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Glenn Close

Glenn Close

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glenn Close, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Birthday: 1947-03-19

Place of birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

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Also known as: 글렌 클로즈, گلن کلوز

Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!

1996-12-13

Marsha Dale

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons

1988-12-21

Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil

Hook
Hook

1991-04-10

Gutless

The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits

1993-10-21

Ferula Trueba

Hamlet
Hamlet

1990-12-19

Gertrude

102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians

2000-10-07

Cruella de Vil

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

2000-05-27

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

Hoodwinked!
Hoodwinked!

2005-12-16

Granny (voice)

Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction

1987-09-18

Alexandra "Alex" Forrest

The Natural
The Natural

1984-05-11

Iris Gaines

The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp

1982-07-23

Jenny Fields

Evening
Evening

2007-06-09

Mrs. Wittenborn

The Safety of Objects
The Safety of Objects

2002-10-25

Esther Gold

101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians

1996-11-27

Cruella de Vil

Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge

1985-10-04

Teddy Barnes

The Big Chill
The Big Chill

1983-09-30

Sarah Cooper

Cookie's Fortune
Cookie's Fortune

1999-03-24

Camille Dixon

The Paper
The Paper

1994-03-18

Alicia Clark

Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly

1996-02-23

Mrs. Farraday

Le Divorce
Le Divorce

2003-08-08

Olivia Pace

The Summer Book
The Summer Book

2025-01-31

Grandmother

Air Force One
Air Force One

1997-07-25

Kathryn Bennett

The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives

2004-06-10

Claire Wellington

537 Votes
537 Votes

2020-10-21

Self (archive footage)

The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber

2005-06-08

Carrie Johnson

Heights
Heights

2005-07-15

Diana

Strip Search
Strip Search

2004-04-27

Karen Moore

Tarzan
Tarzan

1999-06-18

Kala (voice)

Nine Lives
Nine Lives

2005-09-02

Maggie

In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming

1997-04-20

Janet

Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall

1991-02-03

Sarah Wheaton

Skylark
Skylark

1993-02-07

Sarah Witting

The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter

2003-12-26

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune

1990-10-19

Sunny von Bülow / Narrator

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

1995-01-23

Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer

The Deliverance
The Deliverance

2024-08-16

Alberta Jackson

South Pacific
South Pacific

2001-03-26

Nellie Forbush

Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs

2011-12-21

Albert Nobbs

Brush with Fate
Brush with Fate

2003-01-01

Cornelia Engelbrecht

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012-02-04

(archive footage)

Paradise Road
Paradise Road

1997-02-11

Adrienne Pargiter

Immediate Family
Immediate Family

1989-10-27

Linda Spector

Maxie
Maxie

1985-09-27

Jan / Maxie

Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn

2013-05-30

Self

Orphan Train
Orphan Train

1979-12-22

Jessica

Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go

1979-03-12

Rebecca Kuehn

The Stone Boy
The Stone Boy

1984-04-04

Ruth Hillerman

Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy

2014-07-30

Nova Prime

Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus

1991-09-18

Karin Anderson

Something About Amelia
Something About Amelia

1984-01-09

Gail Bennett

Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone

2023-08-09

King of Diamonds

Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Tom Hanks: The Nomad

2023-05-20

Self (archive footage)

Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet

2011-11-01

Gertrude (archive footage)

Low Down
Low Down

2014-01-19

Gram

Tarzan II
Tarzan II

2005-06-13

Kala (voice)

5 to 7
5 to 7

2014-04-19

Arlene Bloom

The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man

1982-01-04

Princess Alexandra

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

2011-04-29

Granny (voice)

Baby
Baby

2000-10-08

Adult Sophie (voice)

Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga

2021-01-14

Chief (voice)

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

2001-01-20

Arvella Whipple

Anesthesia
Anesthesia

2016-01-08

Marcia Zarrow

Not My Life
Not My Life

2011-10-28

Narrator (voice)

Gabon The Last Eden
Gabon The Last Eden

2007-05-11

Narrator

The Divine Garbo
The Divine Garbo

1990-12-03

Self - Host / Narrator

Back in Action
Back in Action

2025-01-15

Ginny

Lincoln
Lincoln

1992-12-26

Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)

The Wife
The Wife

2018-08-02

Joan Castleman

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1988-05-26

Narrator (voice)

In Search of the Jaguar
In Search of the Jaguar

2003-11-26

Narrator

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021-08-16

Self (archive footage)

Gates of the Arctic
Gates of the Arctic

2008-05-29

Narrator (voice)

The Girl with All the Gifts
The Girl with All the Gifts

2016-09-23

Dr. Caroline Caldwell

The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015-10-05

Nonnie Hopkins

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

2011-12-06

The Vamp

Encore
Encore

Marie

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025-10-08

Martha Delacroix

Father Figures
Father Figures

2017-12-21

Helen Baxter

Anne Frank Remembered
Anne Frank Remembered

1995-06-08

Diary Readings (voice)

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991-01-01

Gertrude (archive footage)

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

1999-10-26

Gina (archive footage) (uncredited)

Warcraft
Warcraft

2016-05-25

Alodi (uncredited)

Crooked House
Crooked House

2017-09-06

Lady Edith de Haviland

What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday

2017-08-18

Nicolette Cayman

In & Out
In & Out

1997-09-10

Glenn Close

Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood

2000-10-27

Glenn Close

The Wilde Wedding
The Wilde Wedding

2017-09-15

Eve Wilde

Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries
Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries

2009-01-01

Self - Hostess

Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim

2013-12-09

Self (archive footage)

The Lady with the Torch
The Lady with the Torch

1999-01-08

Self - Host

Let's Dance
Let's Dance

2018-12-06

Segment: "Night Shift"

Stones for Ibarra
Stones for Ibarra

1988-01-29

Sara Everton

The Lavender Scare
The Lavender Scare

2019-06-07

Narrator (voice)

The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game

1975-04-30

Neighbor

Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy

2020-11-09

Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance

Four Good Days
Four Good Days

2021-04-30

Deb

Electric Blue 29
Electric Blue 29

1988-01-01

(archive footage)

Swan Song
Swan Song

2021-12-17

Dr. Eve Scott

Brothers
Brothers

2024-10-10

Cath Munger

Casting By
Casting By

2012-11-01

Self

Show of Titles
Show of Titles

2021-06-13

"Dance a Little Closer" Performer

An Amazin' Era
An Amazin' Era

1986-07-01

Self

Animal Farm
Animal Farm

2025-06-09

Frieda Pilkington (voice)