Dana Ivey
August 12, 1941 (83 years old) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dana Ivey 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
Credits
- 2019 · Georgica as Dorothy
- 2018 · Ocean's Eight as Diana
- 2018 · The Leisure Seeker as Lillian
- 2017 · Professional Cuddler as Gloria
- 2017 · Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2014 · We'll Never Have Paris as Francoise
- 2013 · Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Mrs. Paige
- 2011 · The Help as Gracie Higginbotham
- 2010 · Boardwalk Empire as Mrs. McGarry
- 2009 · Did You Hear About the Morgans? as Trish Pinger
- 2008 · Ghost Town as Marjorie Pickthall
- 2008 · The Return of Jezebel James as
- 2007 · Broken English as Elinor Gregory
- 2007 · Rush Hour 3 as Sister Agnes
- 2006 · Ugly Betty as Roberta
- 2006 · A Very Serious Person as Betty
- 2003 · Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Congresswoman Libby Hauser
- 2002 · Two Weeks Notice as Ruth Kelson
- 2002 · Monk as Mrs. Eels
- 2002 · Orange County as Vera Gantner
- 2000 · The Kid as Dr. Alexander
- 1999 · Mumford as Mrs. Crisp
- 1999 · A Lesson Before Dying as Edna Guidry
- 1999 · Walking Across Egypt as Beatrice Vernon
- 1998 · The Impostors as Mrs. Essendine
- 1998 · Simon Birch as Grandmother Wenteworth
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Trudy Stork
- 1997 · Oz as Patricia Nathan
- 1997 · The Practice as
- 1995 · Sabrina as Mack
- 1995 · The Scarlet Letter as Meredith Stonehall
- 1993 · Addams Family Values as Margaret Addams
- 1993 · Frasier as Ms. Langer
- 1993 · Sleepless in Seattle as Claire
- 1993 · Guilty as Sin as Judge Tompkins
- 1993 · Class of '61 as Mrs. Julia Peyton
- 1993 · The Adventures of Huck Finn as Widow Douglas
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as Margie Bolander
- 1992 · A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story as Lois Jurgens
- 1992 · Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Desk Clerk
- 1991 · The Addams Family as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams
- 1990 · William Shakespeare's Hamlet as Gertrude
- 1990 · Postcards from the Edge as Wardrobe Mistress
- 1990 · Law & Order as Shore
- 1988 · Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as Mrs. Reed
- 1988 · Another Woman as Engagement Party Guest
- 1988 · The Appointments of Dennis Jennings as Newscaster
- 1986 · Easy Street as
- 1986 · Heartburn as Wedding Speaker
- 1986 · Sunday in the Park with George as Yvonne / Naomi
- 1985 · The Color Purple as Miss Millie
- 1985 · Explorers as Mrs. Müller
- 1982 · Little Gloria... Happy at Last as
- 1971 · Great Performances as Lady Ariadne Utterword
- 1971 · Great Performances as Gertrude
- 1962 · The Beachcomber as Kahlana