From a star-crossed Shakespearean icon to a brilliant, bipolar CIA agent, Claire Danes has brought to life many memorable characters over her career. The Hollywood Reporter is looking at 9 Roles We Love from Claire Danes.
00:05From a star-crossed Shakespearean icon to a brilliant bipolar CIA agent,
00:10When I'm like this, it doesn't get better, it gets worse.
00:12Claire Danes has brought to life many memorable characters over her career.
00:17Let's take a look at nine roles we love from Claire Danes.
00:22Danes began her career in her teens with her breakout role in the 1994 TV series My So-Called Life.
00:28We're not talking about Jordan Catalano ever again.
00:31The show became a cult classic despite its brief existence.
00:34For playing 15-year-old Angela Chase, Danes earned a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination.
00:38Danes' first big screen role was Little Women.
00:41She played Beth in the coming-of-age historical drama based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott
00:46and received praise for the character's slow demise.
00:531996 brought one of Danes' most monumental roles,
00:56portraying the title heroine in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
00:59I have not saints lips, and holy palmers too.
01:03I am pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.
01:07In the film, the classic story is reimagined by director Baz Luhrmann,
01:10who Danes said helped her find the act of imagination in her acting.
01:14A 1996 THR review of the film called Danes strong, superb, and a formidable talent as Juliet.
01:20In 1999, Danes starred in the drama Broke Down Palace about two young American friends
01:25who go on vacation in Thailand and get imprisoned for drug smuggling.
01:29Please, if you need someone to do the time, let me do it.
01:32I'll do her time and mine. Just let her go, please.
01:35Danes postponed attending Yale for a year to work on the film.
01:39She said the script petrified her at first, then she realized she loved it.
01:43Despite a box office disappointment, Danes received acclaim for her performance.
01:48After taking time off to go to college, Danes returned to acting with several films,
01:52including the 2003 blockbuster Terminator 3, Rise of the Machines.
01:56Let me go!
01:58Where's John Connor?
02:01If I tell you, will you let me go?
02:05The movie marks Danes' highest-grossing film, earning over $433 million worldwide.
02:10In 2007, Danes starred in the romantic fantasy film Stardust, playing Evane, a fallen star.
02:16I'm trying to say, Tristan, I think I love you.
02:22Stardust was met with moderate success critically and at the box office, but appreciation for the film has grown over time.
02:29In 2010, Danes starred as a title character in the HBO film Temple Grandin.
02:33I can do an experiment. I can see how it works on other people. I can measure heart rates. I think it'll work on everyone.
02:39The biopic on the innovative animal scientist with autism earned Danes her first Emmy Award.
02:44Danes followed that with a defining television role, starring as Carrie Matheson in the Showtime series Homeland.
02:51Maybe I want other things.
02:53Like a terrorist in your bed.
02:54Maybe I don't want to be alone my whole f***ing life.
02:56Like me.
02:57Like you!
02:58Because it doesn't look that great, Saul. How does it feel?
03:00From 2011 to 2020, Danes played the audacious and often rogue CIA agent battling foreign and domestic threats as well as her own struggles with bipolar disorder.
03:09For Homeland, Danes won two consecutive Emmys and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series.
03:14More recently, in 2022, Danes garnered acclaim and another Emmy nod for playing the driven and recently divorced theater agent who goes missing in Fleischman is in trouble.
03:23I'm not paying for ice skating campus.
03:25Okay, there it is. Honesty. Finally. It's your money.
03:29What? No, that's not what I said.
03:31Among many other standout roles across Danes' career include Igby Goes Down, The Hours, The Rainmaker, and The Mod Squad.
03:39For a look at other actors and roles we love, stay tuned to The Hollywood Reporter.
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