Glenn Close
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Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress and singer of theatre and film, known for her roles as a femme fatale (the scheming Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and deranged stalker Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987). She is also known for playing Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1996), and its sequel 102 Dalmatians (2000). She has been more recently known for her Emmy winning role as Patty Hewes in the FX TV series Damages. She has been nominated five times for an Oscar, and once for a BAFTA Film Award, and has won three Tonys, an Obie, three Emmys, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glenn Close, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Wife (2018)
As: Joan Castleman
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Björn Runge
Stars: Glenn Close | Jonathan Pryce | Christian Slater | Max Irons | Annie Starke
The Wilde Wedding (2017)
As: Eve Wilde
After a whirlwind courtship, retired movie star Eve Wilde prepares to marry her fourth husband, the renowned English writer Harold Alcott. Sparks soon begin to fly when Eve's first ex and other guests arrive at her estate for a weekend get-together.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Damian Harris
Stars: Glenn Close | John Malkovich | Patrick Stewart | Minnie Driver | Grace Van Patten
Crooked House (2017)
As: Lady Edith de Haviland
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Stars: Glenn Close | Terence Stamp | Max Irons | Gillian Anderson | Christina Hendricks
What Happened to Monday (2017)
As: Nicolette Cayman
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.
Runtime: 123 min.
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
Stars: Noomi Rapace | Marwan Kenzari | Christian Rubeck | Willem Dafoe | Glenn Close
Bastards (2016)
As: Helen Baxter
Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Lawrence Sher
Stars: Owen Wilson | Ed Helms | J.K. Simmons | Katt Williams | Terry Bradshaw
The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
As: Dr. Caroline Caldwell
In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into a thoughtless, flesh-eating monster. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Colm McCarthy
Stars: Sennia Nanua | Gemma Arterton | Paddy Considine | Glenn Close | Fisayo Akinade
Warcraft (2016)
As: Alodi
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.
Runtime: 123 min.
Directed by: Duncan Jones
Stars: Paula Patton | Travis Fimmel | Ben Foster | Robert Kazinsky | Dominic Cooper
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2016)
As: Nonnie Hopkins
Wisecracking, gum-chewing 12-year-old Gilly is well known in the foster system. Totally unmanageable, she has stayed with more families than she can remember and has outwitted them all. After all, how can she settle down when her real mother, the beautiful and glamourous Courtney, might be out there waiting for her? When Gilly is sent to live with the Trotters, the weirdest family yet, she isn’t planning ...
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Stars: Sophie Nélisse | Kathy Bates | Glenn Close | Bill Cobbs | Octavia Spencer
Anesthesia (2015)
As: Marcia Zarrow
Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Tim Blake Nelson
Stars: Sam Waterston | Tim Blake Nelson | Kristen Stewart | Glenn Close | Corey Stoll
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story (2015)
As: Herself
Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningful connections people share with their pups. Gossip columnist Cindy Adams, playwright Edward Albee, designer Isaac Mizrahi, and actors Glenn Close, Edie Falco and Richard Gere are among the many celebs who pay tribute to their beloved canine companions.
Runtime: 52 min.
Directed by: Mark St. Germain
Stars: Richard Belzer | Glenn Close | Edie Falco | Richard Gere | Greg Louganis
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
As: Nova Prime
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: James Gunn
Stars: Chris Pratt | Zoe Saldana | Dave Bautista | Vin Diesel | Bradley Cooper
5 to 7 (2014)
As: Arlene Bloom
A young writer begins an affair with an older woman from France whose open marriage to a diplomat dictates that they can meet only between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Victor Levin
Stars: Anton Yelchin | Bérénice Marlohe | Olivia Thirlby | Lambert Wilson | Frank Langella
Low Down (2014)
As: Gram
The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Jeff Preiss
Stars: John Hawkes | Elle Fanning | Glenn Close | Peter Dinklage | Lena Headey
Six by Sondheim (2013)
As: Herself (archive footage)
This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through six of his best-known songs.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Autumn de Wilde | James Lapine | Todd Haynes
Stars: Audra McDonald | Darren Criss | Jeremy Jordan | America Ferrera | Stephen Sondheim
Love, Marilyn (2012)
As: Herself
Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses will embody the legend at various stages in her life.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Liz Garbus
Stars: Elizabeth Banks | Lindsay Lohan | Evan Rachel Wood | Uma Thurman | Ben Foster
Casting By (2012)
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood crafts in filmmaking.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Tom Donahue
Stars: Jeff Bridges | Robert De Niro | Robert Duvall | Clint Eastwood | John Travolta
Final Cut - Ladies & Gentlemen (2012)
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: György Pálfi
Stars: Isabelle Adjani | AgustÃn Almodóvar | Julie Andrews | Fanny Ardant | Rosanna Arquette
Albert Nobbs (2011)
As: Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Rodrigo GarcÃa
Stars: Glenn Close | Mia Wasikowska | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Pauline Collins | Brendan Gleeson
Touch of Evil (2011)
As: The Vamp
Some of 2011's stand-out film actors appear in "a video gallery of cinematic villainy" for New York Times Magazine.
Runtime: 12 min.
Directed by: Alex Prager
Stars: Brad Pitt | Rooney Mara | Gary Oldman | Mia Wasikowska | Ryan Gosling
Not My Life (2011)
As: Narrator (voice)
Not My Life comprehensively depicts the cruel and dehumanizing practices of human trafficking and modern slavery on a global scale. Filmed on five continents, in a dozen countries, Not My Life takes viewers into a world where millions of children are exploited through an astonishing array of practices including forced labor, sex tourism, sexual exploitation, and child soldiering.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Robert Bilheimer | Richard Young
Stars: Glenn Close
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)
As: Granny (voice)
Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Mike Disa
Stars: Hayden Panettiere | Bill Hader | Joan Cusack | Patrick Warburton | Glenn Close
Home (2009)
As: Narrator (voice)
With aerial footage from 54 countries, HOME is a depiction of how the Earth's problems are all interlinked.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Stars: Jacques Gamblin | Salma Hayek | Glenn Close | Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries (2009)
As: Herself - Hostess
In this intimate glimpse at celebrated writer, activist and Buddhist priest Peter Matthiessen (The Snow Leopard), filmmaker Jeff Sewald explores the influences that have colored the author's life, work and beliefs. Interviews with Matthiessen, book excerpts, and anecdotes from novelist Jim Harrison, author Thomas McGuane, son Alex and others create a dynamic portrait of the two-time National Book Award winner. Glenn Close ...
Directed by: Jeff Sewald
Stars: Glenn Close
Evening (2007)
As: Mrs. Wittenborn
As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their mother, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), they learn for the first time that their mother lived an entire other lifetime during one evening 50 years ago. In vivid flashbacks, the young Ann (Claire Daines) spends one night with a man named Harris (Patrick Wilson), who was the love of her life.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: Lajos Koltai
Stars: Claire Danes | Toni Collette | Vanessa Redgrave | Patrick Wilson | Hugh Dancy
Gabon The Last Eden (2007)
As: Narrator
Surrounded by war-torn nations, the wilds of Gabon may be the last best hope for many of Africa's species.
Directed by: Stella Cha
Stars: Glenn Close
Hoodwinked! (2005)
As: Granny (voice)
The recipes of candies of the goody shops have been stolen by the Goody Bandit, and many animals are out of business. While the police are chasing the criminal, there is a mess at Granny's house evolving Little Red Hiding Hood, The Wolf, The Woodsman and Granny, disturbing the peace in the forest and they are all arrested by the impatient Chief Grizzly.
Runtime: 80 min.
Directed by: Cory Edwards | Todd Edwards | Tony Leech
Stars: Anne Hathaway | Glenn Close | James Belushi | Patrick Warburton | Anthony Anderson
Tarzan II (2005)
As: Kala (voice)
Experience the beginning of the legend with Disney's Tarzan â…¡, a hilarious, all-new, animated motion picture loaded with laughs, irresistible new songs by Phil Collins, and the inspired voice talent of Glenn Close, George Carlin, and Emmy Award winner Brad Garrett. Before he was King of the Jungle, Tarzan was an awkward young kid just trying to fit in. When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides ...
Runtime: 72 min.
Directed by: Brian Smith
Stars: Harrison Chad | George Carlin | Brad Garrett | Ron Perlman | Estelle Harris
The Chumscrubber (2005)
As: Carrie Johnson
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle finds the body of his friend, Troy. He doesn't bother telling any of the adults because he knows they won't care. Everyone in town is too self consumed to worry about anything else than themselves. And everybody is on some form of drug just to get through their days.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Arie Posin
Stars: Jamie Bell | Camilla Belle | Justin Chatwin | Glenn Close | Kathi Copeland
Nine Lives (2005)
As: Maggie
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Rodrigo GarcÃa
Stars: Jason Isaacs | Robin Wright | Amy Brenneman | Elpidia Carrillo | Amanda Seyfried
Heights (2005)
As: Diana
'Heights' follows five characters over 24 hours on a fall day in New York City. Isabel, a photographer, is having second thoughts about her upcoming marriage to Jonathan, a lawyer. On the same day, Isabel's mother Diana learns that her husband has a new lover and begins to re-think her life choices and her open marriage. Diana and Isabel's paths cross with Alec, a young actor, and with Peter, a journalist. As the interrelated ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Chris Terrio
Stars: Glenn Close | Elizabeth Banks | James Marsden | Daniel Neiden | Jesse Bradford
The Stepford Wives (2004)
As: Claire Wellington
What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Frank Oz
Stars: Nicole Kidman | Matthew Broderick | Bette Midler | Glenn Close | Christopher Walken
The Lion in Winter (2004)
As: Eleanor of Aquitaine
King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) keeps his wife, Eleanor (Glenn Close) locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliances with his young mistress (Yuliya Vysotskaya). Needless to say the queen is not pleased, although she still has affection for the king. Working through her sons, she plots the king's demise and the rise of her ...
Runtime: 167 min.
Directed by: Andrei Konchalovsky
Stars: Glenn Close | Patrick Stewart | Andrew Howard | Antal Konrád | Rafe Spall
Strip Search (2004)
Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an American woman detained in China and an Arab man detained in New York City.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal | Glenn Close | Dean Winters | Ken Leung | Bruno Lastra
Le Divorce (2003)
As: Olivia Pace
While visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: James Ivory
Stars: Kate Hudson | Naomi Watts | Melvil Poupaud | Catherine Samie | Leslie Caron
Brush with Fate (2003)
As: Cornelia Engelbrecht
A mystery hidden for generations. Now the truth will finally be revealed.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Brent Shields
Stars: Ellen Burstyn | Glenn Close | Thomas Gibson | Phyllida Law | Kelly Macdonald
South Pacific (2001)
As: Nellie Forbush
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific is a 2001 television film, based on the musical South Pacific (1949). An ABC production, it was directed by Richard Pearce, and stars Glenn Close, Harry Connick, Jr., and Rade Šerbedžija (billed in U.S. as Rade Sherbedgia). It was also released on DVD.During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush (Glenn Close) and an older French plantation ...
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Richard Pearce
Stars: Glenn Close | Harry Connick Jr. | Rade Serbedzija | Jack Thompson | Ilene Graff
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)
As: Arvella Whipple
The adventures of a family who head west to the California gold fields in the 1850s.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Jeremy Kagan
Stars: Glenn Close | Jena Malone | Meat Loaf | Chloe Webb | Bruce McGill
The Safety of Objects (2001)
As: Esther Gold
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Rose Troche
Stars: Glenn Close | Dermot Mulroney | Patricia Clarkson | Jessica Campbell | Joshua Jackson
102 Dalmatians (2000)
As: Cruella de Vil
Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely alliance, the outrageous Waddlesworth... a parrot who thinks he's a Rottweiler... teams up with Oddball... an un-marked Dalmation puppy eager to earn her spots! Together they embark on a laugh-packed quest to outwit the ever-scheming Cruella De Vil
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Kevin Lima
Stars: Gérard Depardieu | Ioan Gruffudd | Glenn Close | Alice Evans | Tim McInnerny
Baby (2000)
As: Adult Sophie (voice)
A couple finds a baby on their doorstep with a note asking them to temporarily keep it. They take the baby in and care for it as if it were their own. But what if the baby's mom really returns to claim it?
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Robert Allan Ackerman
Stars: Farrah Fawcett | Keith Carradine | Jean Stapleton | Alison Pill | Vincent Berry
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
As: Dr. Elaine Keener
In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker for her aging mother, turns to tarot card reader Christine for spiritual aid. Christine grapples with her own angst due to her lover's debilitating illness. Meanwhile, a bank manager deals with an unwanted pregnancy, two sisters pursue romantic interests and a housewife gets ...
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Rodrigo GarcÃa
Stars: Glenn Close | Calista Flockhart | Holly Hunter | Cameron Diaz | Kathy Baker
Sarah, Plain and Tall - Winter's End (1999)
As: Sarah Witting
The third installment of the Sarah trilogy provides a glorious and touching story of a family drawn together by adversity. On a cold winter day a stranger shows up at the farm. He is slow to reveal his identity. When they find out he is Jacobs father, John Witting, thought long ago dead, hard questions about the past are difficult to get answered.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Glenn A. Jordan
Stars: Glenn Close | Christopher Walken | Jack Palance | Lexi Randall | Chris Bell
Tarzan (1999)
As: Kala
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Kevin Lima | Chris Buck
Stars: Tony Goldwyn | Glenn Close | Minnie Driver | Brian Blessed | Nigel Hawthorne
Cookie's Fortune (1999)
As: Camille Dixon
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Robert Altman
Stars: Glenn Close | Julianne Moore | Liv Tyler | Patricia Neal | Chris O'Donnell
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
As: Glenn Close
A film director (Adam Rifkin) decides to chart the course of a young actor (Tony Markes) as he tries to make it in Hollywood...
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Adam Rifkin | Tony Markes
Stars: Adam Rifkin | Jane Jenkins | Scott Wolf | Peter Facinelli | Jou Jou Papailler
Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998)
As: Herself
British superstar composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is feted in this 50th birthday benefit gala produced by Lloyd Webber's own theatrical company at London's historic Royal Albert Hall. The tribute includes highlights from Lloyd Webber's blockbuster stage hits, including The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, and Sunset Boulevard. An eclectic performing cast filmed live during the event features Tina Arena, Michael Ball, Antonio ...
Runtime: 127 min.
Directed by: David Mallet
Stars: Antonio Banderas | Glenn Close | Elaine Paige | Tina Arena | Kiri Te Kanawa
In & Out (1997)
As: Herself
A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Frank Oz
Stars: Kevin Kline | Joan Cusack | Tom Selleck | Matt Dillon | Debbie Reynolds
Air Force One (1997)
As: Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to uphold his principles - and the integrity of the nation.
Runtime: 124 min.
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Stars: Harrison Ford | Gary Oldman | Glenn Close | Wendy Crewson | William H. Macy
In the Gloaming (1997)
As: Janet
Danny, dying of Aids, returns home for his last months. Always close to his mother, they share moments of openness that tend to shut out Danny's father and his sister.
Runtime: 67 min.
Directed by: Christopher Reeve
Stars: Glenn Close | Robert Sean Leonard | Bridget Fonda | Whoopi Goldberg | David Strathairn
Paradise Road (1997)
As: Adrienne Pargiter
Paradise Road is a 1997 film which tells the story of a group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned in Sumatra during World War II. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as beatific Adrienne Pargiter, Frances McDormand as the brash Dr. Verstak, Pauline Collins as missionary Margaret Drummond (based on missionary Margaret Dryburgh), Julianna Margulies as American socialite Topsy ...
Runtime: 122 min.
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Stars: Glenn Close | Frances McDormand | Pauline Collins | Cate Blanchett | Julianna Margulies
Mars Attacks! (1996)
As: First Lady Marsha Dale
'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy homage to science fiction films of the '50s and '60s.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Tim Burton
Stars: Jack Nicholson | Glenn Close | Annette Bening | Pierce Brosnan | Danny DeVito
101 Dalmatians (1996)
As: Cruella De Vil
The Live action adaptation of a Disney Classic. When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Stars: Glenn Close | Jeff Daniels | Joely Richardson | Joan Plowright | Hugh Laurie
Mary Reilly (1996)
As: Mrs. Farraday
A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Stars: Julia Roberts | John Malkovich | George Cole | Michael Gambon | Glenn Close
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
As: Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
After serving in the military for more than twenty years, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer (Glenn Close) had seen her share of battles. But nothing could prepare her for the fight ahead: an intensely personal struggle against the U.S. Army when she becomes the highest ranking officer ever to be discharged for being a lesbian. With the support ...
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Jeff Bleckner
Stars: Glenn Close | Judy Davis | Jan Rubeš | Wendy Makkena | Susan Barnes
The Paper (1994)
As: Alicia Clark
Henry Hackett is the editor of a New York City tabloid. He is a workaholic who loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchetman Alicia Clark, Henry's nemesis, impose unpopular cutbacks.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Ron Howard
Stars: Michael Keaton | Robert Duvall | Glenn Close | Marisa Tomei | Randy Quaid
The House of the Spirits (1993)
As: Ferula Trueba
A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.
Runtime: 140 min.
Directed by: Bille August
Stars: Meryl Streep | Glenn Close | Jeremy Irons | Winona Ryder | Antonio Banderas
Skylark (1993)
As: Sarah Witting
Jacob's farm is in trouble from a severe drought. Jacob and Sarah begin to wonder if Sarah can stay, and what will happen to Jacob if she and the children have to leave the farm.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
Stars: Glenn Close | Christopher Walken | Lexi Randall | Chris Bell | Malgorzata Zajaczkowska
Lincoln (1992)
Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.
Runtime: 240 min.
Directed by: James A. Edgar | Peter W. Kunhardt
Stars: Jason Robards | James Earl Jones | Glenn Close | Richard Widmark | Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
As: Herself
This program features the music of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim in a 1992 performance at Carnegie Hall. An American Musical Theatre writer for over 40 years, Stephen Sondheim has created the scores for hits such as Passion, Assassins, Bounce, Into The Woods, Sunday In The Park With George, Merrily We Roll Along, Sweeney Todd and Pacific Overtures. Featuring: Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, ...
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Scott Ellis
Stars: Liza Minnelli | Bernadette Peters | Patti LuPone | Glenn Close | Betty Buckley
Hook (1991)
As: Gutless
The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—did just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. But a trip to see Granny Wendy in London, where the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland, could lead to a chance at redemption, in this family-oriented fantasy from director Steven Spielberg.
Runtime: 142 min.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Robin Williams | Dustin Hoffman | Julia Roberts | Bob Hoskins | Maggie Smith
Meeting Venus (1991)
As: Karin Anderson
Celebrated Swedish opera star Karin Anderson is slated to appear in an internationally-telecast production of Tannhauser. Ms. Anderson balks at the notion of working with obscure Hungarian conductor Zoltan Szanto. The much-anticipated production may never get off the ground, thanks to labor-management difficulties, intramural jealousies, and clashing egos. Amidst all this chaos, the mismatched Anderson and Szanto fall in love.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: István Szabó
Stars: Niels Arestrup | Glenn Close | Macha Méril | Erland Josephson
Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
As: Sarah Wheaton
The story is set in Kansas in the year 1910. Jacob Witting, a widowed farmer who is still saddened by the death of his wife during childbirth several years earlier, finds that the task of taking care of his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. He advertises in the newspaper for a mail-order bride. Sarah, from Maine, travels out to become his wife. But Sarah grow
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Glenn A. Jordan
Stars: Glenn Close | Christopher Walken | Lexi Randall | Malgorzata Zajaczkowska | Jon DeVries
Hamlet (1990)
As: Gertrude
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Runtime: 135 min.
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
Stars: Mel Gibson | Glenn Close | Alan Bates | Paul Scofield | Ian Holm
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
As: Sunny von Bülow / Narrator
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Stars: Glenn Close | Jeremy Irons | Ron Silver | Annabella Sciorra | Uta Hagen
The Divine Garbo (1990)
As: Herself - Host / Narrator
Profile of actress Greta Garbo, narrated by Glenn Close
Runtime: 47 min.
Directed by: Susan F. Walker
Stars: Glenn Close | Mauritz Stiller | John Gilbert | Greta Garbo | Aristotle Onassis
Immediate Family (1989)
As: Linda Spector
Linda and Michael, married for ten years, desperately want a baby and turn to an adoption agency which introduces them to Lucy, a teenage girl expecting her first baby. The three agree that Linda and Michael will adopt Lucy's baby and that Lucy will sign away custody. Things don't go quite to plan however..
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Stars: Glenn Close | James Woods | Mary Stuart Masterson | Kevin Dillon | Linda Darlow
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
As: Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
Dangerous Liaisons is the film based on the novel of the same name by Choderlos de Laclos set in 18th century France. Marquise de Merteuil’s asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned in this love triangle drama.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Stars: Glenn Close | John Malkovich | Michelle Pfeiffer | Swoosie Kurtz | Keanu Reeves
Fatal Attraction (1987)
As: Alex Forrest
A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Stars: Michael Douglas | Glenn Close | Anne Archer | Ellen Hamilton Latzen | Jane Krakowski
Jagged Edge (1985)
As: Teddy Barnes
San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasn't handled a criminal case for many years. There's a certain chemistry between them and Teddy soon finds herself defending the man she loves.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Richard Marquand
Stars: Glenn Close | Jeff Bridges | Peter Coyote | Lance Henriksen | Robert Loggia
Maxie (1985)
As: Jan / Maxie
When Nick and Jan move into their new apartment in San Francisco, the batty landlady upstairs tells them about a girl who used to live there in the 20's: a brash young party girl named Maxie, who died in a car crash the morning before her big audition for a Hollywood studio. The trouble is, Maxie, or rather her ghost, hasn't left the house. Worse, she can take over Jan's body. And the only way she's going to leave is if she ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Paul Aaron
Stars: Mandy Patinkin | Glenn Close | Michael Ensign | Ruth Gordon
The Natural (1984)
As: Iris Gaines
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier when, as a rising pitcher, he is inexplicably shot by a young woman.
Runtime: 138 min.
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Stars: Robert Redford | Glenn Close | Kim Basinger | Wilford Brimley | Robert Duvall
The Stone Boy (1984)
As: Ruth Hillerman
One summer morning, 12-year-old Arnold Hillerman and his 17-year-old brother Eugene wake at dawn to pick peas and perhaps shoot a wild duck on their family's Montana farm. In a nearby pasture, Arnold's gun fires accidentally. His brother is killed instantly. Isolated by emotions he can't comprehend, Arnold (Jason Presson) must now come to terms with his grieving family - including his angry father (Academy Award®- ...
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Christopher Cain
Stars: Jason Presson | Robert Duvall | Glenn Close | Susan Rinell | Dean Cain
Something About Amelia (1984)
As: Gail Bennett
The movie follows the Bennett family after Amelia tells her school counselor that her father has sexually abused her.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Randa Haines
Stars: Ted Danson | Glenn Close | Olivia Cole | Roxana Zal | Lane Smith
The Big Chill (1983)
As: Sarah Cooper
Kevin Kline and Glenn Close star as Harold and Sarah Cooper, a couple whose marital troubles are put on hold while they host an unhappy reunion of former college pals gathered for the funeral of one of their own, a suicide victim named Alex. As the weekend unfolds, the friends catch up with each other, play the music of their youth, reminisce, smoke marijuana, and pair off with each other.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Stars: Tom Berenger | Glenn Close | Jeff Goldblum | William Hurt | Kevin Kline
The World According to Garp (1982)
As: Jenny Fields
Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.
Runtime: 136 min.
Directed by: George Roy Hill
Stars: Robin Williams | Mary Beth Hurt | Glenn Close | John Lithgow | Hume Cronyn
The Elephant Man (1982)
As: Princess Alexandra
A taped version of the stage play about a hideously deformed 19th-century London man and how he managed to triumph over his disease.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Jack Hofsiss
Stars: Glenn Close | Penny Fuller | Kevin Conway | Philip Anglim | Richard Clarke
Orphan Train (1979)
As: Jessica
Telling of the story of the Orphan Trains. The first form of foster care in the United States.
Runtime: 143 min.
Directed by: William A. Graham
Stars: Glenn Close | Jill Eikenberry | Kevin Dobson
Too Far to Go (1979)
As: Rebecca
Love and passion, anger and heartbreak, laughter and happiness, all complex textures woven into the fabric so many have come to know as marriage. For behind the seemingly comfortable well-trimmed hedges of suburban Americana, live and often love, Richard and Joan Maple. Adapted from a series of stories appearing in the New Yorker Magazine over a period of twenty three years by Pulitzer Prize winning author John Updike ("The ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Fielder Cook
Stars: Michael Moriarty | Blythe Danner | Glenn Close | Ken Kercheval | Josef Sommer