Biography
Claire Danes was barely in her teens when she made a significant impact on primetime television with the startling authenticity, intelligence and complexity she brought to her starring role on the landmark drama "My So-Called Life" (ABC, 1994-95). Following the beloved show's early demise, Danes headed straight for dramatic feature films, maintaining her "thinking teen" persona in Baz Luhrman's "Romeo + Juliet" (1996) and the Academy …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Starred as CIA Agent Carrie Mathison on Showtime drama thriller "Homeland" | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries ("Temple Grandin") | |
2010 | Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie ("Temple Grandin") | |
2010 | Portrayed the title role of an autistic woman in the HBO film "Temple Grandin" | |
2009 | Co-starred with Zac Efron in the Richard Linklater-directed period film "Me and Orson Welles" | |
2007 | Made her Broadway debut, playing Eliza Doolittle, in George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" | |
2007 | Cast in the Matthew Vaughn-directed fantasy epic "Stardust" | |
2007 | Played a young Vanessa Redgrave in the ensemble drama "Evening" | |
2005 | Played Sarah Jessica Parker's younger sister in the holiday comedy "The Family Stone" | |
2005 | Starred in Steve Martin's "Shopgirl" alongside Martin and Jason Schwartzman | |
2004 | Co-starred with Billy Crudup in Richard Eyre's "Stage Beauty" | |
2003 | Teamed romantically with Joaquin Phoenix in "It's All About Love" | |
2003 | Played John Connors' love interest in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" | |
2002 | Co-starred with Susan Sarandon, Kieran Culkin and Bill Pullman in "Igby Goes Down" | |
2002 | Had a small supporting role as Meryl Streep's daughter in the Academy Award-nominated "The Hours" | |
2000 | Played one of Richard Gere's daughters in Robert Altman's "Dr. T and the Women" | |
1999 | Co-starred with Kate Beckinsale in the gripping Thailand prison-set drama "Brokedown Palace" | |
1999 | Played the female lead in the big screen version of the 1960s TV show "The Mod Squad" | |
1998 | Starred as an unmarried and pregnant young Polish-American girl in "Polish Wedding" | |
1998 | Portrayed Cosette in Bille August's take on the Victor Hugo classic "Les Miserables" | |
1997 | Featured in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Rainmaker" as an abused wife who falls for lawyer Matt Damon; adapted from the John Grisham novel | |
1997 | Played Joaquin Phoenix's tarty lover in Oliver Stone's "U-Turn" | |
1996 | Played Juliet opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's Romeo in Baz Luhrmann's highly stylized update of "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" | |
1996 | Starred as a teenager whose father (Peter Gallagher) continues to struggle with the untimely death of her mother (Michelle Pfieffer) in "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" | |
1995 | Cast as Holly Hunter's precocious daughter in "Home for the Holidays"; directed by Jodie Foster | |
1995 | Played a young version of Anne Bancroft's character in "How to Make an American Quilt" | |
1995 | Appeared in the music video for "Just Like Anyone" by Soul Asylum | |
1994 | Made feature acting debut playing Beth March in the remake of "Little Women" | |
1994 | Starred as Angela Chase in the acclaimed but short-lived ABC series "My So-Called Life"; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actress in 1995 | |
1994 | Appeared in "More Than Friends: The Coming Out of Heidi Leiter," an installment of HBO's "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" | |
1993 | Shot the pilot for "My So-Called Life" | |
| Turned down a role in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" | ||
1992 | Auditioned for the role of Angela in "My So-Called Life" (ABC) at age 13 | |
1992 | Made her TV debut, playing a suspected murderer on an episode of NBC's "Law & Order" | |
1992 | Made film acting debut at age 11 playing a molested child in the student short "Dreams of Love" | |
| Started acting career on the Off-Off-Broadway stage in productions of "Happiness" and "Kids on Stage"; choreographed a solo dance piece for the latter | ||
1985 | Began studying modern dance at age six | |
Awards
2012 | Critics' Choice TV Award for BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES in Homeland |
2012 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Homeland |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Homeland |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Homeland |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Homeland |
2011 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Homeland |
2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Temple Grandin |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie in Temple Grandin |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Hours |
1997 | MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet |
1997 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet |
1997 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in My So-Called Life |
1994 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in My So-Called Life |