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Claire Danes

1979 - Today

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Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress. Prolific in film and television since her teens, she is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2012, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Danes first gained recognition for starring in the 1994 teen drama series My So-Called Life, winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and receiving a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2024). Claire Danes is the 3,063rd most popular actor (down from 2,859th in 2024), the 5,183rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,421st in 2019) and the 1,458th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Claire Danes ranks 3,063 out of 13,578. Before her are Doris Roberts, Embeth Davidtz, Joely Richardson, Solange Knowles, Siri von Essen, and Diahann Carroll. After her are Emily Deschanel, Rhonda Fleming, Kate Walsh, Flóra Kádár, Brunhilde Pomsel, and Ted Cassidy.

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Among people born in 1979, Claire Danes ranks 62. Before her are Bae Doona, Xavier Espot Zamora, Roberto De Zerbi, Danneel Ackles, Vladimir Kozlov, and Christina Koch. After her are Kourtney Kardashian, Ryo Nojima, Oscar Isaac, Travis Fimmel, Bonnie Aarons, and Kelly Brook.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Claire Danes ranks 5,183 out of 20,380. Before her are Stephen P. Synnott (1946), James Russell Lowell (1819), Sidney M. Gutierrez (1951), Solange Knowles (1986), Ray Dolby (1933), and Diahann Carroll (1935). After her are Emily Deschanel (1976), Rhonda Fleming (1923), Jackson Showalter (1860), Kate Walsh (1967), Robert H. Dicke (1916), and Albert George Wilson (1918).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Claire Danes ranks 1,458. Before her are Fay Bainter (1893), Andreas Katsulas (1946), Doris Roberts (1925), Embeth Davidtz (1965), Solange Knowles (1986), and Diahann Carroll (1935). After her are Emily Deschanel (1976), Rhonda Fleming (1923), Kate Walsh (1967), Ted Cassidy (1932), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), and George Burns (1896).

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