Claire Danes
Acting Born Apr 12, 1979 Manhattan, New York, USA 86 credits
Biography
Claire Catherine Danes is an American actress born on April 12, 1979, in Manhattan, New York. Throughout her professional career, she has received significant industry recognition, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2012, Time magazine recognized her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Her contributions to the entertainment industry were further honored in 2015 when she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As of the current records, she has 80 known acting credits to her name.
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Career overview
Danes first achieved widespread recognition for her portrayal of Angela Chase in the 1994 teen drama series My So-Called Life. This early role earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her transition into film began in 1994 with her debut in Little Women. Following this initial success, she appeared in several notable motion pictures throughout the mid-1990s, including Home for the Holidays in 1995 and Romeo + Juliet in 1996.
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Skip Intro
The Beast in MeThe Beast in Me · Executive ProducerVariety & CNN Actors on ActorsThe American RevolutionEverybody Wants to Be Gen X
In Vogue: The 90sGeorgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light
Full Circle
Fleishman Is in TroubleThe Essex Serpent
Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction
A Kid Like Jake
Brigsby Bear
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertThe Late Show with Stephen ColbertThe Late Late Show with James CordenMaster of None
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
As Cool as I Am
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
HomelandHomeland · ProducerHomeland · Co-Executive ProducerHomeland · Executive ProducerPortlandia
ConanTemple Grandin
The CityMe and Orson Welles
StardustFrancis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'EveningThe Flock
The Colbert ReportThe Family StoneShopgirlSeamlessShelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Stage Beauty
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTerminator 3: Rise of the MachinesWorking ShakespeareIt's All About LoveThe Rage in Placid Lake
The HoursIgby Goes Down
art21
The Early ShowThe Mod SquadBrokedown PalaceTeen Choice Awards
Les MisérablesPolish Wedding
The RainmakerU Turn
The Daily ShowRomeo + JulietI Love You, I Love You NotTo Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRAHow to Make an American QuiltHome for the HolidaysThe Pesky Suitor
My So-Called LifeLittle Women
Late Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'BrienGeoffrey Beene 30
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoLifestories: Families in CrisisDreams of Love
Law & Order
Full filmography
- Skip Intro (2026) as Self - Guest
- The Beast in Me (2025) as Agatha 'Aggie' Wiggs
- The Beast in Me (2025) Executive Producer
- Variety & CNN Actors on Actors (2025) as Self
- The American Revolution (2025) as Abigail Adams (voice)
- Everybody Wants to Be Gen X (2025) as Self
- In Vogue: The 90s (2024) as Self
- Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light (2024) as Georgia O'Keeffe (voice)
- Full Circle (2023) as Sam Browne
- Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022) as Rachel Fleishman
- The Essex Serpent (2022) as Cora Seaborne
- Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction (2019) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- A Kid Like Jake (2018) as Alex Wheeler
- Brigsby Bear (2017) as Emily
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self
- Master of None (2015) as Nina
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- As Cool as I Am (2013) as Lainee Diamond
- Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012) as Self
- Homeland (2011) as Carrie Mathison
- Homeland (2011) Producer
- Homeland (2011) Co-Executive Producer
- Homeland (2011) Executive Producer
- Portlandia (2011) as Joan
- A Child's Garden of Poetry (2011) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Temple Grandin (2010) as Temple Grandin
- The City (2008)
- Me and Orson Welles (2008) as Sonja Jones
- Stardust (2007) as Yvaine
- Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' (2007) as Self
- Evening (2007) as Ann Grant
- The Flock (2007) as Allison Lowry
- The Colbert Report (2005)
- The Family Stone (2005) as Julie Morton
- Shopgirl (2005) as Mirabelle
- Seamless (2005) as Self
- Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005) as Self - Presenter
- Stage Beauty (2004) as Maria
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) as Kate Brewster
- Working Shakespeare (2003)
- It's All About Love (2003) as Elena
- The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) as Girl at Seminar
- The Hours (2002) as Julia Vaughan
- Igby Goes Down (2002) as Sookie
- art21 (2001) as Herself - Host
- The Early Show (1999) as Self
- The Mod Squad (1999) as Julie Barnes
- Brokedown Palace (1999) as Alice Marano
- Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self
- Les Misérables (1998) as Cosette
- Polish Wedding (1998) as Hala
- The Rainmaker (1997) as Kelly Riker
- U Turn (1997) as Jenny
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) as Juliet
- I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) as Daisy / Young Nana
- To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) as Rachel Lewis
- The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (1995) as Self
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) as Young Glady Joe
- Home for the Holidays (1995) as Kitt Larson
- The Pesky Suitor (1995) as Lisa
- My So-Called Life (1994) as Angela Chase
- Little Women (1994) as Beth March
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self
- Geoffrey Beene 30 (1993)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self
- Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992)
- Dreams of Love (1992) as Edith Lammers
- Law & Order (1990) as Tracy Brandt
- Biography (1987) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Today (1952) as Self
- The Emmy Awards (1949) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Lovesick as Annika
- Lovesick Executive Producer
- The Spot
- RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare as Self