Claire Danes

Claire Danes Net Worth

Claire Danes net worth and salary: Claire Danes is an American actress who has a net worth of $25 million dollars. She is best known for her work in My So-Called Life, Temple Grandin and the Showtime series, Homeland. Danes was born in New York City on April 12, 1979 as the second child of artist and sculptor, Clara Danes, and photographer, Christopher Danes. She initially started studying dance when she was 6, and began acting classes at the age of 10.  Danes began working professionally while she was in her mid-teens, and appeared on television shows like Dudley, Law and Order, and Lifestories: Families in Crisis, but she soon gained critical raves for her work on the television show, My So-Called Life. After the show was cancelled, she went on to a successful career as an adult starring in such films as, Romeo + Juliet, The Rainmaker, Stardust, and Shopgirl.  In 2010, Danes starred in the HBO production of Temple Grandin, a biopic about the eponymous woman with autism. She won the 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries award. The film was well received and Grandin herself praised Danes's performance. Claire Danes is currently starring on the hit Showtime series Homeland. In 2014 her salary per episode of Homeland was $250,000. In 2017 her salary per episode was raised to $450,000 which made her one of the highest paid actors on TV. The series typically films around 12 episodes per season which means she earns around $5.5 million per year from Homeland.