Glenn Close
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…
Also Known As
Glenda Veronica Close
Acting (50)
The Summer Book
Grandmother
The Deliverance
Alberta Jackson
537 Votes
Self (archive footage)
Love, Marilyn
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Self
Evening
Mrs. Wittenborn
Hoodwinked!
Granny (voice)
Nine Lives
Maggie
Heights
Diana
The Chumscrubber
Carrie Johnson
The Stepford Wives
Claire Wellington
Strip Search
Karen Moore
The Lion in Winter
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Le Divorce
Olivia Pace
Brush with Fate
Cornelia Engelbrecht
The Safety of Objects
Esther Gold
South Pacific
Nellie Forbush
102 Dalmatians
Cruella de Vil
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Sarah Witting
Tarzan
Kala (voice)
Cookie's Fortune
Camille Dixon
Air Force One
Kathryn Bennett
In the Gloaming
Janet
Paradise Road
Adrienne Pargiter
Mars Attacks!
Marsha Dale
101 Dalmatians
Cruella de Vil
Mary Reilly
Mrs. Farraday
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
The Paper
Alicia Clark
The House of the Spirits
Ferula Trueba
Skylark
Sarah Witting
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
Hook
Gutless
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah Wheaton
Hamlet
Gertrude
Reversal of Fortune
Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
Immediate Family
Linda Spector
Dangerous Liaisons
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
Fatal Attraction
Alex Forrest
Jagged Edge
Teddy Barnes
Maxie
Jan / Maxie
The Natural
Iris Gaines
The Stone Boy
Ruth Hillerman
The Big Chill
Sarah Cooper
The World According to Garp
Jenny Fields
Orphan Train
Jessica
Too Far to Go
Rebecca Kuehn
Crew (17)
All's Fair
Executive Producer
2025The Summer Book
Producer
2025
Cruella
Producer
2021
Sea Oak
Producer
2017
The Wilde Wedding
Executive Producer
2017Albert Nobbs
Screenplay
2011Albert Nobbs
Producer
2011Albert Nobbs
Lyricist
2011South Pacific
Executive Producer
2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Executive Producer
2001
Baby
Executive Producer
2000
Journey
Executive Producer
1995Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Executive Producer
1995Skylark
Executive Producer
1993Sarah, Plain and Tall
Executive Producer
1991
Sunset Boulevard
Producer
Maud
Executive Producer