Dana Ivey
American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1941 · age 85
Dana Ivey is an American retired actress. She is known for her work on Broadway, earning 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.
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Ocean's EightFilm, Diana2014
Madam SecretarySeries, Nelly Conlon2013
Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightFilm, Mrs. Paige2011
The HelpFilm, Gracie Higginbotham2010
Boardwalk EmpireSeries, Mrs. McGarry2008
Ghost TownFilm, Marjorie Pickthall2007
Broken EnglishFilm, Elinor Gregory2006
Ugly BettySeries, Roberta2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeFilm, Libby Hauser2002
MonkSeries, Mrs. Eels
Orange CountyFilm, 2002Vera Gantner1999
A Lesson Before DyingFilm, Edna Guidry1998
Sex and the CitySeries, Trudy Stork
Simon BirchFilm, 1998Grandmother Wenteworth1993
FrasierSeries, Ms. Langer
Addams Family ValuesFilm, 1993Margaret Addams1992
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood StoryFilm, Lois Jurgens1990
Law & OrderSeries, Shore
Postcards from the EdgeFilm, 1990Wardrobe Mistress1988
Another WomanFilm, Engagement Party Guest1986
Easy StreetSeries1985
ExplorersFilm, Mrs. Müller1971
Great PerformancesSeries, Lady Ariadne Utterword1962
The BeachcomberSeries, Kahlana1941Born12 August 1941People around Dana
Close ties
Scott Rudin Produced The Addams Family (1992)
Marc Shaiman Wrote Sleepless in Seattle and The Addams Family
Robert Greenhut Produced Heartburn and Another Woman
Mike Nichols Directed Postcards from the Edge and Heartburn
Chris Columbus Directed Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Frances Conroy Also in The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Barry Sonnenfeld Directed The Addams Family (1992)
Roger Birnbaum Produced Rush Hour 3 and Simon Birch
Laurence Mark Produced Simon Birch (1998)
Woody Allen Directed Another Woman (1989)
Catherine O'Hara Also in Heartburn and Orange County
Nora Ephron Directed Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Lily Tomlin Also in Disney's The Kid and Orange County
Simon Helberg Produced We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
Tony Shalhoub Also in Heartburn and The Impostors
Oliver Platt Also in Simon Birch and The Impostors
David Hyde Pierce Also in Addams Family Values (1994)
Jon Turteltaub Directed Disney's The Kid (2000)
Steven Spielberg Produced The Color Purple (1986)
Meryl Streep Also in Postcards from the Edge and Heartburn
Gene Hackman Also in Postcards from the Edge (1991)
John Williams Wrote Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Sabrina
Christopher Lloyd Also in Addams Family Values (1994)
Raul Julia Also in Addams Family Values (1994)
Known for
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The Help 2011
The Color Purple 1985
The Leisure Seeker 2018
The Addams Family 1991
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988
Filmography 40
59 credits on file
Television 16
Media & music
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About this person
She originated the title role in Driving Miss Daisy and was nominated for a Drama Desk award for Best Actress in a Play. She received five Tony Award nominations for her roles in Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Heartbreak House (1984), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1997), The Rivals (2005), and Butley (2007).
