Story of the scene by Glenn Close “It was the only time I had been sent home because I couldn’t remember my lines, in that scene where the marquise is talking about how she created herself, I was so tired from having a newborn that I couldn’t remember my line. And I remember Stephen said, ‘Just stop. Just go home and sleep.’ My eyes were so red.” Glenn Close in Stephen Frears’ “Dangerous Liaisons”, 1988 #glennclose #dangerousliaisons #stephenfrears #goodoldmovies #80s #1980s #marquisedemerteuil

During her childhood, Glenn Close lived with her parents in a stone cottage on her maternal grandfather’s estate in Greenwich, Connecticut. She began honing her acting abilities in her early years, “I have no doubt that the days I spent running free in the evocative Connecticut countryside with an unfettered imagination, playing whatever character our games demanded, is one of the reasons that acting has always seemed so natural to me.” In 1987, Glenn played the disturbed book editor Alex Forres

From The Big Chill to 101 Dalmatians: she played complex women, managing to obtain important awards and eight Oscar nominations. Glenn Close is a great actress and inspiration, who has encouraged women all over the world to never give up and always try to follow their dreams. | Freeda En