Close received an Oscar nomination for her role as the politician's grandmother, Mamaw, in the film adaptation of his memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy"

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Glenn Close has fond memories of J.D. Vance visiting the set of Ron Howard's film adaptation of his best-selling memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy." She earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Mamaw, Vance's grandmother, opposite Amy Adams as the vice presidential candidate's mother, in the 2020 Netflix drama.

“He brought his wife and his kid. He helped [Gabriel Basso], the actor who played him,” Close told me Wednesday night at the Los Angeles premiere of her new Netflix horror film, Lee Daniels’ “The Deliverance.” “Other family members came. At one point, I think one of Mamaw’s grandchildren came, and when he saw me, he burst into tears because they were like, ‘There’s Mamaw.’”