Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Actress Spotlight of Glenn Close

        In Hollywood there are a numerous amount of very talented actors and actresses that have great performances in just about every movie they are in. One of those Actresses is Glenn Close and today I'm going to spotlight her career by listing the movies she has been in, my 3 favorite films she has been in, list of notable awards she has one as well as any future projects she has in the works. So without further ado...





Glenn Close - Guardians of the Galaxy premiere - July 2014 (cropped).jpg

Glenn Close's Filmography
Year
Film
Role
1975
The Rules of the Game
Neighbour
1979
Too Far to Go
Rebecca Kuehn
1979
Orphan Train
Jessica
1982
The Elephant Man
Princess Alexandra
1982
The World According to Garp
Jenny Fields
1983
The Big Chill
Sarah Cooper
1984
The Natural
Iris Gaines
1984
The Stone Boy
Ruth Hillerman
1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Jane Porter
1984
Something About Amelia
Gail Bennett
1985
Jagged Edge
Teddy Barnes
1985
Maxie
Jan/ Maxie
1987
Fatal Attraction
Alexandra “Alex” Forrest
1988
Stones of Ibarra
Sara Everton
1988
Dangerous Liaisons
Maquise Isabelle de Merteuil
1988
Light Years
Queen Ambisextra
1989
Immediate Family
Linda Spector
1990
Divine Garbo
Herself
1990
Hamlet
Queen Gertrude
1990
Reversal of Fortune
Sunny von Bulow
1991
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah wheaton
1991
Hook
Gutless
1991
Meeting Venus
Karin Anderson
1993
Skylark
Sarah Witting
1993
The House of the Spirits
Ferula Trueba
1994
The Paper
Alicia Clark
1995
Serving in Silence
Col. Margarethe
1996
Mars Attacks!
First Lady Marsha Dale
1996
101 Dalmatians
Cruella de Vil
1997
In the Gloaming
Janet
1997
Air Force One
Vice President Kathryn Bennett
1997
Paradise Road
Adrienne Pargiter
1999
Cookie’s Fortune
Camille Dixon
1999
Tarzan
Kala
1999
The Lady with the Torch
Herself
1999
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter’s End
Sarah Witting
2000
102 Dalmatians
Cruella de Vil
2000
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Dr. Elaine Keener
2000
Baby
Adult Sophie
2001
The Safety of Objects
Esther Gold
2001
Welcome to Hollywood
Herself
2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Arvella Whipple
2001
South Pacific
Nellie Forbush
2003
Le Divorce
Olivia Pace
2003
Pinocchio
The Blue Fairy
2003
What I Want My Words to Do to You
Herself
2003
A Closer Walk
Herself
2003
Brush with Fate
Cornelia Engelbrecht
2003
The Lion in Winter
Eleanor of Aquitaine
2004
Heights
Diana
2004
Strip Search
Karen Moore
2004
The Stepford Wives
Claire Wellington
2005
Tarzan II
Kala
2005
The Chumscrubber
Carrie Johnson
2005
Nine Lives
Maggie
2006
Hoodwinked!
Granny
2007
Evening
Mrs. Wittenborn
2007
Broadway: Beyond The Golden Age
Herself
2009
Home
Herself
2011
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Granny
2011
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs
2011
Not My Life
Herself
2012
Love, Marilyn
Herself
2012
Casting By
Herself
2014
Low Down
Gram
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Nova Prime Rael


Top 3 Favorite Films
1. The Big Chill
2. Fatal Attraction
3. Mars Attacks!



Glenn Close's Awards & Nominations
Year
Award
Film
Win/Nomination
1982
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The World According to Garp
Nomination
1983
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Big Chill
Nomination
1984
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Natural
Nomination
1987
Academy Award for Best Actress
Fatal Attraction
Nomination
1988
Academy Award for Best Actress
Dangerous Liaisons
Nomination
2011
Academy Award for Best Actress
Albert Nobbs
Nomination


Future Projects
2014- Anesthesia
2014- 5 to 7
2014- Always on My Mind
2014- The Great Gilly Hopkins

        So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of Glenn Close's acting career? Let me know in the comments section and let your voice be heard.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Jonah Sparks

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