Claire Catherine Danes was born on April 12, 1979, in New York City, New York. For Danes, a passion for acting had come at the age of six, when she began studying modern dance and caught a whiff of life on the stage. Her parents enrolled her in a performing arts school, Danes took Saturday morning acting classes and soon landed an agent. In 1992, Danes caught her first big break when she landed the starring role of Angela Chase, a curious, hyper-intelligent teen in the ABC series, My So Called Life. But the network was not so quick to add it to its prime-time lineup. In 1994 she made her feature debut in Little Women, opposite Kirsten Dunst, Christian Bale, and Winona Ryder. A year later she appeared in How to Make an American Quilt. By the late 1990s, Danes’s film career only seemed to have an upward trajectory. She co-starred with Leonardo DiCaprio in William Shakespeare’sRomeo and Juliet (1996), had a major role in The Rainmaker (1997), and took on the role of Cosette in version of Victor Hugo’s classic tale, Les Misérables (1998). Danes continued to tackle roles in such interesting films as Shopgirl (2005),Evening (2007), and Stardust (2007), among other projects. In addition, she ventured onto the small screen, too. In 2009, Danes played the role of an autistic woman in the HBO film, Temple Grandin., which brought the talented actress her first Emmy Award.

Body Stats:

Claire Danes attends TNT’s 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

Height: 5 ft 5½ /or 166 cm

Weight: 54 kg /119 pounds

Shoe size: 8

Dress size: 2

Bra size: 34-A

Measurements: 34-23-34 in /87-58.5-87 cm

Ethnicity: White

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Gray

Bio:

Name: Claire Catherine Danes

Nickname: Claire

Date of Birth: April 12, 1979

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, U.S.

Place of Residence: New York, USA

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Education: Yale University

Social Networks:

Twitter: clairedonline
Facebook: –
Instagram: claire.danes

Fun Facts:

Claire Danes

Relationships:

Leonardo DiCaprio (1995-1996)
Andrew Dorff (1997)
Matt Damon (1997)
Ben Lee (1997-2003)
Billy Crudup (2004-2006)
Hugh Dancy (2007-Present)

Children: 1

Awards and Honors:

2015 Nominated Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
2013 Won Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
2013 Won Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
2012 Won Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
2012 Won Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
2011 Won Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
2010 Won Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1995 Won Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Hobbies and Interests: Surfing

Favorite Color: White

Favorite Food: Fresh vegetables and salads

Favorite Music: Lionel Richie

Favorite Perfume: For Her

Favorite Book: Hills Like White Elephants

Favorite Sports: Tennis

Favorite Movie: Fargo, Footloose

Interesting Facts:

She is good friends with actor and musician Jason Schwartzman.
She has two pets – a poodle dog named Ouija, and a cat named Fifi-Champion.
Actress Morena Baccarin was her classmate at NYC Lab School for Collaborative Studies.
She was first considered for the title role in Lolita (1997), which was later given to Dominique Swain.
Claire also auditioned for the role of Rose in the film Titanic (1997). She was also in the top list for that role. But, again thsi role was finally offered to Kate Winslet, which she accepted.
She had participated in Gucci’s jewelry ad campaign in 2008.
She likes surfing, gymnastics and dancing.
She started acting at the age of 12.
Completed two years at Yale University pursuing a psychology degree but never finished (2002).

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1997).
Was banned from the Philippines for making derogatory remarks about the country. The President of the Philippines condemned her publicly.
Once said in Vanity Fair magazine that at university, she is interested in psychology, philosophy and art history.
Grew up in SoHo, Manhattan.
Named Harvard University’s 2012 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year on January 23, 2012.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 24, 2015.
As of 2015, she won everytime after receiving a Golden Globe Nomination. However, her streak ended in 2015 when Ruth Wilson won for “The Affair”. To date, Claire Danes has won 4 Golden Globes out of 5 nominations.