Glenn Close
Acting
Glenda Veronica Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. In a career spanning over five decades on screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for eight Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Grammy Awards. She was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. Close received eight Academy Award nominations for playing a feminist mother in The World According to Garp (1982), a baby boomer in The Big Chill (1983), a love interest in The Natural (1984), a psychotic ex-lover in Fatal Attraction (1987), a cunning aristocrat in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), an English butler in Albert Nobbs (2011), a troubled wife in The Wife (2017), and an eccentric grandmother in Hillbilly Elegy (2020). Her other films include Reversal of Fortune (1990), The Paper (1994), and Mars Attacks! (1996), Air Force One (1997), and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Close also portrayed Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1996) and its 2000 sequel and voiced Kala in Tarzan (1999). In television, Close received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role in the film Something About Amelia (1984) and later won three—Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for portraying Margarethe Cammermeyer in the NBC film Serving in Silence (1995) and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice consecutively for playing Patty Hewes in Damages (2007–2012). On stage, Close made her Broadway debut in the play Love for Love (1974). She later won 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 for the musical Sunset Boulevard (1995). She was Tony-nominated for Barnum (1980). She returned to the Broadway stage in a 2014 revival of A Delicate Balance. In 2016, she returned to Sunset Boulevard on the West End stage, earning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical nomination. Close is the president of Trillium Productions and co-founder of the website FetchDog. She has made political donations in support of 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.
Known for
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movieThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026
Drusilla Sickle
movieLa Bola Negra
2026
Isabelle Durand
movieAnimal Farm
2026
Frieda Pilkington (voice)
movieWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
Martha Delacroix
tvAll's Fair
2025
Dina Standish
movieGlenn Close: A Feminist Force
2025
Self - (archive footage)
movieThe Summer Book
2025
Grandmother
movieBrothers
2024
Cath Munger
movieThe Deliverance
2024
Alberta Jackson
movieHeart of Stone
2023
King of Diamonds
movieTom Hanks: The Nomad
2023
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022
The Woman in Seat 2A (uncredited)
movieSwan Song
2021
Dr. Eve Scott
movieBoulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieShow of Titles
2021
"Dance a Little Closer" Performer
movieBaba Yaga
2021
Chief (voice)
movieHillbilly Elegy
2020
Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
movie537 Votes
2020
Self (archive footage)
tvTehran
2020
Marjan Montazeri
movieThe Lavender Scare
2019
Narrator (voice)
tv3Below: Tales of Arcadia
2018
Mother (voice)
movieLet's Dance
2018
Segment: "Night Shift"
movieFather Figures
2017
Helen Baxter
tvMarcians
2017
Self - Interviewee
tvSea Oak
2017
Aunt Bernie
movieThe Wilde Wedding
2017
Eve Wilde
movieCrooked House
2017
Lady Edith de Haviland
movieWhat Happened to Monday
2017
Nicolette Cayman
movieThe Wife
2017
Joan Castleman
movieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Self (archive)
movieThe Girl with All the Gifts
2016
Dr. Caroline Caldwell
movieWarcraft
2016
Alodi (uncredited)
movieAnesthesia
2016
Marcia Zarrow
movieThe Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
Nonnie Hopkins
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieGuardians of the Galaxy
2014
Nova Prime
movie5 to 7
2014
Arlene Bloom
movieSix by Sondheim
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
movieAlbert Nobbs
2011
Albert Nobbs
movieDiscovering Hamlet
2011
Gertrude (archive footage)
movieNot My Life
2011
Narrator (voice)
movieHoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
Granny (voice)
tvC à vous
2009
Self
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
Self - Guest
movieGates of the Arctic
2008
Narrator (voice)
tvDamages
2007
Patty Hewes
movieEvening
2007
Mrs. Wittenborn
movieGabon The Last Eden
2007
Narrator
movieHoodwinked!
2005
Granny (voice)
movieNine Lives
2005
Maggie
movieHeights
2005
Diana
movieTarzan II
2005
Kala (voice)
movieThe Chumscrubber
2005
Carrie Johnson
movieNos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Stepford Wives
2004
Claire Wellington
movieStrip Search
2004
Karen Moore
movieThe Lion in Winter
2003
Eleanor of Aquitaine
movieLe Divorce
2003
Olivia Pace
movieBrush with Fate
2003
Cornelia Engelbrecht
movieThe Safety of Objects
2002
Esther Gold
tvThe Shield
2002
Captain Monica Rawling
movieSouth Pacific
2001
Nellie Forbush
movieThe Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
Arvella Whipple
movieWelcome to Hollywood
2000
Glenn Close
movieBaby
2000
Adult Sophie (Voice)
movie102 Dalmatians
2000
Cruella de Vil
movieThings You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000
Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
movieSarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999
Sarah Witting
movieSNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999
Gina (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThe West Wing
1999
Evelyn Baker Lang
movieTarzan
1999
Kala (voice)
movieCookie's Fortune
1999
Camille Dixon
tvFamily Guy
1999
Glenn Close (voice)
movieThe Lady with the Torch
1999
Self - Host
tvWill & Grace
1998
Fannie Lieber
movieAndrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
1998
Self - Performer
movieIn & Out
1997
Glenn Close
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieAir Force One
1997
Kathryn Bennett
movieParadise Road
1997
Adrienne Pargiter
movieMars Attacks!
1996
Marsha Dale
movie101 Dalmatians
1996
Cruella de Vil
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieMary Reilly
1996
Mrs. Farraday
tvMADtv
1995
Self
movieAnne Frank Remembered
1995
Diary Readings (voice)
movieServing in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995
Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
tvEllen
1994
Glenn Close
movieThe Paper
1994
Alicia Clark
movieSesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
movieThe House of the Spirits
1993
Ferula Trueba
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieSkylark
1993
Sarah Witting
Lincoln
1992
Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)
movieBlast 'Em
1992
Self (uncredited)
movieMeeting Venus
1991
Karin Anderson
movieHook
1991
Gutless
movieSarah, Plain and Tall
1991
Sarah Wheaton
movieHamlet
1990
Gertrude
movieThe Divine Garbo
1990
Self - Host / Narrator
movieReversal of Fortune
1990
Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Mona Simpson (voice)
movieImmediate Family
1989
Linda Spector
movieDangerous Liaisons
1988
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvThis Morning
1988
Self - Guest
movieThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1988
Narrator (voice)
movieStones for Ibarra
1988
Sara Everton
movieElectric Blue 29
1988
(archive footage)
movieFatal Attraction
1987
Alexandra "Alex" Forrest
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?
1987
Self - Narrator
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale
1987
Narrator (voice)
movieJagged Edge
1985
Teddy Barnes
movieMaxie
1985
Jan / Maxie
movieThe Natural
1984
Iris Gaines
movieThe Stone Boy
1984
Ruth Hillerman
movieGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited)
movieSomething About Amelia
1984
Gail Bennett
movieThe Big Chill
1983
Sarah Cooper
movieThe World According to Garp
1982
Jenny Fields
movieThe Elephant Man
1982
Princess Alexandra
movieOrphan Train
1979
Jessica
movieToo Far to Go
1979
Rebecca Kuehn
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
movieThe Rules of the Game
1975
Neighbor
tvGreat Performances
1971
Neighbor / Self - Host
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Host / Self - Audience Member / Self - Nominee / Self - Winner / Self - Presenter / Self - Host / Performer / Winner / Self (archive footage) / Hillary Clinton
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Sara Everton / Sarah Wheaton / Sarah / Cornelia Englebrecht
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter/Nominee / Self - Presenter
Encore
Marie
movieSunset Boulevard
Norma Desmond
Maud
Maud Oldcastle
Production15
tvAll's Fair
2025
Executive Producer
movieThe Summer Book
2025
Producer
movieCruella
2021
Producer
tvSea Oak
2017
Producer
movieThe Wilde Wedding
2017
Executive Producer
movieAlbert Nobbs
2011
Producer
movieSouth Pacific
2001
Executive Producer
movieThe Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
Executive Producer
movieBaby
2000
Executive Producer
movieJourney
1995
Executive Producer
movieServing in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995
Executive Producer
movieSkylark
1993
Executive Producer
movieSarah, Plain and Tall
1991
Executive Producer
movieSunset Boulevard
Producer
Maud
Executive Producer
Writing1
movieAlbert Nobbs
2011
Screenplay, Lyricist