---
name: "Claire Danes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/claire-danes"
fi1m_id: "claire-danes"
imdb_id: "nm0000132"
tmdb_id: 6194
wikidata_id: "Q867813"
roles: ["Actor","Producer"]
born: "12 April 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-22T03:13:51.501840+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Claire Danes

## Identity

Claire Danes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/claire-danes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** claire-danes
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000132
- **TMDB ID:** 6194
- **Wikidata ID:** Q867813
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Danes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q867813, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000132/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6194

Actor and producer. Born 12 April 1979 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer
- **Born:** 12 April 1979, Manhattan, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Also known as:** Claire Catherine Danes
- **Frequently works with:** [Howard Gordon](https://film.one/person/howard-gordon.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 4 Golden Globes (4 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (2), 2000s 70 (4), 2010s 79 (2), 2020s 71 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 73 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 7 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 3, Romance 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $831m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Danes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q867813, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000132/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6194

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Romeo + Juliet*](https://film.one/film/romeo-juliet.md) (82), [*Homeland*](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) (78), [*Fleishman Is in Trouble*](https://film.one/tv/fleishman-is-in-trouble.md) (74)
- **Netflix:** [*Master of None*](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md) (80), [*The Beast in Me*](https://film.one/tv/the-beast-in-me.md) (67)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Essex Serpent*](https://film.one/tv/the-essex-serpent.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Claire Danes

> Claire Danes makes withdrawal look like hard work, and finds sympathy for people who are difficult company. We value that emotional directness, though it can lend thin writing a depth it has not earned.

In *The Beast in Me* (2025), Claire Danes makes a reclusive author's interest in her neighbour feel like an effort. Her Agatha ‘Aggie’ Wiggs is grieving, but the performance does not let grief explain everything about her. We were unexpectedly moved by Aggie's isolation, because Danes makes her curiosity about Nile Jarvis feel like an attempt to engage with another person again. She allows us to understand the need without asking us to approve of the choice.

The early recognition came with Angela Chase in *My So-Called Life* (1994–95) and Juliet in *Romeo + Juliet* (1996). After film and television work through the 2000s, *Temple Grandin* (2010) renewed her television profile; Carrie Mathison in *Homeland* (2011–20) then became the defining role of her mature career. Her emotional and physical expressiveness helps explain the continuity between those parts, but it also creates a risk: a role built around anxiety can feel familiar before we have learnt much about the person.

Danes is particularly effective opposite Matthew Rhys, whose Nile is the notorious property heir who moves next door. Both characters are difficult company, and their mutual curiosity gives the series its strongest material. She makes Aggie's involvement credible enough that we want the writing to pursue it further. Instead, the eight-part thriller keeps returning to their fascination without finding enough new things for them to discover about one another.

Directors Lila Neugebauer, Antonio Campos and Tyne Rafaeli favour psychological unease over a brisk investigation, giving the actors time to test one another. Lyle Vincent's cinematography gives those encounters a horror-film unease, though Loren Weeks's glossy production design makes the danger feel too comfortably packaged. Once the relationship stops developing, all that care becomes less persuasive. Danes supplies some of the depth the script lacks, but she cannot keep eight episodes moving on her own. For Danes and Rhys together, *The Beast in Me* is worth tolerating the slow plot; anyone coming chiefly for the mystery should be more cautious.

## Biography

Claire Danes is an American actress. She was born on 12 April 1979 in Manhattan, New York.

Danes first gained recognition for playing Angela Chase in the series *My So-Called Life* (1994). Her film roles include *Little Women* (1994), *Romeo + Juliet* (1996), *The Hours* (2002), *Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines* (2003) and *Stardust* (2007). She portrayed Carrie Mathison in the series *Homeland* (2011–2020).

She has received three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Danes played Agatha 'Aggie' Wiggs in the series *The Beast in Me* (2025). She attended Yale University from 1998 to 2000 and made her Broadway debut in a 2007 revival of *Pygmalion*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com, netflix.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *The Beast in Me* (2025), Fi1m 67, as Agatha 'Aggie' Wiggs — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-beast-in-me.md)
- *Fleishman Is in Trouble* (2022), Fi1m 74, as Rachel Fleishman — [page](https://film.one/tv/fleishman-is-in-trouble.md)
- *The Essex Serpent* (2022), Fi1m 73, as Cora Seaborne — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-essex-serpent.md)
- *Master of None* (2015), Fi1m 80, as Nina — [page](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Carrie Mathison — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Me and Orson Welles* (2008), Fi1m 72, as Sonja Jones — [page](https://film.one/film/me-and-orson-welles.md)
- *Stardust* (2007), Fi1m 75, as Yvaine — [page](https://film.one/film/stardust.md)
- *Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines* (2003), Fi1m 61, as Kate Brewster — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-3-rise-of-the-machines.md)
- *The Hours* (2002), Fi1m 72, as Julia Vaughan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *Romeo + Juliet* (1996), Fi1m 82, as Juliet — [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-juliet.md)
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87, as Angela Chase — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The American Revolution* (2025), series, as Abigail Adams (voice)
- *The Beast in Me* (2025), series, as Agatha 'Aggie' Wiggs · Executive Producer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-beast-in-me.md)
- *Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light* (2024), as Georgia O'Keeffe (voice)
- *Full Circle* (2023), series, as Sam Browne
- *Fleishman Is in Trouble* (2022), series, as Rachel Fleishman — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/fleishman-is-in-trouble.md)
- *The Essex Serpent* (2022), series, as Cora Seaborne — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-essex-serpent.md)
- *A Kid Like Jake* (2018), as Alex Wheeler
- *Brigsby Bear* (2017), as Emily
- *Master of None* (2015), series, as Nina — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md)
- *As Cool as I Am* (2013), as Lainee Diamond
- *Homeland* (2011), series, as Carrie Mathison · Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Portlandia* (2011), series, as Joan
- *Temple Grandin* (2010), as Temple Grandin
- *Me and Orson Welles* (2008), as Sonja Jones — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/me-and-orson-welles.md)
- *Stardust* (2007), as Yvaine — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/stardust.md)
- *The Flock* (2007), as Allison Lowry
- *Evening* (2007), as Ann Grant
- *The Family Stone* (2005), as Julie Morton
- *Shopgirl* (2005), as Mirabelle
- *Stage Beauty* (2004), as Maria
- *Working Shakespeare* (2003), series, Actor
- *Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines* (2003), as Kate Brewster — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-3-rise-of-the-machines.md)
- *The Rage in Placid Lake* (2003), as Girl at Seminar
- *It's All About Love* (2003), as Elena
- *The Hours* (2002), as Julia Vaughan — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *Igby Goes Down* (2002), as Sookie
- *Brokedown Palace* (1999), as Alice Marano
- *The Mod Squad* (1999), as Julie Barnes
- *Les Misérables* (1998), as Cosette
- *Polish Wedding* (1998), as Hala
- *The Rainmaker* (1997), as Kelly Riker
- *U Turn* (1997), as Jenny
- *Romeo + Juliet* (1996), as Juliet — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-juliet.md)
- *To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday* (1996), as Rachel Lewis
- *I Love You, I Love You Not* (1996), as Daisy / Young Nana
- *Home for the Holidays* (1995), as Kitt Larson
- *How to Make an American Quilt* (1995), as Young Glady Joe
- *The Pesky Suitor* (1995), as Lisa
- *Little Women* (1994), as Beth March
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), series, as Angela Chase — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)
- *Geoffrey Beene 30* (1993), Actor
- *Lifestories: Families in Crisis* (1992), series, Actor
- *Dreams of Love* (1992), as Edith Lammers
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Tracy Brandt — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Lovesick*, series, as Annika · Executive Producer
- *The Families Stone*, as Julie Morton
- *The Spot*, series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Claire Danes](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-77727deb71d9.jpg) Claire Danes — iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Claire_Danes_2015_%28facecrop%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![From left: Claire Danes, Connie Britton, Anna Gunn, Mayim Bialik, Alyssa Milano, Emily Mortimer, and Alison Pill. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-9fb1a84eae4b.jpg) From left: Claire Danes, Connie Britton, Anna Gunn, Mayim Bialik, Alyssa Milano, Emily Mortimer, and Alison Pill. (2013) — jdeeringdavis from San Francisco, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/2013_Golden_Globe_Awards_%288379846874%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Terrific actress, star of My So Called Life and Homeland. April 2016](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-88a45facff65.jpg) Terrific actress, star of My So Called Life and Homeland. April 2016 — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Claire_Danes_%282016%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Terrific actress, star of My So Called Life and Homeland. April 2016](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-2ec588a650aa.jpg) Terrific actress, star of My So Called Life and Homeland. April 2016 — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Claire_Danes_%2826731709902%29.jpg/1280px-Claire_Danes_%2826731709902%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Claire Danes](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-673010f4a8c7.jpg) Claire Danes — Image via TMDB
- ![Claire Danes](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-71eb2f3f730d.jpg) Claire Danes — Image via TMDB
- ![Claire Danes](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-5424ff9e2000.jpg) Claire Danes — Image via TMDB
- ![Claire Danes at the 2012 Time 100 gala.](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-f57c9eedd7a5.jpg) Claire Danes at the 2012 Time 100 gala. — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Claire_Danes_2012_Shankbone.JPG/1280px-Claire_Danes_2012_Shankbone.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![69th Annual Golden Globes Awards. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-4489ddfdf334.jpg) 69th Annual Golden Globes Awards. (2012) — jdeeringdavis, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Claire_Danes_%40_69th_Annual_Golden_Globes_Awards.jpg/1280px-Claire_Danes_%40_69th_Annual_Golden_Globes_Awards.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Claire Danes](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-5613d5b0a723.jpg) Claire Danes — Image via TMDB
- ![Claire Danes](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-0d53fcd6fce3.jpg) Claire Danes — Image via TMDB
- ![Claire Danes](https://film.one/media/person/23568/gallery-c6c72508679a.jpg) Claire Danes — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 4 won, 1 nominated

- 2023: Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/Anthology or Motion Picture Made for Television (nominated), for *Fleishman Is in Trouble*
- 2013: Best Actress – Television Series Drama (won), for *Homeland*
- 2012: Best Actress – Television Series Drama (won), for *Homeland*
- 2010: Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (won), for *Temple Grandin*
- 1994: Best Actress – Television Series Drama (won), for *My So-Called Life*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 3 won

- 2013: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Homeland*
- 2012: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Homeland*
- 2010: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (won), for *Temple Grandin*

### SAG Awards — 2 won

- 2013: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Homeland*
- 2010: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie (won), for *Temple Grandin*

### Other awards — 11 won

- Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama 2015: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (won), for *Homeland*
- Critics' Choice Awards 2012: Best Drama Actress (won), for *Homeland*
- Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 2012: Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (won)
- Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama 2012: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (won), for *Homeland*
- TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama 2012: TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (won), for *Homeland*
- Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama 2011: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (won), for *Homeland*
- Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film 2010: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (won), for *Temple Grandin*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance 1997: MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance (won), for *Romeo + Juliet*
- London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year 1996: London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year (won), for *Romeo + Juliet*
- Young Artist Awards 1996: Young Artist Awards (won), for *To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday*
- Young Artist Awards 1994: Young Artist Awards (won), for *My So-Called Life*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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