HOME RUN
My So-Called Life ran for only one season, but the 1994 teen drama series has become something of a cult classic. At least part of its success can be attributed to its stars: a then-14-year-old Claire Danes, sporting a bright red lob (long bob), and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto, nearly unrecognisable as a broody teen. The role of Angela Chase kick-started Claire’s career, earning her both a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination. Being a teen actor, she says, came with a unique set of benefits and challenges.
‘Adolescence is a difficult time, full stop,’ says Claire. ‘I was struggling. Then I was kind of buffered from the actual experience of it because I was suddenly in a world full of adults who were much more humane.’
