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Leora Dana

American actress (1923-1983) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 60

Leora Dana was an American film, stage and television actress from New York City. Dana appeared in numerous productions across film television and theatre including The Madwoman of Chaillot, Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot and The Asphalt Jungle.

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1983Died13 December 1983Amityville 3-DFilm, 1983Emma Caswell1982Shoot the MoonFilm, Charlotte DeVoe1980NurseFilm, Celia O'Brien1978The Dain CurseSeries, Mrs. Huntoon1977Mary Cassatt: Impressionist From PhiladelphiaFilm, Mary Cassatt1973Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a PlayAward1971Wild RoversFilm, Nell Buckman1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Film, Mrs. Kramer1968The Boston StranglerFilm, Mary Bottomly1966The GroupFilm, Mrs. Renfrew1965For the PeopleSeries1964Another WorldSeries1963A Gathering of EaglesFilm, Mrs. Evelyn Fowler1962Stoney BurkeSeries1960Special for WomenSeries, Laura TylerPollyannaFilm, 1960Mrs. Ford1959StartimeSeries, Mrs. Tawley1958Kings Go ForthFilm, Mrs. Blair19573:10 to YumaFilm, Mrs. Alice Evans1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Anne Coleman1954Climax!Series, Rose SkinnerValley of the KingsFilm, 1954Lovely Girl (uncredited)1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Mrs. Ditwiter1948Studio OneSeries, Margaret Norton1923Born1 April 1923

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Known for

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  • 3:10 to Yuma 1957
  • Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
  • Pollyanna 1960
  • Some Came Running 1958
  • The Boston Strangler 1968

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Filmography 19

47 credits on file

Television 22

Media & music

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Awards

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play1973

About this person

She won several awards across her career including the Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising female. Dana died in 1983.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 1983 · aged 60

In the same film or series as Leora

Jack LordAlso in Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (1957)Sue GraftonAlso in Nurse (1980)Leif EricksonAlso in A Gathering of Eagles (1963)Robert CostanzoAlso in Shoot the Moon (1982)John SaylesAlso in Baby It's You (1983)James BroderickAlso in The Group (1966)