Claire Danes is an American actress. She played Angela Chase in My So-Called Life, for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama. Danes has appeared in films such as Romeo + Juliet alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, and The Family Stone. She is also known for her television roles in Homeland, Fleishman Is in Trouble, and the Apple Original series The Essex Serpent. Danes won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her performance in Temple Grandin.