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?

1. 1
   Fatal Attraction (1987)

   Glenn Close plays Alex Forrest, a dangerously obsessive woman in one of cinemas most chilling psychological thrillers.
2. 2
   Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

   Close plays the calculating Marquise de Merteuil in this decadent period drama of aristocratic manipulation.
3. 3
   The World According to Garp (1982)

   Her screen debut earned Close an Oscar nomination as Jenny Fields, a fiercely independent nurse and feminist icon.
4. 4
   The Big Chill (1983)

   Close plays Sarah, the emotional anchor of a group of friends reuniting after a college friends suicide.
5. 5
   The Natural (1984)

   Close earned another Oscar nomination as Iris, the quiet and supportive love of baseball legend Roy Hobbs.
6. 6
   Hamlet (1990)

   Close delivers a memorable turn as Queen Gertrude opposite Mel Gibson in this acclaimed Shakespeare adaptation.
7. 7
   101 Dalmatians (1996)

   Close embodies the wickedly glamorous Cruella de Vil in this live-action Disney classic, making the villain entirely her own.
8. 8
   Air Force One (1997)

   Close plays Vice President Kathryn Bennett, a steely politician navigating a White House hostage crisis alongside Harrison Ford.
9. 9
   Albert Nobbs (2011)

   Close plays a woman disguised as a man in 19th-century Ireland, earning her sixth Oscar nomination.
10. 10
    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.
11. 11
    Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

    A raw and transformative performance as Mamaw, the tough-loving grandmother at the heart of this working-class memoir adaptation.
12. 12
    Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

    Close plays Nova Prime, the commanding leader of the Nova Corps, bringing gravitas to the Marvel blockbuster.