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I don't have the body or the face for romantic comedies, so I've never been offered those. The challenge is that a lot of people see you only as your last character, so you're constantly competing with whatever your last movie was.

Glenn Close

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Glenn Close
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 19
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