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Glenn Close's Starring Role in Promoting Conversations about Mental Health

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US actress Glenn Close arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images)

Actor Glenn Close has been a trendsetting force in film since her breakthrough in the 80s with her roles in “The Big Chill” and “Fatal Attraction.” Close recently earned an Academy Award nomination, her seventh, for Best Actress in 2018’s “The Wife.” Less well-known however, is Close’s work for Bring Change to Mind, a nonprofit that promotes open dialogue about mental health and the destigmatization of mental illness. Close joins Forum to discuss her career and how to foster conversations about mental health.

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