Claire Danes: movies and TV shows
Claire Danes has 86 credits in the archive: 40 films and 46 TV series, from 1944 to 2026. Highest rated: Temple Grandin (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2026 · busiest year: 2011 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skip Intro | Self - Guest | TV | — | 47 |
| 2025 | The Beast in Me | Agatha 'Aggie' Wiggs | TV | 7.1 | 46 |
| 2025 | The Beast in Me | TV | 7.1 | 46 | |
| 2025 | Variety & CNN Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 5.5 | 46 |
| 2025 | The American Revolution | Abigail Adams (voice) | TV | 5.9 | 46 |
| 2025 | Everybody Wants to Be Gen X | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 2024 | In Vogue: The 90s | Self | TV | 8.7 | 45 |
| 2024 | Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light | Georgia O'Keeffe (voice) | Film | — | 45 |
| 2023 | Full Circle | Sam Browne | TV | 6.5 | 44 |
| 2022 | Fleishman Is in Trouble | Rachel Fleishman | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 2022 | The Essex Serpent | Cora Seaborne | TV | 6.6 | 43 |
| 2019 | Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 2018 | A Kid Like Jake | Alex Wheeler | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 2017 | Brigsby Bear | Emily | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV | 6.1 | 36 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 36 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | TV | 5.1 | 36 |
| 2015 | Master of None | Nina | TV | 7.3 | 36 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 35 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 35 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 4.2 | 35 |
| 2013 | As Cool as I Am | Lainee Diamond | Film | 5.9 | 34 |
| 2012 | Ben Lee: Catch My Disease | Self | Film | 2.0 | 33 |
| 2011 | Homeland | Carrie Mathison | TV | 7.6 | 32 |
| 2011 | Homeland | TV | 7.6 | 32 | |
| 2011 | Homeland | TV | 7.6 | 32 | |
| 2011 | Homeland | TV | 7.6 | 32 | |
| 2011 | Portlandia | Joan | TV | 6.9 | 32 |
| 2011 | A Child's Garden of Poetry | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 4.0 | 32 |
| 2010 | Conan | Self | TV | 7.2 | 31 |
| 2010 | Temple Grandin | Temple Grandin | Film | 7.9 | 31 |
| 2008 | The City | TV | 6.0 | 29 | |
| 2008 | Me and Orson Welles | Sonja Jones | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 2007 | Stardust | Yvaine | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 2007 | Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' | Self | Film | — | 28 |
| 2007 | Evening | Ann Grant | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 2007 | The Flock | Allison Lowry | Film | 5.6 | 28 |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | TV | 6.9 | 26 | |
| 2005 | The Family Stone | Julie Morton | Film | 6.3 | 26 |
| 2005 | Shopgirl | Mirabelle | Film | 5.8 | 26 |
| 2005 | Seamless | Self | Film | 5.3 | 26 |
| 2005 | Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast | Self - Presenter | Film | 2.0 | 26 |
| 2004 | Stage Beauty | Maria | Film | 6.6 | 25 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 24 |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Kate Brewster | Film | 6.2 | 24 |
| 2003 | Working Shakespeare | TV | — | 24 | |
| 2003 | It's All About Love | Elena | Film | 5.5 | 24 |
| 2003 | The Rage in Placid Lake | Girl at Seminar | Film | 6.5 | 24 |
| 2002 | The Hours | Julia Vaughan | Film | 7.3 | 23 |
| 2002 | Igby Goes Down | Sookie | Film | 6.6 | 23 |
| 2001 | art21 | Herself - Host | TV | 5.5 | 22 |
| 1999 | The Early Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 20 |
| 1999 | The Mod Squad | Julie Barnes | Film | 4.4 | 20 |
| 1999 | Brokedown Palace | Alice Marano | Film | 6.4 | 20 |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Self | TV | 9.1 | 20 |
| 1998 | Les Misérables | Cosette | Film | 7.2 | 19 |
| 1998 | Polish Wedding | Hala | Film | 5.1 | 19 |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Kelly Riker | Film | 7.0 | 18 |
| 1997 | U Turn | Jenny | Film | 6.6 | 18 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 17 |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Juliet | Film | 6.8 | 17 |
| 1996 | I Love You, I Love You Not | Daisy / Young Nana | Film | 5.3 | 17 |
| 1996 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | Rachel Lewis | Film | 5.5 | 17 |
| 1995 | The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA | Self | TV | 6.0 | 16 |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Young Glady Joe | Film | 6.4 | 16 |
| 1995 | Home for the Holidays | Kitt Larson | Film | 6.3 | 16 |
| 1995 | The Pesky Suitor | Lisa | Film | 8.0 | 16 |
| 1994 | My So-Called Life | Angela Chase | TV | 7.7 | 15 |
| 1994 | Little Women | Beth March | Film | 7.3 | 15 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 14 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self | TV | 7.3 | 14 |
| 1993 | Geoffrey Beene 30 | Film | — | 14 | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self | TV | 5.4 | 13 |
| 1992 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | TV | 4.6 | 13 | |
| 1992 | Dreams of Love | Edith Lammers | Film | 8.0 | 13 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Tracy Brandt | TV | 7.3 | 11 |
| 1987 | Biography | Self | TV | 6.7 | 8 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 3 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1952 | Today | Self | TV | 5.6 | 26 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV | 7.9 | 29 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 34 |
| Lovesick | Annika | TV | — | — | |
| Lovesick | TV | — | — | ||
| The Spot | TV | — | — | ||
| RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare | Self | Film | — | — |