Claire Danes

Claire Danes

  • Born: 1979-4-12
  • Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
  • Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Yale University (Dropout)
  • Representative Works: Homeland, Temple Grandin, My So-Called Life, Romeo + Juliet
  • Claire Catherine Danes (Claire Danes), born in New York City on April 12, 1979, graduated from the Department of Psychology at Yale University, American actress, voice actor, and producer.
    In 1990, the 11-year-old Dennis studied acting at an art school; later, he made his debut as an actor in the short film "Dreams of Love" produced by Oscar director Milos Forman. [1-2]  . In 1995, with the TV series " My So-Called Life ", she won the 52nd Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series [3]  . In 1996, he received attention for starring in the movie " Romeo + Juliet ". In 1997, she was selected as one of the 50 most beautiful women in the world by People magazine [4]  .
    In 2010, she starred in the HBO biographical film " Temple Grandin " as an animal scientist with autism. With this work, she won the four miniseries of Emmy Awards , Golden Globe Awards , Annual Satellite Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards . Best Actress Award [5-7]  . In 2011, she began to star in the American series " Homeland ", and she won the 64th and 65th Emmy Awards and the 69th and 70th Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in Drama [8-11]  . In 2012, he was selected as one of the top 100 influencers of the year by Time magazine [12]  . In 2018, he participated in the production of the American drama " Homeland Season Seven ". On February 9, 2020, the starring American series " Homeland Season Eight " aired the final season.

    Early Experience

    Claire Catherine Danes started learning modern dance when she was 6 years old, and when she was 9 years old, she took a performance course at Lee Strasberg Studio. In the sixth and seventh grades, I studied acting at the Professional Performing Art School in New York, and also participated in gymnastics training   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1990, starred in the short film "Dreams of Love" produced by Milos Forman, in which he played the 11-year-old battered girl Edith Lammers. This was the first appearance of Claire Catherine Danes   . In September 1992, he played a guest role as a model in the TV series " Law & Order "   .
    On August 25, 1994, the starring youth TV series " My So-Called Life " premiered, and she played high school student Angela Chase in the drama. With this drama, she won the 52nd Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series   In the same year, the feature film " Little Women ", co-starring with Winona Laura Horowitz , was released, in which he played Beth, the kind-hearted and weak third daughter of the March family. On November 1, 1996, the romance film " Romeo + Juliet " co-starring with Leo was released as the heroine Juliet . In 1997, he participated in the feature film " The Rainmaker " starring Matt Damon .  
    In March 1999, she starred in the action crime film " The Mod Squad ", which played the role of the drug-addicted girl Julie, which was adapted from a 1970 TV series; in October of the same year, it was a Japanese animation film " Princess Mononoke".》English dubbing   . In 2002, he starred in the comedy " Igby Goes Down "   and played the annoying " follower " in the film; in the same year, he played the daughter of the heroine Clarissa Vogan in the movie " The Hours "   . In 2005, starring in the movie " Shopgirl " adapted from the novel of the same name by Steve Martin . 
    In June 2007, starring in the family film " Evening ", playing a young and beautiful girl in the film; in July of the same year, co-starring with Richard Tiffany Gere in the thriller ""Released, playing a young female agent in the film; in August, the starring fantasy adventure movie " Stardust " was released, playing the beautiful, kind, and falling stars in the film; in October, starred in the film written by Irish dramatist Bernard Shaw The play " Pygmalion ", this is her first appearance at the Broadway Theater, playing Pygmalion Eliza Doolittle, who is poor and into the upper class   .
    In 2009, she played Sonia, who is eager for the stage , in the movie " Me And Orson Welles ". On February 6, 2010, the starring feature film " Temple Grandin " was broadcast, playing the role of animal scientist Temple Grandin with autism in the film . With this film, she won the 62nd Emmy Awards and the 68th Golden Globe Awards. , The 15th Annual Satellite Awards, and the 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actress in a TV Movie   . On October 2, 2011, the starring TV series " Homeland Season One " premiered. She played the role of CIA female agent Kelly   in the series. With this series , she won the 64th and 65th Emmy Awards and the 69th and 70th Golden Globe Awards. Best Actress in a Drama Series .   
    On September 30, 2012, the TV series " Homeland Season 2 " starring him premiered; in the same year, the audio book "The Handmaid's Tale" was recorded   . In June 2013, he co-starred in the comedy " As Cool as I Am " with James Paul Marsden , playing a high school mother who was pregnant and gave birth to a child ; on September 29, his starring TV series " Homeland Season 3 " premiered. 
    On October 5, 2014, the TV series " Homeland Season 4 " starring her was broadcast. On October 4, 2015, the TV series " Homeland Season 5 " starring him was broadcast; in November of the same year, he participated in the TV series " Master of None Season 1 ", as a married woman who had a one-night stand with the male lead   . In 2016, starred in the stage play "Dry Powder", playing the role of a ruthless and snobbish company founder   .
    On January 5, 2017, the TV series "Portlandia Season 7" with a guest starring was broadcast. She played an acting coach in the play   ; on January 15, the TV series " Homeland Season 6 " starring was launched; On July 28 of the same year, the comedy " Brigsby Bear " he participated in was released, and he played a love therapist in the film   . On February 11, 2018, the American series " Homeland Season 7 ", which she participated in and starred in , was launched. This was her first time as a producer   . In June of the same year, the family film " A Kid Like Jake " co-starring with James Joseph Parsons was released. , She plays a mother whose son has gender cognitive impairment . 
    On February 9, 2020, the American series " Homeland Season Eight " starring Claire Catherine Danes was broadcast   .

    Personal Life

    family
    Claire Catherine Danes' grandfather, Gibson Andrew Danes, is the dean of the School of Architecture and Art at Yale University. Father Christopher Danes is a computer expert and architectural photographer, and mother Carla is a painter and textile designer. She also has an older brother named Asa Danes, who is a lawyer.
    Study
    In 1998, under the personal recommendation of director Oliver Stone , he entered Yale University, majoring in psychology; two years later, he gave up his studies to concentrate on acting .   
    marriage
    In 2007, Claire Catherine Danes met British actor Hugh Dancy for filming the movie " Evening " . In 2009, the two married in France in a low-key manner. On December 17, 2012, their first son Cyrus Michael Chistopher Danes Dancy was born in New York ; on August 27, 2018, their second son was born .  

    Character Evaluation

    Claire Catherine Danes possesses beauty and temperament. Between a smile and a smile, she is just right to grasp the childish and shy girl's heart and the firm and brave character in her bones   .
    Its appeal to the audience is also her constant breakthrough and unpredictable potential: in "Little Women", from a reflective surprise to a shocked laugh, it contains gratitude, disbelief and embarrassment. , And the flustered happiness, within ten seconds, it was natural; to "Romeo + Juliet", within three seconds, the perfect transition from confusion and shock to sorrow was completed accurately; while "Temple Grandin" suffered from The autistic American animal scientist, this complex and highly layered role makes Claire's acting full bloom   .
    Claire Catherine Danes has a pure appearance, but can stand firm in works full of suspense, adventure and suspicion   . And this top student from Yale University almost perfectly interprets the life sample of a talented Hollywood girl. Although there has been a period of ups and downs in his personal life, the overall tasteful selection of films and the attitude of continuous hard work have allowed him to smoothly transition to a more comprehensive and deeper level of actresses. Denise is undoubtedly another positive image of Hollywood   .
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