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Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 12, 1979 (46)
Birthplace Manhattan, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 19, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Holly ... wood 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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Filmography

A Kid Like Jake

A Kid Like Jake

2018

as Alex Wheeler

Brigsby Bear

Brigsby Bear

2017

as Emily

As Cool as I Am

As Cool as I Am

2013

as Lainee Diamond

Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin

2010

as Temple Grandin

Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

2008

as Sonja Jones

Evening

Evening

2007

as Ann Grant

The Flock

The Flock

2007

as Allison Lowry

Stardust

Stardust

2007

as Yvaine

Shopgirl

Shopgirl

2005

as Mirabelle

The Family Stone

The Family Stone

2005

as Julie Morton

A Concert for Hurricane Relief

A Concert for Hurricane Relief

2005

as Presenter

Stage Beauty

Stage Beauty

2004

as Maria

It's All About Love

It's All About Love

2003

as Elena

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

2003

as Kate Brewster

The Rage in Placid Lake

The Rage in Placid Lake

2003

as Girl at Seminar

Igby Goes Down

Igby Goes Down

2002

as Sookie

The Hours

The Hours

2002

as Julia Vaughan

Brokedown Palace

Brokedown Palace

1999

as Alice Marano

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1999

as Julie Barnes

Polish Wedding

Polish Wedding

1998

as Hala

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1998

as Cosette

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1997

as Kelly Riker

U Turn

U Turn

1997

as Jenny

I Love You, I Love You Not

I Love You, I Love You Not

1996

as Daisy / Young Nana

Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet

1996

as Juliet

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

1996

as Rachel Lewis

The Pesky Suitor

The Pesky Suitor

1995

as Lisa

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995

as Kitt Larson

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

as Young Glady Joe

Little Women

Little Women

1994

as Beth March

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Homeland

as Carrie Mathison

Episodes: 96

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

My So-Called Life

as Angela Chase

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Aug 25, 1994

Fleishman Is in Trouble

as Rachel Fleishman

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Nov 17, 2022

The Essex Serpent

as Cora Seaborne

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 13, 2022

Full Circle

as Sam Browne

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 13, 2023

Law & Order

as Tracy Brandt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Master of None

as Nina

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 06, 2015

Portlandia

as Joan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2011

The Beast in Me

as Aggie Wiggs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

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as Herself - Host

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 21, 2001

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

The Early Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1999

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

The Colbert Report

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 2005

The City

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 29, 2008

Lifestories: Families in Crisis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1992

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Emmy Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1949

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1999

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Biography

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 06, 1987

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 34 38 29
2024 6 23 32 19
2024 7 41 56 21
2024 8 29 49 18
2024 9 24 46 12
2024 10 20 34 9
2024 11 21 29 13
2024 12 27 44 14
2025 1 32 51 18
2025 2 19 36 2
2025 3 6 19 1
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 2 3 2
2025 8 2 3 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 760 725
2024 6 526 241
2024 7 491 464
2024 12 382 296
2025 2 651 131
2025 7 482 187
2025 8 653 594

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