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Portrait of Claire Danes

Acting

Claire Danes

Career

Active from 1992 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin
GoodWatch score91/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Drama

    2013 · Won

    Homeland

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

    2013 · Won · 65th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Homeland

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

    2013 · Won

    Homeland

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Drama

    2012 · Won

    Homeland

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Drama Actress

    2012 · Won

    Homeland

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

    2012 · Won · 64th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Homeland

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

    2010 · Won

    Temple Grandin

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

    2010 · Won

    Temple Grandin

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    2010 · Won · 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards

    Temple Grandin

    Source: Wikidata

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance

    1997 · Won

    Romeo + Juliet

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Drama

    1994 · Won

    My So-Called Life

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/Anthology or Motion Picture Made for Television

    2023 · Nominated · 80th Golden Globe Awards

    Fleishman Is in Trouble

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

14

The characters Claire Danes played, best-known titles first.

Claire Danes as Kate Brewster
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
Claire Danes as Yvaine
Claire Danes as Julia Vaughan
Claire Danes as Kelly Riker
Claire Danes as Aggie Wiggs
Claire Danes as Jenny
Claire Danes as Mirabelle
Claire Danes as Angela Chase
Claire Danes as Rachel
Claire Danes as Allison Lowry
Claire Danes as Julie Barnes
Claire Danes as Cora Seaborne
Claire Danes as Sam

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Claire Danes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Legal Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Complex Family Dynamics 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Dysfunctional Family 2
  • Complex Relationships 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
The Families Stone
The Families Stone

as Julie Morton

The Spot
The Spot

TV show

Lovesick
Lovesick

TV show · as Annika

2020s

6 titles · average score 72
The Beast in Me
The Beast in Me (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Agatha 'Aggie' Wiggs

The American Revolution
The American Revolution (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Abigail Adams (voice)

Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light
Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light (2024)

as Georgia O'Keeffe (voice)

Full Circle
Full Circle (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Sam Browne

Fleishman Is in Trouble
Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Rachel Fleishman

The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Cora Seaborne

2010s

7 titles · average score 71
A Kid Like Jake
A Kid Like Jake (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

as Alex Wheeler

Brigsby Bear
Brigsby Bear (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

as Emily

Master of None
Master of None (2015)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Nina

As Cool as I Am
As Cool as I Am (2013)
GoodWatch score 36

as Lainee Diamond

Homeland
Homeland (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Carrie Mathison

Portlandia
Portlandia (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Joan

Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin (2010)
GoodWatch score 91

as Temple Grandin

2000s

15 titles · average score 60
Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sonja Jones

Stardust
Stardust (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

as Yvaine

Evening
Evening (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

as Ann Grant

The Flock
The Flock (2007)
GoodWatch score 49

as Allison Lowry

Shopgirl
Shopgirl (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mirabelle

The Family Stone
The Family Stone (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

as Julie Morton

The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Stage Beauty
Stage Beauty (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

as Maria

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

as Kate Brewster

It's All About Love
It's All About Love (2003)
GoodWatch score 34

as Elena

Igby Goes Down
Igby Goes Down (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sookie

The Hours
The Hours (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

as Julia Vaughan

1990s

17 titles · average score 60
Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace (1999)
GoodWatch score 51

as Alice Marano

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1999)
GoodWatch score 24

as Julie Barnes

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1998)
GoodWatch score 75

as Cosette

Polish Wedding
Polish Wedding (1998)
GoodWatch score 47

as Hala

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kelly Riker

U Turn
U Turn (1997)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jenny

Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

as Juliet

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
GoodWatch score 33

as Rachel Lewis

I Love You, I Love You Not
I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

as Daisy / Young Nana

My So-Called Life
My So-Called Life (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Angela Chase

Little Women
Little Women (1994)
GoodWatch score 83

as Beth March

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Tracy Brandt