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Glenn Close stars as Patty Hewes on FX Network's "Damages." Fresh from her greatest legal victory, Patty Hewes is the undisputed champion in the ruthless, back-stabbing world of high-stakes litigation. When a man from her past re-enters her life, the manipulative lawyer is thrust into a murder case which leads to a conspiracy involving one of the country's most powerful energy companies. It's a case that could cost her far more than she's bargained for.

Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winning
Glenn Close in "Damages"
Glenn Close Damages
actress Glenn Close headlines her first television series as high-stakes litigator Patty Hewes in the Sony Pictures Television critically acclaimed original legal thriller "Damanges" for FX. Glenn Close won this year's Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Drama Series, a Golden Globe (and was nominated for a SAG Award) as Best Actress in a TV Drama for her riveting performance on that show. Prior to "Damages," Glenn Close won rave reviews and an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Captain Monica Rawling in a season-long story arc on FX's Emmy and Golden Globe winning series "The Shield."

Glenn Close made her feature film debut in George Roy Hill's "The World According to Garp." Glenn Close's performance in the film earned her awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review as well as an Academy Award nomination. Glenn Close was subsequently Oscar nominated for her performances in Lawrence Kasdan's "The Big Chill;" Barry Levinson's "The Natural;" Adrian Lyne's smash "Fatal Attraction;"" and Stephen Frears' "Dangerous Liaisons" (for which she was also a BAFTA Award nominee).

Glenn Close's other films include Richard Marquand's "Jagged Edge;" Barbet Schroeder's "Reversal of Fortune;" Franco Zeffirelli's "Hamlet;" István Szabó's "Meeting Venus;" Ron Howard's "The Paper;" Stephen Herek's "101 Dalmatians;" Kevin Lima's "102 Dalmatians;" Wolfgang Petersen's "Air Force One;" Robert Altman's "Cookie's Fortune;" Rose Troche's "The Safety of Objects;" Merchant Ivory's "Le Divorce;" Chris Terrio's "Heights;" Rodrigo García's "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" and "Nine Lives;" and Lajos Koltai's "Evening."



Glenn Close has been nominated eight other times for a Golden Globe Award, winning for her performance in Andrei Konchalovsky's television adaptation of "The Lion in Winter" (which also earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award).

The latter is among the television projects that have brought Glenn Close ten Emmy Award nominations, with a win for her portrayal of real-life hero Margarethe Cammermeyer in Jeff Bleckner's "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story," which Glenn Close executive produced.

Glenn Close's other notable films for television include Jack Hofsiss' taped staging of "The Elephant Man;" Randa Haines' "Something About Amelia;" Jack Gold's "Stones for Ibarra;" Christopher Reeve's "In the Gloaming" (for which she won a CableACE Award) and Richard Pearce's musical remake of "South Pacific," in which she starred and sang as Nellie Forbush, and executive-produced. Glenn Close executive produced and starred thrice opposite Christopher Walken in the" Sarah, Plain and Tall" trilogy, directed, alternately, by Glenn Jordan and Joseph Sargent. Glenn Close likewise executive produced and starred in "The Ballad of Lucy Whipple," directed by Jeremy Kagan.

Glenn Close made her professional theater and Broadway debut in Harold Prince's revival of "Love for Love." Other early stage credits include Paul Giovanni's "The Crucifer of Blood" and Simone Benmussa's adaptation of "The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs," for which she won an Obie Award. Glenn Close's first Tony Award nomination came for her role in Joe Layton's musical "Barnum" and she subsequently won Tony Awards for her performances in "The Real Thing" and "Death and the Maiden," both directed by Mike Nichols.

For her portrayal of Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Boulevard," Glenn Close won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and a Dramalogue Award. Glenn Close would later re-team with the show's director, Trevor Nunn, in London for his Royal National Theatre revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Glenn Close has been honored with a Crystal Award from Women in Film; a GLAAD Media Award; a People's Choice Award; the National Association of Theatre Owners' Female Star of the Year award at ShoWest and a Gotham Award for her contributions to the New York independent filmmaking community.

Glenn Close is a trustee emeritus of The Sundance Institute, with which she has been associated for more than 17 years. Glenn Close is also a trustee of The Wildlife Conservation Society and volunteers at Fountain House in New York City, a facility dedicated to the recovery of men and women who suffer with mental illness.




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Age: 64 years old
Birthday: March 19, 1947
Height: 5' 5"
Birthplace: Greenwich, CT
Husband: David Shaw
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"Damages" (TV show) star Glenn Close 'Damages' Season 4 Lands on DIRECTV Docket — The Emmy-Award winning drama series will return in summer 2011 on its new channel, which will begin showcasing the first three seasons in January. Read more...
"Damages" (TV show) star Glenn Close FX Sets Midseason Lineup — "Damages," "Nip/Tuck" and new animated series "Archer" are all due in January while "Justified," starring Timothy Olyphant, and "Louie," starring Louis C.K., will premiere in the spring. Read more...
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February 9, 2012
#GlennClose as Cruella DeVille is seriously such glory.
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Love me some Meryl, but if anyone sees Albert Nobbs and disagrees that #GlennClose deserves the #Oscar, you're crazy.
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@arrogantemu Any interest in seeing Albert Nobbs with #GlennClose? (I mean starring #GlennClose, not you, me, and #GlennClose together).
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