Acting
Glenn Close
- Titles
- 139movies48TV 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 86 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics6.6average 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
- Wholesome3.8average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.9, average 5.1
- 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 16
- Social Commentary 10
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Character Study 5
- Contemporary Realism 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Complex Characters 4
- Psychological Drama 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Melancholy Tone 3
- Family Adventure 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Christopher WalkenActorThe Stepford Wives, Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, Sarah, Plain and Tall, Skylark
Rodrigo GarcíaDirectorFour Good Days, Albert Nobbs, Nine Lives, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Robert DuvallActorThe Natural, The Paper, The Stone Boy
John MalkovichActorDangerous Liaisons, The Wilde Wedding, Mary Reilly
Martin ShortActorDamages, Mars Attacks!, Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Jeremy IronsActorThe House of the Spirits, Reversal of Fortune, Encore
Lance HenriksenActorTarzan, Tarzan II, Jagged Edge
Lexi RandallActorSarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, Sarah, Plain and Tall, Skylark
Stephen DillaneActorNine Lives, Hamlet, Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
Edward ShearmurComposerFour Good Days, Nine Lives, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Chris TerrioWriterDamages, Heights, Sunset Boulevard
Noni WhiteWriterTarzan, 102 Dalmatians, Tarzan II
Movies and TV shows
412020s
7 titles · average score 55
as Drusilla Sickle
58
as Grandmother
41
as Alberta Jackson
58
as Deb
67
as Dr. Eve Scott
51
as Mamaw
2010s
6 titles · average score 64
64
as Narrator (voice)
76
as Joan Castleman
70
as Dr. Caroline Caldwell
60
as Nonnie Hopkins
56
as Gram
58
as Albert Nobbs
2000s
7 titles · average score 63
83
TV show · as Patty Hewes
47
as Mrs. Wittenborn
72
as Maggie
58
as Esther Gold
54
as Nellie Forbush
62
as Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
64
as Adult Sophie (voice)
1990s
13 titles · average score 66
72
as Camille Dixon
71
as Sarah Witting
83
TV show · as Evelyn Baker Lang
56
as Adrienne Pargiter
64
as Janet
45
as Mrs. Farraday
63
as Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
50
as Ferula Trueba
72
as Sarah Witting
68
as Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)
83
as Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
69
as Gertrude
1980s
8 titles · average score 65
56
as Linda Spector
70
as Alexandra "Alex" Forrest
66
as Iris Gaines
61
as Gail Bennett
65
as Miss Jane Porter (voice) (uncredited)
68
as Sarah Cooper
70
as Jenny Fields
63
as Princess Alexandra