Claire Danes

Claire is an actress from America. She is a three-time Primetime Emmy Awards winner. Let’s know more about Claire Danes Brother, Asa Danes, Parents and Family.

Danes were six years old when she started studying dance. 

She took dance classes at Dance Theater Workshop and acting classes at H.B. Studio at the age of 10.

Claire attended P.S. 3 and P.S. for elementary and junior high school at Professional Performing Arts School.

The actress also attended School for Collaborative Studies in Manhattan. 

Before moving to Santa Monica, California, she also attended the New York City Lab for the role in My So-Called Life.

At 13, Danes got her acting role for Dudley, a T.V. sitcom shot at Silvercup Studios in Astoria, Queens.

In 2010, Claire was featured in Temple Grandin, an HBO production, a biopic about the autistic animal scientist.

In 2010, Danes won Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries.

In 2011, she won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television, Film and Screen Actors Guild for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor.

In 2012/13, she won Golden Globe awards for best actress in Television Series.

In 2012/13, she won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead actress in Drama Series for Homeland performance.

In 2013, the Emmy Awards winner, Danes, was named among Time magazine’s 100 most influential people worldwide.

On February 10, 2021, Apple announced Danes would help them in the series “The Essex Serpent,” replacing the lead actress Keira Knightley as Cora Seaborne.

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Claire Danes Brother Asa Danes Is A Lawyer

Four-time Golden Globe Awards winner Claire has an elder brother named Asa Danes.

Asa was born in 1973 to a family of Danes. He works as a corporate lawyer.

Asa graduated from Oberlin College in 1994 and earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law school in 2001.

From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Danes worked in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, serving as a law clerk to the Honorable James. T. Trimbler Jr.

Mr. Danes are said to practice Law in New York State and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Western District of Tennessee.

Four Time Golden Globe Award Winner Claire Parents

Claire was born on April 12, 1979, in Manhattan, New York City, USA.

She was born to Carla Danes, her mother and Christopher Danes, her father.

Her mother worked as a designer and daycare provider. Her father worked as an architectural photographer and computer consultant.

Claire Danes
Claire Danes with her parents on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Source: Evening Standards)

Mr. and Mrs. Danes named their daughter Claire after her paternal grandmother Claire Danes.

The family is said to have lived in an artist’s loft on Crosby Street.

Claire moved to Santa Monica, California, with her parents two days after the 1994 Northbridge earthquake.

My So-Called Life Cast Claire Danes Family

Claire was born to a family of four, her father, mother and elder brother including her.

She married Hugh Dancy in 2009 in a private ceremony. Danes and Hugh are parents to two sons, Cyrus, born in 2012 and Rowan, born in 2018.

Hugh was born on June 19, 1975, in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom.

Claire Danes
Claire Danes, her husband Hugh Dancy and their son are having a fun day in Manhattan. (Source: Zimbio)

Dancy is an English actor, just like his wife. He was featured in the television film adaption of David Copperfield in 2000, one of the most famous roles.

He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for his role in Elizabeth I in 2005.

As of 2024, Danny portrays Senior Assistant District Attorney Nolan Prince on NBC’s revival of the original Law and Order.

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