Cast & creator
Glenn Close
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: Glenda Veronica Close
152
film credits
64
television credits
199
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (216)
Showing 216 of 216 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Simpsons
Mona Simpson (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Family Guy
Glenn Close (voice)
1999
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The West Wing
Evelyn Baker Lang
1999
Leute heute
Self
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Great Performances
Neighbor
1971Great Performances
Self - Host
1971
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter/Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Will & Grace
Fannie Lieber
1998
American Experience
Self - Narrator (voice)
1988
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956Tony Awards
Self - Audience Member
1956Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956Tony Awards
Self - Host / Performer / Winner
1956Tony Awards
Self (archive footage)
1956Tony Awards
Hillary Clinton
1956
The Shield
Captain Monica Rawling
2002
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Damages
Patty Hewes
2007
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2009
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Ellen
Glenn Close
1994
C à vous
Self
2009
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012Pebble Mill
Self
1991
The Oscars
Self
1953
La bola negra
Isabelle Durand
2026
Desus & Mero
Self
2019
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Martha Delacroix
2025Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Guardians of the Galaxy
Nova Prime
2014
All's Fair
Dina Standish
2025All's Fair
Executive Producer
2025
Tarzan
Kala (voice)
1999
Tehran
Marjan Montazeri
2020
Marcians
Self - Interviewee
2017
Cruella
Producer
2021
101 Dalmatians
Cruella de Vil
1996
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Drusilla Sickle
2026
Back in Action
Ginny
2025
Celebrity IOU
Self
2020
Warcraft
Alodi (uncredited)
2016
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
Mother (voice)
2018
Heart of Stone
King of Diamonds
2023
Mars Attacks!
Marsha Dale
1996
102 Dalmatians
Cruella de Vil
2000
Hook
Gutless
1991Please Turn the Page
Self
1977
Swan Song
Dr. Eve Scott
2021
Air Force One
Kathryn Bennett
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Animal Farm
Frieda Pilkington (voice)
2026
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
The Woman in Seat 2A (uncredited)
2022
Hoodwinked!
Granny (voice)
2005
Crooked House
Lady Edith de Haviland
2017
Fatal Attraction
Alexandra "Alex" Forrest
1987
What Happened to Monday
Nicolette Cayman
2017
Brothers
Cath Munger
2024
The Girl with All the Gifts
Dr. Caroline Caldwell
2016
The Stepford Wives
Claire Wellington
2004
Hillbilly Elegy
Mamaw
2020
The Deliverance
Alberta Jackson
2024
Dangerous Liaisons
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
1988
Tarzan II
Kala (voice)
2005
Father Figures
Helen Baxter
2017
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sara Everton
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sarah Wheaton
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sarah
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cornelia Englebrecht
1951
This Morning
Self - Guest
1988
The House of the Spirits
Ferula Trueba
1993
The Natural
Iris Gaines
1984
The Wife
Joan Castleman
2017
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Granny (voice)
2011
In & Out
Glenn Close (uncredited)
1997
The Paper
Alicia Clark
1994
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited)
1984
The Big Chill
Sarah Cooper
1983
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self
2024
Jagged Edge
Teddy Barnes
1985
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs
2011Albert Nobbs
Screenplay
2011Albert Nobbs
Producer
2011Albert Nobbs
Lyricist
2011
Four Good Days
Deb
2021
MADtv
Self
1995
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
1993
The Wilde Wedding
Eve Wilde
2017The Wilde Wedding
Executive Producer
2017
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Nonnie Hopkins
2015
The World According to Garp
Jenny Fields
1982
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Le Divorce
Olivia Pace
2003
Mary Reilly
Mrs. Farraday
1996
5 to 7
Arlene Bloom
2014
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Nine Lives
Maggie
2005
Reversal of Fortune
Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
1990
Hamlet
Gertrude
1990
The Chumscrubber
Carrie Johnson
2005
Love, Marilyn
Self
2013
Welcome to Hollywood
Glenn Close
2000
Sea Oak
Aunt Bernie
2017Sea Oak
Producer
2017
Anesthesia
Marcia Zarrow
2016
The Summer Book
Grandmother
2025The Summer Book
Producer
2025
The Safety of Objects
Esther Gold
2002
The Lion in Winter
Eleanor of Aquitaine
2003
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Gina (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
2000
Show of Titles
"Dance a Little Closer" Performer
2021
537 Votes
Self (archive footage)
2020
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
2013
Paradise Road
Adrienne Pargiter
1997
In the Gloaming
Janet
1997
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
2017
Evening
Mrs. Wittenborn
2007
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
Casting By
Self
2012
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
1995Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Executive Producer
1995
Low Down
Gram
2014
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Immediate Family
Linda Spector
1989
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah Wheaton
1991Sarah, Plain and Tall
Executive Producer
1991
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
2021Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Self
Cookie's Fortune
Camille Dixon
1999
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Self (archive footage)
2023
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
2005
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Arvella Whipple
2001The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Executive Producer
2001
Baba Yaga
Chief (voice)
2021
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
Self
2009
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
Self - Performer
1998
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self
1996
The Lavender Scare
Narrator (voice)
2019
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
Self
1999A Look Through His Lens
Self
2024
Something About Amelia
Gail Bennett
1984
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Sarah Witting
1999
Glenn Close: A Feminist Force
Self
2025
The Big Chill: A Reunion
Self
1999Maud
Maud Oldcastle
Maud
Executive Producer
The Midnight Library
Mrs.Elm
Heights
Diana
2005
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
1992
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
Self
1989
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Roy Cohn
2020Encore
Marie
Anne Frank Remembered
Diary Readings (voice)
1995
South Pacific
Nellie Forbush
2001South Pacific
Executive Producer
2001Standing By
The Stone Boy
Ruth Hillerman
1984
Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back
Self
2002Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'
Self
2004
Strip Search
Karen Moore
2004
Let's Dance
Segment: "Night Shift"
2018
Blast 'Em
Self (uncredited)
1992
Too Far to Go
Rebecca Kuehn
1979
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
1990
Meeting Venus
Karin Anderson
1991
Brush with Fate
Cornelia Engelbrecht
2003
The Rules of the Game
Neighbor
1975
Maxie
Jan / Maxie
1985
Journey
Executive Producer
1995
Discovering Hamlet
Gertrude (archive footage)
2011
Orphan Train
Jessica
1979
The Elephant Man
Princess Alexandra
1982
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
Self
2018
Glenn Close, l'art de la transformation
Self
2025
Stones for Ibarra
Sara Everton
1988
Skylark
Sarah Witting
1993Skylark
Executive Producer
1993
The Lady with the Torch
Self - Host
1999Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)
1992
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Cruella de Vil
2020
Sunset Boulevard
Norma Desmond
Sunset Boulevard
Producer
The Green Fog
2018
What I Want My Words to Do to You
Self
2003
Baby
Adult Sophie (Voice)
2000Baby
Executive Producer
2000
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Narrator (voice)
1988
Gates of the Arctic
Narrator (voice)
2008Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale
Narrator (voice)
1987
Gabon The Last Eden
Narrator
2007Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?
Self - Narrator
1987
Electric Blue 29
(archive footage)
1988
An Amazin' Era
Self
1986
Not My Life
Narrator (voice)
2011In Search of the Jaguar
Narrator
2003The Plague Monkeys
Narrator
Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries
Self - Hostess
2009
The Divine Garbo
Self - Host / Narrator
1990