Claire Catherine Danes was born April 12, 1979, in New York City to a painter mother and photographer father. After spending sixth and seventh grade at a performing arts school and successfully auditioning for a role in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (which she turned down), she was cast in the much-loved and little-seen TV series "My So-Called Life."In the show's brief two-year run, Danes became known as a highly skilled actress, making the difficult transition from precocious child actor to magnetic and commanding leading lady. She's managed her subsequent film career with the thoughtful determination of a professional who intends to be more than just Hollywood's soon-forgotten next big thing.
Danes has shown a range from romantic comedy to gritty drama, starring in such films as Little Women, Romeo + Juliet, U Turn, Igby Goes Down, The Hours, Terminator 3 and more.
AddLes MiserablesAdapted from Victor Hugo's classic novel of forgiveness and redemption, this star-studded version of the oft-filmed classic stays faithful to the source material and features stunning location shooting in Paris and Prague. Liam Neeson stars as Jean Valjean, an ex-con trying desperately to live a... Read More
Add AllMy So-Called LifeSuburban teen Angela Chase (Claire Danes) is changing, but her hair color isn't the only thing that's different. She's also pulling away from her parents to spend more time with a new crop of friends -- and a major crush (Jared Leto) with amazing eyes. Along with launching the careers of Leto and... Read More
AddShopgirlLovely but lonely Mirabelle (Claire Danes) feels purposeless selling gloves in a world where they're hardly ever worn. But her sad-sack days are soon enlivened by Ray (Steve Martin), a rich suitor who showers her with sex and attention. Mirabelle soaks it all up but yearns for more commitment, which... Read More
AddRomeo + JulietIn director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes) fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is... Read More
AddStage BeautyEdward "Ned" Kynaston (Billy Crudup), England's most celebrated leading "lady," becomes a nonentity practically overnight when Charles II allows women to tread the boards, decreeing that men may no longer play women's parts. Ned built his career by making the greatest female roles his own. But to... Read More
| Save | Temple Grandin (2010) | NR | |
| Save | Me and Orson Welles (2008) | PG-13 | |
| Add | Evening (2007) | PG-13 | |
| Add | Stardust (2007) | PG-13 | |
| Add | The Flock (2006) | R | |
| Add | The Family Stone (2005) | PG-13 | |
| Add | Shopgirl (2005) | R | |
| Add | Stage Beauty (2004) | R | |
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| Add | It's All About Love (2003) | R | |
| Add | The Hours (2002) | PG-13 | |
| Add | Igby Goes Down (2002) | R | |
Portrait of Leonardo (2000) | NR | ||
| Add | Brokedown Palace (1999) | PG-13 | |
| Save | The Mod Squad (1999) | R | |
| Add | Les Miserables (1998) | PG-13 | |
| Add | Polish Wedding (1998) | PG-13 | |
| Add | Princess Mononoke (1997) | PG-13 | |
| Add | The Rainmaker (1997) | PG-13 | |
| Add | U Turn (1997) | R | |
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| Add | I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) | PG-13 | |
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| Add | Home for the Holidays (1995) | PG-13 | |
| Add | Little Women (1994) | PG | |
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