Claire Danes Biography

Occup.Actress
FromUSA
BornApril 12, 1979
Age45 years
Claire Danes, an American actress born upon April 12, 1979, in New York City, is widely known for her functions in a wide variety of tv programs as well as motion pictures. From her very early years maturing in Manhattan's artsy Soho district, Danes displayed an all-natural ability and passion for acting. Birthed to parents who were both involved in the arts, with her mother being a painter and her papa a photographer, Danes matured bordered by creativity.

Danes kick-started her acting career at the age of 6, registering in the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute where she examined acting and took modern dance courses. By the age of 9, she was provided a duty in a theater workshop which later on led her to operate in off-Broadway productions. She continued to fine-tune her craft at the prominent New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies and the Professional Performing Arts School.

In 1994, Danes landed her very first significant TV role in the critically acclaimed collection "My So-Called Life". This coming-of-age dramatization followed the life of an adolescent woman named Angela Chase, magnificently played by Danes. In spite of the collection being short-term, it amassed a solid cult following, pushing Danes to stardom as well as earning her a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination.

Following "My So-Called Life", Danes transitioned to film, starring in different motion pictures that showcased her flexibility as well as remarkable variety. In 1996, she appeared along with Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann's adjustment of Shakespeare's "Romeo + Juliet", and also in 1999, she starred in the romantic comedy-drama "The Mod Squad".

In the ensuing years, Danes remained to grow her filmography with duties in motion pictures such as "Igby Goes Down" (2002), "The Hours" (2002), "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003), and the numerous acclaimed movie "Shopgirl" (2005).

In 2010, Danes went back to television, portraying real-life autistic animal actions expert Temple Grandin in the HBO biopic "Temple Grandin". This performance earned her extensive acclaim and also acknowledgment, including a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

In 2011, Danes protected the lead duty in the prominent television collection "Homeland", playing the experienced and complicated CIA operative Carrie Mathison. Danes' fascinating portrayal of Mathison gained her various awards as well as nominations, consisting of several Emmys and also Golden Globes throughout the show's eight-season run.

In her individual life, Danes wed star Hugh Dancy in 2009. The couple has 2 youngsters, Cyrus, born in 2012, and Rowan, birthed in 2018. Today, Claire Danes remains to be a significant number in the entertainment industry, using her skill to explore diverse duties as well as make an influence on the planet of television and movie.

Our collection contains 25 quotes who is written / told by Claire, under the main topic Teen.

Related authors: Hugh Dancy (Actor), Lee Strasberg (Director), David Walliams (Actor), Leonardo DiCaprio (Actor), Temple Grandin (Educator), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Billy Crudup (Actor)

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25 Famous quotes by Claire Danes

Small: Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl
"Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl"
Small: When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didnt work for a year which was essential for me, bec
"When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility"
Small: What I needed was a connection to life that was real and lasting
"What I needed was a connection to life that was real and lasting"
Small: My character was kidnapped by the Terminator and I was kidnapped by the Terminator production
"My character was kidnapped by the Terminator and I was kidnapped by the Terminator production"
Small: I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding be
"I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding behind trees, I felt so unworthy"
Small: I know, its true. Ive played these tortured teenagers. I cant wait to shed that image
"I know, it's true. I've played these tortured teenagers. I can't wait to shed that image"
Small: I hadnt been free from adult responsibilities since I was 12, and I needed to experience that. I really
"I hadn't been free from adult responsibilities since I was 12, and I needed to experience that. I really needed to just be a kid again"
Small: Maybe philosophy - I love talking about ideas. Or maybe art history. I was thinking about psychology, t
"Maybe philosophy - I love talking about ideas. Or maybe art history. I was thinking about psychology, then I got really afraid because everybody says it's terribly boring"
Small: I think because I am as earnest as I am, people were accepting of my evolving into a certified, legitim
"I think because I am as earnest as I am, people were accepting of my evolving into a certified, legitimate, and grown up and I did take three years off"
Small: I have a huge, active imagination, and I think Im really scared of being alone because if Im left to my
"I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman"
Small: I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and in two seconds flat there are sw
"I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and in two seconds flat there are swarms of girls who are wanting so badly to touch them or just say hello. That's not the case with me, or any other girl I know"
Small: I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I hav
"I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day"
Small: But I dont know if people are meant to be together. You have to have a lot in common, choose well and b
"But I don't know if people are meant to be together. You have to have a lot in common, choose well and be really fortunate. It's not like you're sprinkled with fairy dust. You have to believe that love will be there when you need it"
Small: Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found
"Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found"
Small: You dont realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on e and discover you have more probl
"You don't realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on e and discover you have more problems than you ever dreamed of"
Small: Im only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously
"I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously"
Small: I would sign on for projects that were meant to shoot in July, and then they would postponed and they w
"I would sign on for projects that were meant to shoot in July, and then they would postponed and they would bleed into the following semester, and then I'd take a semester off, and then the movie would collapse"
Small: Yeah, there was the Flora Plum thing, where I trained for about a month and I had taken a semester off
"Yeah, there was the Flora Plum thing, where I trained for about a month and I had taken a semester off for that, and two weeks prior to filming, the financing collapsed"
Small: Theres certainly something very uncomfortable about the voyeurism involved in being in the press, being
"There's certainly something very uncomfortable about the voyeurism involved in being in the press, being an actor, where people have a seemingly insatiable curiosity about, you"
Small: However, Im at a very comfortable place in my career and celebrity, in that I dont have to audition as
"However, I'm at a very comfortable place in my career and celebrity, in that I don't have to audition as extensively as I used to for roles but yet I'm not immediately recognizable"
Small: Fame doesnt end loneliness
"Fame doesn't end loneliness"
Small: You know, let a few years go by until I hit my midlife crisis. Then that can be documented on film
"You know, let a few years go by until I hit my midlife crisis. Then that can be documented on film"
Small: I have this home in New York, I have a long-term relationship with my boyfriend, whos from Australia, a
"I have this home in New York, I have a long-term relationship with my boyfriend, who's from Australia, and I had this business that I had maintain. Even though I wasn't actively shooting, there's a lot of peripheral work"
Small: I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasnt out of habit, but I needed to grow
"I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to grow up for myself and then kind of re-enter the industry with a sound understanding of what my sensibilities and my values are as a relatively formed human being"
Small: I became very successful at a young age... I had lots of opportunities and lots of power and had no ide
"I became very successful at a young age... I had lots of opportunities and lots of power and had no idea how to focus it"