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Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Acting March 19, 1947 (79 years old) Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Biography

Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress and singer. In a career spanning five decades on screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for eight Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. She was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. She received the Academy Honorary Award in 2026. Close gained early recognition for her work on the stage, with her Broadway debut in the play Love for Love (1974), before going on to win three Tony Awards, two for Best Actress in a Play for her roles in the plays The Real Thing (1983) and Death and the Maiden (1992), and one for Best Actress in a Musical, the musical Sunset Boulevard (1995). She received her first Academy Award nomination for her film debut in The World According to Garp (1982), and her first Emmy nomination in 1984 for the television film Something About Amelia. Close's career further progressed throughout the 1980s and 1990s with several acclaimed film performances, including The Big Chill (1983), The Natural (1984), Fatal Attraction (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Reversal of Fortune (1990), The Paper (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), and Air Force One (1997). During this period, she also portrayed Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1996) and its 2000 sequel 102 Dalmatians, and voiced Kala in Tarzan (1999).  Close won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayal of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer in Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995), followed by two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for playing Patty Hewes in Damages (2007–2012). In film, Close gained continued recognition in the 21st century for her roles in Albert Nobbs (2011), The Wife (2017), Hillbilly Elegy (2020), and Wake Up Dead Man (2025).  Close is the president of Trillium Productions and co-founder of the website FetchDog. She has made political donations supporting Democratic politicians. She is vocal on issues such as women's rights, same-sex marriage, and mental health. Married three times, she has one daughter, Annie Starke, from her relationship with producer John Starke. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glenn Close, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 134

La Bola Negra 8.0

La Bola Negra

as Isabelle Durand

2026
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

as Drusilla Sickle

2026
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 7.2

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

as Martha Delacroix

2025
Guardians of the Galaxy 7.9

Guardians of the Galaxy

as Nova Prime

2014
Tarzan 7.4

Tarzan

as Kala (voice)

1999
Hook 6.8

Hook

as Gutless

1991
101 Dalmatians 5.9

101 Dalmatians

as Cruella de Vil

1996
Warcraft 6.4

Warcraft

as Alodi (uncredited)

2016
Air Force One 6.5

Air Force One

as Kathryn Bennett

1997
Mars Attacks! 6.4

Mars Attacks!

as Marsha Dale

1996
Hoodwinked! 6.3

Hoodwinked!

as Granny (voice)

2005
What Happened to Monday 7.1

What Happened to Monday

as Nicolette Cayman

2017
Heart of Stone 6.7

Heart of Stone

as King of Diamonds

2023
Back in Action 6.4

Back in Action

as Ginny

2025
Fatal Attraction 6.8

Fatal Attraction

as Alex Forrest

1987
Animal Farm 6.3

Animal Farm

as Frieda Pilkington (voice)

2026
Hillbilly Elegy 6.7

Hillbilly Elegy

as Mamaw

2020
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 6.4

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

as Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited)

1984
Dangerous Liaisons 7.2

Dangerous Liaisons

as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil

1988
The House of the Spirits 6.9

The House of the Spirits

as Ferula Trueba

1993
The Natural 6.9

The Natural

as Iris Gaines

1984
Brothers 5.9

Brothers

as Cath Munger

2024
The Girl with All the Gifts 6.6

The Girl with All the Gifts

as Dr. Caroline Caldwell

2016
Tarzan II 6.1

Tarzan II

as Kala (voice)

2005
102 Dalmatians 5.5

102 Dalmatians

as Cruella de Vil

2000
The Wilde Wedding 5.1

The Wilde Wedding

as Eve Wilde

2017
The Stepford Wives 5.7

The Stepford Wives

as Claire Wellington

2004
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil 5.2

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

as Granny (voice)

2011
The World According to Garp 6.7

The World According to Garp

as Jenny Fields

1982
Swan Song 7.1

Swan Song

as Dr. Eve Scott

2021
The Deliverance 6.0

The Deliverance

as Alberta Jackson

2024
Reversal of Fortune 6.7

Reversal of Fortune

as Sunny von Bülow / Narrator

1990
Crooked House 6.4

Crooked House

as Lady Edith de Haviland

2017
Jagged Edge 6.3

Jagged Edge

as Teddy Barnes

1985
The Big Chill 6.8

The Big Chill

as Sarah Cooper

1983
In & Out 6.5

In & Out

as Glenn Close (uncredited)

1997
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 8.1

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

as Self

2024
The Wife 7.1

The Wife

as Joan Castleman

2017
Father Figures 5.8

Father Figures

as Helen Baxter

2017
Albert Nobbs 6.3

Albert Nobbs

as Albert Nobbs

2011
The Paper 6.6

The Paper

as Alicia Clark

1994
Evening 5.8

Evening

as Mrs. Wittenborn

2007
Le Divorce 4.9

Le Divorce

as Olivia Pace

2003
Hamlet 6.6

Hamlet

as Gertrude

1990
The Great Gilly Hopkins 6.6

The Great Gilly Hopkins

as Nonnie Hopkins

2015
Mary Reilly 5.8

Mary Reilly

as Mrs. Farraday

1996
Four Good Days 6.8

Four Good Days

as Deb

2021
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her 5.8

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

as Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")

2000
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

2012
The Summer Book 7.0

The Summer Book

as Grandmother

2025
Anesthesia 5.7

Anesthesia

as Marcia Zarrow

2016
Nine Lives 6.1

Nine Lives

as Maggie

2005
Paradise Road 6.3

Paradise Road

as Adrienne Pargiter

1997
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration 7.0

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")

1993
5 to 7 7.1

5 to 7

as Arlene Bloom

2014
The Safety of Objects 6.5

The Safety of Objects

as Esther Gold

2002
The Lion in Winter 5.9

The Lion in Winter

as Eleanor of Aquitaine

2003
The Stone Boy 7.0

The Stone Boy

as Ruth Hillerman

1984
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story 6.2

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Welcome to Hollywood 4.2

Welcome to Hollywood

as Glenn Close

2000
In the Gloaming 6.0

In the Gloaming

as Janet

1997
Cookie's Fortune 6.4

Cookie's Fortune

as Camille Dixon

1999
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler 6.8

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

as Gina (archive footage) (uncredited)

1999
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration 7.6

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

as Self - Performer

1998
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 6.9

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

as Self

1999
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self

2021
The Chumscrubber 6.5

The Chumscrubber

as Carrie Johnson

2005
Casting By 6.9

Casting By

as Self

2012
Heights 6.3

Heights

as Diana

2005
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story 5.7

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

as Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer

1995
Low Down 5.6

Low Down

as Gram

2014
Sarah, Plain and Tall 7.1

Sarah, Plain and Tall

as Sarah Wheaton

1991
Hollywood's Greatest Villains 9.5

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

as Self

2005
Something About Amelia 5.6

Something About Amelia

as Gail Bennett

1984
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary 7.8

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

as Self

1989
Love, Marilyn 6.5

Love, Marilyn

as Self

2013
Tom Hanks: The Nomad 5.5

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Immediate Family 5.9

Immediate Family

as Linda Spector

1989
Skylark 7.0

Skylark

as Sarah Witting

1993
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful 10.0

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

as Self

1996
Maxie 4.9

Maxie

as Jan / Maxie

1985
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple 5.6

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

as Arvella Whipple

2001
The Big Chill: A Reunion 6.3

The Big Chill: A Reunion

as Self

1999
A Look Through His Lens

A Look Through His Lens

as Self

2024
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America 10.0

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

as Roy Cohn

2020
Anne Frank Remembered 7.6

Anne Frank Remembered

as Diary Readings (voice)

1995
Encore

Encore

as Marie

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End 7.5

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

as Sarah Witting

1999
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall 9.0

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

as Self

1992
Discovering Hamlet 7.5

Discovering Hamlet

as Gertrude (archive footage)

2011
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins

Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins

as Self

1999
Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back 9.0

Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back

as Self

2002
Let's Dance 6.1

Let's Dance

as Segment: "Night Shift"

2018
The Elephant Man 5.9

The Elephant Man

as Princess Alexandra

1982
537 Votes 7.1

537 Votes

as Self (archive footage)

2020
The Lavender Scare 5.6

The Lavender Scare

as Narrator (voice)

2019
South Pacific 5.3

South Pacific

as Nellie Forbush

2001
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story 8.5

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

as Self

2009
Strip Search 6.2

Strip Search

as Karen Moore

2004
Show of Titles

Show of Titles

as "Dance a Little Closer" Performer

2021
Meeting Venus 5.8

Meeting Venus

as Karin Anderson

1991
The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library

as Mrs.Elm

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music 9.0

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

as Self

1990
Brush with Fate 6.0

Brush with Fate

as Cornelia Engelbrecht

2003
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated

An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated

as Self

1989
Not My Life

Not My Life

as Narrator (voice)

2011
What I Want My Words to Do to You 7.8

What I Want My Words to Do to You

as Self

2003
The Rules of the Game 8.0

The Rules of the Game

as Neighbor

1975
Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga

as Chief (voice)

2021
Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

as Self

2004
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar 6.0

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar

as Self

2018
Blast 'Em 7.0

Blast 'Em

as Self (uncredited)

1992
Diamonds on the Silver Screen

Diamonds on the Silver Screen

as Self

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

as Norma Desmond

The Green Fog 6.0

The Green Fog

2018
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?

Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?

as Self - Narrator

1987
Lincoln 7.3

Lincoln

as Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)

1992
Baby 8.0

Baby

as Adult Sophie (Voice)

2000
Too Far to Go 3.5

Too Far to Go

as Rebecca Kuehn

1979
Gabon The Last Eden 8.0

Gabon The Last Eden

as Narrator

2007
Stones for Ibarra 9.0

Stones for Ibarra

as Sara Everton

1988
Orphan Train 5.9

Orphan Train

as Jessica

1979
Gates of the Arctic

Gates of the Arctic

as Narrator (voice)

2008
Electric Blue 29

Electric Blue 29

as (archive footage)

1988
The Divine Garbo

The Divine Garbo

as Self - Host / Narrator

1990
An Amazin' Era

An Amazin' Era

as Self

1986
The Lady with the Torch 10.0

The Lady with the Torch

as Self - Host

1999
Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries

Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries

as Self - Hostess

2009
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 6.0

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

as Narrator (voice)

1988
The Plague Monkeys

The Plague Monkeys

as Narrator

Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale

Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale

as Narrator (voice)

1987
Glenn Close, l'art de la transformation 6.3

Glenn Close, l'art de la transformation

as Self

2025
In Search of the Jaguar 8.0

In Search of the Jaguar

as Narrator

2003
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover 7.1

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

as Cruella de Vil

2020

TV Shows 62

The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Mona Simpson (voice)

1989
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Glenn Close (voice)

1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
Leute heute 5.2

Leute heute

as Self

1997
The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as Evelyn Baker Lang

1999
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 7.7

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 7.7

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Bonnie Vance

2014
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Neighbor

1971
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self - Host

1971
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
Will & Grace 6.9

Will & Grace

as Fannie Lieber

1998
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter/Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
The Shield 8.2

The Shield

as Captain Monica Rawling

2002
American Experience 6.5

American Experience

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1988
Wetten, dass..? 5.6

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

1981
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Audience Member

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host / Performer / Winner

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Hillary Clinton

1956
Damages 7.5

Damages

as Patty Hewes

2007
C à vous 6.1

C à vous

as Self

2009
All's Fair 5.0

All's Fair

as Dina Standish

2025
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 5.9

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2009
Pebble Mill 4.1

Pebble Mill

as Self

1991
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
Ellen 6.2

Ellen

as Glenn Close

1994
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2015
Finding Your Roots 6.2

Finding Your Roots

as Self

2012
Desus & Mero 5.1

Desus & Mero

as Self

2019
Goldene Kamera 5.7

Goldene Kamera

as Self

1984
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Tehran 7.5

Tehran

as Marjan Montazeri

2020
Marcians

Marcians

as Self - Interviewee

2017
Celebrity IOU 6.7

Celebrity IOU

as Self

2020
Hollywood Squares 4.4

Hollywood Squares

as Self

2025
3Below: Tales of Arcadia 7.5

3Below: Tales of Arcadia

as Mother (voice)

2018
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window 6.5

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

as The Woman in Seat 2A (uncredited)

2022
Please Turn the Page 6.0

Please Turn the Page

as Self

1977
The Rosie O'Donnell Show 4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

1996
This Morning 5.2

This Morning

as Self - Guest

1988
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sara Everton

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sarah Wheaton

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sarah

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Cornelia Englebrecht

1951
MADtv 7.1

MADtv

as Self

1995
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

1994
Sea Oak 6.4

Sea Oak

as Aunt Bernie

2017
Maud

Maud

as Maud Oldcastle

Standing By

Standing By

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