Glenn Close, born on March 19, 1947, is an American actress and singer of theatre and film, known for her roles as a femme fatale - the scheming Marquise de Merteuil in "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988) and deranged stalker Alex Forrest in "Fatal Attraction" (1987) - as well as Cruella de Vil in "101 Dalmatians" (1996), and its sequel 102 Dalmatians (2000). She has been more recently known for her Emmy and Golden Globe winning role as Patty Hewes in the FX TV series "Damages". She has been nominated six times for an Oscar, and once for a BAFTA Film Award, and has won three Tonys, an Obie, three Emmys, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.