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My Take
Claire Danes does something on screen that I cannot fully explain: she makes thinking visible. As a teenager she won a Golden Globe by simply seeming more real than television usually allowed; in Temple Grandin and Homeland she turned interior turmoil into riveting drama and collected Emmys for it. The famous cry-face jokes miss the point — that rawness is the product of total immersion, not vanity. Her mid-career detour to Yale tells you plenty about her priorities. Few actors of her generation have stayed this good for this long, and I suspect her best and strangest roles are still ahead of her.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Claire Danes
- Name (Japanese)
- クレア・デインズ
- Reading
- くれあ・でいんず
- Born
- April 12, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- University
- Yale University
Awards & achievements
- 1994 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
- 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- 2010 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
- 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
- 2010 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
- 2011 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
- 2012 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
- 2015 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.clairedanes.org
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/clairedanes/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
Frequently asked questions
When was Claire Danes born?
Born April 12, 1979 (age 47).
Where is Claire Danes from?
Claire Danes is from Manhattan, New York, United States.
What does Claire Danes do?
Claire Danes works as film actor, stage actor, television actor, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.