Profile
Famous as :
ActressBirth Date :
March 19, 1947Birth Place :
Greenwich, Connecticut, USASpouse :
Cabot Wade (rock guitarist, 1969 - 1971), James Marlas (businessman, 1984 - 1987)Claim to fame :
As Alex Forrest in "Fatal Attraction" (1987)
will.i.am's New Barack Obama-Inspired Track 'America's Song' Premiered
January 20, 2009 08:01:48will.i.am has debuted his latest Barack Obama-inspired single "America's Song" on January 19. Premiering it on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", he collaborated with Seal, Bono, Mary J. Blige and Faith Hill for the live appearance.
"America's Song" is a track crafted by the Black Eyed Peas' member teaming up with composer David Foster. It contains lyrics narrating, "America is beautiful/ My America, your America, our America is beautiful." It is available for free download on Oprah.com until Tuesday, January 20 at 5 P.M. ET.
Glenn Close, Jake Gyllenhaal to Present 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards
December 26, 2008 10:12:44Glenn Close and Jake Gyllenhaal are lined up to make a presenting job at 2009 Golden Globe Awards. In doing their duty, the two stars will also be joined by another actor Ricky Gervais, who plays Dr. McPhee in upcoming movie "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian".
The Golden Globe Awards, produced by Dick Clark Productions and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, honors the best in television and film in 25 categories. The show will take place at The Beverly Hilton on Sunday, January 11, 2009 and will be broadcast live by NBC from 8 P.M. EST. At the event, director/producer Steven Spielberg will receive Cecil B. DeMille Award for his contributions to entertainment.
Final Set of 60th Primetime Emmy Awards Presenters
September 18, 2008 04:09:33The concluding band of celebrities to handout kudos at the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards has been announced. Among the A-listers agreeing to join the festivities are "Grey's Anatomy" stars Patrick Dempsey and Sandra Oh, "Sex and the City" actress Cynthia Nixon, "30 Rock" lead man Alec Baldwin, and one of "Lipstick Jungle" principal cast Brooke Shields.
Other television thesps confirmed to present the winged-lady statuettes include Glenn Close, Craig Ferguson, Sally Field, Ricky Gervais, Martin Sheen, Kathryn Joosten and Glynn Turman. In addition, audience will be seeing the pairing-up appearances by comedians, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, and TV stars, Mary Tyler Moore and Betty White.
TV Drama "Longford" Scored Three Golden Globes
January 14, 2008 10:01:57Winners of the 65th annual Golden Globes were announced Sunday, January 13 hot on the heels of the on-going writers strike. There was no awards ceremony like usual, only a news conference held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, California.
The biggest winner in TV category was "Longford." The 2006 drama television film, aired on Channel 4, walked away with three awards; Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television, Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Jim Broadbent, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Samantha Morton.
Entertainment Weekly's Picks for Entertainers of the Year Revealed
November 26, 2007 10:11:07Entertainment Weekly has revealed the picks for their Top 25 Entertainers of 2007, which is broken into such categories, as Most Popular, Valedictorians, Prodigies, and Class Clowns. Among them make the list are Angelina Jolie and actor George Clooney, who both counted among the Valedictorians.
Jolie, who aside from becoming the mother of four children, is a famous Hollywood movie star has been included in the picks because, as claimed by Entertainment Weekly, her acting performances in 2007 were far more interesting than her private life, taking into account her movie credits during the year which among others include "Beowulf" and "A Mighty Heart."
Michelle Pfeiffer Voted Hollywood Star Who Has Aged the Best
September 04, 2007 10:09:15
Three-time Academy Award-nominated and internationally known actress Michelle Pfeiffer is almost half of the century already, but she has become even more attractive than ever. The 49-year-old movie star, who recently revealed that the secret behind her timeless beauty lies in eating well, exercising appropriately and taking enough sleep, lands a top slot a poll by America's OK! magazine, which asked readers to name a Female Celebrity Who Has Become More Attractive with Each Passing Year.
Supermodel Cindy Crawford, who's now 41, is voted the 2nd thanks to her still in great shape body. The third slot goes to Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Barkin, 53. Sixty-year-old actress Glenn Close is in the 4th spot, just one place ahead of 45-year-old "Desperate Housewives" star Marcia Cross who comes 5th.
60 Stars Featured to Host Tonys' 60th
May 25, 2006 02:05:55
This year's Tony Awards sure will be a shining star-studded affair for the organizers for the event have revealed their plan to feature 60 celebrity hosts to represent each year of the theatre world's prize-giving ceremony as it celebrates its 60th anniversary.
Among the hosts, there certainly are notably names like Oprah Winfrey, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Cynthia Nixon, Martin Short, plus Mark Ruffalo.
A Third Marriage for Glenn Close
February 08, 2006 02:02:14Five-time Oscar nominee actress Glenn Close tied the knot Friday Feb 3rd, 2006 with longtime beau David Shaw. The couple had their wedding held in a small private ceremony at Shaw's beachfront compound in Maine, according to her rep, Catherine Olim.
Close has been married twice before, that's for everybody to know. First she married to Cabot Wade from 1969 to 1971, and then to James Marlas from 1984 to 1987. Both marriages sadly ended in divorce.
