Claire Danes

Born: 1979-04-12

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), Stardust (2007), and A Kid Like Jake (2018). From 1998 to 2000, Danes attended Yale University before dropping out to return to acting. She appeared in an Off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues in 2000 and made her Broadway debut playing Eliza Doolittle in the 2007 revival of Pygmalion. In 2010, she portrayed Temple Grandin in the highly acclaimed HBO television film Temple Grandin, which won her a second Golden Globe and her first Primetime Emmy Award for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. From 2011 to 2020, she starred as Carrie Mathison in the Showtime drama series Homeland, for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama.


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U Turn

as Jenny
Released: 1997-10-03

When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have...

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

as Kate Brewster
Released: 2003-07-02

It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under...

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Romeo + Juliet

as Juliet
Released: 1996-11-01

In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the...

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as Yvaine
Released: 2007-08-09

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved...

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Brokedown Palace

as Alice Marano
Released: 1999-08-13

Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In...

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Little Women

as Beth March
Released: 1994-12-21

With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their...

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The Rainmaker

as Kelly Riker
Released: 1997-11-18

When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser,...

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The Hours

as Julia Vaughan
Released: 2002-12-27

"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is...

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Les Misérables

as Cosette
Released: 1998-05-01

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...

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Brigsby Bear

as Emily
Released: 2017-07-27

Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children's TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the...

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Temple Grandin

as Temple Grandin
Released: 2010-02-06

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic American who has become one of the leading scientists in...

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The Family Stone

as Julie Morton
Released: 2005-12-15

An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing...

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How to Make an American Quilt

as Young Glady Joe
Released: 1995-10-06

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is...

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Home for the Holidays

as Kitt Larson
Released: 1995-11-02

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her...

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Evening

as Ann Grant
Released: 2007-06-09

As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their...

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The Flock

as Allison Lowry
Released: 2007-08-04

Erroll Babbage has spent his career tracking sex offenders and his unorthodox methods are nearly...

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The Mod Squad

as Julie Barnes
Released: 1999-03-26

Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.

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Stage Beauty

as Maria
Released: 2004-09-03

Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the...

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Shopgirl

as Mirabelle
Released: 2005-10-21

Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a...

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As Cool as I Am

as Lainee Diamond
Released: 2013-06-21

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her...

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Igby Goes Down

as Sookie
Released: 2002-09-13

Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of...

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A Kid Like Jake

as Alex Wheeler
Released: 2018-06-01

On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have...

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Me and Orson Welles

as Sonja Jones
Released: 2008-09-05

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes...

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It's All About Love

as Elena
Released: 2003-01-10

The story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on...

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To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

as Rachel Lewis
Released: 1996-10-25

David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David deals with his grief...

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Polish Wedding

as Hala
Released: 1998-01-16

The film centers on a big Polish family. Jadzia is the mother and the ruler of the Pzoniak...

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I Love You, I Love You Not

as Daisy / Young Nana
Released: 1996-08-28

A school student and her European-born grandmother share sad stories of their lives.

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A Concert for Hurricane Relief

as Presenter
Released: 2005-09-02

A Hurricane Katrina relief concert. After Louisiana was destroyed by Katrina, famous stars all...

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The Rage in Placid Lake

as Girl at Seminar
Released: 2003-05-17

Placid Lake has always been different. As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, his brilliant...

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A Child's Garden of Poetry

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2011-04-28

Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation...

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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

as Self
Released: 2012-11-06

Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose...

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Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2019-10-01

The remarkable true story of three animal species rescued from the brink of extinction:...

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Law & Order

as Tracy Brandt
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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Conan

as Self
First aired: 2010-11-08

A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self
First aired: 2015-03-23

Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...

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Master of None

as Nina
First aired: 2015-11-06

30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The Colbert Report

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-10-17

The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday...

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Homeland

as Carrie Mathison
First aired: 2011-10-02

CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile...

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that...

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self
First aired: 2014-12-21

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...

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Portlandia

as Joan
First aired: 2011-01-21

Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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My So-Called Life

as Angela Chase
First aired: 1994-08-25

The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence,...

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The Essex Serpent

as Cora Seaborne
First aired: 2022-05-13

London widow Cora Seaborne moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She...

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Fleishman Is in Trouble

as Rachel Fleishman
First aired: 2022-11-17

Recently separated forty-something Toby Fleishman dives into the brave new world of app-based...

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Today

as Self
First aired: 1952-01-14

Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on...

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Full Circle

as Sam Browne
First aired: 2023-07-13

An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple...

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The Early Show

as Self
First aired: 1999-11-01

The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York...

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The City

as uncredited
First aired: 2008-12-29

The City is an American reality television series that originally aired on MTV from December 29,...

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The Emmy Awards

as Self
First aired: 1949-01-25

An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen...

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art21

as Herself - Host
First aired: 2001-09-21

Contemporary artists describe their work and discuss why and how they do it. The programs are...

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Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Nominee: Movie Actress
First aired: 1999-08-01

The Teen Choice Awards is a teen awards show presented annually by Fox. The first awards were...

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