About
Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress. She is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2012, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015. Danes gained early recognition as Angela Chase in the 1994 teen drama series My So-Called Life. The role won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She made her film debut the same year in Little Women (1994). Her other films include Home for the Holidays (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Rainmaker (1997), Les Misérables (1998), Brokedown Palace (1999), the 1999 English dub of Princess Mononoke (1997), The Hours (2002), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Shopgirl (2005),...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
HomelandSeries • 2011
PortlandiaSeries • 2011
The Beast in MeSeries • 2025
Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesMovie • 2003
Master of NoneSeries • 2015
My So-Called LifeSeries • 1994
Romeo + JulietMovie • 1996
Fleishman Is in TroubleSeries • 2022
Full CircleSeries • 2023
StardustMovie • 2007
The American RevolutionSeries • 2025
The RainmakerMovie • 1997
The HoursMovie • 2002
The Essex SerpentSeries • 2022
Little WomenMovie • 1994
The Family StoneMovie • 2005
Les MisérablesMovie • 1998
U TurnMovie • 1997
Brokedown PalaceMovie • 1999
ShopgirlMovie • 2005
Me and Orson WellesMovie • 2008
Brigsby BearMovie • 2017
How to Make an American QuiltMovie • 1995