Profile:
Originally from New York, Danes was born April 12th, 1979 to an artist mother and a computer consultant father. She was raised in a highly arts-oriented household where her own blossoming interests in the field were nourished and encouraged. At the young age of six, she began to study modern dance, which continues to be a passion for her to this day. During her pre-teen years, she began to spread her interests to encompass other forms of dance, and acting.
Claire Danes got her professional start like most young actors do, with one notable exception. While many begin in commercials and then move on to television shows, Danes got her start in off-Broadway productions. Her television credits were hardly remarkable in the beginning. For the most part they consisted of guest appearances, most notably on Law and Order. Danes made her big screen debut in several art films and then in the bigger budgeted Little Women with Susan Sarandon and Winona Ryder.
