Eve Ensler in New York and Paris but travels much of the year." A June 2010 article by Ensler in "The Guardian" stated that she was receiving treatment for uterine cancer. Ensler wrote about her experience with cancer in her memoir, "In The Body of the World". Ensler wrote "The Vagina Monologues" in 1996. First performed in the basement of the Cornelia Street Café in Greenwich Village, the play has been translated into 48 languages and performed in over 140 countries. Celebrities who have starred in it include Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Idina Menzel, Glenn Close, Susan Sarandon, Marin Mazzie, Cyndi Lauper,
Glenn Close having a glacial or distant quality about her, but in person she's the absolute opposite: warm and intimate," says the actor Iain Glen, who co-starred with her in the 2002 stage production of "A Streetcar Named Desire". "She was able to bring strength to the role, she was able to completely access that vulnerability. There was a real softness to her. However, Close is consistently praised for her roles as the villain or antagonist in her performances"." Her character in "Fatal Attraction" was ranked number 7 on AFI's 100 years...100 heroes and villains list. Regarding her role in the series