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Glenn Close

Acting 78 years old Greenwich, Connecticut, USA ★ 3.1
Born: March 19, 1947

Biography

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.

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Known For

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration Self - Performer 1998
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks! Marsha Dale 1996
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story Self (archive footage) 2021
Tarzan
Tarzan Kala (voice) 1999
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Martha Delacroix 2025

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Cruella
Cruella Producer 2021
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (184)

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Drusilla Sickle 2026
The Black Ball
The Black Ball 2026
Animal Farm
Animal Farm Frieda Pilkington (voice) 2026
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Martha Delacroix 2025
All's Fair
All's Fair Dina Standish 2025
Glenn Close: A Feminist Force
Glenn Close: A Feminist Force Self - (archive footage) 2025
Glenn Close, l'art de la transformation
Glenn Close, l'art de la transformation Self 2025
The Summer Book
The Summer Book Grandmother 2025
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares Self 2025
Back in Action
Back in Action Ginny 2025
Brothers
Brothers Cath Munger 2024
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Self 2024
The Deliverance
The Deliverance Alberta Jackson 2024
A Look Through His Lens
A Look Through His Lens Self 2024
Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone King of Diamonds 2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Tom Hanks: The Nomad Self (archive footage) 2023
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window The Woman in Seat 2A (uncredited) 2022
Swan Song
Swan Song Dr. Eve Scott 2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story Self (archive footage) 2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Self 2021
Show of Titles
Show of Titles "Dance a Little Closer" Performer 2021
Four Good Days
Four Good Days Deb 2021
Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga Chief (voice) 2021
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance 2020
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover Cruella de Vil 2020
537 Votes
537 Votes Self (archive footage) 2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America Roy Cohn 2020
Tehran
Tehran Marjan Montazeri 2020
Celebrity IOU
Celebrity IOU Self 2020
The Lavender Scare
The Lavender Scare Narrator (voice) 2019
Desus & Mero
Desus & Mero Self 2019
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
3Below: Tales of Arcadia Mother (voice) 2018
Let's Dance
Let's Dance Segment: "Night Shift" 2018
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar Self 2018
Father Figures
Father Figures Helen Baxter 2017
Marcians
Marcians Self - Interviewee 2017
Sea Oak
Sea Oak Aunt Bernie 2017
The Wilde Wedding
The Wilde Wedding Eve Wilde 2017
Crooked House
Crooked House Lady Edith de Haviland 2017
What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday Nicolette Cayman 2017
The Wife
The Wife Joan Castleman 2017
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Girl with All the Gifts Dr. Caroline Caldwell 2016
Warcraft
Warcraft Alodi (uncredited) 2016
Anesthesia
Anesthesia Marcia Zarrow 2016
The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins Nonnie Hopkins 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Nova Prime 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Self 2014
5 to 7
5 to 7 Arlene Bloom 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Low Down
Low Down Gram 2014
Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim Self (archive footage) 2013
Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn Self 2013
Casting By
Casting By Self 2012
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots Self 2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (archive footage) 2012
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs 2011
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet Gertrude (archive footage) 2011
Not My Life
Not My Life Narrator (voice) 2011
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil Granny (voice) 2011
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story Self 2009
C à vous
C à vous Self 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2009
Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries
Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries Self - Hostess 2009
Gates of the Arctic
Gates of the Arctic Narrator (voice) 2008
Damages
Damages Patty Hewes 2007
Evening
Evening Mrs. Wittenborn 2007
Gabon The Last Eden
Gabon The Last Eden Narrator 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Hoodwinked!
Hoodwinked! Granny (voice) 2005
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Hollywood's Greatest Villains Self 2005
Nine Lives
Nine Lives Maggie 2005
Heights
Heights Diana 2005
Tarzan II
Tarzan II Kala (voice) 2005
The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber Carrie Johnson 2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2005
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives Claire Wellington 2004
Strip Search
Strip Search Karen Moore 2004
Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'
Tracking 'The Lion in Winter' Self 2004
The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter Eleanor of Aquitaine 2003
What I Want My Words to Do to You
What I Want My Words to Do to You Self 2003
In Search of the Jaguar
In Search of the Jaguar Narrator 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Le Divorce
Le Divorce Olivia Pace 2003
Brush with Fate
Brush with Fate Cornelia Engelbrecht 2003
The Safety of Objects
The Safety of Objects Esther Gold 2002
Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back
Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back Self 2002
The Shield
The Shield Captain Monica Rawling 2002
South Pacific
South Pacific Nellie Forbush 2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Arvella Whipple 2001
Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood Glenn Close 2000
Baby
Baby Adult Sophie (Voice) 2000
102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians Cruella de Vil 2000
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca") 2000
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End Sarah Witting 1999
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler Gina (archive footage) (uncredited) 1999
The West Wing
The West Wing Evelyn Baker Lang 1999
Tarzan
Tarzan Kala (voice) 1999
Cookie's Fortune
Cookie's Fortune Camille Dixon 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Glenn Close (voice) 1999
The Big Chill: A Reunion
The Big Chill: A Reunion Self 1999
The Lady with the Torch
The Lady with the Torch Self - Host 1999
Will & Grace
Will & Grace Fannie Lieber 1998
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration Self - Performer 1998
In & Out
In & Out Glenn Close 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Air Force One
Air Force One Kathryn Bennett 1997
Leute heute
Leute heute Self 1997
In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming Janet 1997
Paradise Road
Paradise Road Adrienne Pargiter 1997
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks! Marsha Dale 1996
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians Cruella de Vil 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self - Guest 1996
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful Self 1996
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly Mrs. Farraday 1996
MADtv
MADtv Self 1995
Anne Frank Remembered
Anne Frank Remembered Diary Readings (voice) 1995
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer 1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Ellen
Ellen Glenn Close 1994
The Paper
The Paper Alicia Clark 1994
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") 1993
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits Ferula Trueba 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Skylark
Skylark Sarah Witting 1993
Lincoln
Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln (voice) 1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall Self 1992
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill Self 1991
Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus Karin Anderson 1991
Hook
Hook Gutless 1991
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall Sarah Wheaton 1991
Hamlet
Hamlet Gertrude 1990
The Divine Garbo
The Divine Garbo Self - Host / Narrator 1990
Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune Sunny von Bülow / Narrator 1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music Self 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Mona Simpson (voice) 1989
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated Self 1989
Immediate Family
Immediate Family Linda Spector 1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Self 1989
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil 1988
American Experience
American Experience Self - Narrator (voice) 1988
This Morning
This Morning Self - Guest 1988
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Narrator (voice) 1988
Stones for Ibarra
Stones for Ibarra Sara Everton 1988
Electric Blue 29
Electric Blue 29 (archive footage) 1988
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction Alexandra "Alex" Forrest 1987
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys? Self - Narrator 1987
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale Narrator (voice) 1987
An Amazin' Era
An Amazin' Era Self 1986
Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge Teddy Barnes 1985
Maxie
Maxie Jan / Maxie 1985
The Natural
The Natural Iris Gaines 1984
The Stone Boy
The Stone Boy Ruth Hillerman 1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited) 1984
Goldene Kamera
Goldene Kamera Self 1984
Something About Amelia
Something About Amelia Gail Bennett 1984
The Big Chill
The Big Chill Sarah Cooper 1983
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp Jenny Fields 1982
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man Princess Alexandra 1982
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? Self 1981
Orphan Train
Orphan Train Jessica 1979
Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go Rebecca Kuehn 1979
Please Turn the Page
Please Turn the Page Self 1977
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game Neighbor 1975
Great Performances
Great Performances Neighbor 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Self - Host 1971
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Sara Everton 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Sarah Wheaton 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Sarah 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Cornelia Englebrecht 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter/Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Encore
Encore Marie
The Plague Monkeys
The Plague Monkeys Narrator
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard Norma Desmond
Standing By
Standing By
Maud
Maud Maud Oldcastle

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