Glenn Close

Glenn Close

77 · Born: Mar 19, 1947

Personal Details

Official Socials
Born Mar 19, 1947 Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Spouse
  • David Shaw

    ( Feb 3, 2006 to Aug 18, 2015 )
  • James Constantine Marlas

    ( Sep 1, 1984 to Feb 27, 1987 )
  • Cabot Wade

    ( Nov 22, 1969 to Oct 2, 1971 )
Parents
  • William Close
  • Bettine Close (Moore)
Relatives
  • Tina Close (Sibling)
  • Alexander D. Close (Sibling)
  • Jessie Close (Sibling)
  • Tambu Misoki (Sibling)

Biography

Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress and singer of theatre and film, known for her roles as a femme fatale (the scheming Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and deranged stalker Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987). She is also known for playing Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1996), and its sequel 102 Dalmatians (2000). She has been more recently known for her Emmy winning role as Patty Hewes in the FX TV series Damages. She has been nominated eight times for an Oscar, twice for a BAFTA Film Award and three times for a Grammy, and has won three Tonys, an Obie, three Emmys, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glenn Close, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story as Norma Desmond
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Swan Song
Swan Song as Dr. Eve Scott
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Four Good Days
Four Good Days as Deb
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2020
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
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2019
The Lavender Scare
The Lavender Scare as Narrator (voice)
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You Don't Nomi
You Don't Nomi as Alex Forrest
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2018
The Wife
The Wife as Joan Castleman
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3Below: Tales of Arcadia
3Below: Tales of Arcadia as Mother (voice)
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2017
Crooked House
Crooked House as Lady Edith de Haviland
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What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday as Nicolette Cayman
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The Wilde Wedding
The Wilde Wedding as Eve Wilde
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Father Figures
Father Figures as Helen Baxter
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Sea Oak
Sea Oak as Aunt Bernie
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2016
Anesthesia
Anesthesia as Marcia Zarrow
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The Girl with All the Gifts
The Girl with All the Gifts as Dr. Caroline Caldwell
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2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins as Nonnie Hopkins
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Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw
Family Guy
Family Guy as Glenn Close (voice)
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2014
5 to 7
5 to 7 as Arlene Bloom
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Low Down
Low Down as Gram
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2012
Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez!
Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez! as Cruella DeVille
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2011
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil as Granny (voice)
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Not My Life
Not My Life as Narrator (voice)
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Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs
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2009
Home
Home as Narrator (english voice)
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2007
Evening
Evening as Mrs. Wittenborn
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Gabon: The Last Eden
Gabon: The Last Eden as Narrator
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Damages
Damages as Patty Hewes
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2005
Nine Lives
Nine Lives as Maggie
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Tarzan II
Tarzan II as Kala (voice)
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Heights
Heights as Diana
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... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Hoodwinked!
Hoodwinked! as Granny (voice)
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The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber as Carrie Johnson
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The Shield
The Shield as Captain Monica Rawling
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2004
Strip Search
Strip Search as Karen Moore
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The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives as Claire Wellington
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2003
Brush with Fate
Brush with Fate as Cornelia Engelbrecht
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Le divorce
Le divorce as Olivia Pace
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The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter as Eleanor of Aquitaine
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In Search of the Jaguar
In Search of the Jaguar as Narrator
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The West Wing
The West Wing as Chief Justice Evelyn Baker Lang
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2002
The Safety of Objects
The Safety of Objects as Esther Gold
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2001
South Pacific
South Pacific as Nellie Forbush
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The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple as Arvella Whipple
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2000
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
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102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians as Cruella de Vil
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Baby
Baby as Adult Sophie (voice)
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1999
Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End
Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End as Sarah Witting
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Tarzan
Tarzan as Kala (voice)
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Cookie's Fortune
Cookie's Fortune as Camille Dixon
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1997
Air Force One
Air Force One as Vice President Kathryn Bennett
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Paradise Road
Paradise Road as Adrienne Pargiter
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In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming as Janet
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1996
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly as Mrs. Farraday
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101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians as Cruella DeVil
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Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks! as Marsha Dale
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1995
Anne Frank Remembered
Anne Frank Remembered as Diary Readings (voice)
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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story as Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Mona Simpson (voice)
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1994
The Paper
The Paper as Alicia Clark
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1993
Skylark
Skylark as Sarah Witting
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The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits as Ferula Trueba
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1992
Lincoln
Lincoln as Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)
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1991
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall as Sarah Wheaton
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Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus as Karin Anderson
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1990
Hamlet
Hamlet as Gertrude
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Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune as Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sarah Wheaton
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1989
Immediate Family
Immediate Family as Linda Spector
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1988
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
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Stones for Ibarra
Stones for Ibarra as Sara Everton
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American Experience
American Experience as Narrator (voice)
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1987
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction as Alexandra "Alex" Forrest
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1985
Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge as Teddy Barnes
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Maxie
Maxie as Jan / Maxie
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1984
The Stone Boy
The Stone Boy as Ruth Hillerman
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The Natural
The Natural as Iris Gaines
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Something About Amelia
Something About Amelia as Gail Bennett
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1983
The Big Chill
The Big Chill as Sarah Cooper
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1982
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp as Jenny Fields
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The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man as Princess Alexandra
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1979
Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go as Rebecca Kuehn
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Orphan Train
Orphan Train as Jessica
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1975
Great Performances
Great Performances as Neighbor
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Great Performances
Great Performances as Neighbor
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2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2021
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2020
Giving Voice
Giving Voice
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2019
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2016
A Classy Broad
A Classy Broad
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2013
Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim
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Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn
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2009
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2005
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
A Concert for Hurricane Relief
2002
'Sunset Blvd.': A Look Back
1999
The Big Chill: A Reunion
1998
Great Performances
1996
The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful
1992
Great Performances
Blast 'Em
Blast 'Em
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1990
The Divine Garbo
The Divine Garbo
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1989
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
2011
Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs as Screenplay
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