Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

195

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-03-19 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As

글렌 클로즈

گلن کلوز

Glenn Close

Biography

Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. In a career spanning over five decades of 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 and three Grammy Awards. She is one of the few performers to be nominated for the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. In 2009, she received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2016, she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glenn Close, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Mars Attacks!

1996

Mars Attacks!

as

Marsha Dale

Dangerous Liaisons

1988

Dangerous Liaisons

as

Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil

Hook

1991

Hook

as

Gutless

The House of the Spirits

1993

The House of the Spirits

as

Ferula Trueba

Hamlet

1990

Hamlet

as

Gertrude

102 Dalmatians

2000

102 Dalmatians

as

Cruella de Vil

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

2000

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

as

Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")

Hoodwinked!

2005

Hoodwinked!

as

Granny (voice)

Fatal Attraction

1987

Fatal Attraction

as

Alexandra "Alex" Forrest

The Natural

1984

The Natural

as

Iris Gaines

The World According to Garp

1982

The World According to Garp

as

Jenny Fields

Evening

2007

Evening

as

Mrs. Wittenborn

The Safety of Objects

2002

The Safety of Objects

as

Esther Gold

101 Dalmatians

1996

101 Dalmatians

as

Cruella de Vil

Jagged Edge

1985

Jagged Edge

as

Teddy Barnes

The Big Chill

1983

The Big Chill

as

Sarah Cooper

Cookie's Fortune

1999

Cookie's Fortune

as

Camille Dixon

The Paper

1994

The Paper

as

Alicia Clark

Mary Reilly

1996

Mary Reilly

as

Mrs. Farraday

Le Divorce

2003

Le Divorce

as

Olivia Pace

The Summer Book

2025

The Summer Book

as

Grandmother

Air Force One

1997

Air Force One

as

Kathryn Bennett

The Stepford Wives

2004

The Stepford Wives

as

Claire Wellington

537 Votes

2020

537 Votes

as

Self (archive footage)

The Chumscrubber

2005

The Chumscrubber

as

Carrie Johnson

Heights

2005

Heights

as

Diana

2004

Strip Search

as

Karen Moore

Tarzan

1999

Tarzan

as

Kala (voice)

Nine Lives

2005

Nine Lives

as

Maggie

In the Gloaming

1997

In the Gloaming

as

Janet

Sarah, Plain and Tall

1991

Sarah, Plain and Tall

as

Sarah Wheaton

Skylark

1993

Skylark

as

Sarah Witting

The Lion in Winter

2003

The Lion in Winter

as

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Reversal of Fortune

1990

Reversal of Fortune

as

Sunny von Bülow / Narrator

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

1995

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

as

Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer

The Deliverance

2024

The Deliverance

as

Alberta Jackson

South Pacific

2001

South Pacific

as

Nellie Forbush

Albert Nobbs

2011

Albert Nobbs

as

Albert Nobbs

Brush with Fate

2003

Brush with Fate

as

Cornelia Engelbrecht

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

1999

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

as

Sarah Witting

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as

(archive footage)

Paradise Road

1997

Paradise Road

as

Adrienne Pargiter

Immediate Family

1989

Immediate Family

as

Linda Spector

Maxie

1985

Maxie

as

Jan / Maxie

Love, Marilyn

2013

Love, Marilyn

as

Self

Orphan Train

1979

Orphan Train

as

Jessica

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

1992

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

as

Self

Too Far to Go

1979

Too Far to Go

as

Rebecca Kuehn

The Stone Boy

1984

The Stone Boy

as

Ruth Hillerman

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

2009

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

as

Self

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

Guardians of the Galaxy

as

Nova Prime

Meeting Venus

1991

Meeting Venus

as

Karin Anderson

Something About Amelia

1984

Something About Amelia

as

Gail Bennett

Heart of Stone

2023

Heart of Stone

as

King of Diamonds

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

2023

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

as

Self (archive footage)

Discovering Hamlet

2011

Discovering Hamlet

as

Gertrude (archive footage)

Low Down

2014

Low Down

as

Gram

Tarzan II

2005

Tarzan II

as

Kala (voice)

5 to 7

2014

5 to 7

as

Arlene Bloom

The Elephant Man

1982

The Elephant Man

as

Princess Alexandra

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

2011

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

as

Granny (voice)

What I Want My Words to Do to You

2003

What I Want My Words to Do to You

as

Self

Baby

2000

Baby

as

Adult Sophie (voice)

Baba Yaga

2021

Baba Yaga

as

Chief (voice)

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

2001

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

as

Arvella Whipple

Anesthesia

2016

Anesthesia

as

Marcia Zarrow

Not My Life

2011

Not My Life

as

Narrator (voice)

Gabon The Last Eden

2007

Gabon The Last Eden

as

Narrator

The Divine Garbo

1990

The Divine Garbo

as

Self - Host / Narrator

A Look Through His Lens

2024

A Look Through His Lens

as

Self

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

2024

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

as

Self

Back in Action

2025

Back in Action

as

Ginny

Lincoln

1992

Lincoln

as

Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)

The Wife

2018

The Wife

as

Joan Castleman

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1988

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

as

Narrator (voice)

2003

In Search of the Jaguar

as

Narrator

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

as

Self

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Gates of the Arctic

2008

Gates of the Arctic

as

Narrator (voice)

The Girl with All the Gifts

2016

The Girl with All the Gifts

as

Dr. Caroline Caldwell

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015

The Great Gilly Hopkins

as

Nonnie Hopkins

Touch of Evil

2011

Touch of Evil

as

The Vamp

Encore

Encore

as

Marie

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

as

Father Figures

2017

Father Figures

as

Helen Baxter

Anne Frank Remembered

1995

Anne Frank Remembered

as

Diary Readings (voice)

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

as

Gertrude (archive footage)

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

1999

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

as

Gina (archive footage) (uncredited)

Warcraft

2016

Warcraft

as

Alodi (uncredited)

Crooked House

2017

Crooked House

as

Lady Edith de Haviland

What Happened to Monday

2017

What Happened to Monday

as

Nicolette Cayman

In & Out

1997

In & Out

as

Glenn Close (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

1989

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

as

Self

Welcome to Hollywood

1998

Welcome to Hollywood

as

Glenn Close

The Wilde Wedding

2017

The Wilde Wedding

as

Eve Wilde

The Big Chill: A Reunion

1999

The Big Chill: A Reunion

as

Self

Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries

2009

Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries

as

Self - Hostess

Six by Sondheim

2013

Six by Sondheim

as

Self (archive footage)

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar

2018

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar

as

Self

The Lady with the Torch

1999

The Lady with the Torch

as

Self - Host

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

1998

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

as

Self - Performer

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

1996

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

as

Self

Let's Dance

2018

Let's Dance

as

Segment: "Night Shift"

Stones for Ibarra

1988

Stones for Ibarra

as

Sara Everton

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

2005

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

as

Self

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

as

Self

The Lavender Scare

2019

The Lavender Scare

as

Narrator (voice)

Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back

2002

Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back

as

Self

The Rules of the Game

1975

The Rules of the Game

as

Neighbor

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

Hillbilly Elegy

as

Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance

Four Good Days

2021

Four Good Days

as

Deb

Electric Blue 29

1988

Electric Blue 29

as

(archive footage)

Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

2004

Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

as

Self

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

2020

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

as

Cruella de Vil

Swan Song

2021

Swan Song

as

Dr. Eve Scott

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

2020

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

as

Roy Cohn

Brothers

2024

Brothers

as

Cath Munger

Casting By

2012

Casting By

as

Self

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as

Self

An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated

1989

An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated

as

Self

Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale

1987

Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale

as

Narrator (voice)

Show of Titles

2021

Show of Titles

as

"Dance a Little Closer" Performer

An Amazin' Era

1986

An Amazin' Era

as

Self

This Morning

This Morning

as

Self - Guest

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as

Self

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Mona Simpson (voice)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as

Self

The Shield

The Shield

as

Captain Monica Rawling

The View

The View

as

Self

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

as

Self

C à vous

C à vous

as

Self

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

as

Fannie Lieber

MADtv

MADtv

as

Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Sara Everton

Damages

Damages

as

Patty Hewes

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as

Self - Guest

Desus & Mero

Desus & Mero

as

Self

Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

as

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Evelyn Baker Lang

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

as

Self

Celebrity IOU

Celebrity IOU

as

Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self (archive footage)

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

as

Self

Tehran

Tehran

as

Marjan Montazeri

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

as

The Woman in Seat 2A (uncredited)

American Experience

American Experience

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Sea Oak

Sea Oak

as

Aunt Bernie

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Host/Performer/Winner

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Audience Member

Leute heute

Leute heute

as

Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as

Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Sarah Wheaton

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Sarah

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Cornelia Englebrecht

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as

Self - Guest

Ellen

Ellen

as

Glenn Close

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as

Self

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as

Self

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as

Self

3Below: Tales of Arcadia

3Below: Tales of Arcadia

as

Mother (voice)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Host

Standing By

Standing By

as

Family Guy

Family Guy

as

Glenn Close (voice)

Please Turn the Page

Please Turn the Page

as

Self

All's Fair

All's Fair

as

Dina Standish

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as

Self - Guest

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Neighbor

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Self - Host

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Hillary Clinton

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Marcians

Marcians

as

Self - Interviewee

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter/Winner

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as

Self - Guest

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Winner

Production

Albert Nobbs

2011

Albert Nobbs

as

Cruella

2021

Cruella

as

Baby

2000

Baby

as

Journey

1995

Journey

as

Sarah, Plain and Tall

1991

Sarah, Plain and Tall

as

Skylark

1993

Skylark

as

South Pacific

2001

South Pacific

as

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

2001

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

as

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

1995

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

as

The Wilde Wedding

2017

The Wilde Wedding

as

Sea Oak

Sea Oak

as

All's Fair

All's Fair

as

Crew

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