《国土安全》女星丹妮斯的成名之路.docVIP

《国土安全》女星丹妮斯的成名之路 　　Carrie Mathison （Claire Danes） is fixated on a TV， on which her longtime mentor， Saul Berenson （Mandy Patinkin）， now head of the CIA， can be seen at a congressional hearing on a bombing. Without uttering a word， the trembling wrinkles on Carrie’s face reveal the incredulity that overcomes her when Saul refers to an unstable case officer. The only indication that any acting is going on is the monitors behind the set. 　　When Carrie sits back on the sofa with a gesture of abject disbelief， director Lesli Linka Glatter throws up her arms as if Danes has scored a goal， which， in a way， she has. “Cut！ That’s great！” Glatter calls. 　　All this is observed by The New Yorker magazine’s John Lahr in a profile on the actress， Varieties of disturbance： where do Claire Danes’ volcanic performances come from？ 　　It’s a question well worth asking after Danes’ intriguing performance in the US drama thriller Homeland， which won her two Golden Globes. 　　Some will remember when Danes wakes up to find Leo DiCaprio’s Romeo dying in the 1996 adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. She was 16 and won acclaim for her first big screen role. But one can be excused for struggling to recall much of her work between then and now. 　　Dana Stevens， Slate magazine’s film critic， suggested： “Perhaps Hollywood hasn’t found a role that’s right for her.” 　　In Homeland， however， the actress finally proved that she can grab the audience’s attention， with her brilliant portrayal of Carrie， a CIA analyst with bipolar disorder. 　　The daughter of a photographer and a painter， Danes enjoyed a privileged， bohemian upbringing in New York City. She took modern dance classes from the age of 4 and enrolled at the renowned Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. Her route to fame began， aged 14， with the short-lived but long-admired teen drama My So-Called Life. 　　In 1994， Danes told People magazine： “It’s really hard being a kid doing a grown-up job... I’m so lonely that I will ju