Claire Danes
An agent of the CIA who has bipolar disorder.
Claire Danes portrays Carrie Mathison, the protagonist of the Showtime drama series *Homeland* from 2011 to 2020. Carrie is an agent of the CIA who has bipolar disorder. Danes's performance won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. In 2012, *Time* magazine named Danes one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
- Character Name
- Carrie Mathison
- Affiliation
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Role
- Counterterrorism Analyst / Field Operative
- First Appearance
- Season 1, Episode 1 ('Pilot')
- Status
- Alive (Series Finale)
- Key Medical Condition
- Bipolar Disorder
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Lore & Background
Carrie Mathison is an agent of the CIA who has bipolar disorder. She is the central character of the Showtime drama series *Homeland*, which aired from 2011 to 2020. Claire Danes's portrayal of Carrie earned her two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. In 2012, *Time* magazine named Danes one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
In Their Own Story
Carrie Mathison is an agent of the CIA who has bipolar disorder. She is the central character of the Showtime drama series *Homeland*, which aired from 2011 to 2020. Claire Danes's portrayal of Carrie earned her two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. In 2012, *Time* magazine named Danes one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Reader's Guide
Carrie Mathison is an agent of the CIA who has bipolar disorder. She is the central character of the Showtime drama series *Homeland*, which aired from 2011 to 2020. Claire Danes's portrayal of Carrie earned her two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. In 2012, *Time* magazine named Danes one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Did You Know?
- Claire Danes won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Carrie Mathison on *Homeland*.
- Danes won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for *Homeland*.
- In 2012, *Time* magazine named Danes one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
- Danes's *Homeland* co-star Morena Baccarin was her classmate at the New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies.
- Danes attended Yale University for two years as a psychology major before dropping out to focus on her film career.
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