Glenn Close profile
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Glenn Close

19th March 1947 Greenwich, Connecticut, USA 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.

123 Movies 57 TV Shows 2 In Production 197 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

537 Votes poster
537 Votes 21st October 2020 as Self (archive footage)
The Wife poster
The Wife 17th August 2017 as Joan Castleman
Warcraft poster
Warcraft 25th May 2016 as Alodi (uncredited)
5 to 7 poster
5 to 7 19th April 2014 as Arlene Bloom
Evening poster
Evening 9th June 2007 as Mrs. Wittenborn
Baby poster
Baby 8th October 2000 as Adult Sophie (Voice)
Tarzan poster
Tarzan 17th June 1999 as Kala (voice)
In & Out poster
In & Out 10th September 1997 as Glenn Close
Skylark poster
Skylark 7th February 1993 as Sarah Witting
Hook poster
Hook 10th April 1991 as Gutless
Hamlet poster
Hamlet 19th December 1990 as Gertrude
Maxie poster
Maxie 27th September 1985 as Jan / Maxie
Tehran poster
Tehran 22nd June 2020 as Marjan Montazeri
Marcians poster
Marcians 16th November 2017 as Self - Interviewee
Sea Oak poster
Sea Oak 10th November 2017 as Aunt Bernie
MADtv poster
MADtv 14th October 1995 as Self
Ellen poster
Ellen 29th March 1994 as Glenn Close
Tony Awards poster
Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Host / Performer / Winner
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping poster Coming soon
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping 18th November 2026 as Drusilla Sickle
La Bola Negra poster Coming soon
La Bola Negra 25th September 2026 as Isabelle Durand