In 2003, Close played Eleanor of Aquitaine in the Showtime produced film "The Lion in Winter." Close won a Golden Globe and Screen Actor's Guild award for her performance. In 2005, Close joined the FX crime series "The Shield," in which she played Monica Rawling, a no-nonsense precinct captain, this became her first TV role in a series. Close stated that she made the right move because television was in a "golden era" and the quality of some programs had already risen to the standards of film. John Landgraf, CEO of FX, stated that network was the "first to bring a female movie star of Glenn Close's stature to television." He also credits her collaboration with the network with promoting roles for women on television, as well as influencing other film actors to switch to the small screen.