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Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979 in
film|1979 in New York, New York|New York City) is
an United States|American film actor|actress. She
is perhaps most famous as protagonist Angela Chase
in the 1994 teenage television drama series My
So-Called Life for which she won a Golden Globe
Award and received an Emmy Award|Emmy nomination.
After starring opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in
1996's Romeo and Juliet (1996 film)|William
Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet she turned down the
female lead in Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic. In
2002, she graduated from Yale. For many years she
and Australian singer Ben Lee dated, but their
relationship ended in 2003. She is now dating
Billy Crudup with whom she co-starred in Princess
Mononoke and Stage Beauty.

Height: 5ft 5 1/2 in (1.66 m), Weight: 110-120 lb
(50-54 kg)
Hair: Dark blonde; Eyes: Grey-green

== Her family ==
* Mother: Carla Danes (day care provider, painter,
textile designer, Claire's manager)
* Father: Chris Danes (computer consultant, former
architectural photographer)
* Brother: Asa Danes (Oberlin College graduate,
NFP organization)

== Off-Broadway ==
Danes has appeared in off-broadway plays,
including "Happiness", "Punk Ballet", and "Kids On
Stage" (she choreographed her own solo dance).

== Filmography ==
* Pushers Needed (2005)
* The Family Stone (2005) - Julie Morton
* Shopgirl (2004) - Mirabelle Buttersfield
* Stage Beauty (2004) - Maria
* Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) - Kate
Brewster
* The Hours (movie)|The Hours (2002) - Julia
Vaughn
* Igby Goes Down (2002) - Sookie Sapperstein
* Brokedown Palace (1999) - Alice Marano
* The Mod Squad (movie)|The Mod Squad (1999) -
Julie Barnes
* Polish Wedding (1998) - Hala
* Les Misérables (1998 film)|Les Misérables
(1998) - Cosette
* The Rainmaker (1997) - Kelly Riker
* U Turn (1997) - Jenny
* Princess Mononoke (1997) (voice)
* To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) - Rachel
Lewis
* Romeo and Juliet (1996 film)|Romeo + Juliet
(1996) - Juliet Capulet
* Home for the Holidays (1995) - Kitt Larson
* How to Make an American Quilt (1995) - Young
Glady Jo Cleary
* Little Women (1994) - Beth March
* Dreams of Love (1990)

== Television ==
* My So-Called Life (1994 series) - Angela Chase

== External links ==
* imdb name|id=0000132|name=Claire Danes
* http://www.clairedanes.com Unofficial Claire
Danes website