Intro Romeo oh Romeo where for out thou Romeo from a starcross Shakespearean icon to a brilliant bipolar CIA agent when I'm like this it doesn't get better it gets worse Claire Dan has brought to life many memorable characters over her career let's take a look at nine roles we love from Claire Danes D's began her career in her teens My SoCalled Life with her breakout role in the 1994 TV series my so-called life we are not talking about Jordan Catalano ever again the show became a cult classic despite its brief existence for playing 15-year-old Angela Chase Dan's earned a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination Little Women Dean's first big screen role was Little Women she played Beth in the coming of age historical drama based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott and received praise for the character's slow demise oh I'm the one going ahead 1996 brought one of danne's most Romeo Juliet Monumental roles portraying the title heroin in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet not Saints lips and holy Palmer too I Pilgrim lips that they must use in prayer in the film The Classic story is reimagined by director baz lurman who Dane said helped her find the act of imagination in her acting a 1996 th review of the film called Dane strong superb and a formidable Talent as Juliet in 1999 danne starred in the drama broke Brokedown Palace down palace about two young American friends who go on vacation in Thailand and get imprisoned for drug smuggling please if you need need someone to do the time let me do it I'll do her time and mine just let her go please Dan's postponed attending Yale for a year to work on the film she said the script petrified her at first then she realized she loved it despite a box office disappointment D received a claim for her performance after taking time off to go to college D's returned to acting with several films including the 2003 Blockbuster Terminator 3 rise of the Machines where's Sean Conor if I tell tell you will you let me go the movie marks Dane's highest grossing film earning over 433 million worldwide in 2007 Dane starred in the Stardust Romantic fantasy film Stardust playing evane a fallen star I'm trying to say Tristan is I Think I Love You Stardust was met with moderate success critically and at the box office but appreciation for the film has grown over time in 2010 Dane Temple Grandon starred as a title character in the HBO film Temple grandon I can do an experiment I can see how it works on other people I can measure heart rates I I think it'll work on everyone the biopic on the Innovative animal scientist with autism earned D's her first Emmy Award D followed that with a Homeland defining television role starring as Carrie mat in the Showtime series Homeland maybe I want other things like a terrorist in your bed and maybe I want to be alone my whole life like me like you cuz it doesn't look that great sa how does it feel from 2011 to 2020 Dan played the audacious and often Rogue CIA agent battling foreign and domestic threats as well as her own struggles with bipolar disorder for Homeland de won two consecutive Emmys and Golden Globe awards for best actress in a drama series more recently in 2022 Dan's garnered a claim and another Emmy nod for playing the driven and recently divorced theater agent who goes missing and Flashman is in trouble I I'm not paying for ice skating camp okay there it is honesty finally it's your money what no that's not what I said among many other standout roles across de's career include igby goes down the hours The Rainmaker and The Mod Squad for a look at other actors and roles we love stay tuned to The Hollywood Reporter