Claire Danes

In 2012,Claire won an another Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series playing Carrie Mathison on Homeland.

In 2010, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie as Temple Grandin.

Claire is #33 in AIM's "50 Hottest Redheads."

Claire is ranked #74 in the "100 Hottest Blondes of AIM".

Renowned actress Jodie Foster once said in a 2008 interview that Claire is one of the very few celebrities she knows who started out as a child and grew up to be "a well-adjusted person with a full life."

Claire auditioned for the lead roles of Rose in Titanic and Lisa in Girl, Interrupted (both were 1997 films), but she lost both roles to Kate Winslet and Angelina Jolie, respectively.

In 2007, 28-year-old Claire joked that her friends called her "Grandma" because she didn't bother with a cell phone, I-Pod, or other such technologies. Claire claimed that she didn't even know how to use a cell phone.

Claire says that when she was five years old and saw Madonna dancing on TV, she herself knew that she wanted to be a performer.

Oliver Stone, Claire's director in U-Turn, was the one who wrote her recommendation letter for Yale University.

By the time filming for the 2007 film Evening ended, Claire was in a relationship with co-star Hugh Dancy, who played a troubled college friend of Claire's in the movie. Claire says they played a lot of Scrabble in-between shooting, and Hugh was frustrated that she knew all the good 2-letter words.

The director of the 2007 film Evening has claimed that Claire was his very first choice for the role of young Ann Grant, and of course, she accepted.

Claire dated Matt Damon, her co-star in the movie The Rainmaker, in 1996. She dated Australian singer Ben Lee for six years then they split in 2003. Claire also dated Billy Crudup for three years. They split in December, 2006.

Claire choreographed her own solo dance in the off-Broadway play Kids On Stage.

Claire appeared in the off-Broadway play Punk Ballet.

Claire was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in the television show My So-Called Life, for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series". She also won a Golden Globe for the role in 1995.

Claire won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award in 1997 for "Favorite Actress" for her role as Juliet in Romeo + Juliet.

Claire shot her first nude scene in 2005, filming the movie Shopgirl.

Claire appeared in the Soul Asylum video "Just Like Anyone".

Claire started to study modern dance at the age of six.

Claire auditioned for the role of Rose in the movie Titanic in 1997. The role went to Kate Winslet. Claire had auditioned for the role of "Lisa" in Girl, Interrupted in 1997. She lost the role to Angelina Jolie.

Claire was named one of People magazine's "Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1997.

Claire's favorite movies are Fargo, Footloose, and The Breakfast Club.

Claire's favorite fashion designers are: Narciso Rodriguez, Zac Posen, and Alexander McQueen.

Claire's interests include: modern dance, surfing, gymnastics, and psychology.

Claire started attending Yale University in 1998, studying psychology. She attended for two years, and did not receive her degree. Claire attended the Professional Performing Arts High, in New York City. She also studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City.

Claire's salary for Mod Squad was $2,000,000 in 1999.

Claire was banned from the Philippines in September 1998 for making derogatory remarks about the country. The President of the Philippines condemned her publicly. This happened during filming of Brokedown Palace.