Glenn Close

Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947, in Greenwich Connecticut) is a New York stage actress, a movie and TV star. She acted in her first movie playing Robin William’s mother in The World According to Garp (1982) directed by George Roy Hill from the novel by John Irving; she was part of the ensemble cast of The Big Chill (1983) by Lawrence Kasdan. She acted with Robert Redford in The Natural (1984) directed by Barry Levinson from the novel by Bernard Malamud, with Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction (1987) by Adrian Lyne, with Jonn Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) by Stephen Frears, with Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune (1990) by Barbet Schoeder. Close was Cruella deVil in 101 Dalmations (1996), a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II in Paradise Road (1997) by Bruce Beresford, a woman living as a man in Albert Nobbs (2011) by Rodrigo Garcia. On Broadway, she acted in the play by Ariel Dorfman The Death and the Maiden (1992) directed by Mike Nichols, in the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber Sunset Blvd (1995). On television, she starred in the TV series Damages (2007-2012). Close stars in The Wife (2018) with Jonathan Pryce, Hillbilly Elegy (2020) by Ron Howard, Swan Song (2021) with Mahershala Ali.

Read Glenn Close by Jean-Paul Chaillet.

Golden Globe Awards

2021 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
- Hillbilly Elegy
- Glenn Close
2019 Winner

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Wife, The
- Glenn Close
2013 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
- Damages
- Glenn Close
2012 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Albert Nobbs
- Glenn Close
2012 Nominee

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- Albert Nobbs
- "Lay Your Head Down"
2010 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
- Damages
- Glenn Close
2008 Winner

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
- Damages
- Glenn Close
2006 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
- Shield, The
- Glenn Close
2005 Winner

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- The Lion in Winter (2004)
- Glenn Close
1997 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 101 Dalmatians
- Glenn Close
1996 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
- Glenn Close
1996 Nominee

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
- Glenn Close
1992 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Sarah, Plain and Tall
- Glenn Close
1988 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Fatal Attraction
- Glenn Close
1986 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Maxie
- Glenn Close
1985 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Something About Amelia
- Glenn Close