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Glenn Close

Birth Place: Greenwich, CT, USA

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Throughout her long and varied career, Close has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. She has won three Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and received six Academy Award nominations. Close began her professional stage career in 1974 in Love for Love, and was mostly a New York stage actress through the rest of the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing in both plays and musicals, including the Broadway productions of Barnum in 1980 and The Real Thing in 1983, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Her first film role was in The World According to Garp (1982), which she followed up with supporting roles in The Big Chill (1983), and The Natural (1984); all three earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.



She would later receive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Fatal Attraction (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and Albert Nobbs (2011). In the 1990s, she won two more Tony Awards, for Death and the Maiden in 1992 and Sunset Boulevard in 1995, while she won her first Emmy Award for the 1995 TV film Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story. She starred as Eleanor of Aquitaine in the 2003 TV film The Lion in Winter, winning a Golden Globe Award. In 2005, she starred in the drama series “The Shield.” Then from 2007 to 2012, she starred as Patty Hewes in the FX drama series “Damages,” a role that won her a Golden Globe and two Emmys. She has voiced the character of Mona Simpson in the animated sitcom “The Simpsons” since 1995. She returned to Broadway in November 2014, in a revival of Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance. Her other films include Jagged Edge (1985), Hamlet (1990), Reversal of Fortune (1990), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Paradise Road (1997), Air Force One (1997), Cookie's Fortune (1999), Nine Lives (2005) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Close is a six-time Academy Award nominee, tying the record for being the actress with the most nominations never to have won (along with Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter). In addition, she has been nominated for four Tony Awards (three wins), fourteen Emmys (three wins), thirteen Golden Globes (two wins), two Drama Desk Awards (one win), and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards (one win). She has also won an Obie award and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and a BAFTA.

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Glenn Close STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
The Public Theater New York Premiere, 2018
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Norma Desmond

[West End]
English National Opera West End Revival, 2016
Norma Desmond

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Agnes

[New York]
New York Concert, 2006
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
Mystery Guest Star [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1994
Norma Desmond

[Regional (US)]
Los Angeles Production, 1993
Norma Desmond

[Broadway]
1992
Paulina Salas

[Broadway]
1985
Jane

[Off-Broadway]
1985
Actress (Childhood)

[Broadway]
1984
Annie

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Albert Nobbs

[US Tour]
2nd National Tour, 1981
Chairy Barnum

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1980
Chairy Barnum

[Off-Broadway]
1979
Kettle

[Off-Broadway]
1979
Performer

[Broadway]
1978
Irene St. Claire

[Off-Broadway]
1977
Leilah

[Off-Broadway]
1977
Sophia Tenser/ Jeanne Cackleson

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1976
Princess Mary

[Broadway]
1975
Janice

Frankie Addams (Understudy)

[Broadway]
1974
Neighbor

Silia Gala (Understudy)

[Broadway]
1974
Angelica

[New York]
Reading, 1998
Performer


Glenn Close Movies

The World According to Garp
[ 1982 ] Jenny Fields
The Big Chill
[ 1983 ] Sarah
The Stone Boy
[ 1984 ] Ruth Hillerman
The Natural
[ 1984 ] Iris Gaines
Maxie
[ 1985 ] Jan, Maxie
Jagged Edge
[ 1985 ] Teddy Barnes
Fatal Attraction
[ 1987 ] Alex Forrest
Gandahar
[ 1987 ] Ambisextra
Dangerous Liaisons
[ 1988 ] Marquise de Merteuil
Immediate Family
[ 1989 ] Linda Spector
Hamlet
[ 1990 ] Gertrude
Reversal of Fortune
[ 1990 ] Sunny von Bulow
Meeting Venus
[ 1991 ] Karin Anderson
Hook
[ 1991 ] Gutless
The House of the Spirits
[ 1993 ] Ferula
The Paper
[ 1994 ] Alicia Clark
101 Dalmatians
[ 1996 ] Cruella DeVil
Mary Reilly
[ 1996 ] Mrs. Farraday
Mars Attacks!
[ 1996 ] First Lady Marsha Dale
Paradise Road
[ 1997 ] Adrienne Pargiter
Air Force One
[ 1997 ] Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Welcome to Hollywood
[ 1998 ] Glenn Close
Cookie's Fortune
[ 1999 ] Camille Dixon
Tarzan
[ 1999 ] Kala
102 Dalmatians
[ 2000 ] Cruella de Vil
The Safety of Objects
[ 2001 ] Esther Gold
Pinocchio
[ 2002 ] Blue Fairy
The Divorce
[ 2003 ] Olivia Pace
The Stepford Wives
[ 2004 ] Claire Wellington
Hoodwinked
[ 2005 ] Granny
The Chumscrubber
[ 2005 ] Mrs. Johnson
Heights
[ 2005 ] Diana
Nine Lives
[ 2005 ] Maggie
Evening
[ 2007 ] Mrs. Wittenborn
Albert Nobbs
[ 2011 ] Albert Nobbs
Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil
[ 2011 ] Granny
Guardians of the Galaxy
[ 2014 ] Nova Prime
Low Down
[ 2014 ] Gram
5 to 7
[ 2014 ] Arlene Bloom
Anesthesia
[ 2015 ] Marcia
The Great Gilly Hopkins
[ 2015 ] Nonnie
The Girl with All the Gifts
[ 2016 ] Dr Caroline Caldwell
Crooked House
[ 2017 ] Lady Edith de Haviland
The Wife
[ 2017 ] Joan Ctleman
Father Figures
[ 2017 ] Helen
What Happened to Monday
[ 2017 ] Nicolette Cayman
The Wilde Wedding
[ 2017 ] Eve
Hillbilly Elegy
[ 2020 ] Mamaw
Four Good Days
[ 2020 ] Deb
Swan Song
[ 2021 ] Dr. Jo Scott

Glenn Close TV Shows

3Below: Tales of Arcadia
Mother
Damages
Patty Hewes
The Simpsons
Mona Simpson

Glenn Close Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Glenn Close, Mother of the Maid

Olivier Awards - 2017 - Best Actress in a Musical

Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard


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Theatre World Awards - 2017 - John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater

Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard


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Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1995 - Best Actress - Musical

Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard


winner
Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Glenn Close , Sunset Boulevard

Drama Desk Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Glenn Close, Death and the Maiden


winner
Drama League Awards - 1992 - Distinguished Performance Award

Glenn Close, Death and the Maiden

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1992 - Death and the Maiden

Glenn CloseDeath and the Maiden


winner
Tony Awards - 1992 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Glenn Close, Death and the Maiden


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Tony Awards - 1984 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Glenn Close , The Real Thing

Tony Awards - 1980 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Glenn Close, Barnum

Glenn Close Videos

Glenn Close News


See First Look at New Lee Daniels Film THE DELIVERANCE With Andra Day

Netflix has just released a first look at the new film from Lee Daniels, The Deliverance starring Andra Day and Glenn Close. The film follows Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, who moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY Begins Production; See New Photo

Wake Up Dead Man, the next installment in the Knives Out franchise has officially begun production. Director Rian Johnson took to X/Twitter to announce the news on Monday, including a new look at Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc. Take a look at the photo here!
Drama Book Shop Will Host Signing and Talkback Event For 'The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre'

The Drama Book Shop will host an event in conjunction with the release of the book, 'The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre'. The event will feature Eila Mell and Heather A. Hitchens, and will include a talkback, signing, and live podcast recording.
Review: DIVA: LIVE FROM HELL, King's Head Theatre

DIVA: Live From Hell has arrived at the King’s Head Theatre. With a book and characters by Nora Brigid Monahan and music/ lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen, the one-man musical brings us into the eternal punishment of Desmond Channing, a high schooler from Florida who is forced to reenact the final few months of his live in a cabaret-style performance.
Josh Brolin Joins Cast of WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

According to reports, Josh Brolin has become the latest actor to join the upcoming Knives Out installment, Wake Up Dead Man. He joins the previously announced Jeremy Renner, Mila Kunis, Daryl McCormack, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Josh O'Connor, Cailee Spaeny, and Andrew Scott. The details of their roles are being kept under wraps.
Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD at The Princess Theatre

What did our critic think of SUNSET BOULEVARD at The Princess Theatre?
Jeremy Renner, Mila Kunis, and Daryl McCormack Join KNIVES OUT 3

More casting has been announced for the highly anticipated third entry in the Knives Out franchise, which is set to begin production this summer. Newcomers include Jeremy Renner, Mila Kunis, and Daryl McCormack who join the previously announced Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Josh O'Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, and Daniel Craig, returning as fan-favorite detective Benoit Blanc.
Video: First Look At Sarah Brightman & More in SUNSET BOULEVARD in Australia

Get a first look at the Australian company of Sunset Boulevard in action in this all-new footage from the production.
Video: Tim Draxl Performs Title Song from Sarah Birghtman Led SUNSET BOULEVARD

Watch Tim Draxl perform Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic “Sunset Boulevard” in an all new video from the production's media call.
Glenn Close Joins Cast of WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

According to reports, Glenn Close has become the latest actor to join the next Knives Out installment, Wake Up Dead Man. She joins the previously announced Kerry Washington, Josh O'Connor, Cailee Spaeny, and Andrew Scott. The details of their roles are being kept under wraps. The film will hit Netflix sometime in 2025.
Sarah Brightman Says 'A Lot Of' SUNSET BOULEVARD Was Written 'On' Her Voice

In an interview about the Australian production of Sunset Boulevard, Sarah Brightman said that Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote much of Sunset Boulevard on her voice.
Video: Watch Tim Draxl Perform the Title Song from SUNSET BOULEVARD

Watch Tim Draxl perform Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic “Sunset Boulevard” in the video here. The production commences on May 21 at the Princess Theatre followed by a season at the Sydney Opera House from August 28.
Video: Inside the Sitzprobe For SUNSET BOULEVARD Starring Sarah Brightman

An all new video has been released from the sitzprobe for Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment's production of Sunset Boulevard, starring Sarah Brightman! Check out the video here!
Cast Members From THE WIZ, STEREOPHONIC, and More Honored With 2024 Theatre World Awards

The 2024 Honorees have been announced for the Theatre World Award for an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production. Learn more about the honorees here!
Jeremy Irons and Helena Bonham Carter to Star in Neil Jordan Film

According to reports, Jeremy Irons and Helena Bonham Carter will be appearing together in a new film from Neil Jordan, director of 1994's Interview with a Vampire. The film is based on a book by Jordan, The Well of Saint Nobody. In addition to Irons and Carter, actor Aidan Quinn is also set to star in the film. It will begin shooting later this year.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 6, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 6, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Glenn Close Says SUNSET BOULEVARD Film is 'Moving Forward'

Glenn Close has given a new update on the Sunset Boulevard film adaptation, revealing that it is 'moving forward.' Close originated the role of Norma Desmond on Broadway in 1994 before returning to the role in the 2017 revival.
Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons to Reunite in Comedy Film ENCORE

Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons will be starring together in a comedy from Simon Curtis, the director of My Week With Marilyn and Downton Abbey: A New Era. The forthcoming comedy will center on Nigel (Irons) and Marie (Close), playing former Broadway veterans who are now living in a retirement community. When they discover the hidden talents of their fellow residents, they decide to put on a show starring Nigel and produced by Marie.
Photos: First Look At the Cast of SUNSET BOULEVARD Australia, Starring Sarah Brightman, Tim Draxl and More

First look photos have been released of Sarah Brightman and Tim Draxl and the whole leading cast of Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment's production of Sunset Boulevard. Performances begin in Melbourne on 21 May.
Photo: First Look at Sarah Brightman and Tim Draxl in SUNSET BOULEVARD in Australia

An all new first look photo has been released of Sarah Brightman and Tim Draxl in Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment's production of Sunset Boulevard. Performances begin in Melbourne on 21 May.

Glenn Close FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Glenn Close been in?

Glenn Close has appeared on Broadway in 14 shows.

How many West End shows has Glenn Close been in?

Glenn Close has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Glenn Close's first West End show?

Glenn Close's first West End show was Sunset Boulevard which opened in 2016

What awards has Glenn Close been nominated for?

Glenn Close has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "Mother of the Maid," Best Actress in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for "Sunset Boulevard," John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater (Theatre World Awards) for "Sunset Boulevard," Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for "Sunset Boulevard," Best Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "Sunset Boulevard," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for "Sunset Boulevard," Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Death and the Maiden," Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for "Death and the Maiden," Death and the Maiden (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "Death and the Maiden," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for both "Death and the Maiden" and "The Real Thing," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for "Barnum."

What awards has Glenn Close won?

Glenn Close has won the following awards: - John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater (Theatre World Awards) for Sunset Boulevard - Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunset Boulevard - Best Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sunset Boulevard - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sunset Boulevard - Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Death and the Maiden - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Death and the Maiden - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Real Thing

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