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Claire Danes
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Claire Danes
Claire Catherine Danes (born on April 12, 1979) is a Golden
Globe Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated American
film, television, and theater actress.
Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Career
1.3 Personal life
1.4 Controversy
2 Filmography
2.1 Film
2.2 Television
2.3 Commercials
2.4 Music videos
2.5 Guest appearances
3 References
4 External links
Biography
Claire Danes in Toronto for a MuchOnDemand in
promotion of Stardust.
Birth name
Born
Claire Catherine Danes
April 12, 1979
Manhattan New York, New
York, USA
Awards
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Early life
Danes was born in Manhattan to Christopher Danes, a computer consultant and former architectural photographer,
and Carla, a day care provider, painter, and textile designer who would later serve as Claire's manager. Danes has
described her background as being "as WASPy as you can get";[1] her paternal grandfather, Gibson A. Danes, was
the dean of the art and architecture school at Yale University.[2][3] She has a brother, Asa, who graduated from
Oberlin College and works as a litigation attorney for the law firm of Paul Hastings.
Danes attended the Dalton School in New York City, the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City,[4]
and the exclusive private high school Lycée Français de Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. In 1998, Danes
went to Yale University (her father's alma mater). [5] After studying for two years as a psychology major, she
dropped out of Yale to focus on her film career.
Career
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Danes is perhaps most famous for bringing Angela Chase to life in the 1994 television drama series My So-Called
Life, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination, followed by her role as Juliet in
Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Her first role in an animated feature came in
1999 with the English version of Princess Mononoke. During the same year, she took the lead role in Brokedown
Palace, alongside Kate Beckinsale and Bill Pullman.
In 2002, Danes starred opposite Susan Sarandon and Kieran Culkin in Igby Goes Down. She later co-starred as
Meryl Streep's daughter in the Oscar-nominated The Hours, with Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Ed Harris.
The following year, she was cast in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines; and Stage Beauty, in 2004. She earned
critical acclaim in 2005 when she starred in Steve Martin's Shopgirl alongside Martin and Jason Schwartzman, and
in The Family Stone opposite Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Keaton. In 2007, Danes appeared in the fantasy epic
Stardust, which she described as a "classic model of romantic comedy",[6] opposite Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert
DeNiro, and Sienna Miller, and will appear in The Flock, opposite Richard Gere.
Danes appeared in Off-Broadway plays including Happiness, Punk Ballet, and Kids On Stage, in which she
choreographed her own solo dance. She also wrote the introduction to Neil Gaiman's Death: The Time of Your Life.
Danes also auditioned for the role of Lois Lane in Superman Returns before the role went to Kate Bosworth.
In March 2007, Danes appeared with Patrick Wilson in a television commercial for the Gap in which the pair
dances to the song "Anything You Can Do" from the musical Annie Get Your Gun. Danes has recently appeared
onstage at Manhattan's PS122, an iconic avant-garde performance space, in a series of dance pieces by the
choreographer Tamar Rogoff. Danes made her stage debut at PS122 as a child.[7]
Starting in September, Danes will make her Broadway debut in the revival of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion
starring as Eliza Doolittle.[8]
Personal life
After meeting at her birthday party, she and Australian singer Ben Lee dated for almost six years, but their
relationship ended in 2003. She dated her Stage Beauty and Princess Mononoke co-star Billy Crudup, but the pair
split in December 2006. Additionally, she has dated Andrew Dorff, actor Stephen Dorff's younger brother, and Matt
Damon. Danes stated on the 27 June 2007 episode of Late Show with David Letterman that she is dating Evening
co-star Hugh Dancy.
Controversy
In 1998, just after the filming of Brokedown Palace in Manila, she was quoted in Vogue as saying that Manila was a
"ghastly and weird city".[9] She further remarked in Premiere (magazine) that the city, "smelled of cockroaches,
with rats all over and that there is no sewage system and the people do not have anything -- no arms, no legs, no
eyes".[9] Kim Atienza, son of then-Mayor of Manila, Lito Atienza, responded to the comments by saying that,
"those are irresponsible, bigoted and sweeping statements that we cannot accept".[9] Her films were subsequently
banned from being screened in the Philippines.[10] Joseph Estrada, then-President of the Philippines, condemned
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her publicly,[11] and she was declared persona non grata.[12] Shortly after the incident, Danes issued an apology in
Entertainment Weekly to the City of Manila.[10]
Filmography
Film
Dreams of Love (1990)
Little Women (1994) - Young Beth March
How to Make an American Quilt (1995) - Young Glady Jo Cleary
Home for the Holidays (1995) - Kitt Larson
I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) - Daisy/Young Nana
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) - Juliet Capulet
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) - Rachel Lewis
Princess Mononoke (1997) - San (voice)
U Turn (1997) - Jenny
The Rainmaker (1997) - Kelly Riker
Les Misérables (1998) - Cosette
Polish Wedding (1998) - Hala
The Mod Squad (1999) - Julie Barnes
Brokedown Palace (1999) - Alice Marano
Igby Goes Down (2002) - Sookie Sapperstein
The Hours (2002) - Julia Vaughn
It's All About Love (2003) - Elena
The Rage In Placid Lake (2003) - Girl at Seminar
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) - Kate Brewster
Stage Beauty (2004) - Maria
Shopgirl (2005) - Mirabelle Buttersfield
The Family Stone (2005) - Julie Morton
Evening (2007) - Young Ann
The Flock (2007) - Allison (Completed)
Stardust (2007) - Yvaine (Completed)
Television
My So-Called Life (1994) - Angela Chase
Commercials
The Boyfriend Trousers (Gap) (2007) - Girlfriend
Music videos
Soul Asylum - Just Like Anyone (1995) - Unnamed Angel
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Guest appearances
Law & Order (1992) - Tracy Brandt
Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1994) - Katie Leiter
The Jon Stewart Show (1994) - Herself
Late Show with David Letterman (1995) - Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1997) - Herself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997) - Herself
Saturday Night Live (1997) - Herself
Late Show with David Letterman (1998) - Herself
The Charlie Rose Show (1999) - Herself
Fanatic (1999) - Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1999) - Herself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1999) - Herself
HBO First Look (2003) - Herself
Electric Playground (2003) - Herself
Tinseltown TV (2003) - Herself
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (2004) - Herself
The Charlie Rose Show (2004) - Herself
Sunday Morning Shootout (2004) - Herself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2004) - Herself
Corazon de... (2005) - Herself
Magacine (2005) - Herself
Late Show with David Letterman (2005) - Herself
Late Show with David Letterman (2007) - Herself
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2007) - Herself
Rove (2007) - Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2007) - Herself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2007) - Herself
References
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^ http://www.clairedanes.com/print/movieline1295.html
^ http://americanwaymag.com/aw/travel/celebrated.asp?archive_date=10/15/2005
^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9E0CE2D81430F934A35751C1A964958260
^ http://www.superiorpics.com/claire_danes/ retrieved 2007-07-26
^ http://www.superiorpics.com/claire_danes/ retrieved 2007-07-26
^ Gould, Mignon A. (2007-08-09). Q&A: Claire Danes (http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/
0810danes0809.html) . The Arizona Republic. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
^ http://gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17797233&BRD=2729&PAG=461&dept_id=569332&rfi=15
^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7c9ed1f39ae6e304cb860de66c8eeb45
^ a b c Claire Danes no thrilla for Manila (http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9809/23/showbuzz/) (1998-09-23).
Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
^ a b Claire Danes apologizes for Manila criticism (http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9810/12/showbuzz/) (1998-1012). Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
^ Tacio, Henrylito D. (2006-08-26). Filmed in the Philippines (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/08/28/feat/
filmed.in.the.philippines.html) . Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
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12. ^ Manila Is Mad At Claire Danes (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/10/01/entertainment/main18857.shtml) (1998-1001). Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
External links
Claire Danes (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000132/) at the Internet Movie Database
Claire Danes (http://www.people.com/people/claire_danes) at People.com
Fresh Air radio interview (http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=26-Oct2005) - 26 October 2005
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