Acting
Glenn Close
- Titles
- 138movies48TV shows
- Career
Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 2005 and 2017 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 73top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The Shield89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 87 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics6.8average 4.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Wholesome3.9average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.8, average 4.9
- Violence3.1, average 4.2
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
- Crime3.1, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 15
- Social Commentary 9
- Character Study 5
- Contemporary Realism 5
- Complex Characters 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Ensemble Cast 4
- Slapstick Humor 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Dark Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Christopher WalkenActorThe Stepford Wives, Sarah, Plain and Tall, Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, Skylark
Rodrigo GarcíaDirectorAlbert Nobbs, Four Good Days, Nine Lives, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Lance HenriksenActorTarzan, Tarzan II, Jagged Edge
Lexi RandallActorSarah, Plain and Tall, Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, Skylark
John MalkovichActorDangerous Liaisons, The Wilde Wedding, Mary Reilly
Robert DuvallActorThe Paper, The Natural, The Stone Boy
Jeremy IronsActorThe House of the Spirits, Reversal of Fortune, Encore
Martin ShortActorDamages, Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil, Mars Attacks!
Mike FashCinematographerSarah, Plain and Tall, Skylark, Stones for Ibarra
Bob TzudikerWriterTarzan, 102 Dalmatians, Tarzan II
Chris TerrioDirectorDamages, Heights, Sunset Boulevard
David ShireComposerSarah, Plain and Tall, Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, Skylark
Movies and TV shows
119Upcoming
5 titles
TV show
as Narrator
as Norma Desmond
TV show · as Maud Oldcastle
as Marie
2020s
20 titles · average score 55
as Isabelle Durand
as Frieda Pilkington (voice)
as Martha Delacroix
as Ginny
TV show · as Dina Standish
as Grandmother
as Alberta Jackson
as Cath Munger
as Deb
as Dr. Eve Scott
Producer
as Mamaw
2010s
21 titles · average score 60
TV show · as Mother (voice)
as Nicolette Cayman
as Lady Edith de Haviland
as Joan Castleman
as Eve Wilde
TV show · as Aunt Bernie
as Marcia Zarrow
as Dr. Caroline Caldwell
as Nonnie Hopkins
as Gram
as Granny (voice)
as Albert Nobbs
2000s
23 titles · average score 58
TV show · as Patty Hewes
as Granny (voice)
as Diana
as Kala (voice)
as Claire Wellington
as Karen Moore
as Olivia Pace
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
TV show · as Captain Monica Rawling
as Esther Gold
as Cruella de Vil
as Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
1990s
27 titles · average score 68
as Kala (voice)
as Camille Dixon
as Kathryn Bennett
as Adrienne Pargiter
as Janet
as Cruella de Vil
as Marsha Dale
as Alicia Clark
as Ferula Trueba
as Sarah Wheaton
as Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
as Gertrude
1980s
17 titles · average score 64
as Linda Spector
TV show · as Mona Simpson (voice)
as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
as Sara Everton
as Alexandra "Alex" Forrest
as Teddy Barnes
as Jan / Maxie
as Iris Gaines
as Gail Bennett
as Ruth Hillerman
as Sarah Cooper
as Jenny Fields
1970s
4 titles · average score 68
as Rebecca Kuehn
as Jessica
as Neighbor
TV show · as Neighbor / Self - Host
1950s
2 titles · average score 85
TV show · as Hillary Clinton / Self - Nominee
TV show · as Cornelia Englebrecht / Sara Everton