Dana Ivey
Acting
- Born:
- 1941-08-12
- Place of birth:
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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
Georgica
Ocean's Eight
The Leisure Seeker
Professional Cuddler
We'll Never Have Paris
Madam Secretary
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
The Help
The Importance of Being Earnest
Boardwalk Empire
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Ghost Town
The Return of Jezebel James
Rush Hour 3
Broken English
Ugly Betty
A Very Serious Person
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Two Weeks Notice
Monk
Orange County
The Kid
Walking Across Egypt
Mumford
A Lesson Before Dying
The Impostors
Simon Birch
Sex and the City
Oz
The Practice
Sabrina
The Scarlet Letter
Addams Family Values
Frasier
Sleepless in Seattle
Guilty as Sin
Class of '61
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Homicide: Life on the Street
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
The Addams Family
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Postcards from the Edge
Law & Order
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Another Woman
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
Easy Street
Heartburn
Sunday in the Park with George
The Color Purple
Explorers
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
American Playhouse
Great Performances
The Beachcomber
Broadway: The Next Generation