• Grandfather Edward Bennett Close was once married to cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, the mother of actress Dina Merrill. Close is also a second cousin of Brooke Shields, and is distantly related to Princess Diana.
• Father, a physician, opened a clinic in Congo when Close was 13.
• Was a member of the educational folk troupe Up With People in the ’60s.
• Made her Broadway debut in the 1974 revival of William Congreve’s Love for Love.
• Was the fourth choice for her Oscar-nominated role in Fatal Attraction after Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey and Miranda Richardson.
• An avid New York Mets fan, Close has sung the national anthem at Shea Stadium.
• Collects her acting costumes.
• Narrated the Grammy-nominated animated stories The Emperor and the Nightingale and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; other voice work has included Repeat the Sounding Joy, a Christmas album made with Placido Domingo; and Homer Simpson’s mother, Mona, on The Simpsons.

Glenn Close Relationships:

• Annie Maude Starke - Daughter
• Bettine (Moore) Close - Mother
• Cabot Wade - Ex-husband
• Cam Neely - Ex-significant Other
• David Shaw - Husband
• James Marlas - Ex-husband
• Jessie Close - Sister
• John Starke - Ex-significant Other
• Len Cariou - Ex-significant Other
• Robert Pastorelli - Ex-significant Other
• Sandy Close - Brother
• Stephen Beers - Ex-fiancé
• Tina Close - Sister
• William T. Close - Father
• Woody Harrelson - Ex-significant Other

Glenn Close Awards:

• 1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
• 1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
• 1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
• 2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
• 1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
• 1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
• 1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
• 2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
• 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
• 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
• 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
• 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
• 1991 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Nominee
• 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Nominee
• 1987 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
• 1988 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
• 1982 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
• 1983 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
• 1984 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
• 1980 Tony: Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical - Nominee
• 1995 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical - Winner
• 1984 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play - Winner
• 1992 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play - Winner
• 1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
• 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
• 1991 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
• 1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee

College:

• College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (BA in drama and anthropology, 1974)