Glenn Close starred in the 2020 adaptation of "Hillbilly Elegy," playing Vance's grandmother, Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance. When featured on "The View" in January 2025 — after making The List's worst ...

Glenn Close has fond memories of J.D. Vance visiting ... She earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Mamaw, Vance's grandmother, opposite Amy Adams as the vice-presidential candidate's ...

Amy Adams and Glenn Close have gone through their fair share ... plays Bev's no-nonsense mother Mamaw. To accurately portray real-life members of Vance's family, the two actresses altered their ...

As he did in his memoir, Vance credits his grandmother “Mamaw,” with helping him overcome a harrowing childhood. “I had a guardian angel by my side. She was an old woman who could barely ...