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Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979 in New York City, New York) is an American actress known for her roles as Angela Chase in ''Series/MySoCalledLife'', Beth March in ''[[Film/LittleWomen1994 Little Women]]'', Juliet in ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'', Cosette in ''[[Film/LesMiserables1998 Les Misérables]]'', Yvaine in ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', the eponymous ''Film/TempleGrandin'', and Carrie Mathison in ''Series/{{Homeland}}''. For her work, she has received three UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s and four UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe Award}}s.

Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979 in New York City, New York) is an American actress known for her roles as Angela Chase in ''Series/MySoCalledLife'', Amy March in ''[[Film/LittleWomen1994 Little Women]]'', Juliet in ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'', Cosette in ''[[Film/LesMiserables1998 Les Misérables]]'', Yvaine in ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', the eponymous ''Film/TempleGrandin'', and Carrie Mathison in ''Series/{{Homeland}}''. For her work, she has received three UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s and four UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe Award}}s.

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Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress born in Manhattan, New York. She has appeared as Angela Chase in ''Series/MySoCalledLife'', as Juliet in Creator/BazLuhrmann's ''[[Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet Romeo + Juliet]]'', as Cosette in ''[[Film/LesMiserables1998 Les Misérables]]'', as Yvaine in ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', and as the titular ''Film/TempleGrandin'' in the Creator/{{HBO}} television film. She stars as Carrie Mathison in the Creator/{{Showtime}} series ''Series/{{Homeland}}''. For her work, she has received three Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.

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* ''Film/LittleWomen''

* ''Film/TheModSquad''

* FakeBrit: Played one in ''Stage Beauty''

* BannedInChina: She and her films were banned in Philippines after some comments she made in Variety while promoting Film/BrokedownPalace (which was filmed in the Philippines) were deemed insensitive by the government.

* EveryoneLovesBlondes: She occasionally play MsFanservice characters.

* TheRainman: She played one of these as the title character of ''Temple Grandin'', and won multiple awards for doing so, because it was more or less TruthInTelevision.

* BannedInChina: She and her films were banned after some comments she made in Variety while promoting Film/BrokedownPalace (which was filmed in the Philippines) were deemed insensitive by the government.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She was up for an unspecified role in ''Film/SchindlersList'' but she would have had to move to Poland for several months during the school year and the studio couldn’t promise her an on-set teacher so her parents declined.

Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979 in Manhattan, New York) is an American actress. She has appeared as Angela Chase in ''Series/MySoCalledLife'', as Juliet in Creator/BazLuhrmann's ''[[Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet Romeo + Juliet]]'', as Cosette in ''[[Film/LesMiserables1998 Les Misérables]]'', as Yvaine in ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', and as the titular ''Film/TempleGrandin'' in the Creator/{{HBO}} television film. She stars as Carrie Mathison in the Creator/{{Showtime}} series ''Series/{{Homeland}}''. For her work, she has received three Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.

Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress. She has appeared as Angela Chase in ''Series/MySoCalledLife'', as Juliet in Creator/BazLuhrmann's ''[[Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet Romeo + Juliet]]'', as Cosette in ''[[Film/LesMiserables1998 Les Misérables]]'', as Yvaine in ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', and as the titular ''Film/TempleGrandin'' in the Creator/{{HBO}} television film. She stars as Carrie Mathison in the Creator/{{Showtime}} series ''Series/{{Homeland}}''. For her work, she has received three Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.

* CareerResurrection: After the back-to-back disastrous flops of ''Film/TheModSquad'' and ''Film/BrokedownPalace'' in 1999, she made a gradual comeback during the TurnOfTheMillennium in films like ''Literature/TheHours'', ''Shopgirl'', ''Film/{{Stardust}}'' and ''Film/MeAndOrsonWelles''. However, ''Film/TempleGrandin'' is truly her "return to glory", quickly followed by ''Series/{{Homeland}}''.

* FakeBrit: In ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', which she pulls off almost flawlessly.
* HideYourPregnancy: She was pregnant while filming the second season of ''Series/{{Homeland}}''. Ironically, her character ended up pregnant in the third!
* RomanceOnTheSet: She and Billy Crudup became a couple while filming ''Stage beauty''. She met her eventual husband, [[Series/{{Hannibal}} Hugh Dancy]] on the set of ''Evening''.
* StarDerailingRole: ''Film/TheModSquad'' and ''Film/BrokedownPalace'' not only slowed her career, but an unflattering comment she made at the country the latter film was shot at resulted [[BannedInChina in her films being banned there for years]]. She did apologized though.
* StarMakingRole: In ''Series/MySoCalledLife''.
* ThoseTwoActors: Defied. She turned down the role in ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'' to avoid this (See below).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Flew to L.A. for the casting of ''Film/SchindlersList'', after she was discovered for the role in ''Series/MySoCalledLife''. Creator/StevenSpielberg finally gave her the role but had to turn it down, because they weren't willing to give her tutoring in Poland.
** Was considered for the title role in ''Literature/{{Lolita}}''.
** Auditioned and was the first choice for the role of Rose in ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}''. She ultimately turned it down as she had just finished working with Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio on ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet''. Though she described working with him on that film as a "treat", she admitted in an interview later that if she had accepted the role in ''Titanic'', she would not have been able to get [[ThoseTwoActors away from him]].
** Auditioned for the role of Lisa in ''Film/GirlInterrupted''.

* ThoseTwoActors: Defied. She turned down the role in ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' to avoid this (See below).

** Auditioned and was the first choice for the role of Rose in ''Film/{{Titanic}}''. She ultimately turned it down as she had just finished working with Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio on ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet''. Though she described working with him on that film as a "treat", she admitted in an interview later that if she had accepted the role in ''Titanic'', she would not have been able to get [[ThoseTwoActors away from him]].

* FakeBrit: In ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', where she pulls off almost flawlessly.

* FakeBrit: In ''Film/{{Stardust}}''

* FormerChildStar: Started acting when she was 12.

* IvyLeague: She studied in Yale.

* HideYourPregnancy: She was pregnant while filming the second season of ''Series/{{Homeland}}''.

* RomanceOnTheSet: She and Billy Crudup became a couple while filming ''Stage beauty''. She met her eventual husband on the set of ''Evening''.

* CareerResurrection: After the disastrous ''Film/BrokedownPalace'', she made a gradual comeback during the TurnOfTheMillennium in films like ''Literature/TheHours'', ''Shopgirl'', ''Film/{{Stardust}}'' and ''Film/MeAndOrsonWelles''. However, ''Film/TempleGrandin'' is truly her "return to glory", quickly followed by ''Series/{{Homeland}}''.

* StarDerailingRole: ''Film/BrokedownPalace'' not only slowed her career, but an unflattering comment she made at the country the film was shot at resulted [[BannedInChina in her films being banned there for years]]. She did apologized though.