Born in Connecticut in 1947, Glenn Close began her acting career in theater before making a splash with an Academy Award-nominated performance in The World According to Garp. She established herself as a bona fide leading lady with Oscar-nominated roles in Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons, along the way claiming three Tony Awards for her stage work. Close later earned strong praise for carrying the legal drama Damages, as well as more Oscar consideration for Albert Nobbs and The Wife.
Known For
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Cast Credits
The New Look (2024)
Starring as Carmel Snow
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: What a Day This Has Been (Apr 3, 2024)
- Episode 1x08: I Love You Most of All (Mar 20, 2024)
The Mountain Kitchen (2023)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 1x02: Ranch Birthday Party (Nov 12, 2023)
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022)
Guest starring as The Woman in Seat 2A
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Jan 28, 2022) [Uncredited]
Tehran (2020)
Starring as Marjan Montazeri
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Blood Funeral (Jun 16, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: Betty (Jun 10, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: Faraz's Choice (Jun 3, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Double Fault (May 27, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: The Rich Kids (May 20, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: PTSD (May 13, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Change of Plan (May 6, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: 13,000 (May 6, 2022)
Celebrity IOU (2020)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 6x03: Glenn Close Gifts a One of a Kind Home (May 29, 2023)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 2x165: Glenn Close (May 12, 2020)
3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018)
Starring as Mother
(22 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: The Big Sleep (Jul 12, 2019)
- Episode 2x09: The Fall of House Tarron (Jul 12, 2019)
- Episode 2x08: Luug's Day Out (Jul 12, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: Asteroid Rage (Jul 12, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: There's Something About Gwen (of Gorbon) (Jul 12, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: Ill Gotten Gains (Jul 12, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Mother's Day (Jul 12, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Dogfight Days of Summer (Jul 12, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Moonlight Run (Jul 12, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: Moving Day (Jul 12, 2019)
- Episode 1x13: Bad Omen (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x12: Last Night on Earth (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x11: Truth Be Told (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: The Arcadian Job (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Party Crashers (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Flying the Coop (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: D'aja Vu (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Collision Course (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Beetle Mania (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Mind Over Matter (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Terra Incognita Part Two (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Terra Incognita Part One (Dec 21, 2018)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 1x09: Glenn Close, Guillermo Diaz (May 11, 2017)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2022-05-04: Glenn Close, Sheryl Crow (May 4, 2022)
- Episode 2020-11-23: Glenn Close, Kane Brown ft. Swae Lee & Khalid (Nov 23, 2020)
- Episode 2019-02-08: Glenn Close, Byron Bowers (Feb 8, 2019)
- Episode 2017-03-22: Glenn Close; Michael McKean; H. Jon Benjamin (Mar 22, 2017)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 6x12: Death Investigations (May 19, 2019)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2020-05-13: Andrew Cuomo, Glenn Close (May 13, 2020)
- Episode 2018-08-13: Glenn Close, Topher Grace, Low Cut Connie (Aug 13, 2018)
- Episode 2017-03-13: Glenn Close, Alex Karpovsky, Mohsin Hamid, Nicko McBrain (Mar 13, 2017)
- Episode 2015-02-04: Glenn Close, Gabrielle Union, J. Mascis (Feb 4, 2015)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2018-11-26: Glenn Close, Phoebe Robinson, Blood Orange (Nov 26, 2018)
- Episode 2018-08-06: Glenn Close, Finn Wolfhard, LAUV (Aug 6, 2018)
- Episode 2017-01-25: Glenn Close, Jay Baruchel, Candice Thompson (Jan 25, 2017)
- Episode 2014-09-12: Glenn Close, Justin Long (Sep 12, 2014)
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2012)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 7x01: To the Manor Born (Jan 19, 2021)
Live! with Kelly (2011)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 3x126: Glenn Close, Matthew Rhys, Auli'i Cravalho, guest co-host Christian Slater (Mar 6, 2017)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 10x10: Glenn Close, Marlon Wayans, Gillian Anderson, David Baddiel, Carrie Underwood (Mar 12, 2016)
The Andrew Marr Show (2007)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 2016-03-20: 20/03/2016 (Mar 20, 2016)
Damages (2007)
Starring as Patty Hewes
(59 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: But You Don't Do That Anymore (Sep 12, 2012)
- Episode 5x09: I Like Your Chair (Sep 5, 2012)
- Episode 5x08: I'm Afraid of What I'll Find (Aug 29, 2012)
- Episode 5x07: The Storm's Moving In (Aug 22, 2012)
- Episode 5x06: I Need to Win (Aug 15, 2012)
- Episode 5x05: There's Something Wrong with Me (Aug 8, 2012)
- Episode 5x04: I Love You, Mommy (Aug 1, 2012)
- Episode 5x03: Failure Is Failure (Jul 25, 2012)
- Episode 5x02: Have You Met the Eel Yet? (Jul 18, 2012)
- Episode 5x01: You Want to End This Once and For All? (Jul 11, 2012)
- Episode 4x10: Failure Is Lonely (Sep 14, 2011)
- Episode 4x09: There's a Whole Slew of Ladies with Bad Things to Say About the Taliban (Sep 7, 2011)
- Episode 4x08: The War Will Go On Forever (Aug 31, 2011)
- Episode 4x07: I'm Worried About My Dog (Aug 24, 2011)
- Episode 4x06: Add That Little Hopper to Your Stew (Aug 17, 2011)
- Episode 4x05: We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls Off of This Thing (Aug 10, 2011)
- Episode 4x04: Next One's on Me, Blondie (Aug 3, 2011)
- Episode 4x03: I'd Prefer My Old Office (Jul 27, 2011)
- Episode 4x02: I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl (Jul 20, 2011)
- Episode 4x01: There's Only One Way to Try a Case (Jul 13, 2011)
- Episode 3x13: The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat (Apr 19, 2010)
- Episode 3x12: You Were His Little Monkey (Apr 12, 2010)
- Episode 3x11: All That Crap About Your Family (Apr 5, 2010)
- Episode 3x10: Tell Me I'm Not Racist (Mar 29, 2010)
- Episode 3x09: Drive It Through Hardcore (Mar 22, 2010)
- Episode 3x08: I Look Like Frankenstein (Mar 15, 2010)
- Episode 3x07: You Haven't Replaced Me (Mar 8, 2010)
- Episode 3x06: Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck (Mar 1, 2010)
- Episode 3x05: It's Not My Birthday (Feb 22, 2010)
- Episode 3x04: Don't Throw That at the Chicken (Feb 15, 2010)
- Episode 3x03: Flight's at 11:08 (Feb 8, 2010)
- Episode 3x02: The Dog Is Happier Without Her (Feb 1, 2010)
- Episode 3x01: Your Secrets Are Safe (Jan 25, 2010)
- Episode 2x13: Trust Me (Apr 1, 2009)
- Episode 2x12: Look What He Dug Up This Time (Mar 25, 2009)
- Episode 2x11: London, Of Course (Mar 18, 2009)
- Episode 2x10: Uh Oh, Out Come the Skeletons (Mar 11, 2009)
- Episode 2x09: You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant (Mar 4, 2009)
- Episode 2x08: They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney (Feb 25, 2009)
- Episode 2x07: New York Sucks (Feb 18, 2009)
- Episode 2x06: A Pretty Girl in a Leotard (Feb 11, 2009)
- Episode 2x05: I Agree, It Wasn't Funny (Feb 4, 2009)
- Episode 2x04: Hey! Mr. Pibb! (Jan 28, 2009)
- Episode 2x03: I Knew You Were a Pig (Jan 21, 2009)
- Episode 2x02: Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care (Jan 14, 2009)
- Episode 2x01: I Lied, Too. (Jan 7, 2009)
- Episode 1x13: Because I Know Patty (Oct 23, 2007)
- Episode 1x12: There's No 'We' Anymore (Oct 16, 2007)
- Episode 1x11: I Hate These People (Oct 9, 2007)
- Episode 1x10: Sort of Like a Family (Oct 2, 2007)
- Episode 1x09: Do You Regret What We Did? (Sep 25, 2007)
- Episode 1x08: Blame the Victim (Sep 18, 2007)
- Episode 1x07: We Are Not Animals (Sep 11, 2007)
- Episode 1x06: She Spat at Me (Sep 4, 2007)
- Episode 1x05: A Regular Earl Anthony (Aug 21, 2007)
- Episode 1x04: Tastes Like a Ho-Ho (Aug 14, 2007)
- Episode 1x03: And My Paralyzing Fear of Death (Aug 7, 2007)
- Episode 1x02: Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker (Jul 31, 2007)
- Episode 1x01: Get Me a Lawyer (Jul 24, 2007)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2005-03-15: Glenn Close/Kevin Pollak/Tori Amos (Mar 15, 2005)
- Episode 2004-05-20: Glenn Close/Andy Richter/Angie Stone (May 20, 2004)
The Shield (2002)
Starring as Captain Monica Rawling
(13 episodes)
- Episode 4x13: Ain't That a Shame (Jun 14, 2005)
- Episode 4x12: Judas Priest (Jun 7, 2005)
- Episode 4x11: A Thousand Deaths (May 31, 2005)
- Episode 4x10: Back in the Hole (May 24, 2005)
- Episode 4x09: String Theory (May 17, 2005)
- Episode 4x08: Cut Throat (May 3, 2005)
- Episode 4x07: Hurt (Apr 26, 2005)
- Episode 4x06: Insurgents (Apr 19, 2005)
- Episode 4x05: Tar Baby (Apr 12, 2005)
- Episode 4x04: Doghouse (Apr 5, 2005)
- Episode 4x03: Bang (Mar 29, 2005)
- Episode 4x02: Grave (Mar 22, 2005)
- Episode 4x01: The Cure (Mar 15, 2005)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 16x02: Eddie Izzard, Glenn Close, William Shatner, Lily Allen (Jan 30, 2009)
The West Wing (1999)
Guest starring as Chief Justice Evelyn Baker Lang
- Episode 5x17: The Supremes (Mar 24, 2004) [Special Guest Star]
Will & Grace (1998)
Guest starring as Fannie Lieber
- Episode 4x24: Hocus Focus (May 2, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1999-04-30: Glenn Close, George Hamilton, Elvis Crespo (Apr 30, 1999)
- Episode 1996-11-20: Glenn Close, Marc Maron, Eriq LaSalle (Nov 20, 1996)
- Episode 1995-04-07: Glenn Close, Pauly Shore, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Duran Duran (Apr 7, 1995)
- Episode 1994-11-10: Glenn Close, James Spader, Robbie Robertson (Nov 10, 1994)
- Episode 1993-09-24: Glenn Close, James Taylor (Sep 24, 1993)
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Mona Simpson
(8 episodes)
- Episode 33x09: Mothers and Other Strangers (Nov 28, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 31x09: Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (Dec 1, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 25x22: The Yellow Badge of Cowardge (May 18, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 23x16: How I Wet Your Mother (Mar 11, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 19x19: Mona Leaves-a (May 11, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 15x02: My Mother the Carjacker (Nov 9, 2003)
- Episode 7x10: The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular (Dec 3, 1995)
- Episode 7x08: Mother Simpson (Nov 19, 1995)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
(3 episodes)
- Episode S40 Special: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary (Feb 15, 2015)
- Episode 18x09: Glenn Close / The Black Crowes (Dec 12, 1992)
- Episode 14x14: Glenn Close / Gipsy Kings (Feb 25, 1989)
Tony Awards (1957)
Starring as Host
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1995-06-04: The 49th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 4, 1995)
- Episode 1992-05-31: The 46th Annual Tony Awards (May 31, 1992)
Guest starring as Presenter
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2008-06-15: The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (Jun 15, 2008)
- Episode 2006-06-11: The 60th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 11, 2006)
- Episode 1994-06-12: The 48th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 12, 1994)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
- Episode 2001-06-03: The 55th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 3, 2001)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
(13 episodes)
- Episode 2021-04-25: The 93rd Annual Academy Awards (Apr 25, 2021)
- Episode 2019-02-24: The 91st Annual Academy Awards (Feb 24, 2019)
- Episode 2014-03-02: The 86th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 2, 2014)
- Episode 1997-03-24: The 69th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 24, 1997)
- Episode 1994-03-21: The 66th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 21, 1994)
- Episode 1993-03-29: The 65th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 29, 1993)
- Episode 1991-03-25: The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 1991)
- Episode 1990-03-26: The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 26, 1990)
- Episode 1989-03-29: The 61st Annual Academy Awards (Mar 29, 1989)
- Episode 1988-04-11: The 60th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 11, 1988)
- Episode 1985-03-25: The 57th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 1985)
- Episode 1984-04-09: The 56th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 9, 1984)
- Episode 1983-04-11: The 55th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 11, 1983)
Guest starring as Announcer
- Episode 2002-03-24: The 74th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 24, 2002)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2012-09-23: The 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2012 (Sep 23, 2012)
- Episode 2010-08-29: The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2010 (Aug 29, 2010)
Guest starring as Presenter
- Episode 1997-09-14: The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1997 (Sep 14, 1997)
Guest starring as Nominee
- Episode 1997-09-14: The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1997 (Sep 14, 1997)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
Guest starring as Glenn Close
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2021-02-28: The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2021 (Feb 28, 2021)
- Episode 2020-01-05: The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2020 (Jan 5, 2020)
Guest starring as Nominee
- Episode 1997-01-19: The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1997 (Jan 19, 1997)