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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
57
Gender
Female
Birthday
1941-08-12 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Acting
2019
Georgica as Dorothy2018
Ocean's Eight as Diana2018
The Leisure Seeker as Lillian2017
Broadway: The Next Generation as Self2017
Professional Cuddler as Gloria2014
Madam Secretary as Nelly Conlon2014
We'll Never Have Paris as Francoise2013
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Mrs. Paige2011
The Help as Gracie Higginbotham2010
Boardwalk Empire as Mrs. McGarry2009
Did You Hear About the Morgans? as Trish Pinger2008
Ghost Town as Marjorie Pickthall2008
The Return of Jezebel James as Not available2007
Rush Hour 3 as Sister Agnes2007
Broken English as Elinor Gregory2006
Ugly Betty as Roberta2006
A Very Serious Person as Betty2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Libby Hauser2002
Monk as Mrs. Eels2002
Two Weeks Notice as Ruth Kelson2002
Orange County as Vera Gantner2000
The Kid as Dr. Alexander1999
Walking Across Egypt as Beatrice Vernon1999
Mumford as Mrs. Crisp1999
A Lesson Before Dying as Edna Guidry1998
Sex and the City as Trudy Stork1998
Simon Birch as Grandmother Wenteworth1998
The Impostors as Mrs. Essendine1997
The Practice as Judge Natalie Brown1997
Oz as Patricia Nathan1995
The Scarlet Letter as Meredith Stonehall1995
Sabrina as Mack1993
Frasier as Ms. Langer1993
Homicide: Life on the Street as Margie Bolander1993
Addams Family Values as Margaret Addams1993
Sleepless in Seattle as Claire1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn as Widow Douglas1993
Guilty as Sin as Judge Tompkins1993
Class of '61 as Mrs. Julia Peyton1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Desk Clerk1992
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story as Lois Jurgens1991
The Addams Family as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams1990
Law & Order as Shore1990
William Shakespeare's Hamlet as Gertrude1990
Postcards from the Edge as Wardrobe Mistress1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as Mrs. Reed1988
Another Woman as Engagement Party Guest1988
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings as Newscaster1986
Heartburn as Wedding Speaker1986
Sunday in the Park with George as Yvonne / Naomi1986
Easy Street as Not available1985
Explorers as Mrs. Müller1985
The Color Purple as Miss Millie1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last as Not available1971
Great Performances as Lady Ariadne Utterword1971
Great Performances as Gertrude1962
The Beachcomber as Kahlana