Claire Danes
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Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979 in New York City) is an American film actress. She is perhaps most famous as protagonist Angela Chase in the 1994 teenage television drama series My So-Called Life for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination. After starring opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in 1996's William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet she turned down the female lead in Titanic. In 2002, she graduated from Yale. For many years she and Australian singer Ben Lee dated, but their relationship ended in 2003. She is now dating Billy Crudup with whom she co-starred in Stage Beauty.
Height: 5ft 5 1/2 in (1.66 m), Weight: 110-120 lb (50-54 kg) Hair: Dark blonde; Eyes: Grey-green
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Her family
- Mother: Carla Danes (day care provider, painter, textile designer, Claire's manager)
- Father: Chris Danes (computer consultant, former architectural photographer)
- Brother: Asa Danes (Oberlin College graduate, NFP organization)
Off-Broadway
Danes has appeared in off-broadway plays, including "Happiness", "Punk Ballet", and "Kids On Stage" (she choreographed her own solo dance).
Filmography
- Pushers Needed (2005)
- The Family Stone (2005) - Julie Morton
- Shopgirl (2004) - Mirabelle Buttersfield
- Stage Beauty (2004) - Maria
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) - Kate Brewster
- The Hours (2002) - Julia Vaughn
- Igby Goes Down (2002) - Sookie Sapperstein
- Brokedown Palace (1999) - Alice Marano
- The Mod Squad (1999) - Julie Barnes
- Polish Wedding (1998) - Hala
- Les Misérables (1998) - Cosette
- The Rainmaker (1997) - Kelly Riker
- U Turn (1997) - Jenny
- Princess Mononoke (1997) (voice)
- To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) - Rachel Lewis
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) - Juliet
- Home for the Holidays (1995) - Kitt Larson
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) - Young Glady Jo Cleary
- Little Women (1994) - Beth March
- Dreams of Love (1990)
Television
- My So-Called Life (1994 series) - Angela Chase
External links
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- Unofficial Claire Danes website (http://www.clairedanes.com)