Claire Danes

Claire Catherine Danes (born on April 12, 1979 in New York City) is an American film actress. She is perhaps most famous as "Angela Chase" in the 1994 television drama series My So-Called Life for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination, followed by her role as Juliet in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. After attending the highly elite private school The Dalton School in New York City, Danes graduated from Yale in 2002.

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April 12 - 1979 - New York City - 1994 - My So-Called Life - Golden Globe Award - Emmy - Baz Luhrmann - William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet - The Dalton School - Yale

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For a number of years she and Australian singer Ben Lee dated, but their relationship ended in 2003. She is now dating Billy Crudup, who left his common-law spouse, actress Mary Louise Parker who was 8 months pregnant with their child, for Danes, with whom he co-starred in Princess Mononoke and Stage Beauty.

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Australia - Ben Lee - Billy Crudup - Mary Louise Parker - Princess Mononoke - Stage Beauty

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Height: 5ft 5 1/2 in (1.66 m), Weight: 110-120 lb (50-54 kg)

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Hair: Dark blonde; Eyes: Grey-green

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