These Female Icons Are Dominating TV Screens Once Again

Now: Claire Danes Is Fighting Terrorism And Mental Illness On Homeland

After playing both Angela Chase and Juliet, Claire Danes remained mum through most of the early 2000s. She jumped back on the scene in 2011, when she won a number of awards (including the much-coveted Golden Globe) for her depiction of autism spokesperson and scientist Temple Grandin in her eponymous biopic. That same year, Danes yet again became a mainstay on the small screen when she landed the role of bipolar CIA operations officer Carrie Mathison in the primetime drama Homeland. Danes’ depiction of Mathison is multi-layered, and the skill at which she navigates and often unreliable narrator scored her two Golden Globes, two Primetime Emmys, and a SAG award among others.