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| Carrie Mathison | |
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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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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.
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.
- ^ Smith, Kent (September 28, 2011). "Showtime's 'Homeland' skeptical of war on terror". USA Today. McLean, Virginia: Gannett Company. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Yahr, Emily (January 15, 2012). "Golden Globe Awards TV winners: 'Homeland,' 'Modern Family,' 'Downton Abbey'". The Washington Post. Washington DC: Nash Holdings LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Poniewozik, James (July 29, 2012). "TCA 2012: Homeland, Louie Win Big at TCA Awards". Time. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved April 10, 2018.