Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947, Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American actress whose career spans more than five decades on stage and screen. She holds the record for the most Oscar nominations - eight - by any living performer without a win, earning nods for films including Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, and The Wife; the Academy rectified this in 2026 with an Honorary Oscar. Her stage work has brought her three Tony Awards, and she has also won three Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Glenn Close will receive an Honorary Oscar at the 17th Governors Awards on November 15, 2026, in Los Angeles.
Close had her hand and footprint immortalized in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as part of the 2026 TCM Classic Film Festival on May 1.
Close appears as Drusilla Sickle in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the sixth installment in the franchise, set for theatrical release on November 20, 2026.
Close starred in Hulu's legal drama All's Fair, created by Ryan Murphy, which has since been renewed for a second season.
Close appeared in Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, released in theaters on November 26, 2025, and on Netflix from December 12, 2025.
