The Claire Danes Cry Face Project

10/30/2012 11:00 am by

When my husband and I sat down to watch the first eight episodes of Showtime’s Homeland in one sitting (do not judge—it’s *that* good. The Emmys were not wrong this year), the first thing he noticed about Claire Danes and her CIA agent character Carrie Mathison was that a) girl sure can play crazy like a real crazy person and b) girl sure can cry.

Unfortunately for him, he wasn’t around in the early 90s, when Claire Danes’ lip quiverslashcry first came into my life and my heart when Angela Chase and her flaming red hair and flannel and Doc Martens cried about anything and everything related to Jordan Catalano. There was nothing un-epic about an Angela Chase ugly cry.

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And once My So-Called Life was cut way, way too short after just one perfect season, Claire Danes up and took her ugly cry to other forms of media—Brokedown Palace, Romeo+Juliet, Little Women, Temple Grandin, Igby Goes Down.

And now, we get to watch it every week on Homeland. And on the Claire Danes Cry Face Project tumblr, my new favorite thing on the internet ever.

The site is simple, really, with goals that are hardly lofty: “When Claire Danes cries on film, we document it.” I honestly didn’t think I’d ever love a crying actor more than I love Dawson Leery and his awful, weepy, now-famous .gif. But alas, there is now this tumblr, and it’s wonderful. There’s even a Pinterest page and they are taking submissions.

The Claire Danes Cry Face Project

I just can’t believe I didn’t think of it first.

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About Ali Martell

When Ali isn't writing her Seinfeld-esque drivel over at her personal site, Cheaper Than Therapy, or writing about fashion on her YummyMummyClub.ca blog From Hemlines to Heels, she is giving Buffy the Vampire Slayer a chance, laughing maniacally at the absurdity of 50 Shades of Grey, and trying to stop the world from wearing leggings as pants.

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  • http://twitter.com/jennamariebee Mrs. Jenna

    RIGHT? I talk all the time about how watching Homeland is much like My So-Called Life because it’s full of ugly-crying. And Claire Danes’ cry face has not changed at all since her days with Jordan Catalano.

    • http://www.facebook.com/alimartell Ali Martell

      Not even one little bit. It makes me want to pull out my flannel and go see Buffalo Tom. Or something.

  • JiveTurkeyJones

    I always feel like such a hypocrite when I make fun of the ugly criers I see on my teevee, because I have caught many an unfortunate glimpse of myself in the mirror during a crying jag and HELLO GOLLUM.

    • JiveTurkeyJones

      (That being said, C-Danes’ ugly cry is pretty epic.)

      • http://www.facebook.com/alimartell Ali Martell

        oh, I’m an epic ugly crier too. I would hope that someone would make a tumblr of mine, if, you know, I ever became famous. Heh.

  • MollyGMartin

    And what of her emotionally exhausted lean?!?!

    • http://twitter.com/thegrumbles the grumbles

      WHAT OF IT? WHAT OF THE LEAN?!

  • http://twitter.com/thegrumbles the grumbles

    she has the cry down to a science, I remember it oh-so-well way back from the so called life days. and now i will give homeland a shot. so thanks for that.

    • http://www.facebook.com/alimartell Ali Martell

      Oh watch it. You will not be sorry.

  • Katyusha

    Her cry in Little Women when she’s about to die is possibly my favorite. She has just a little bit of spittle in the corner of her mouth. That shit’s authentic.