Glenn Close

Actress Glenn Close arrives at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 7, 2012 in Palm Springs, California.

Glenn Close in a scene from "Albert Nobbs," in which she plays a Dublin woman who disguises herself as a man.

Actresses Glenn Close and Rose Byrne attend the after-party for the screening of the Season Four premiere of the TV show "'Damages" at The Plaza Hotel on June 29, 2011, in New York.

Actress and presenter Glenn Close, center, attends the after-party following New York Women in Film and Television Honors NYWIFT's Designing Women, at Macy's Herald Square on May 23, 2011, in New York.

Actress Glenn Close attends a special screening of "Never Let Me Go" on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 in New York.

Among the '80s roles to which Close brought immeasurable intelligence and emotion were the conniving Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil in "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988, with John Malkovich); the feminist Jenny Fields in "The World According to Garp" (1982, with John Lithgow and Robin Williams); and Alex Forrest, the seductive but unbalanced "other woman" in "Fatal Attraction" (1987).

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U.S. actress Glenn Close leaves after the screening of 'Tamara Drewe' presented out of competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2010 in Cannes. Close is nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for her work on "Damages." It's her third consecutive nomination for her portrayal of lawyer Patty Hewes. She won the award in 2008 and 2009.

Actress Glenn Close and Jessica Close attend the Jed Foundation 9th Annual Infinite Possibilities Gala at Guastavino's on June 10, 2010, in New York.

Glenn Close arrives at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

"Damages" star Glenn Close accepts the award for best lead actress in a drama series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles.

Glenn Close attends the 2009 White House Correspondent's Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Washington.

Actress Glenn Close, left, smiles to fans after being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. Smiling at right is actress Mary Kay Place, Close's costar in "The Big Chill."

Emmy-winning actress Glenn Close attends the premiere of FX Networks "Damages" in New York on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. She stars in the legal drama as lawyer Patty Hewes.

Glenn Close holds the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work on "Damages" at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, Sept. 21, 2008, in Los Angeles. It was her first nomination for her work on the series.

From left, Kerry Washington, Glenn Close, playwright Eve Ensler, Jane Fonda and Brooke Shields pose for pictures at the V-Day 10th Anniversary celebration, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, in New York.

Close arrives at the 35th Annual Lincoln Center Film Society Tribute honoring Meryl Streep, her "Evening" co-star, on Monday, April 14, 2008, in New York. Close is a five-time Oscar nominee, having received recognition for her roles in "Dangerous Liaisons," "Fatal Attraction," "The Natural," "The Big Chill" and "The World According to Garp."

Glenn Close and William Hurt pose on the press line at the FOX Networks Summer TCA party in Santa Monica, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2008.

Actress Glenn Close arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012 in Hollywood, Calif.

Close was nominated for best actress for her role in "Albert Nobbs." She lost the award to Meryl Streep.