RATINGS: Cast & Crew

DOB: March 19, 1947

Background: The versatile Close has achieved success on stage, in film and on television. Brought up in a life of privilege, Close broke away from her family, which had become involved with a fundamentalist group, and attended William and Mary where she discovered a love of acting. She pursued a stage career, landing a Tony nomination for the musical "Barnum" in 1980 before heading to Hollywood.

Filmography: Close chose "The World According to Garp" for her first film and reaped an Oscar bid for that as well as her next two movies -- "The Big Chill" and "The Natural." She returned to Broadway in 1984 winning a Tony Award as Best Play Actress for "The Real Thing." That same year, she earned her first Emmy nomination for the highly rated telefilm "Something About Amelia."

Her signature film performance, as the spurned mistress in 1987's "Fatal Attraction," earned her first Best Actress Oscar nomination as did "Dangerous Liaisons" the following year. Close won her second Tony Award in 1994 for the musical version of "Sunset Boulevard," breaking hearts as the mad movie star Norma Desmond. She proved herself as adept at comedy as drama, creating the live-action version of Cruella DeVille in "101 Dalmations" in 1996. Througout the 1990s, she appeared in acclaimed TV movies as well, winning an Emmy for "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story" about gays in the military.

After a successful stint on the FX crime drama "The Shield" as a tough-as-nails police chief, Close headlined the series "Damages" for the network. Her portrayal of the legal eagle Patty Hewes won her two Emmys as Best Drama Actress.  
 

Academy Awards:

Best Actress Nominations
"Albert Nobbs" (2011); lost to Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady")
"Fatal Attraction" (1987); lost to Cher ("Moonstruck")
"Dangerous Liaisons" (1988); lost to Jodie Foster ("The Accused")

Best Supporting Actress Nominations
"The World According to Garp" (1982); lost to Jessica Lange ("Tootsie")
"The Big Chill" (1983); lost to Linda Hunt ("The Year of Living Dangerously")
"The Natural" (1984); lost to Peggy Ashcroft ("A Passage to India")

Emmy Awards: Wins - Best Drama Actress ("Damages," 2009); Best Drama Actress ("Damages," 2008); Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress ("Serving in Silence," 1995)

Best TV Movie Nominations
"Serving in Silence" (1995); lost to "Indictment: The McMartin Trial"
"Sarah, Plain and Tall" (1991); lost to "Separate But Equal"

Best Drama Actress Nominations
"Damages" (2012) - episode "I've Done Way Too Much For This Girl"; lost to Claire Danes ("Homeland")
"Damages" (2010); lost to Kyra Sedgwick ("The Closer")
"The Shield" (2005); lost to Patricia Arquette ("Medium")

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nominations
"The Lion in Winter" (2004); lost to Meryl Streep ("Angels in America")
"In the Gloaming" (1997); lost to Alfre Woodard ("Miss Evers' Boys")
"Skylark" (1993); lost to Holly Hunter ("The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader Murdering Mom"
"Sarah, Plain and Tall" (1991); lost to Lynn Whitfield ("The Josephine Baker Story")
"Something About Amelia" (1984); lost to Jane Fonda ("The Dollmaker")

Best Comedy Guest Actress Nomination
"Will and Grace" (2002); lost to Cloris Leachman ("Malcolm in the Middle")

Tony Awards: Wins - Best Actress in a Musical ("Sunset Boulevard," 1995); Best Actress in a Play ("Death and the Maiden," 1992); Best Actress in a Play ("The Real Thing," 1984)

Best Featured Actress in a Musical Nomination
"Barnum" (1980); lost to Priscilla Lopez ("A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine")

Golden Globes: Wins - Best TV Drama Actress ("Damages," 2008); Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress ("The Lion in Winter," 2005)

Best Film Drama Actress Nominations
"Albert Nobbs" (2012); lost to Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady")
"Fatal Attraction" (1988); lost to Sally Kirkland ("Anna")

Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress Nominations
"101 Dalmatians" (1997); lost to Madonna ("Evita")
"Maxie" (1986); lost to Kathleen Turner ("Prizzi's Honor")

Best TV Drama Actress Nominations
"Damages" (2013); pending
"Damages" (2010); lost to Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife")
"The Shield" (2006); lost to Geena Davis ("Commander in Chief")

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nominations
"Serving in Silence" (1996); lost to Jessica Lange ("A Streetcar Named Desire")
"Sarah, Plain and Tall" (1992); lost to Judy Davis ("One Against the Wind")
"Something About Amelia" (1985); lost to Ann-Margret ("A Streetcar Named Desire")

Best Film Original Song Nomination
"Albert Nobbs" - "Lay Your Head Down" (2012); lost to "W.E." - "Masterpiece"

SAG Awards: Win - Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress ("The Lion in Winter," 2005)

Best Film Actress Nomination
"Albert Nobbs" (2012); lost to Viola Davis ("The Help")

Best TV Drama Actress Nominations
"Damages" (2012); lost to Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story")
"Damages" (2011); lost to Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife")
"Damages" (2010); lost to Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife")
"Damages" (2008); lost to Edie Falco ("The Sopranos")

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nominations
"In the Gloaming" (1998); lost to Alfre Woodard ("Miss Evers' Boys")
"Serving in Silence" (1996); lost to Alfre Woodard ("The Piano Lesson")