Glenn Close
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Family Guy
Glenn Close (voice)
1999
Series
The Simpsons
Mona Simpson (voice)
1989
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Film
LA BOLA NEGRA
Isabelle Durand
2026
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Leute heute
Self
1997
Series
The West Wing
Evelyn Baker Lang
1999
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
Series
Great Performances
Neighbor
1971
Series
Great Performances
Self - Host
1971
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Will & Grace
Fannie Lieber
1998
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Audience Member
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Host / Performer / Winner
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self (archive footage)
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Hillary Clinton
1956
Series
The Shield
Captain Monica Rawling
2002
Series
American Experience
Self - Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter/Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Film
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Drusilla Sickle
2026
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Damages
Patty Hewes
2007
Series
C à vous
Self
2009
Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Ellen
Glenn Close
1994
Series
All's Fair
Dina Standish
2025
Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Series
Desus & Mero
Self
2019
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Series
Tehran
Marjan Montazeri
2020
Film
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Martha Delacroix
2025
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Guardians of the Galaxy
Nova Prime
2014
Series
Marcians
Self - Interviewee
2017
Series
Celebrity IOU
Self
2020
Film
Tarzan
Kala (voice)
1999
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Film
101 Dalmatians
Cruella de Vil
1996
Series
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
Mother (voice)
2018
Film
Hook
Gutless
1991
Film
Warcraft
Alodi (uncredited)
2016
Series
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
The Woman in Seat 2A (uncredited)
2022
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
Mars Attacks!
Marsha Dale
1996
Please Turn the Page
Self
1977
Film
What Happened to Monday
Nicolette Cayman
2017
Film
Air Force One
Kathryn Bennett
1997
Film
Back in Action
Ginny
2025
Film
Hoodwinked!
Granny (voice)
2005
Series
This Morning
Self - Guest
1988
Film
Fatal Attraction
Alex Forrest
1987
Film
Heart of Stone
King of Diamonds
2023
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sara Everton
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sarah Wheaton
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sarah
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cornelia Englebrecht
1951
Film
The Stepford Wives
Claire Wellington
2004
Film
Animal Farm
Frieda Pilkington (voice)
2026
Film
The Girl with All the Gifts
Dr. Caroline Caldwell
2016
Film
Hillbilly Elegy
Mamaw
2020
Film
Dangerous Liaisons
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
1988
Film
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Granny (voice)
2011
Film
Swan Song
Dr. Eve Scott
2021
Film
The Wilde Wedding
Eve Wilde
2017
Film
The House of the Spirits
Ferula Trueba
1993
Film
102 Dalmatians
Cruella de Vil
2000
Film
Tarzan II
Kala (voice)
2005
Film
The Deliverance
Alberta Jackson
2024
Film
Crooked House
Lady Edith de Haviland
2017
Film
Brothers
Cath Munger
2024
Film
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited)
1984
Film
The Natural
Iris Gaines
1984
Film
In & Out
Glenn Close (uncredited)
1997
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Film
Anesthesia
Marcia Zarrow
2016
Film
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self
2024
Film
The World According to Garp
Jenny Fields
1982
Film
Jagged Edge
Teddy Barnes
1985
Film
The Big Chill
Sarah Cooper
1983
Film
Father Figures
Helen Baxter
2017
Film
The Wife
Joan Castleman
2017
Film
Hamlet
Gertrude
1990
Film
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs
2011
Series
Sea Oak
Aunt Bernie
2017
Film
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Nonnie Hopkins
2015
Film
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Evening
Mrs. Wittenborn
2007
Film
Reversal of Fortune
Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
1990
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
The Stone Boy
Ruth Hillerman
1984
Film
Four Good Days
Deb
2021
Film
Le Divorce
Olivia Pace
2003
Film
The Paper
Alicia Clark
1994
Film
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
1993
Film
Mary Reilly
Mrs. Farraday
1996
Film
In the Gloaming
Janet
1997
Film
Nine Lives
Maggie
2005
Film
5 to 7
Arlene Bloom
2014
Film
The Lion in Winter
Eleanor of Aquitaine
2003
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Gina (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
Film
Welcome to Hollywood
Glenn Close
2000
Maud
Maud Oldcastle
Film
Paradise Road
Adrienne Pargiter
1997
Film
The Summer Book
Grandmother
2025
Film
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989
Film
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Something About Amelia
Gail Bennett
1984
Film
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
2000
Film
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Film
Heights
Diana
2005
Film
Low Down
Gram
2014
Film
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
The Safety of Objects
Esther Gold
2002
Film
The Midnight Library
Mrs.Elm
Film
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
1995
Film
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Film
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Love, Marilyn
Self
2013
Film
Casting By
Self
2012
Film
The Chumscrubber
Carrie Johnson
2005
Film
Strip Search
Karen Moore
2004
Film
Let's Dance
Segment: "Night Shift"
2018
Standing By
Film
Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back
Self
2002
Film
Cookie's Fortune
Camille Dixon
1999
Film
Show of Titles
"Dance a Little Closer" Performer
2021
Film
537 Votes
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah Wheaton
1991
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?
Self - Narrator
1987
Film
Anne Frank Remembered
Diary Readings (voice)
1995
Film
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Arvella Whipple
2001
Film
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Baba Yaga
Chief (voice)
2021
Film
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
2005
Film
Immediate Family
Linda Spector
1989
Film
The Big Chill: A Reunion
Self
1999
Film
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
1992
Film
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
Self
1999
Film
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self
1996
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Self
Film
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
Self - Performer
1998
Film
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Self
2009
Film
Gabon The Last Eden
Narrator
2007
Film
Blast 'Em
Self (uncredited)
1992
Film
The Rules of the Game
Neighbor
1975
Film
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
1990
A Look Through His Lens
Self
2024
Film
Maxie
Jan / Maxie
1985
Film
Skylark
Sarah Witting
1993
Film
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
Self
2018
In Search of the Jaguar
Narrator
2003
Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)
1992
Encore
Marie
The Plague Monkeys
Narrator
Film
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Sarah Witting
1999
Film
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
Self
1989
Film
South Pacific
Nellie Forbush
2001
Film
The Elephant Man
Princess Alexandra
1982
Film
Meeting Venus
Karin Anderson
1991
Film
Too Far to Go
Rebecca Kuehn
1979
Film
Sunset Boulevard
Norma Desmond
Film
What I Want My Words to Do to You
Self
2003
Film
Discovering Hamlet
Gertrude (archive footage)
2011
Film
Brush with Fate
Cornelia Engelbrecht
2003
Film
The Lady with the Torch
Self - Host
1999
Film
Baby
Adult Sophie (Voice)
2000
Film
The Lavender Scare
Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
Orphan Train
Jessica
1979
Film
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Roy Cohn
2020
Film
Gates of the Arctic
Narrator (voice)
2008
Film
The Green Fog
2018
Film
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Narrator (voice)
1988
Film
Glenn Close, l'art de la transformation
Self
2025
Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries
Self - Hostess
2009
Film
Not My Life
Narrator (voice)
2011
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale
Narrator (voice)
1987
Film
Electric Blue 29
(archive footage)
1988
Film
Stones for Ibarra
Sara Everton
1988
Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'
Self
2004
Film
The Divine Garbo
Self - Host / Narrator
1990
Film
An Amazin' Era
Self
1986
Film
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Cruella de Vil
2020