Claire danes actress biography

American actress (born )

Not to be confused with Claire Denis.

Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, ) is an American actress. Prolific in film and television since her teens, she is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.

In , Time named her one of the most influential people in the world.

Danes first gained recognition for starring in the teen drama series My So-Called Life, winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and receiving a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

Claire danes actress biography

She made her film debut in the same year in Little Women (), and gained wider fame for starring in the romance Romeo + Juliet (). Danes has since appeared in The Rainmaker (), Brokedown Palace (), The Hours (), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (), Shopgirl (), and Stardust ().

She appeared in an Off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues in and made h