CLAIRE DANES
Claire Danes’ popularity catapulted through the roofing of obscurity thanks to her performance in the teen show My So-Called Life as Liberty High School sophomore Angela Chase, winning her a Golden Globe Award for the part. She also takes credit for portraying Juliet Capulet alongside Leonardo DiCaprio’s Romeo Montague in the 1996 modern film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.
Danes stays busy until today thanks to her captivating performance in the serial drama Homeland as former CIA operations officer Carrie Mathison. Both the role and the show got her several distinctions that include two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series.