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    Archival Photos From Barnum to Sunset Boulevard: Look Back at Glenn Close on the Stage The three-time Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday March 19.
    By Playbill Staff
    March 19, 2021
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    Stage and screen star Glenn Close celebrates her birthday March 19.

    Close made her Broadway debut as Angelica in Love for Love in 1974. In the time since, she has earned Tony Awards for her roles in Sunset Boulevard, Death and the Maiden, and The Real Thing. She was last seen on Broadway reprising her role as Norma Desmond in the 2017 revival of Sunset Boulevard.

    In addition to her stage work, Close is a seven-time Oscar Award nominee, known for her work in films such as Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, and The Wife. She is presently nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Hillbilly Elegy.

    From Barnum to Sunset Boulevard: Look Back at Glenn Close On Broadway

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    From Barnum to Sunset Boulevard: Look Back at Glenn Close On Broadway

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    Love_For_Love_Broadway_Production_Photo_1974
    Glenn Close in Love For Love
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    Timothy Landfield, Glenn Close, and Paxton Whitehead in The Crucifer of Blood
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    Glenn Close, Michael John, Nicol Williamson, Penny Fuller, and Martha Danielle in Rex
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    Penny Fuller, Glenn Close, and Michael John in Rex
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    Glenn Close, Michael John, Tom Aldredge, and Nicol Williamson in Rex
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    Glenn Close in Barnum
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    Glenn Close and Andy Teirstein in Barnum
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    Jim Dale, Glenn Close, and Marianne Tatum in Barnum
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    Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons in The Real Thing
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    Christine Baranski and Glenn Close in The Real Thing
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    Glenn Close in The Real Thing
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    Mary Beth Hurt and Glenn Close in Benefactors
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    Glenn Close and Simon Jones in Benefactors
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    Glenn Close in Benefactors
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    Glenn Close and Richard Dreyfuss in Death and the Maiden
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    Glenn Close in Death and the Maiden
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    Gene Hackman, Glenn Close, and Richard Dreyfuss in Death and the Maiden
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    Alan Campbell and Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard
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    Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard
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    Glenn Close
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    Glenn Close and Alan Campbell
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    Lithgow and Glenn Close in <i>A Delicate Balance</i>
    Lithgow and Glenn Close in A Delicate Balance
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    John Lithgow, Glenn Close and Lindsay Duncan in <i>A Delicate Balance</i>, 2014
    John Lithgow, Glenn Close and Lindsay Duncan in A Delicate Balance, 2014
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    Glenn Close and John Lithgow in <i>A Delicate Balance</i>, 2014
    Glenn Close and John Lithgow in A Delicate Balance, 2014
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    Glenn Close
    Joan Marcus
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    Glenn Close
    Joan Marcus
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    Glenn Close
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    Grace Van Patten and Glenn Close
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    Andrew Hovelson and Glenn Close
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    Kate Jennings Grant, Olivia Gilliatt, and Glenn Close
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