Claire Danes: Latest news, bio & photos

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Claire Danes: Snapshot

Name Claire Danes
Date of Birth April 12, 1979
Birth Place Manhattan, New York, USA
Birth Name Claire Catherine Danes
Height 5' 5½" (1.66m)

Danes’ first acting role was a guest star on Law and Order. She also starred in an episode of an HBO series called Life Stories: Families in Crisis.

Danes breakthrough role came in 1999 in My So Called Life, in which she played the 15 year old Angela Chase. The show was cancelled after only nineteen episodes. Her portrayal of Chase earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination.

In 1998 Danes began studying at Yale University. Her recommendation letter was written by Oliver Stone. Danes studied psychology for two years before dropping out to focus on her acting career.

Danes has starred in a number of well known films, including Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet, The Rainmaker, Brokedown Palace, Igby Goes Down, The Hours and The Family Stone.

Danes dated Billy Crudup from 2004 until 2006. Danes married fellow actor Hugh Dancy in France in 2009.