Claire Danes
born April 12, 1979

Born in New York City, New York. Her mother, Carla, is a day-care provider, painter, and textile designer who later served as her daughter’s manager, and her father, Christopher Danes is a computer consultant and former architectural photographer.

In 1994, 15-year-old Danes starred as the 15-year-old Angela Chase in the television drama series My So-Called Life, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination.

Danes had her first onscreen kiss in an episode of My So-Called Life before she had one in real life.

Some of her work includes: