Claire Danes

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1979-04-12 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York, USA

Claire Danes

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1996

2002

The Hours

as Julia Vaughan

1997

U Turn

as Jenny

2007

Stardust

as Yvaine

2005

Shopgirl

as Mirabelle

1998

Les Misérables

as Cosette

2007

Evening

as Ann Grant

1995

1997

The Rainmaker

as Kelly Riker

2005

The Family Stone

as Julie Morton

1995

Home for the Holidays

as Kitt Larson

2008

Me and Orson Welles

as Sonja Jones

2010

Temple Grandin

as Temple Grandin

1994

Little Women

as Beth March

2004

Stage Beauty

as Maria

2002

2007

The Flock

as Allison Lowry

1998

1996

I Love You, I Love You Not

as Daisy / Young Nana

1999

The Mod Squad

as Julie Barnes

1999

Brokedown Palace

as Alice Marano

2013

As Cool as I Am

as Lainee Diamond

2011

A Child's Garden of Poetry

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2005

Seamless

as Self

2017

Brigsby Bear

as Emily

2018

A Kid Like Jake

as Alex Wheeler

1995

2003

The Rage in Placid Lake

as Girl at Seminar

2019

2024

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