Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress and singer of theatre and film, known for her roles as a femme fatale (the scheming Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and deranged stalker Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987). She is also known for playing Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1996), and its sequel 102 Dalmatians (2000). She has been more recently known for her Emmy winning role as Patty Hewes in the FX TV series Damages. She has been nominated eight times for an Oscar, twice for a BAFTA Film Award and three times for a Grammy, and has won three Tonys, an Obie, three Emmys, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Known For
Tarzan
(1999)
Kala (voice)
Heart of Stone
(2023)
King of Diamonds
Fatal Attraction
(1987)
Alexandra "Alex" Forrest
Warcraft
(2016)
Alodi (uncredited)
Mars Attacks!
(1996)
Marsha Dale
Hook
(1991)
Gutless
What Happened to Monday
(2017)
Nicolette Cayman
101 Dalmatians
(1996)
Cruella de Vil
Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)
Nova Prime
In & Out
(1997)
Glenn Close (uncredited)
Tarzan II
(2005)
Kala (voice)
Hoodwinked!
(2005)
Granny (voice)
102 Dalmatians
(2000)
Cruella de Vil
The Natural
(1984)
Iris Gaines
Dangerous Liaisons
(1988)
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
Air Force One
(1997)
Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Full Filmography
Acting
The Rules of the Game
(1975)
Neighbor
Too Far to Go
(1979)
Rebecca Kuehn
Orphan Train
(1979)
Jessica
The World According to Garp
(1982)
Jenny Fields
The Elephant Man
(1982)
Princess Alexandra
The Big Chill
(1983)
Sarah Cooper
The Natural
(1984)
Iris Gaines
The Stone Boy
(1984)
Ruth Hillerman
Something About Amelia
(1984)
Gail Bennett
Jagged Edge
(1985)
Teddy Barnes
Maxie
(1985)
Jan / Maxie
Fatal Attraction
(1987)
Alexandra "Alex" Forrest
Dangerous Liaisons
(1988)
Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(1988)
Narrator
Stones for Ibarra
(1988)
Sara Everton
Electric Blue 29
(1988)
(archive footage)
Immediate Family
(1989)
Linda Spector
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
(1989)
Self
Hamlet
(1990)
Gertrude
Reversal of Fortune
(1990)
Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
The Divine Garbo
(1990)
Self - Host / Narrator
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
(1990)
Self
Hook
(1991)
Gutless
Sarah, Plain and Tall
(1991)
Sarah Wheaton
Meeting Venus
(1991)
Karin Anderson
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
(1992)
Self
Lincoln
(1992)
Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)
The House of the Spirits
(1993)
Ferula Trueba
Skylark
(1993)
Sarah Witting
The Paper
(1994)
Alicia Clark
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
(1995)
Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
Anne Frank Remembered
(1995)
Diary Readings (voice)
Mars Attacks!
(1996)
Marsha Dale
101 Dalmatians
(1996)
Cruella de Vil
Mary Reilly
(1996)
Mrs. Farraday
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
(1996)
Self
Air Force One
(1997)
Vice President Kathryn Bennett
In the Gloaming
(1997)
Janet
In & Out
(1997)
Glenn Close (uncredited)
Paradise Road
(1997)
Adrienne Pargiter
Welcome to Hollywood
(1998)
Glenn Close
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
(1998)
Self - Performer
Cookie's Fortune
(1999)
Camille Dixon
Tarzan
(1999)
Kala (voice)
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
(1999)
Sarah Witting
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler
(1999)
Gina (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Chill: A Reunion
(1999)
Self
The Lady with the Torch
(1999)
Self - Host
102 Dalmatians
(2000)
Cruella de Vil
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
(2000)
Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
Baby
(2000)
Adult Sophie (voice)
South Pacific
(2001)
Nellie Forbush
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
(2001)
Arvella Whipple
The Safety of Objects
(2002)
Esther Gold
Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back
(2002)
Self
Le Divorce
(2003)
Olivia Pace
The Lion in Winter
(2003)
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Brush with Fate
(2003)
Cornelia Engelbrecht
In Search of the Jaguar
(2003)
Narrator
What I Want My Words to Do to You: Voices from Inside a Women's Maximum Security Prison
(2003)
Self
The Stepford Wives
(2004)
Claire Wellington
Strip Search
(2004)
Karen Moore
Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'
(2004)
Self
Hoodwinked!
(2005)
Granny (voice)
The Chumscrubber
(2005)
Carrie Johnson
Heights
(2005)
Diana
Nine Lives
(2005)
Maggie
Tarzan II
(2005)
Kala (voice)
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
(2005)
Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(2005)
Self
Evening
(2007)
Mrs. Wittenborn
Gabon The Last Eden
(2007)
Narrator
Gates Of The Arctic
(2008)
Narrator
Home
(2009)
Narrator (english voice)
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story
(2009)
Self
Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries
(2009)
Self - Hostess
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Albert Nobbs
Not My Life
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
(2011)
Granny (voice)
Touch of Evil
(2011)
The Vamp
Discovering Hamlet
(2011)
Gertrude (archive footage)
Casting By
(2012)
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Love, Marilyn
(2013)
Self
Six by Sondheim
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
Low Down
(2014)
Gram
5 to 7
(2014)
Arlene Bloom
Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)
Nova Prime
The Great Gilly Hopkins
(2015)
Nonnie Hopkins
Anesthesia
(2016)
Marcia Zarrow
The Girl with All the Gifts
(2016)
Dr. Caroline Caldwell
Warcraft
(2016)
Alodi (uncredited)
Crooked House
(2017)
Lady Edith de Haviland
Father Figures
(2017)
Helen Baxter
What Happened to Monday
(2017)
Nicolette Cayman
The Wilde Wedding
(2017)
Eve Wilde
The Wife
(2018)
Joan Castleman
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
(2018)
Self
Let's Dance
(2018)
Segment: "Night Shift"
The Lavender Scare
(2019)
Narrator (voice)
Hillbilly Elegy
(2020)
Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
(2020)
Cruella De Ville
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
(2020)
Roy Cohn
537 Votes
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Four Good Days
(2021)
Deb
Swan Song
(2021)
Dr. Eve Scott
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
(2021)
Self
Baba Yaga
(2021)
Chief (voice)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Heart of Stone
(2023)
King of Diamonds
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
(2024)
Self
Production
Sarah, Plain and Tall
(1991)
Executive Producer
Skylark
(1993)
Executive Producer
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
(1995)
Executive Producer
Journey
(1995)
Executive Producer
Baby
(2000)
Executive Producer
South Pacific
(2001)
Executive Producer
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
(2001)
Executive Producer
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Producer
The Wilde Wedding
(2017)
Executive Producer
Cruella
(2021)
Producer
Writing