Carrie Mathison
Fictional character of the American TV drama thriller Homeland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carrie Anne Mathison, played by actress Claire Danes, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television drama/thriller series Homeland on Showtime, created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. Carrie is a CIA officer who, while on assignment in Iraq, learned from a CIA asset that an American prisoner of war had been turned by al-Qaeda. After a U.S. Marine sergeant named Nicholas Brody is rescued from captivity, Carrie believes that he is the POW described to her.[1] Carrie's investigation of Brody is complicated by her bipolar disorder and results in an obsession with her suspect.
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Portrayed by | Claire Danes |
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Full name | Carrie Anne Mathison |
Gender | Female |
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Children | Frannie Mathison (daughter) |
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For her performance, Danes received several major acting awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama,[2] the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama.[3] She is the second actress to win all the five main TV acting awards for her performance in the Lead Drama Actress categories.