Glenn Close, a towering figure in American theatre and cinema since the 1970s, has etched her name in the annals of performance art with a résumé that spans Broadway, Hollywood, and television. Her accolades include three Tony Awards, three Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globes, alongside eight Academy Award nominations, a testament to her versatility and depth. Roles like Cruella de Vil and the tormented wife in "The Wife" showcase her range, while her Emmy-winning portrayal of Patty Hewes in "Damages" solidified her status as a dramatic powerhouse. Off-screen, Close’s advocacy for women's rights and mental health awareness underscores her influence beyond the stage and screen.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | La Bola Negra | Isabelle Durand | Film |
| 2026 | The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping | Drusilla Sickle | Film |
| 2026 | Animal Farm | Frieda Pilkington (voice) | Film |
| 2025 | Glenn Close: A Feminist Force | Self - (archive footage) | Film |
| 2025 | All's Fair | Dina Standish | TV |
| 2025 | Back in Action | Ginny | Film |
| 2025 | The Summer Book | Grandmother | Film |
| 2025 | Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Martha Delacroix | Film |
| 2024 | Brothers | Cath Munger | Film |
| 2024 | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Self | Film |
| 2024 | The Deliverance | Alberta Jackson | Film |
| 2023 | Heart of Stone | King of Diamonds | Film |
| 2023 | Tom Hanks: The Nomad | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2021 | Baba Yaga | Chief (voice) | Film |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | Film |
| 2021 | Swan Song | Dr. Eve Scott | Film |
| 2020 | Hillbilly Elegy | Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance | Film |
| 2018 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Mother (voice) | TV |
| 2018 | The Green Fog | Film | |
| 2017 | Crooked House | Lady Edith de Haviland | Film |
| 2017 | What Happened to Monday | Nicolette Cayman | Film |
| 2017 | Father Figures | Helen Baxter | Film |
| 2015 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Nonnie Hopkins | Film |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nova Prime | Film |
| 2014 | 5 to 7 | Arlene Bloom | Film |
| 2013 | Love, Marilyn | Self | Film |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | Film |
| 2012 | Casting By | Self | Film |
| 2011 | Albert Nobbs | Albert Nobbs | Film |
| 2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Granny (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Damages | Patty Hewes | TV |
| 2007 | Evening | Mrs. Wittenborn | Film |
| 2005 | The Chumscrubber | Carrie Johnson | Film |
| 2005 | Hoodwinked! | Granny (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Heights | Diana | Film |
| 2005 | Tarzan II | Kala (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Maggie | Film |
| 2004 | Strip Search | Karen Moore | Film |
| 2004 | The Stepford Wives | Claire Wellington | Film |
| 2003 | Le Divorce | Olivia Pace | Film |
| 2003 | Brush with Fate | Cornelia Engelbrecht | Film |
| 2003 | The Lion in Winter | Eleanor of Aquitaine | Film |
| 2002 | The Safety of Objects | Esther Gold | Film |
| 2001 | South Pacific | Nellie Forbush | Film |
| 2001 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple | Arvella Whipple | Film |
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians | Cruella de Vil | Film |
| 2000 | Welcome to Hollywood | Glenn Close | Film |
| 2000 | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca") | Film |
| 1999 | Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End | Sarah Witting | Film |
| 1999 | Cookie's Fortune | Camille Dixon | Film |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Kala (voice) | Film |
| 1999 | Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins | Self | Film |
| 1998 | Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration | Self - Performer | Film |
| 1997 | Paradise Road | Adrienne Pargiter | Film |
| 1997 | Air Force One | Kathryn Bennett | Film |
| 1997 | In the Gloaming | Janet | Film |
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Mrs. Farraday | Film |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Marsha Dale | Film |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self | Film |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Cruella de Vil | Film |
| 1995 | Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer | Film |
| 1995 | Anne Frank Remembered | Diary Readings (voice) | Film |
| 1994 | The Paper | Alicia Clark | Film |
| 1993 | Skylark | Sarah Witting | Film |
| 1992 | Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | Self | Film |
| 1992 | Blast 'Em | Self (uncredited) | Film |
| 1991 | Meeting Venus | Karin Anderson | Film |
| 1991 | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Sarah Wheaton | Film |
| 1990 | Reversal of Fortune | Sunny von Bülow / Narrator | Film |
| 1990 | Hamlet | Gertrude | Film |
| 1989 | Immediate Family | Linda Spector | Film |
| 1989 | An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated | Self | Film |
| 1988 | Dangerous Liaisons | Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil | Film |
| 1987 | Fatal Attraction | Alexandra "Alex" Forrest | Film |
| 1985 | Maxie | Jan / Maxie | Film |
| 1985 | Jagged Edge | Teddy Barnes | Film |
| 1984 | Something About Amelia | Gail Bennett | Film |
| 1984 | The Stone Boy | Ruth Hillerman | Film |
| 1984 | The Natural | Iris Gaines | Film |
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