Claire Danes

Claire Danes

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Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday12 April 1979 (47 years old)
Place of birthManhattan, New York, USA
Known credits82

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 Hollywood 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 …

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2026 · Self - Guest
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025 · Self
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
2025 · Self
The American Revolution
The American Revolution
2025 · Abigail Adams (voice)
The Beast in Me
The Beast in Me
2025 · Agatha 'Aggie' Wiggs
The Beast in Me
The Beast in Me
2025 · Executive Producer
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 · Self - Guest
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light
Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light
2024 · Georgia O'Keeffe (voice)
In Vogue: The 90s
In Vogue: The 90s
2024 · Self
Full Circle
Full Circle
2023 · Sam Browne
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Fleishman Is in Trouble
2022 · Rachel Fleishman
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent
2022 · Cora Seaborne
Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction
Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction
2019 · Self - Narrator (voice)
A Kid Like Jake
A Kid Like Jake
2018 · Alex Wheeler
Brigsby Bear
Brigsby Bear
2017 · Emily
Master of None
Master of None
2015 · Nina
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
As Cool as I Am
As Cool as I Am
2013 · Lainee Diamond
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012 · Self
Homeland
Homeland
2011 · Carrie Mathison
Homeland
Homeland
2011 · Producer
Homeland
Homeland
2011 · Co-Executive Producer
Homeland
Homeland
2011 · Executive Producer
A Child's Garden of Poetry
A Child's Garden of Poetry
2011 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Portlandia
Portlandia
2011 · Joan
Conan
Conan
2010 · Self
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin
2010 · Temple Grandin
The City
The City
2008
Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles
2008 · Sonja Jones
Stardust
Stardust
2007 · Yvaine
The Flock
The Flock
2007 · Allison Lowry
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007 · Self
Evening
Evening
2007 · Ann Grant
The Family Stone
The Family Stone
2005 · Julie Morton
Shopgirl
Shopgirl
2005 · Mirabelle
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005 · Self - Presenter
Seamless
Seamless
2005 · Self
Stage Beauty
Stage Beauty
2004 · Maria
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Working Shakespeare
Working Shakespeare
2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003 · Kate Brewster
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