The Truth About Glenn Close's Daughter
With a new Cruella de Vil on the horizon, it's only fair to pay tribute to the one and only Glenn Close who cemented the role as one of the best — and most stylish — villains in history. The Hillbilly Elegy star frequently draws comparisons to fellow icon Meryl Streep, but Close is a legend in her own right.
Glenn Close began in theatre, and made her screen debut in 1975 according to her IMDb page. Her turn as Robin Williams' mother onscreen in The World According to Garp brought Close her first Academy Award nomination. She later received the same honor for her work in The Big Chill, The Natural, Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, Albert Nobbs, and The Wife. Shockingly, Close has never won an Oscar.
While most viewers won't trust Glenn Close with a bunny á la Attraction, she has been a single mother to daughter Annie Starke, with whom she costarred in 2017's The Wife. So who is Annie Starke? Keep scrolling to find out!
Glenn Close is extremely close with daughter Annie Starke
Like mother, like daughter! The dynamic duo have worked together on two projects – Albert Nobbs and The Wife – but Annie Starke followed in her mom Glenn Close's footsteps long before gracing the big screen.
Starke's career began in 2001 with TV movie South Pacific, per IMDb. Her latest role in Ryan Murphy's Netflix series Ratched had heads turning. One could say Starke was born to be a star: Her father, John Starke, is also a film producer according to Country Living.
Glenn Close raised Annie Starke in the Manhattan suburb of Bedford. Starke has called it a "profoundly normal childhood," per People. "I was a barefoot kid, outdoorsy, never had siblings, but I had cats and dogs, and really surrounded by nature. I credit my parents for keeping me grounded and keeping it normal. I still have my oldest friends since high school. It was a wonderful place to grow up," Starke stated. And yes, before you ask, she did grow up watching 101 Dalmatians.
"[It] was the first movie of my mom's that I watched," Starke admitted. "[My mom] made so many kids cry over the years with that laugh. I forbade her doing it!" We can't blame her!