Glenn Close
American actress · United States · Actors · Born 1947 · age 79
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Something wrong?Eight Oscar nominations, zero wins - a record that follows her everywhere. Close built a career on controlled intensity and chameleonic range, from Fatal Attraction's scorned lover to Damages' ruthless litigator, yet the Academy keeps her in the bridesmaid chair.
A life in dates
Animal FarmFilm, Frieda Pilkington (voice)2025Wake Up Dead Man, a new film, came out on 6 September 2025.6 September 2025, 2024
BrothersFilm, Cath Munger2022Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAward2021
CruellaFilm, Producer2018Independent Spirit AwardAward2017
Crooked HouseFilm, Lady Edith de Haviland2016
The Girl with All the GiftsFilm, Dr. Caroline Caldwell2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries2014Medalla Delmira AgustiniAward2011Donostia AwardAward
Albert NobbsFilm, 2011Writer, Producer2009Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesAward
Late Night with Jimmy FallonSeries, 20092008Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesAward2005Golden Globe AwardsAward2004
The Stepford WivesFilm, Claire Wellington2003
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries2002
The ShieldSeries, Captain Monica Rawling2001Crystal AwardAward1999
TarzanFilm, Kala (voice)1998
Will & GraceSeries, Fannie Lieber1996
101 DalmatiansFilm, Cruella de Vil1995Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAwardTony Award for Best Actress in a MusicalAward1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries
The House of the SpiritsFilm, 1993Ferula Trueba1992Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward1991
HookFilm, Gutless1990Hasty Pudding Woman of the YearAward1988
American ExperienceSeries1987
Fatal AttractionFilm, Alexandra "Alex" Forrest1984Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesFilm, 1984Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited)1982
The World According to GarpFilm, Jenny Fields1981
Wetten, dass..?Series1971
Great PerformancesSeries, Neighbor1947Born19 March 1947Also in Deutsch
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Close launched on Broadway in 1974 and spent the next decade sharpening her craft on stage, winning three Tony Awards across play and musical before Hollywood noticed. Her film debut in The World According to Garp (1982) earned an Oscar nod, and the next fifteen years delivered a run of roles that made her inescapable: the friend in The Big Chill, the temptress in Dangerous Liaisons, the bunny-boiling mistress in Fatal Attraction. She toggled between prestige drama and broad comedy - Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians, an alien-fighting First Lady in Mars Attacks! - while collecting three Emmys for television work that showcased a colder, sharper edge. The 21st century brought Albert Nobbs, The Wife, and Hillbilly Elegy, each adding another Oscar nomination to a tally that now stands at eight. She remains the most-nominated actor never to win.
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