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By the time I went to Yale, I'd been acting for a long time and I was really tired of it. I was restless - and a little bored - and I was really eager to investigate different parts of myself.

Claire Danes

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Claire Danes
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: April 12
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Claire Catherine Danes
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