Editing Glenn Close (section)

==Reception, acting style, and legacy==
[[File:CCH Pounder & Glenn Close 2006 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Close at the 65th Annual [[Peabody Awards]] in 2006]]

Close is regarded as an extraordinarily versatile actress with an immersive acting style and a considerable range.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/11/glenn-close-a-delicate-balance-broadway|title=Glenn Close Is Keeping A Delicate Balance on Broadway|last=Heilpern|first=John|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=November 18, 2014|access-date=August 28, 2016|archive-date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413052224/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/11/glenn-close-a-delicate-balance-broadway|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Glenn-Close|title=Glenn Close|encyclopedia=Britannica|access-date=April 25, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429050529/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Glenn-Close|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] remarked how Close is "long considered one of the great actresses of our time."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/02/glenn-close-reflects-on-her-oscar-nominated-roles|title=Glenn Close Reflects on Her Seven Oscar-Nominated Roles|last=Miller|first=Julie|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=13 February 2019|access-date=10 August 2016|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022065557/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/02/glenn-close-reflects-on-her-oscar-nominated-roles|url-status=live}}</ref> [[James Lipton]] described her as an actor who "can find an outstanding number of layers in a role or a single moment; she is a supple actor who performs subtle feats." Close was also professionally trained by acting coach [[Harold Guskin]], who also mentored [[Kevin Kline]], [[Bridget Fonda]], and [[James Gandolfini]]. Working with Guskin, Close learned several important lessons, which she said she's applied to her career as well as her life. One such lesson, she claims, was to "read the lines off the page" and remembering to breathe. Close states, "You have to maintain a certain openness, and if you don't maintain that, you lose something vital as an actor. It's how we're wired, and it's not a bad thing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/awards-watch-emmy-roundtable-drama-24033|title=Awards Watch: Emmy Roundtable -- Drama Actresses|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 26, 2010|access-date=August 28, 2016|archive-date=October 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011202845/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/awards-watch-emmy-roundtable-drama-24033|url-status=live}}</ref> Close says that she went to every rehearsal in order to master her acting skills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndsmcobserver.com/2010/03/actress-glenn-close-speaks-at-saint-marys/|title=Actress Glenn Close speaks at Saint Mary's // The Observer|date=March 16, 2010|language=en-US|access-date=August 28, 2016|archive-date=September 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917065355/http://ndsmcobserver.com/2010/03/actress-glenn-close-speaks-at-saint-marys/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.macmillan.com/howtostopacting/haroldguskin|title=How to Stop Acting {{!}} Harold Guskin {{!}} Macmillan|last=Macmillan|website=Macmillan|access-date=August 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113023920/http://us.macmillan.com/howtostopacting/HaroldGuskin|archive-date=January 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Quote box|width=20em|align=left|bgcolor=#CCDDFF|quote="I love the chemistry that can be created onstage between the actors and the audience. It's molecular even, the energies that can go back and forth. I started in theater, and when I first went into movies, I felt that my energy was going to blow out the camera."|source={{mdash}} Close on acting<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1638431,00.html|title=10 Questions for Glenn Close|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|last=Stinchfield|first=Kate|date=June 28, 2007|access-date=April 28, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429052555/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1638431,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

On [[method acting]], Close claims that while she found it an interesting technique, it was not her preferred style.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2013/a-conversation-with-glenn-close-741.php|title=William & Mary - A conversation with Glenn Close '74|website=wm.edu|access-date=August 28, 2016|archive-date=September 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917234259/http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2013/a-conversation-with-glenn-close-741.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Although Close does extensive research and preparation for her roles, she also relies less on the technicality of a performance saying, "Good acting I think is like being a magician, in that you make people believe; because it's only when they believe that they are moved. And I want people to get emotionally involved. I think technique is important but it isn't everything. You can have a great technical actor who'll leave people cold. That's not my idea of great acting. As audience, I don't want to be aware of acting."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?Article_ID=251&p=y|title=Urban Cinefile CLOSE, GLENN: Paradise Road|website=urbancinefile.com.au|access-date=August 28, 2016|archive-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910211250/http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?Article_ID=251&p=y|url-status=dead}}</ref> Longtime collaborator and playwright [[Christopher Hampton]] describes Close as an actress who can very easily convey "a sense of strength and intelligence." Hampton worked on ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' and the stage production of ''[[Dangerous Liaisons]]'', later casting Close in the movie version of the latter production.<ref name="Rose">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/06/glenn-close-profile-critical-acclaim-strength-sunset-boulevard|title=Glenn Close: critical acclaim built on strength of character|last=Rose|first=Steve|date=November 6, 2015|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> "Glenn is often described as having a glacial or distant quality about her, but in person she's the absolute opposite: warm and intimate," says actor [[Iain Glen]], who co-starred with her in the 2002 stage production of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''. "She was able to bring strength to the role, she was able to completely access that vulnerability. There was a real softness to her."<ref name="Rose"/>

However, Close is consistently praised for her roles as the villain or antagonist in her performances.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mariefranceasia.com/culture/entertainment/glenn-close-lindetronable-23446.html|title=Glenn Close: Why do we love the evil characters she portrays?|date=May 23, 2014|work=Marie France Asia, women's magazine|access-date=November 10, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Her character in ''Fatal Attraction'' was ranked number 7 on [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains|AFI's 100 years...100 heroes and villains list.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/100Years/handv.aspx|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains|website=afi.com|access-date=August 29, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082823/http://afi.com/100years/handv.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Regarding her role in the series ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'', ''The New York Times'' remarked, "There is no actor dead or alive as scary as a smiling Glenn Close."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/arts/television/24stan.html|title=Damages - Television - Review|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra|date=July 24, 2007|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=August 29, 2016|archive-date=June 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622092801/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/arts/television/24stan.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Journalist Christopher Hooton also praised her, saying, "[[Christopher Walken]], Glenn Close, [[Al Pacino]], and many others have a surprising danger in them. They're a little scary to be around, because you feel they might jump you or blow up at you at any time. They are ticking time bombs."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/how-to-tell-good-acting-from-bad-acting-according-to-a-shakespearean-director-a6892731.html|title=How to tell good acting from bad acting, according to a Shakespearean director|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=February 24, 2016|language=en-GB|access-date=September 17, 2016|archive-date=September 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914014818/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/how-to-tell-good-acting-from-bad-acting-according-to-a-shakespearean-director-a6892731.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Film historian [[Cari Beauchamp]] has stated, "When you look at the top 10 actresses of the past 80 years, since sound came in, first you have [[Bette Davis]], [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Meryl Streep]] – but I think Glenn Close is definitely in that list. It's a combination of her guts, in the roles she chooses, and her perseverance. We're talking about 30 years of nominated performances."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2012/02/26/talking-glenn-close_2012-02-26/|title=An interview with Glenn Close|newspaper=[[Portland Press Herald]]|first=Ray|last=Routhier|date=February 26, 2012|access-date=November 18, 2021|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130184600/https://www.pressherald.com/2012/02/26/talking-glenn-close_2012-02-26/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 12, 2009, Close was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of the [[The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel|Roosevelt Hotel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/glenn-close|title=Glenn Close {{!}} Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=walkoffame.com|access-date=August 27, 2016|archive-date=April 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403071845/http://walkoffame.com/glenn-close|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2018}}, films featuring Close have grossed over $1.3 billion in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=glennclose.htm|title=Glenn Close Movie Box Office Results|website=boxofficemojo.com|access-date=August 27, 2016|archive-date=September 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913180755/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=glennclose.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> She is also regarded as a [[gay icon]], after having played numerous [[Camp (style)|campy]] roles on screen and stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://people.com/celebrity/glenn-close-yep-im-a-gay-icon/|title=Glenn Close: Yep, I'm a Gay Icon!|date=April 30, 2002|newspaper=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en-US|access-date=December 24, 2016|archive-date=December 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224165222/http://people.com/celebrity/glenn-close-yep-im-a-gay-icon/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51266|title=EXCLUSIVE: Glenn, Close Up|website=Pridesource|date=January 19, 2012|access-date=December 24, 2016|archive-date=December 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224165050/http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51266|url-status=live}}</ref> She was named [[Time 100|one of the most influential people]] in the world by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567858/glenn-close/|title=Glenn Close: The 100 Most Influential People of 2019|magazine=TIME|language=en-us|access-date=April 17, 2019|archive-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417112301/http://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567858/glenn-close/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1989, Close was the commencement speaker at William & Mary and received an honorary doctor of arts degree.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glenn Close '74, D.A. '89, H.F. '19 To Be Honored at Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2023 |url=http://magazine.wm.edu/online-exclusives/glenn-close-homecoming-2023.php |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=magazine.wm.edu |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303135836/https://magazine.wm.edu/online-exclusives/glenn-close-homecoming-2023.php |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, she returned to the college to serve as the grand marshal of their annual homecoming event. She also helped dedicate William & Mary's newly renovated [[Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall]], whose main stage theater was named the Glenn Close Theatre in her honor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-20 |title=Alumna Glenn Close helps William & Mary dedicate new Arts Quarter |url=https://www.dailypress.com/2023/10/20/alumna-glenn-close-helps-william-mary-dedicate-new-arts-quarter/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Daily Press |language=en-US |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020195632/https://www.dailypress.com/2023/10/20/alumna-glenn-close-helps-william-mary-dedicate-new-arts-quarter/ |url-status=live }}</ref>