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AKA · 10-21-2004, 06:09 PM

Glenn Close Joins 'The Shield' Cast

The Associated Press

NEW YORK - Glenn Close has joined the cast of FX's "The Shield."

The "Fatal Attraction" actress will star as Capt. Monica Rawling for the cop drama's 13-episode fourth season, the cable channel announced Thursday. This is the first time Close will play a regular on a prime-time TV series.

"Glenn is flat-out, hands-down one of the very best actresses on the planet," said "Shield" creator and executive producer Shawn Ryan. "We think this is an extremely unique, dynamic character that shakes our `Shield' world upside-down over the course of the entire season."

The Rawling character will empower police Detective Vic Mackey, played by Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Michael Chiklis, to enforce her controversial community policies. Last season ended with Mackey and his strike team in disarray while the precinct's captain left for a political career.

"As a great admirer of Glenn Close's work, I'm thrilled she will be bringing her prodigious talents to FX and `The Shield'," said FX President of Entertainment John Landgraf. "Shawn Ryan has created an original and complex character, and we have great excitement about what Glenn will bring to her."

Close has starred in films such as "Dangerous Liaisons," "The Big Chill," "The World According to Garp" and "Air Force One. On television, she has appeared in "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story," "The Lion in the Winter," "Will & Grace," "In the Gloaming" and "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End."

Production on the fourth season of "The Shield" begins in January.

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AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Glenn Close Joins 'The Shield' Cast Glenn Close Joins 'The Shield' Cast The Associated Press NEW YORK - Glenn Close has joined the cast of FX's "The Shield." The "Fatal Attraction" actress will star as Capt. Monica Rawling for the cop drama's 13-episode fourth season, the cable channel announced Thursday. This is the first time Close will play a regular on a prime-time TV series. "Glenn is flat-out, hands-down one of the very best actresses on the planet," said "Shield" creator and executive producer Shawn Ryan. "We think this is an extremely unique, dynamic character that shakes our `Shield' world upside-down over the course of the entire season." The Rawling character will empower police Detective Vic Mackey, played by Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Michael Chiklis, to enforce her controversial community policies. Last season ended with Mackey and his strike team in disarray while the precinct's captain left for a political career. "As a great admirer of Glenn Close's work, I'm thrilled she will be bringing her prodigious talents to FX and `The Shield'," said FX President of Entertainment John Landgraf. "Shawn Ryan has created an original and complex character, and we have great excitement about what Glenn will bring to her." Close has starred in films such as "Dangerous Liaisons," "The Big Chill," "The World According to Garp" and "Air Force One. On television, she has appeared in "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story," "The Lion in the Winter," "Will & Grace," "In the Gloaming" and "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End." Production on the fourth season of "The Shield" begins in January.