Glenn Close will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards. The award ceremony will take place on January 11, 2025.
Hollywood star Glenn Close (77) can look forward to a special award: The actress will be honored with the Career Achievement Award for her life’s work at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards. The award ceremony will take place on January 11, 2025 and will be moderated by fellow actor Alan Cumming (59) and will be broadcast on the US channel PBS in February.
“I am very honored to receive the AARP Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award, even though I still feel 35, if not younger,” . “I love making films for adults and everyone else, and I deeply appreciate the inspiration and support of the people I have worked with for over 50 years.” She doesn’t actually think much about awards; for her, it’s satisfying when people like her: “Then I feel like I’ve done my job well.
Glenn Close has been inspiring people for five decades
The actress can look back on an impressive career. Her best-known films include “Garp and How He Saw the World” (1982), “The Great Frustration” (1983), “A Fatal Affair” (1987), “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988) and “101 Dalmatians” ( 1996). Close has been nominated eight times for an Oscar, but has not yet won one. However, she is a three-time Golden Globe, Emmy and Tony Award winner.
And even at 77, the American is still very active: She will soon be seen in Ryan Murphy’s legal series “All’s Fair” for the streaming service Hulu alongside Kim Kardashian (44) and Sarah Paulson (49). She also has roles in the Netflix films “The Deliverance” and “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” which is scheduled to be released in 2025.
The AARP Movies for Grownups Awards fight ageism in the film industry and promote films and TV shows that appeal to audiences over 50.
Source: Stern
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