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Claire Danes |
| Real Name |
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Claire Catherine Danes |
| Height |
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5' 5½'' (166
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| Date of Birth |
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12 April 1979 |
| Place of Birth |
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New York, New York, USA |
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| Biography: |
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Claire Catherine Danes was born
on 12 April 1979 in New York City to a painter mother
and photographer father. With the support of her
parents, Danes enrolled in an acting class at the
Lee Strasberg Studio when she was nine years old.
After attending the Professional Performing Arts
School, she went to Los Angeles auditioning for
Steven Spielberg film, Schindler's List. While she
was waiting for Spielberg's decision, the producers
of a new TV show, My So-Called Life, wanted Danes
to star in the show. Danes agreed to do the show
after turning down the role in Schindler's List
because she wouldn't be able to school in Poland,
where the movie was to be filmed.
During the run of My So-Called Life, Danes starred
as the saintly, sickly Beth in Little Women (1994).
The film was a success, and allowed Danes to perform
in the cast of such well-respected actors as Susan
Sarandon, Winona Ryder, and Gabriel Byrne. She then
appeared in How to Make an American Quilt (1995),
and starred alongside Jodie Foster in Home for the
Holidays (1995).
Danes finally made a big hit with Romeo & Juliet
(1996). Starring alongside
Leonardo DiCaprio, her portrayal of Juliet broke
the hearts and the tears of audiences.
After Romeo & Juliet, Danes starred as Joaquin
Phoenix's trashy girlfriend in U-Turn (1997),
as Andrew Shue's abused wife in The Rainmaker (1997),
and as rebellious Hala in A Polish Wedding (1998),
followed by Les Miserables (1998)
and The Mod Squad (1999).
Though the films were unsuccessful, Danes remained
in the media spotlight, appearing on numerous magazine
covers. Aside from the bad publicity surrounding
her remarks about the Philippines during the making
of Brokedown Palace (1999),
and her later banning from that country, she continued
to attract positive attention for everything from
her enrollment at Yale University in 1998 to her
boyfriends.
Danes returned with several small but acclaimed
roles. She played the confused love interest of
Igby in Igby Goes Down (2002),
starred alongside Sean Penn in It's All About Love
(2002), and took part
in The Hours (2002).
She then starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger
in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
and alongside Steve Martin in a film based on Martin's
bestselling fiction novel, Shopgirl (2004).
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| Filmography: |
| 2005 |
The Family Stone |
| 2005 |
Shopgirl |
| 2004 |
Stage Beauty |
| 2003 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
| 2003 |
The Rage In Placid Lake |
| 2002 |
The Hours |
| 2002 |
It's All About Love |
| 2002 |
Igby Goes Down |
| 1999 |
Brokedown Palace |
| 1999 |
The Mod Squad |
| 1998 |
Polish Wedding |
| 1998 |
Les Miserables |
| 1997 |
The Rainmaker |
| 1997 |
U-Turn |
| 1997 |
Princess Mononoke |
| 1997 |
I Love You, I Love You Not |
| 1996 |
To Gillian on Her 37th
Birthday |
| 1996 |
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet |
| 1995 |
Home for the Holidays |
| 1995 |
How to Make an American Quilt |
| 1994 |
Little Women |
| 1992 |
Law & Order: Skin Deep |
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| Awards: |
| Golden Globe |
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1993 Best Actress Series Drama (My
So-Called Life) |
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