Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Known for: Acting

Born: April 12, 1979

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…

Known for

Evening
Evening
2007
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin
2010
Stage Beauty
Stage Beauty
2004
Polish Wedding
Polish Wedding
1998
I Love You, I Love You Not
I Love You, I Love You Not
1996
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
1999
Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace
1999
A Child's Garden of Poetry
A Child's Garden of Poetry
2011
A Kid Like Jake
A Kid Like Jake
2018
Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction
Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction
2019
Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light
Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light
2024
Dreams of Love
Dreams of Love
1992
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
1996
Stardust
Stardust
2007
Shopgirl
Shopgirl
2005
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
1997
It's All About Love
It's All About Love
2003
The Flock
The Flock
2007
The Pesky Suitor
1995
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
 
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996
Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles
2008
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1998
Igby Goes Down
Igby Goes Down
2002
As Cool as I Am
As Cool as I Am
2013
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012
Geoffrey Beene 30
1993
U Turn
U Turn
1997
The Family Stone
The Family Stone
2005
Little Women
Little Women
1994
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
Seamless
2005
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
2025
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
1995
Brigsby Bear
Brigsby Bear
2017
The Hours
The Hours
2002
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
The Rage in Placid Lake
The Rage in Placid Lake
2003
Law & Order
Law & Order
1990
Homeland
Homeland
2011
My So-Called Life
My So-Called Life
1994
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
1996
Today
Today
1952
The Early Show
The Early Show
1999
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent
2022
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
2005
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The City
The City
2008
Lifestories: Families in Crisis
1992
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
1949
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Master of None
Master of None
2015
art21
art21
2001
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Fleishman Is in Trouble
2022
Portlandia
Portlandia
2011
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards
1999
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Full Circle
Full Circle
2023
The Beast in Me
The Beast in Me
2025
Conan
Conan
2010
Biography
Biography
1987
Working Shakespeare
Working Shakespeare
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
1944
In Vogue: The 90s
In Vogue: The 90s
2024
The Spot
 
The American Revolution
The American Revolution
2025
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
Skip Intro
Skip Intro
2026
Lovesick
 
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025