Claire Danes profile

Profile

Name: Claire Danes
Full name: Claire Catherine Danes
Sex: Female
Height: 5' 5" / 165cm
Nationality: United States
Date of Birth: 12/04/1979
Place of Birth: New York City, USA
Profession: Actress

Family

Father: Christopher Danes (software consultant and former industrial photographer)
Mother: Carla Danes (painter and daycare provider)
Brother: Asa Danes (born 1973 - Editor of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law)

Education

High School: Los Angeles Lycee Francais, Los Angeles, California
High School: Dalton School, Manhattan, New York
University: Yale University (three years)

Awards

1995 - Nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for 'My So-Called Life'.
1995 - Nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for 'My So-Called Life'.
1995 - Won a Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series in a Drama for 'My So-Called Life'.
1995 - Won [along with other cast members] a Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Television Series for 'My So-Called Life'.
1995 - Nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress Co-Starring in a Motion Picture for 'Little Women'.
1996 - Nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Leading Actress in a Feature Film for 'Home for the Holidays'.
1997 - Won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress in a Romance for 'Romeo + Juliet'.
1997 - Won an MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance for 'Romeo + Juliet'.
1997 - Nominated [along with Leonardo DiCaprio] for an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss for 'Romeo + Juliet'.
1997 - Nominated [along with Leonardo DiCaprio] for an an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo for 'Romeo + Juliet'.
1997 - Won [along with Vanessa Lee Chester for 'Harriet the Spy'] a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film for Supporting Young Actress for 'To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday'.
1997 - Won a YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film for 'Romeo + Juliet'.
1998 - Nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favourite Supporting Actress in a Drama for 'The Rainmaker'.
1998 - Won a ALFS [London Critics Circle Film Awards] Award for Actress of the Year for 'Romeo + Juliet'.
2003 - Nominated [along with other cast members] for a PFCS [Phoenix Film Critics Society] Award for Best Acting Ensemble for 'The Hours'.
2003 - Nominated [along with other cast members] for a Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for 'The Hours'.
2005 - Nominated for a Satellite Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for 'Shopgirl'.
2007 - Does the September cover of Glamour Magazine with Claire Danes, Queen Latifah and Mari. See Glamour online.