As she is to play Eliza Doolittle in broadway Pygmallion, Claire is struck seeing British comedy shows like Little Britain and Nighty Night in order to practice her Cockney accent. "I was working on the Cockney accent and it's really tough. I've tackled standard British accents twice now in Stage Beauty and Stardust so it's not completely alien, but this was different. I worked with a dialect coach on Stardust and she suggested I watch British television comedies and I did and became obsessed with them because they're great. Now I love Catherine Tate and Little Britain and Green Wing and a show called Nighty Night."

Now let's come to Stardust. The movie made 9.17 million in its first weekend at no. 4, following those big blockbusters. I must say that I'm not surprised. All the marketing and promotional didn't seem big enough to draw attention and to make Stardust competitive with Bourne, Simpson, and Jackie Chan. I'm glad to see that it got good reviews, comparing to Evening.  Oh! And Evening DVD will be released on September 25th.

During her TV interview on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Aug 2nd, Claire told Leno about her fondness for The Golden Girls. She said she always watches the re-run, "I like TV a lot. I'm a big fan of The Golden Girls. I watch it avidly, I'm a big follower. I went (in disguise) as a Golden Girl to Halloween one year." Leno then asked Claire if she had ever met Betty White, the star of the show, and she replied, "No, I don't know if I would be able to breathe or speak. I love that show." At that point, 85-year-old White appeared from backstage and presented Claire with a DVD boxset of seasons 1 and two of The Golden Girls. She told White, "That is the most thrilling thing I think I've ever experienced."

Continue with more articles: The Boston Globe's A star both astronomical and otherwise, Premiere's Claire Danes Gets 'Stardust' in Her Eyes, and Relish Now's Actress found coming-of-age story in a most unusual role.

Update new pictures from her appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Aug 2nd, Stardust premiere.

Claire has been spotted (and of course photographed) in New York after coming out of Equinox gym on August 9. Click here for the pictures. And many more updates in Stardust press conference, Claire appearance on MTV TRL, Photoshoot #10, Photoshoot #11, Candid pictures on August 7,

After Stardust's release, a series of articles has followed: Washington Post's "Stardust's" Claire Danes charts own course, Hollywood Today's Stardust’s Claire Danes Redefines Herself, O Magazine's Books That Made a Difference to Claire Danes, National Post's Making somenew stardust memories. IESB.net has an interview clip with her. Click here for the clip.

I found this picture and Claire looks unusually thin. She seems fine a few days ago. Maybe it's her ourfit. Anyway, don't forget to cast a vote. Claire was also on the cover of Glamour - September issue - with Queen Latifah and another actress. The topic was Look & feel your sexiest at 20, 30, 40! Click here to see her clip on Glamour website.

According to ContactMusic.com, Claire and Alicia Keys dated the same boy when they attended New York high school together. Claire insisted she dated Billy Cherry first. She told MTV, "I see her occasionally and she's apparently still in touch with him. He's a child. He was kind of a hot guy."

Sorry for lacking of pictures update. I've added some more pictures from MuchOnDemand, Stardust, new photoshoot, Valentino 45th Anniversary, The Early Show, and new picture from Vanity Fair - August 2007 issue.

Claire made an appearance on MuchMusic's MuchOnDemand on July 25th to promote Stardust. She talked about working with Robert De Niro and Ricky Gervais: "I get to call him Bob. I was in a scene with Ricky and Bob and thought: 'Okay, yes! I don't need to do anything else in my career'." This is a good news. A not-so-good news is she made a wardrobe malfunction and the picture and news spread over quickly. Reportedly, she realized it quickly after the incident but not quickly enough to stop the photographers seizing the moment.

As August 10th, Stardust's release date, is drawing near, we expect more of Claire's appearance. Here are some: Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 2nd and Late Night with Conan O'Brien on August 8th.

Boston.com reported Claire's view on Lindsay Lohan's arrest. "It was pretty valuable for me to stop acting for a period of time and go to college. I needed that time to figure out what kind of grown-up I wanted to be." She also said it will take Lohan, whom she doesn't know, "time and discipline" to get her act together. She was also asked about her Jordan (Jared Leto)'s band whether she's seen them. "I would like to. I see [Jared] occasionally at parties and things, but, no, we're not really in touch." Boston Herald posted an article: Flick reveals Danes’ gory details.

The Roundabout Theatre Company announced on July 11 that Claire will make her Broadway debut on October 18 as Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion", a play that inspired the award-winning musical "My Fair Lady." The story follows Professor Higgins' bid to transform Doolittle, a poor and uneducated English girl, into a society lady. Claire will star opposite Tony Award-winning actor Jefferson Mays. The play will open for a two-month run.

More gallery updated - Valentino in Rome: 45 Years of Style exhibition.

There're so many Claire's pictures coming out recently so it might take a while to upload them all. Here are the gallery I've updated today. New gallery - Valentino 45th Anniversary, The Late Show with David Letterman, Candid pictures on June 29th, Candid pictures on July 1st. Updated gallery - Afghan Hands Foundation launch, Evening premiere.

Claire is in the August 2007 issue of Vanity Fair -- page 134. I still haven't had a chance to find the magazine so if anyone get it and want to donate, please mail me. The Star has an interview with Claire. She let us know that so far there's no new project coming along. Newsweek published a Hugh Dancy interview where he talked about Claire. Lastly, our stylish Claire is featured in People.com's hit-or-miss poll. Click here to vote for her.

I've updated new pictures. Apparently Claire's attended many events recently. Check out these events - Valentino's 45th Anniversary show and Afghan Hands Foundation launch.

Four new movie stills of Stardust have been posted on the official website, stardustmovie.com. Click here to view them.

Parade and About.com have posted interviews with Claire about the movie Evening. Check them all out!