Glenn Close

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

188

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-03-19 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Glenn Close

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 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.

Known For

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Tehran

    Tehran

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Damages

    Damages

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • C à vous

    C à vous

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Desus & Mero

    Desus & Mero

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Celebrity IOU

    Celebrity IOU

  • Back in Action

    Back in Action

  • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

  • 101 Dalmatians

    101 Dalmatians

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Hook

    Hook

  • What Happened to Monday

    What Happened to Monday

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Marcians

    Marcians

  • Warcraft

    Warcraft

  • Hoodwinked!

    Hoodwinked!

  • Swan Song

    Swan Song

  • Fatal Attraction

    Fatal Attraction

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons

  • 102 Dalmatians

    102 Dalmatians

  • Heart of Stone

    Heart of Stone

  • Mars Attacks!

    Mars Attacks!

  • In & Out

    In & Out

  • 3Below: Tales of Arcadia

    3Below: Tales of Arcadia

  • Electric Blue 29

    Electric Blue 29

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

    Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

  • All's Fair

    All's Fair

  • Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

    Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

  • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

    Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

  • Tarzan II

    Tarzan II

  • The House of the Spirits

    The House of the Spirits

  • The Divine Garbo

    The Divine Garbo

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • The Paper

    The Paper

  • The Natural

    The Natural

  • The Safety of Objects

    The Safety of Objects

  • The Girl with All the Gifts

    The Girl with All the Gifts

  • Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

  • Hillbilly Elegy

    Hillbilly Elegy

  • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

    Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

  • The Lion in Winter

    The Lion in Winter

  • Sarah, Plain and Tall

    Sarah, Plain and Tall

  • Let's Dance

    Let's Dance

  • The Lady with the Torch

    The Lady with the Torch

  • Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

    Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

  • Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

    Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

  • Anne Frank Remembered

    Anne Frank Remembered

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • 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

  • The Great Gilly Hopkins

    The Great Gilly Hopkins

  • The Rules of the Game

    The Rules of the Game

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Four Good Days

    Four Good Days

  • Jagged Edge

    Jagged Edge

  • Crooked House

    Crooked House

  • The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

    The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

  • The Deliverance

    The Deliverance

  • Evening

    Evening

  • Tom Hanks: The Nomad

    Tom Hanks: The Nomad

  • An Amazin' Era

    An Amazin' Era

  • The World According to Garp

    The World According to Garp

  • Air Force One

    Air Force One

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

    Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

  • Albert Nobbs

    Albert Nobbs

  • Nine Lives

    Nine Lives

  • An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated

    An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated

  • Orphan Train

    Orphan Train

  • The Big Chill

    The Big Chill

  • Cookie's Fortune

    Cookie's Fortune

  • Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

    Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

  • The Wilde Wedding

    The Wilde Wedding

  • The Stepford Wives

    The Stepford Wives

  • Brush with Fate

    Brush with Fate

  • The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

    The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

  • Heights

    Heights

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

    The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • The Summer Book

    The Summer Book

  • 5 to 7

    5 to 7

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Chumscrubber

    The Chumscrubber

  • What I Want My Words to Do to You

    What I Want My Words to Do to You

  • Skylark

    Skylark

  • Baba Yaga

    Baba Yaga

  • Immediate Family

    Immediate Family

  • The Big Chill: A Reunion

    The Big Chill: A Reunion

  • The Wife

    The Wife

  • Six by Sondheim

    Six by Sondheim

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • Anesthesia

    Anesthesia

  • Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

    Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

  • My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

    My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • Reversal of Fortune

    Reversal of Fortune

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • Father Figures

    Father Figures

  • Paradise Road

    Paradise Road

  • Stones for Ibarra

    Stones for Ibarra

  • Sea Oak

    Sea Oak

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar

    Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar

  • Low Down

    Low Down

  • Encore

    Encore

  • Baby

    Baby

  • Standing By

    Standing By

  • Meeting Venus

    Meeting Venus

  • South Pacific

    South Pacific

  • Mary Reilly

    Mary Reilly

  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Stone Boy

    The Stone Boy

  • Le Divorce

    Le Divorce

  • SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

    SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

  • Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

  • Maud

    Maud

  • Maxie

    Maxie

  • Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

    Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

  • Too Far to Go

    Too Far to Go

  • Strip Search

    Strip Search

  • In the Gloaming

    In the Gloaming

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

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

  • A Look Through His Lens

    A Look Through His Lens

  • 537 Votes

    537 Votes

  • Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back

    Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back

  • Hollywood's Greatest Villains

    Hollywood's Greatest Villains

  • Something About Amelia

    Something About Amelia

  • Gates of the Arctic

    Gates of the Arctic

  • Rabbit Ears: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    Rabbit Ears: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  • The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

    The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

  • The Lavender Scare

    The Lavender Scare

  • Glenn Close, l'art de la transformation

    Glenn Close, l'art de la transformation

  • The Plague Monkeys

    The Plague Monkeys

  • Not My Life

    Not My Life

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  • Gabon The Last Eden

    Gabon The Last Eden

  • In Search of the Jaguar

    In Search of the Jaguar

  • Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale

    Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale

  • Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries

    Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries