Image: Wikimedia CommonsGlenn Close
American actress (born 1947)
Glenn Close is an American actress of stage and screen with eight Academy Award nominations, from her debut in The World According to Garp through Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons and Hillbilly Elegy. On Broadway she has won three Tony Awards, including one as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. Television brought three Emmy Awards, two of them for playing the ruthless litigator Patty Hewes in Damages, and she played Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians.
Glenn Close appears in 13 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1983 to 2026. Most of that work is in drama, comedy and history. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Andrew Scott (2), Jeremy Irons (2).
Known for
- Fatal Attraction (1987), Alex Forrest. An obsessive lover in the hit thriller, earning a Best Actress Oscar nomination.
- Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Marquise de Merteuil. A scheming aristocrat playing games of seduction, another Best Actress Oscar nomination.
- Damages (2007), Patty Hewes. The formidable litigator who won her two consecutive Emmy Awards for Lead Actress.
- 101 Dalmatians (1996), Cruella de Vil. Brought the fur-obsessed Disney villain to live action, earning a Golden Globe nomination.
- The World According to Garp (1982), Jenny Fields. Her film debut, which brought her first Academy Award nomination.
- The Shield (2002), Monica Rawling. Her first regular series role, as a precinct captain in the show’s fourth season.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Glenn Close been in?
- Glenn Close appears in La Bola Negra (2026), All’s Fair (2025), Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Back in Action (2025), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Lion in Winter (2003), 101 Dalmatians (1996), The House of the Spirits (1993), Reversal of Fortune (1990), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Fatal Attraction (1987) and The Natural (1984) on The Remote.
- When was Glenn Close born?
- Glenn Close was born on 19 March 1947.
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