What are the greatest Glenn Close performances of all time?
From a calculating aristocrat to a spurned obsessive to a woman hiding her entire identity — Glenn Close has spent decades playing characters who live at the extreme edge of human desire. Which role defines her extraordinary career?
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Glenn Close plays Alex Forrest, a dangerously obsessive woman in one of cinemas most chilling psychological thrillers.
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Close plays the calculating Marquise de Merteuil in this decadent period drama of aristocratic manipulation.
The World According to Garp (1982)
Her screen debut earned Close an Oscar nomination as Jenny Fields, a fiercely independent nurse and feminist icon.
The Big Chill (1983)
Close plays Sarah, the emotional anchor of a group of friends reuniting after a college friends suicide.
The Natural (1984)
Close earned another Oscar nomination as Iris, the quiet and supportive love of baseball legend Roy Hobbs.
Hamlet (1990)
Close delivers a memorable turn as Queen Gertrude opposite Mel Gibson in this acclaimed Shakespeare adaptation.
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Close embodies the wickedly glamorous Cruella de Vil in this live-action Disney classic, making the villain entirely her own.
Air Force One (1997)
Close plays Vice President Kathryn Bennett, a steely politician navigating a White House hostage crisis alongside Harrison Ford.
Albert Nobbs (2011)
Close plays a woman disguised as a man in 19th-century Ireland, earning her sixth Oscar nomination.
The Wife (2017)
Close won the Golden Globe for this quietly devastating portrait of a woman who sacrificed her literary career for her husbands Nobel Prize.
Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
A raw and transformative performance as Mamaw, the tough-loving grandmother at the heart of this working-class memoir adaptation.
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Close plays Nova Prime, the commanding leader of the Nova Corps, bringing gravitas to the Marvel blockbuster.
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