Glenn Close
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.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
as Martha Delacroix
Age 78 (now 79)
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
as Drusilla Sickle
Age 79
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
as Martha Delacroix
Age 78 (now 79)
Glenn Close: A Feminist Force
as Self - (archive footage)
Age 78 (now 79)
Glenn Close, l'art de la transformation
as Self
Age 78 (now 79)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
as Self
Age 77 (now 79)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 74 (now 79)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
as Cruella de Vil
Age 73 (now 79)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Roy Cohn
Age 73 (now 79)
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
as Self
Age 71 (now 79)
The Girl with All the Gifts
as Dr. Caroline Caldwell
Age 69 (now 79)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Age 64 (now 79)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Granny (voice)
Age 64 (now 79)
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
as Self
Age 62 (now 79)Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries
as Self - Hostess
Age 61 (now 79)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Age 57 (now 79)
What I Want My Words to Do to You
as Self
Age 56 (now 79)
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
as Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
Age 53 (now 79)
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
as Sarah Witting
Age 52 (now 79)
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
as Gina (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 52 (now 79)
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
as Self
Age 52 (now 79)
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
as Self - Performer
Age 51 (now 79)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self
Age 48 (now 79)
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Executive Producer
Age 47 (now 79) Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
as Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
Age 47 (now 79)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Age 46 (now 79)
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
as Self
Age 45 (now 79)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self
Age 43 (now 79)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
Age 42 (now 79)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as Narrator (voice)
Age 41 (now 79)
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?
as Self - Narrator
Age 40 (now 79)Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale
as Narrator (voice)
Age 40 (now 79)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
as Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 79)
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
as The Woman in Seat 2A (uncredited)
Age 74 (now 79)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Age 68 (now 79)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Age 68 (now 79)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Age 67 (now 79)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
Age 67 (now 79)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Age 66 (now 79)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Age 62 (now 79)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Age 61 (now 79)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 46 (now 79)
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Also Known As
Glenda Veronica Close
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