Claire Danes

Getty Images Claire Danes met her husband Hugh Dancy while filming the 2007 drama Evening , and she said being in the same profession means she can share tips with her spouse -- especially when one of them is embarking on a particularly challenging role. She said: "He did play an autistic person six months prior to my doing Temple Grandin , which was a really odd coincidence. And it was very convenient for me, because our bookshelves were already stacked with all of the required reading. It was a great gift to have him understand what I was doing in such an intimate ... Read Full Story

Filed under: Highbrow Celebrities , Movie News , TV News , Interviews So many gorgeous leading men, so little time... First Claire Danes had a romance with Jared Leto in 'My So-Called Life' - reputedly their on-camera kiss preceded her first one in real-life. Then she played star-cross'd lovers with Leonardo DiCaprio ... Read more Read Full Story

PRINT E-MAIL More So many gorgeous leading men, so little time... First Claire Danes had a romance with Jared Leto in 'My So-Called Life' - reputedly their on-camera kiss preceded her first one in real-life. Then she played star-cross'd lovers with Leonardo DiCaprio in 'William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.' Later, she had a real-life romance with 'Stage Beauty' and 'Princess Mononoke' co-star Billy Crudup. But it hasn't been all teenage angst and epic Shakespearean love for Danes. She plays the lead in 'Temple Grandin,' a film about an autistic woman who became a best-selling author and livestock industry consultant. The film, which airs Feb. ... Read Full Story

Claire Danes The American actress – who met British spouse Hugh Dancy, 34, when filming the 2007 drama ‘Evening’ – said being in the same profession means the couple can pass on tips, especially when one of them is due to start work on a particularly challenging role. She said: “He did play an autistic person six months prior to my doing ‘Temple Grandin’, which was a really odd coincidence. And it was very convenient for me, because our bookshelves were already stacked with all of the required reading. It was a great gift to have him understand what I was doing in such ... Read Full Story

Actress Claire Danes has revealed her British husband Hugh Dancy helped her research her latest movie role – as an autistic scientist. Danes plays author and animal behaviour expert Temple Grandin in film of the same name. And thanks to Dancy, she did not even have to leave her home to find out more about autism as just six months earlier, her husband portrayed a man with Asperger’s syndrome in the 2009 drama Adam. Danes told USA Today: “He did play an autistic person six months prior to my doing Temple, which was a really odd coincidence. And it was [ Read More ] ... Read Full Story