Glenn Close, 79, reveals she still has to beg industry bosses to 'give her a chance' and says her 'big, bulbous nose' has stopped her from 'playing the beauty' as she channels Barbarella in racy shoot

An eight-time Oscar-nominee whose career has spanned five decades, you'd think she'd be one of the most influential players in Hollywood.But as she approaches her 80th birthday, Glenn Close has insisted she still has to beg industry bosses to give her a 'chance.'The actress, whose breakout role was in 1987's Fatal Attraction, said she still feels she has to prove herself and is often trying to convince studio executives of her ideas.'I've been in this business since 1974. I still think, 'Give me a chance! Just, give me a chance',' she told Harper's Bazaar UK.She recalled trying to get funding for 2011 film Albert Nobbs, in which she plays a transgender butler in 19th Century Dublin, 'over and over again.''One executive guy said: 'I don't share your passion.' You don't need to share my passion, I have enough passion for this whole room, I'll take care of your passion.' As she approaches her 80th birthday, Glenn Close has insisted she still has to beg industry bosses to give her a 'chance', while posing for a racy new photoshoot The actress, whose breakout role was in 1987's Fatal Attraction, said she still feels she has to prove herself and is often trying to convince studio executives of her ideasMs Close, who turns 80 in March, posed in a knit minidress and Barbarella-style white boots for a new shoot in the magazine.Despite her striking looks, the actress said she has never played 'the beauty' as she has 'a big bulbous nose', saying you need a 'a small nose, big eyes and a beautiful mouth' to get cast in those roles.'I've never played the beauty. I have a big bulbous nose. My nose is getting bigger, my chin is getting bigger, so I think they'll meet very soon,' she said.She said Meryl Streep, despite having an 'aquiline nose', is 'magic' on camera because of the 'proportions of her face.'The actress believes she would have never earned an Oscar nomination for 2017 film The Wife if she hadn't been 'lit in the way I was.'Despite her enduring appeal Hollywood image, Ms Close said she has no style of her own and is happier when she's dressed in costume otherwise she feels like an 'unfinished character.''I'm always grateful for a costume. Because I know who I am in a costume. I don't always know who I am when I'm not in a costume. I feel I'm still an unfinished character,' she said.'I'm lazy. I can't stand spending time on myself. Torture is going to get your nails done. 'I've been in this business since 1974. I still think, 'Give me a chance! Just, give me a chance',' she told Harper's Bazaar UK She recalled trying to get funding for 2011 film Albert Nobbs, in which she plays a transgender butler in 19th Century Dublin, 'over and over again' Despite her striking looks, the actress said she has never played 'the beauty' as she has 'a big bulbous nose', saying you need a 'a small nose, big eyes and a beautiful mouth' to get cast The actress believes she would have never earned an Oscar nomination for 2017 film The Wife if she hadn't been 'lit in the way I was' She might have a cabinet full of Golden Globes and Emmy Awards, but Ms Close is currently starring in the second series of the widely-panned legal drama All's Fair The December/January issue of Harper's Bazaar UK is on sale from November 6'And I've never known how to do my hair. Actresses who just flock to all the fashion shows – it's my idea of f****** hell.'She might have a cabinet full of Golden Globes and Emmy Awards, but Ms Close is currently starring in the second series of the widely-panned legal drama All's Fair, alongside reality star Kim Kardashian.Her role alongside Michael Douglas in the 1987 erotic thriller Fatal Attraction is still one of her best-known, however.She has been vocal in her disdain for the ending of the film, in which her 'bunny boiler' character Alex is shot dead by Douglas' Dan, with whom she was having an affair.'They shed my blood in order for the audience to get that catharsis,' she said of the decision.'Which, after such an upsetting movie, I understood, but it was really difficult for me because that was not who that character was.'It was fascinating – I fought against it until they told me they would not release the movie unless I reshot the ending.'The December/January issue of Harper's Bazaar UK is on sale from November 6.