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Claire Danes

(1979) Film Actor United States

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Claire Danes is a film actor from the United States, best known for Brokedown palace.

Quick Facts About Claire Danes

Born: April 12, 1979
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Notable works: Brokedown palace
Spouse: Hugh Dancy

About Claire Danes

Claire Catherine Danes is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since her teens, she is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2012 and 2026, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Young Artist Awards Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Actress Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by Claire Danes · Page 7

Working gives you this new perspective. You don't take everything too seriously, and you realise that if you don't do too well…

End

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I went to my first make-out party when I was 12, and I didn't know anybody there. That was the kinkiest I've…

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I've always had a really active imagination. Lots of kids have imaginary friends. Mine just took on a rather demonic form.

Active

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I still have a book club with my friends from when I was 5. That's the privilege of growing up in a…

Book club

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I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and in two seconds flat there are swarms…

Girl

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I would sign on for projects that were meant to shoot in July, and then they would postponed and they would bleed…

Collapse

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Any story is better with a little love in it, right?

Little love

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People in the CIA, they marry each other. They're like actors! We have to travel without much warning to far-flung places, and…

Actors

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I think you can become dependent on fame and be as known as you want to be, you know?

Become

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College was just so essential for my sense of self and my development.

College

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I love sitting in the makeup trailer and getting my makeup done in 15 minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.

Done

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There's certainly something very uncomfortable about the voyeurism involved in being in the press, being an actor, where people have a seemingly…

Curiosity

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Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we…

Care

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I would not say that secret-keeping is one of my finer skills, actually.

Actually

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Acting is a humiliating job, from start to finish.

Acting

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It was a challenge for me to play somebody who was so quiet and receding and depressed because she's also on screen…

Behinds

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Oh, I'm full of fear. I care about things; therefore, I have fears. I like to think that I'm brave, which is…

Admit

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I just want to be a sane person. I wanna be a person who has a life and who acts.

Life

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There is real honor in being a total goofball

Honor

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I fantasized about being a psychology major when I first started school, and I took a handful of Psych 101 classes.

Being

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My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always…

Always

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I can get a dance party started pretty much anywhere and anytime.

Anywhere

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It's a very young mistake to assume that life is very serious. I get the joke now.

Failure

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Narciso Rodriguez was my first fashion big brother. He made my wedding dress, which was wonderful.

Big

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I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained!

Computers

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