Glenn Close
Acting
Born: Mar 19, 1947
From: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Summer Book | Grandmother | 2025 | 7.1 |
| 537 Votes | Self (archive footage) | 2020 | 7.1 |
| Evening | Mrs. Wittenborn | 2007 | 5.8 |
| Hoodwinked! | Granny (voice) | 2005 | 6.275 |
| The Chumscrubber | Carrie Johnson | 2005 | 6.455 |
| Heights | Diana | 2005 | 6.273 |
| Nine Lives | Maggie | 2005 | 6.112 |
| The Stepford Wives | Claire Wellington | 2004 | 5.685 |
| Strip Search | Karen Moore | 2004 | 6.213 |
| Le Divorce | Olivia Pace | 2003 | 4.944 |
| The Safety of Objects | Esther Gold | 2002 | 6.481 |
| 102 Dalmatians | Cruella de Vil | 2000 | 5.506 |
| Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This … | 2000 | 5.792 |
| Cookie's Fortune | Camille Dixon | 1999 | 6.362 |
| Tarzan | Kala (voice) | 1999 | 7.4 |
| Air Force One | Kathryn Bennett | 1997 | 6.471 |
| In the Gloaming | Janet | 1997 | 6.017 |
| Mars Attacks! | Marsha Dale | 1996 | 6.423 |
| 101 Dalmatians | Cruella de Vil | 1996 | 5.942 |
| Mary Reilly | Mrs. Farraday | 1996 | 5.777 |
| The Paper | Alicia Clark | 1994 | 6.6 |
| The House of the Spirits | Ferula Trueba | 1993 | 6.944 |
| Hook | Gutless | 1991 | 6.84 |
| Hamlet | Gertrude | 1990 | 6.606 |
| Dangerous Liaisons | Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil | 1988 | 7.2 |
| Fatal Attraction | Alexandra "Alex" Forrest | 1987 | 6.846 |
| Jagged Edge | Teddy Barnes | 1985 | 6.28 |
| The Natural | Iris Gaines | 1984 | 6.9 |
| The Big Chill | Sarah Cooper | 1983 | 6.842 |
| The World According to Garp | Jenny Fields | 1982 | 6.672 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1947 |
| From | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA |