Claire Catherine Danes was born on April 12, 1979, in New York City, New York. While neither of Danes' parents were involved in show business — her father, Chris, was … See more

In 1992, Danes caught her first big break when she landed the starring role of Angela Chase, a … See more

Even before the end of her television show, Danes had started to make her way onto the big screen. She made her feature film debut in 1994's Little Women, opposite Kirsten Du… See more

By the late 1990s, Danes's film career only seemed to have an upward trajectory. She co-starred with Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996), enjoyed a major rol… See more