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Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Actor and producer, also writer · Born March 19, 1947 (79) · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Oscar winner · 3 Primetime Emmys · 3 Golden Globes · 6 other major award bodies

Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress and singer. In a career spanning five decades on screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for eight Academy Awards, three Grammy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. She was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. She received the Academy Honorary Award in 2026. Close gained early recognition for her work on the stage, with her Broadway debut in the play Love for Love (1974), before going on to win three Tony Awards, two for Best Actress in a Play for her roles in the plays The Real Thing (1983) and Death and the Maiden (1992), and one for Best Actress in a Musical, the musical Sunset Boulevard (1995). She received her first Academy Award nomination for her film debut in The World According to Garp (1982), and her first Emmy nomination in 1984 for the television film Something About Amelia. Close's career further progressed throughout the 1980s and 1990s with several acclaimed film performances, including The Big Chill (1983), The Natural (1984), Fatal Attraction (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Reversal of Fortune (1990), The Paper (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), and Air Force One (1997). During this period, she also portrayed Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1996) and its 2000 sequel 102 Dalmatians, and voiced Kala in Tarzan (1999).  Close won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayal of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer in Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995), followed by two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for playing Patty Hewes in Damages (2007–2012). In film, Close gained continued recognition in the 21st century for her roles in Albert Nobbs (2011), The Wife (2017), Hillbilly Elegy (2020), and Wake Up Dead Man (2025).  Close is the president of Trillium Productions and co-founder of the website FetchDog. She has made political donations supporting Democratic politicians. She is vocal on issues such as women's rights, same-sex marriage, and mental health. Married three times, she has one daughter, Annie Starke, from her relationship with producer John Starke. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glenn Close, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 19, 1947 (79)
From
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
88 on MovieCove · 124 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Glenn Close's films like?

Across their 80 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama29 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
20%
Morality
15%
Survival
12%
Society
11%
Power
9%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds36 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 74 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 29 · Serious 15 · Dark 30

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 45 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 18 · Charged 34 · Intense 22

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 38 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 44 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 45 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 32 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 10

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 25 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 29

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 53 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

50 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 14 of 50 analyzed roles.

Mentor
14 of 50
Shadow
11 of 50
Hero
9 of 50
Threshold guardian
5 of 50
Herald
4 of 50
Ally
4 of 50
Shapeshifter
2 of 50
Trickster
1 of 50
Show the 50 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Melancholic
40
Contemplative
26
Warm
21
Bittersweet
17
Other
86

How their films linger

Thought-provoking28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet41
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous12

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Glenn Close's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 58 of their 88 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Glenn Close's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

124 credits, 88 with a MovieCove page; 70 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Drusilla Sickle

  • La bola negra(2026)

    as Isabelle Durand

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Animal Farm(2025)

    as Frieda Pilkington (voice)

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Wake Up Dead Man(2025)

    as Martha Delacroix

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • All's Fair(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer · as Dina Standish

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Summer Book(2024)

    Producer · as Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Back in Action(2025)

    as Ginny

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Brothers(2024)

    as Cath Munger

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Deliverance(2024)

    as Alberta Jackson

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Heart of Stone(2023)

    as King of Diamonds

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as The Woman in Seat 2A (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Swan Song(2021)

    as Dr. Eve Scott

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Show of Titles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as "Dance a Little Closer" Performer

  • Cruella(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Four Good Days(2020)

    as Deb

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Baba Yaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Chief (voice)

  • Hillbilly Elegy(2020)

    as Mamaw

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Cruella de Vil

  • The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Roy Cohn

  • Tehran(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Marjan Montazeri

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Lavender Scare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • You Don't Nomi(2019)

    as Alex Forrest

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • 3Below: Tales of Arcadia(2018)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mother (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Let's Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Segment: "Night Shift"

  • The Green Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Father Figures(2017)

    as Helen Baxter

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sea Oak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · as Aunt Bernie

  • The Wilde Wedding(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Eve Wilde

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Crooked House(2017)

    as Lady Edith de Haviland

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • What Happened to Monday(2017)

    as Nicolette Cayman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Wife(2017)

    as Joan Castleman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Girl with All the Gifts(2016)

    as Dr. Caroline Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Warcraft(2016)

    as Alodi (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Anesthesia(2015)

    as Marcia Zarrow

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Great Gilly Hopkins(2015)

    as Nonnie Hopkins

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Guardians of the Galaxy(2014)

    as Nova Prime

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 5 to 7(2014)

    as Arlene Bloom

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Low Down(2014)

    as Gram

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez!(2012)

    as Cruella DeVille

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Albert Nobbs(2011)

    Lyricist · Producer · Screenplay · as Albert Nobbs

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Discovering Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Gertrude (archive footage)

  • Not My Life(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil(2011)

    as Granny (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Home(2009)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Gates of the Arctic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 59 episodes · as Patty Hewes

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Evening(2007)

    as Mrs. Wittenborn

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Gabon The Last Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • Hoodwinked(2005)

    as Granny (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Nine Lives(2005)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Diana

  • Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins(2005)

    as Kala (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Chumscrubber(2005)

    as Carrie Johnson

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Stepford Wives(2004)

    as Claire Wellington

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Strip Search(2004)

    as Karen Moore

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Lion in Winter(2003)

    as Eleanor of Aquitaine

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • In Search of the Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • The Divorce(2003)

    as Olivia Pace

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Brush with Fate(2003)

    as Cornelia Engelbrecht

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Safety of Objects(2001)

    as Esther Gold

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · as Captain Monica Rawling

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • South Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Nellie Forbush

  • The Ballad of Lucy Whipple(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Arvella Whipple

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Hollywood(1998)

    as Glenn Close

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Baby(2000)

    Executive Producer · as Adult Sophie (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • 102 Dalmatians(2000)

    as Cruella de Vil

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her(2000)

    as Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End(1999)

    Producer · as Sarah Witting

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Gina (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Evelyn Baker Lang

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Tarzan(1999)

    as Kala (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Cookie's Fortune(1999)

    as Camille Dixon

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Glenn Close (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Fannie Lieber

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • In & Out(1997)

    as Glenn Close (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Air Force One(1997)

    as Kathryn Bennett

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • In the Gloaming(1997)

    as Janet

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Paradise Road(1997)

    as Adrienne Pargiter

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mars Attacks!(1996)

    as Marsha Dale

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 101 Dalmatians(1996)

    as Cruella de Vil

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Mary Reilly(1996)

    as Mrs. Farraday

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Journey(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Anne Frank Remembered(1995)

    as Diary Readings (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story(1995)

    Executive Producer · as Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Ellen(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Glenn Close

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Paper(1994)

    as Alicia Clark

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The House of the Spirits(1993)

    as Ferula Trueba

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Skylark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer · as Sarah Witting

  • Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)

  • Meeting Venus(1991)

    as Karin Anderson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hook(1991)

    as Gutless

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sarah, Plain and Tall(1991)

    Executive Producer · as Sarah Wheaton

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hamlet(1990)

    as Gertrude

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Reversal of Fortune(1990)

    as Sunny von Bülow / Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mona Simpson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Immediate Family(1989)

    as Linda Spector

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Liaisons(1988)

    as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Stones for Ibarra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Sara Everton

  • Electric Blue 29 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as (archive footage)

  • Fatal Attraction(1987)

    as Alexandra "Alex" Forrest

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Ears - The Emperor and the Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Jagged Edge(1985)

    as Teddy Barnes

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Maxie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Jan / Maxie

  • The Natural(1984)

    as Iris Gaines

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Stone Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Ruth Hillerman

  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes(1984)

    as Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Something About Amelia(1984)

    as Gail Bennett

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Big Chill(1983)

    as Sarah Cooper

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The World According to Garp(1982)

    as Jenny Fields

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Elephant Man(1982)

    as Princess Alexandra

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Orphan Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Jessica

  • Too Far to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Rebecca Kuehn

  • The Rules of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Neighbor

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Neighbor · as Self - Host

  • Tony Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hillary Clinton · as Self - Audience Member · as Self - Host · as Self - Host / Performer / Winner · as Self - Nominee · as Self - Presenter · as Self - Winner · as Self (archive footage)

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Cornelia Englebrecht · as Sara Everton · as Sarah · as Sarah Wheaton

  • Encore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Marie

  • Maud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Maud Oldcastle

  • Standing By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sunset Boulevard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Norma Desmond

  • The Midnight Library (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mrs.Elm

  • The Plague Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 121 titles, 114 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Tarzan (1999)

$448M worldwide

Highest rated

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Damages (2007)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19512026

Peak 2016 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 53 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 11 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting119 of 121: 106 only acting, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thWriting1 of 121: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing15 of 121: 2 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

121 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1950s2 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s27 · 26 acting · 4 crew2000s23 · 23 acting · 3 crew2010s22 · 22 acting · 3 crew2020s19 · 18 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 61 roles
82929702071722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 3 Primetime Emmys, 3 Golden Globes, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 4 other major awards from 58 major nominations, 1983–2027.

WinNomination
  1. 2027
    • Oscar, won
  2. 2021
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  3. 2019
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Female Lead
  4. 2013
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
  5. 2012
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
  6. 2011
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
  7. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
  8. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Show 19 earlier years
  1. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2006
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
  3. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  4. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
  5. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  6. 1998
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
  7. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  8. 1996
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
  9. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  10. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
  11. 1992
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  12. 1991
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
    • +1 other major body · 2 wins
      • Venice award, won · Best Actress
      • Venice award, won
  13. 1990
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  14. 1989
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Recording for Children
  15. 1988
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Recording for Children
  16. 1986
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  17. 1985
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album
  18. 1984
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
  19. 1983
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Glenn Close's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 77; across their 74 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 74

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 74

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 74

Midcredits score across 88 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th34
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

50 of their 88 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser50
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor, producer

All's Fair (2025)

94th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 64 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Glenn Close's work okay for kids?

Across up to 42 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore33 titles16–81 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity42 titles9–63 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles23–77 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs31 titles19–66 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense33 titles23–72 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Glenn Close work with?

People who share at least 2 of Glenn Close's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rodrigo García shares the most, 4.

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Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles