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10. El camino de Antonio Banderas (2006) - Herself (archive footage) 11. Hoodwinked! (2005) - Granny (voice) 12. Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (2004) - (archive footage) 13. Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) - Herself (archive footage) 14. Freedom: A History of Us (2003) - Eliza Andrews / ... (2 episodes, 2003) 15. The Lion in Winter (2003) - Eleanor of Aquitaine 16. "The Shield" (2002) - Captain Monica Rawling (13 episodes, 2005) 17. A Salute to Robert Altman, an American Maverick (2002) - Herself 18. Baby (2000) - Adult Sophie (voice) 19. Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999) - Sarah Witting 20. Saturday Night Live 25 (1999) - Herself (uncredited) 21. Tarzan (1999) - Kala (voice) 22. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999) - Gina (archive footage) (uncredited) 23. The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (1998) - Wife (archive footage) (uncredited) 24. In & Out (1997) - Herself (uncredited) 25. Paradise Road (1997) - Adrienne Pargiter 26. 101 Dalmatians (101 dalmaţieni) (1996) - Cruella De Vil 27. Anne Frank Remembered (1995) - Diary Readings (voice) 28. "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) - Herself (3 episodes, 1993-2010) 29. The House of the Spirits (1993) - Férula Trueba 30. Lincoln (1992) - Mary Todd Lincoln (voice) 31. Hook (1991) - Gutless 32. Hamlet (1990) - Gertrude 33. The Simpsons (1989) - Mother Simpson / ... (3 episodes, 1995-2008) 34. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) - Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited) 35. "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Herself - Host / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992) 36. "Great Performances" (1971) - Herself - Host / ... (4 episodes, 1975-1998) 37. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) - Sarah Witting / ... (5 episodes, 1988-2003)

1. Was the fourth choice to play the role of Alex in Fatal Attraction (1987). The first choices were Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, and Miranda Richardson. (Sharon Stone also auditioned for this role, but was passed over)

2. Lived with Len Cariou from 1979-83.

3. When Glenn 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.

4. Born at 2:12pm-EST

5. Keeps all her costumes after filming finishes.

6. Mother to Annie Maude Starke (Annie Starke)(born April 26, 1988) by her relationship with producer John H. Starke.

7. Has a cousin who prepares and sells herbal products on Long Island, New York. The two resemble one another.

8. She became engaged to Steve Beers in 1995.

9. Graduated from the College of William & Mary with a BA in drama and anthropology.

10. Made her Broadway debut in The Phoenix Theatre's production of Congrieve's "Love for Love." She was the understudy to the star Mary Ure, and went on for a Saturday evening performance after Miss Ure was let go after that Saturday matinée.

11. Winner of three Tony Awards for her work on Broadway.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Is 2nd cousin of Brooke Shields and was a distant relative of the late Princess Diana and President Ulysses S. Grant.

15. Taught actress Sara Rue to juggle backstage while on the set of "Barnum".

16. Her chilling performance as Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987) was ranked #7 on the American Film Institute's villains list of the 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains.

17. Made her professional debut, as one fourth of the Green Glen Singers, in the original production of "Up With People" in 1964.

18. She and her costar in Fatal Attraction (1987), Michael Douglas, both attended prep schools in Connecticut. Close graduated from Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, and Douglas graduated from the Choate School in Wallingford. Later, the two schools merged, making them two of the most famous alumni of Choate Rosemary Hall.

19. Chosen by Andrew Lloyd Webber to replace Patti LuPone in 'Sunset Boulevard' before its arrival on Broadway in 1994.

20. Has won three Tony Awards: twice as Best Actress (Play), in 1984 for Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" and in 2002 for "Death and the Maiden", and once as Best Actress (Musical), for "Sunset Boulevard", playing Norma Desmond, a role originally created by Gloria Swanson in Billy Wilder's film, Sunset Blvd. (1950). She was also nominated in 1980 as Best Featured Actress (Musical) for "Barnum".

21. Her husband, David Shaw, is a biotechnology entrepreneur, heading a company that makes medical devices and diagnostic tools for veterinarians.

22. Her performance as Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987) is ranked #36 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

23. In 1984, became the third actor to receive an Oscar, Emmy and Tony nomination in the same calendar year (for The Big Chill, Something About Amelia, and The Real Thing respectively).

24. Says she is often mistaken for her good friend Meryl Streep.

25. Is a New York Mets fan, and in 2006, sang the national anthem at the Mets game that coincided with the Mets' 20th anniversary of their 1986 World Series win.

26. Months after the film Mary Reilly (1996)'s production team had disbanded, the producers called back the stars to shoot three alternative endings. For one of them, she was flown back to London on the Concorde for only one day of work.

27. Daughter of William Close.

28. Daughter of Dr. William Taliaferro Close (1924-2009) and Bettine Close of Big Piney, Wyoming.

29. Sister of Tina Close of Wilson, Wyoming; Jessie Close of Bozeman, Montana; Alexander D. Close of Belgrade, Montana; and Tambu Misoki of Sacramento, California.

30. Paternal niece of Edward B. Close Jr. of Littleton, Colorado.

31. She has eight nieces and nephews.

32. Daughter of Dr. William Close. Dr. Close was the personal physician and close friend of African dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. Besides being his private physician, he was appointed chief doctor of the national army and helped control the spread of the deadly Ebola epidemic that affected Zaire in 1976. He later become a leading researcher on the AIDS virus.

33. Was considered for the role of Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983).

34. Is an avid dog lover and writes a blog called lively licks for Fetchdog.com.

35. Is the subject of a constant running joke in Sweden, which consists of her theoretically being married to Swedish soccer player Glenn Hysén, resulting in them both having the same name.

36. Lives in Manhattan's renowned Beresford apartment building, northwest corner of 81st St. and Central Park West, which is also the residence of Jerry Seinfeld, Diana Ross, and other celebrities.