Season Two of Damages Premieres January 2009

Close, who this month begins filming a second season of the hit FX TV show Damages, has certainly had her fling with characters unlike her. She grew up in patrician Connecticut, attended prep school, and spent part of her youth in Switzerland and Africa, where her physician father ran a clinic. She has played everything from the unbalanced ex-lover in Fatal Attraction to the cartoonish villainess in 101 Dalmatians.

She says she’s still fearful when she approaches a role. “Because there’s no formula . . . . And you never know what element is going to open up that character for you. And a lot of times it’s intimidating to be faced with doing somebody like the Marquise de Merteuil (Dangerous Liaisons) or Patty Hewes (Damages.)

“My shyness can come out in front of a character that I’m being asked to play, and you’ve got to get through that,” says Close, who’s dressed in beige slacks, a navy blazer and a beige and navy sweater.

“Until you find what that key is -whether it’s the voice, or sometimes it’s how she presents herself. Sometimes it’s not until you get into the full look, which is why I think of the costumer as a really important collaborator, as they’re putting together the look. It’s very much a part of who that person is.”

For someone who has mastered Broadway, TV and film, it was a critical decision when Close, 61, agreed to star as the resolute litigator in FX’s Damages, which will begin its second season in January. Source.

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