Instagram delight Glenn Close uses Snapchat to turn herself into Woody Harrelson

It's a transformation.
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Heather Dockray
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Glenn Close -- award-winning actress, and more importantly, Instagram star -- has been having some fun with filters lately.

In an Instagram post shared Wednesday evening, Close showed what her face looked like after it passed through Snapchat's gender-swap filter. According to the actress, her friends thought she had transformed into Woody Harrelson. Frankly, they are 100 percent right.

Look at how much pleasure Close took in the moment. "A friend had the SNAPCHAT thing where it makes you into the opposite sex," Close wrote on Instagram. "When I show this picture of me as a guy with attitude, they think I’m Woody Harrelson! I’m flattered ... kind of."

Close had just shared a photo of herself with Harrelson, a friend, hours earlier.

Not everyone is as excited about Snapchat's filter as Close is. Snapchat's gender-swap filter has come under fire from the trans community, for whom "gender-swapping" isn't a fun filter or a joke.

Still, there are other parts of Close's Instagram presence that are slightly less problematic but equally enjoyable.

The actress maintains a separate account for her dog, Pip, a Havanese little angel with more than 12,900 followers.

On her personal Instagram, the actress posts videos and photos of the adventures she and "Pippi" go on together.

He is often by her side, as he should be.

There is frequently bluebird content on the account.

And here is Glenn Close, nuzzling a rat.

Thank you Glenn Close, for everything you've given us -- on movie screens and phone screens alike.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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