Glenn Close, husband divorce after 9 years of marriage

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, actress Glenn Close and her husband David Shaw attend a special screening of "Albert Nobbs" in New York. Close and her entrepreneur husband, David Shaw, have divorced after nine years of marriage. The Portland Press Herald reports that divorce filings in Maine’s Cumberland County cite “irreconcilable marital difference” as the reason for the divorce, which became official Aug. 18. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File) FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, actress Glenn Close and her husband David Shaw attend a special screening of "Albert Nobbs" in New York. Close and her entrepreneur husband, David Shaw, have divorced after nine years of marriage. The Portland Press Herald reports that divorce filings in Maine’s Cumberland County cite “irreconcilable marital difference” as the reason for the divorce, which became official Aug. 18. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

By Associated Press September 24, 2015 1 min read

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Actress Glenn Close and her entrepreneur husband, David Shaw, have divorced after nine years of marriage.

The Portland Press Herald reports that divorce filings in Maine’s Cumberland County cite “irreconcilable marital difference” as the reason for the divorce, which became official Aug. 18.

A spokeswoman for Close described the divorce as amicable.

The 68-year-old “Fatal Attraction” star has been nominated for six Academy Awards. She has won three Emmys and three Tonys.

The 64-year-old Shaw is founder and former chief executive of Idexx Laboratories, based in Westbrook.