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Claire Danes’s Milestones
| Acted in the video for "Just Like Anyone" by Soul Asylum | |
| Grew up on Crosby Street in the SoHo section of New York | |
| Offered a role in "Schindler's List" by Steven Spielberg; turned down part due to its small size and the arduous location shoot | |
| Started acting career on the off-off-Broadway stage in productions of "Happiness", "Punk Ballet", and "Kids on Stage"; choreographed a solo dance piece for the latter | |
| 1985 | Began studying modern dance at age six (date approximate) |
| 1992 | Auditioned for the role of Angela in "My So-Called Life" (ABC) at age 13 |
| 1992 | Made film acting debut at age 11 playing a molested child in the student short "Dreams of Love" |
| 1992 | TV acting debut, a guest shot as a suspected murderer on an episode of NBC's "Law & Order" |
| 1993 | Appeared in "30", a documentary short--helmed by Tom Kalin--commemorating fashion designer Geoffrey Beene's thirty years in the business |
| 1993 | Shot the pilot for "My So-Called Life" |
| 1994 | Appeared in "More Than Friends: The Coming Out of Heidi Leiter", an installment of HBO's teen docudrama series, "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" |
| 1994 | Feature acting debut as Beth March in the remake of "Little Women", directed by Gillian Armstrong; suggested for the role by star Winona Ryder |
| 1994 | Moved to Los Angeles (date approximate) |
| 1994 - 1995 | Starred in the acclaimed and cultish but short-lived ABC dramatic series, "My So-Called Life"; won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series |
| 1995 | Had a featured role as the young version of Anne Bancroft's character in "How to Make an American Quilt", also starring Winona Ryder |
| 1995 | Played Holly Hunter's precocious daughter in "Home for the Holidays", directed by Jodie Foster |
| 1996 | Played Juliet opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's Romeo in "William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet", Baz Luhrmann's highly stylized update of the classic tragedy |
| 1996 | Starred as a teenager whose father (Peter Gallagher) continues to struggle with the untimely death of her mother (Michelle Pfieffer) two years prior in "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" |
| 1997 | Playe Joaquin Phonenix's tarty lover in Oliver Stone's "U-Turn" |
| 1997 | Starred in "I Love You, I Love You Not" with Jeanne Moreau and Jude Law |
| 1997 | Was featured in "John Grisham's The Rainmaker" as an abused wife who falls for lawyer Matt Damon |
| 1998 | Played an unmarried and pregnant young Polish-American girl in "Polish Wedding" |
| 1998 | Portrayed Cosette in Bille August's take on the Victor Hugo classic "Les Miserables" |
| 1999 | Co-starred with Kate Beckinsale in the gripping Thailand prison-set drama "Brokedown Palace" |
| 1999 | Starred as Julie in the big screen version of the 1960s TV show "The Mod Squad" |
| 1999 | Voiced the character San in the US dubbed version of the acclaimed Japanese anime "Princess Mononoke" |
| 2000 | Played one of Richard Gere's daughters in "Dr. T and the Women", helmed by Robert Altman |
| 2002 | Co-starred in the comedy feature, "Igby Goes Down" |
| 2002 | Played small supporting role in the film version of "The Hours" |
| 2003 | Appeared as future messiah John Connors' love interest in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" |
| 2003 | Teamed romantically with Joaquin Phoenix in "It's All About Love" |
| 2004 | Co-starred with Billy Crudup in "Stage Beauty" based on the play by Jeffrey Hatcher |
| 2005 | Cast as Sarah Jessica Parker's younger sister in the holiday comedy "The Family Stone" |
| 2005 | Starred with Steve Martin in "Shopgirl" a film adapted from the novel written by Martin |
| 2006 | Starred in Andrew Lau's first American film "The Flock" |
| 2007 | Cast in the Matthew Vaughn directed fantasy epic "Stardust," opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert DeNiro |
| 2007 | Played a young Vanessa Redgrave in the ensemble film, "Evening" |
| 2007 | Professional theatrical debut, playing Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway play "Pygmalion" |
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