Glenn Close: A Stellar Career

Dal suo debutto sul grande schermo nel 1982 la carriera di Glenn Close è sempre stata ricca di successi: Il Grande Freddo, Attrazione Fatale, il recente Albert Nobbs, ma anche tv e teatro. Parecchi la scambiano per Meryl Streep, dice lei... ma ahimè, mai la sera degli Oscar!

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Film star Glenn Close is still famous, although she’s not as famous as she once was. In the 1980s she was a legend, thanks to the movie Fatal Attraction. Nearly 30 years later Close, like Meryl Streep, has plenty of work, but Hollywood is not kind to “older women.” Many other actresses from their generation have disappeared.

The big chill

Glenn Close came from a privileged family in Connecticut and went to a private school in Switzerland. Her father wasn’t happy about her decision to become an actress. He suggested that she learn shorthand so that she could work as a secretary as a “back-up.” Fortunately, this wasn’t necessary as her career in theatre was successful and she often appeared on Broadway. She made her film debut at the age of 35. This was in 1982, in The World According to Garp, an adaptation of John Irving’s novel. She received an Oscar nomination for “Best Supporting Actress.” The same thing happened two years later with The Big Chill. This is about a group of friends from college  who get together for a friend’s funeral. It launched the careers of a generation of actors: Kevin Kline, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt and Tom Berenger.

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Glenn Close became a star with Fatal Attraction, even though she was the fourth choice for the part. In the film she plays a woman who tries to destroy the family of a man she has an affair with

Glenn Close’s own private life has been colourful. Last year she got divorced for the third time. She announced that she wanted to concentrate on her career. In addition to her three marriages, she has a daughter by another man. 

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Glenn Close has a great range as an actress. She also has a wonderful singing voice. This year she starred in the musical Sunset Boulevard at the London Coliseum. She has now received six Oscar nominations. The most recent was for Albert Nobbs, in which she plays a woman who pretends to be a man. But Glenn Close has never won an Oscar. She says: “I’ve often been mistaken for Meryl Streep, although never on Oscar night!”

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