Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 12, 1941
Place of Birth:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Dana Ivey
Biography
Dana Ivey (born August 12, 1941) is an American actress. She is a five-time Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway, and won the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her work in both Sex and Longing and The Last Night of Ballyhoo. She originated the title role in Driving Miss Daisy and was nominated for a Drama Desk award for Best Actress in a Play. Her film appearances include The Color Purple (1985), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), The Addams Family (1991), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Addams Family Values (1993), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Rush Hour 3 (2007), and The Help (2011).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Nelly Conlon |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | Mrs. McGarry |
| 2008 | The Return of Jezebel James | |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Roberta |
| 2002 | Monk | Mrs. Eels |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Trudy Stork |
| 1997 | Oz | Patricia Nathan |
| 1997 | The Practice | Judge Natalie Brown |
| 1993 | Frasier | Ms. Langer |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Margie Bolander |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Shore |
| 1986 | Easy Street | |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Lady Ariadne Utterword |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Gertrude |
| 1962 | The Beachcomber | Kahlana |