Let me tell you about Glenn Close, an actress who has been lighting up Hollywood for over 45 years. On January 6, she received an unexpected Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role in The Wife. As she held that shiny trophy in her hand, she encouraged all women to follow their bliss. And you know what? Glenn, who is now 71, has been doing exactly that throughout her illustrious career. "When I was a little girl, I felt like I was destined to be an actress," she confessed. She grew up watching early Disney films with Hayley Mills and thought to herself, "I can do that too." And boy, did she ever!
Glenn Close: The Master of Memorable Villains
Glenn didn't just enter the world of acting; she conquered it. Along the way, she created some of the most unforgettable female villains in cinematic history. Remember Cruella de Vil from Disney's live-action 101 Dalmatians? Or how about the conniving widow in Dangerous Liaisons? And let's not forget the dangerous date in the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction. Glenn has played so many complex characters that some people have called them "bitchy" or "evil." But Glenn sees it differently. In an interview with The Guardian, she admitted, "These women have been incredibly strong. They're not just one-dimensional villains; they're complex, multi-layered characters." And that's what makes Glenn's performances so compelling.
Strength Runs in Glenn's Veins
Glenn's strength isn't just something she brings to the screen; it's something she carries with her every day. She comes from a long line of tough, wonderful Yankee women. Even when her parents, William Close and Bettine Moore Close, moved the family to Switzerland to join a "cult-like" religious group called Moral Re-Armament when she was just seven years old, Glenn held onto her dreams of acting. She spent 15 years in that organization, but at the age of 22, she made the bold decision to leave and enroll in Virginia's College of William and Mary to study drama. "Many things led me to leave," she revealed in a previous interview with The Hollywood Reporter. She walked straight into the theater department and said, "I became someone else!"
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It's paid off for Glenn, who based the character she plays in The Wife on her own mother. Her mom always put her husband's needs and aspirations before her own. In her 2019 Golden Globes acceptance speech, Glenn shared, "In her 80s, she said to me, 'I feel like I haven't accomplished anything.'" Later, she told Pop Sugar, "My mom and my dad got married when they were 18 years old. My mom never went to college. She started having children very early. I can't say that it was fulfilling for her, for all the potential that she had. She had a great artistic mind." Glenn's work in The Wife is a tribute to her mother's sacrifices.
Glenn's Determination to Live Life on Her Own Terms
Watching her parents' complicated marriage made Glenn, who has been married four times, determined never to live in the shadow of a spouse or romantic partner. She knows it hasn't been easy. "I don't think the male ego is necessarily conducive to having a really successful and recognizable partner
