Overview
Glenn Close is the American actor and director behind Irani Rael in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Close returned as Irani Rael in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017); other credits include All’s Fair (2025) as Dina Standish and Tehran (2020) as Marjan Montazeri. Close’s birthplace is Greenwich, Connecticut, and the birth date is March 19, 1947.
Quick Facts
- Known for
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, All’s Fair
- Occupation
- Actor, Voice Actor, Director
- Also known as
- Glenda Veronica Close
- Born
- March 19, 1947 in Greenwich, Connecticut
- Credits listed
- 12 (1996–2025)
Film & Television Credits
- 2025 All’s Fair as Dina Standish IMDb ↗
- 2020 Tehran as Marjan Montazeri IMDb ↗
- 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Irani Rael IMDb ↗
- 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy as Irani Rael IMDb ↗
- 2011 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil as Granny Puckett IMDb ↗
- 2005 Tarzan II as Kala IMDb ↗
- 2005 Hoodwinked! as Granny Puckett IMDb ↗
- 2003 The Lion in Winter as Eleanor of Aquitaine IMDb ↗
- 2000 102 Dalmatians as Cruella de Vil IMDb ↗
- 1999 Tarzan as Kala IMDb ↗
- 1997 Air Force One as Vice President of the United States IMDb ↗
- 1996 101 Dalmatians as Cruella de Vil IMDb ↗
Connections
Family & partners
- Former spouse
- David Evans Shaw (2006–2015)
- Parent
- William Close
- Child
- Annie Starke
Worked with
- All’s Fair
- Kim Kardashian
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Zoe Saldaña, Sylvester Stallone, Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Kurt Russell, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Zoe Saldaña, Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Nathan Fillion, Lee Pace, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan