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 Dynamics6.7average 4.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Romance4.4average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.8, average 5.0
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Crime3.1, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 15
- Social Commentary 10
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Character Study 5
- Contemporary Realism 5
- Complex Characters 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Emotional Depth 3
- Family Drama 3
- Family Adventure 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 GarcíaWriterFour Good Days, Albert Nobbs, Nine Lives, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Lance HenriksenActorTarzan, Tarzan II, Jagged Edge
Jeremy IronsActorThe House of the Spirits, Reversal of Fortune, Encore
Robert DuvallActorThe Natural, The Paper, The Stone Boy
John MalkovichActorDangerous Liaisons, The Wilde Wedding, Mary Reilly
Lexi RandallActorSarah, Plain and Tall, Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, Skylark
Martin ShortActorDamages, Mars Attacks!, Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Bob TzudikerWriterTarzan, 102 Dalmatians, Tarzan II
Noni WhiteWriterTarzan, 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
69Upcoming
1 title
as Marie
2020s
8 titles · average score 72
64
as Isabelle Durand
80
as Martha Delacroix
67
as Dr. Eve Scott
72
Producer
as Chief (voice)
79
TV show · as Marjan Montazeri
2010s
12 titles · average score 71
64
as Narrator (voice)
76
TV show · as Mother (voice)
61
as Nicolette Cayman
76
as Joan Castleman
81
TV show · as Aunt Bernie
70
as Dr. Caroline Caldwell
60
as Nonnie Hopkins
66
as Arlene Bloom
83
as Nova Prime
78
as (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
as Gertrude (archive footage)
2000s
10 titles · average score 70
83
TV show · as Patty Hewes
as Narrator
66
as Diana
72
as Maggie
64
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
as Narrator
89
TV show · as Captain Monica Rawling
60
as Arvella Whipple
62
as Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
69
as Adult Sophie (Voice)
1990s
20 titles · average score 73
80
as Kala (voice)
72
as Camille Dixon
71
as Sarah Witting
68
as Kathryn Bennett
64
as Janet
63
as Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
88
as Diary Readings (voice)
73
as Alicia Clark
75
as Sarah Wheaton
83
as Karin Anderson
83
as Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
69
as Gertrude
1980s
13 titles · average score 69
83
TV show · as Mona Simpson (voice)
79
as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
as Sara Everton
70
as Alexandra "Alex" Forrest
66
as Teddy Barnes
66
as Iris Gaines
63
as Ruth Hillerman
61
as Gail Bennett
65
as Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited)
68
as Sarah Cooper
70
as Jenny Fields
64
as Princess Alexandra
1970s
3 titles · average score 67
65
as Jessica
as Neighbor
70
TV show · as Self - Host / Neighbor
1950s
2 titles · average score 85
TV show · as Self - Host / Self - Audience Member
85
TV show · as Sara Everton / Sarah Wheaton