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Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 12, 1941 (84)
Birthplace Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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).

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Georgica

Georgica

2019

as Dorothy

The Leisure Seeker

The Leisure Seeker

2018

as Lillian

Ocean's Eight

Ocean's Eight

2018

as Diana

Professional Cuddler

Professional Cuddler

2017

as Gloria

We'll Never Have Paris

We'll Never Have Paris

2014

as Francoise

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

as Mrs. Paige

The Help

The Help

2011

as Gracie Higginbotham

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009

as Trish Pinger

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

2008

as Marjorie Pickthall

Broken English

Broken English

2007

as Elinor Gregory

Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3

2007

as Sister Agnes

A Very Serious Person

A Very Serious Person

2006

as Betty

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

2003

as Congresswoman Libby Hauser

Two Weeks Notice

Two Weeks Notice

2002

as Ruth Kelson

Orange County

Orange County

2002

as Vera Gantner

The Kid

The Kid

2000

as Dr. Alexander

A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying

1999

as Edna Guidry

Walking Across Egypt

Walking Across Egypt

1999

as Beatrice Vernon

Mumford

Mumford

1999

as Mrs. Crisp

Simon Birch

Simon Birch

1998

as Grandmother Wenteworth

The Impostors

The Impostors

1998

as Mrs. Essendine

Sabrina

Sabrina

1995

as Mack

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1995

as Meredith Stonehall

Guilty as Sin

Guilty as Sin

1993

as Judge Tompkins

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993

as Widow Douglas

Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

1993

as Margaret Addams

Class of '61

Class of '61

1993

as Mrs. Julia Peyton

Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

1993

as Claire

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

as Desk Clerk

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

1991

as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

1990

as Gertrude

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990

as Wardrobe Mistress

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

as Mrs. Reed

Another Woman

Another Woman

1988

as Engagement Party Guest

Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George

1986

as Yvonne / Naomi

Heartburn

Heartburn

1986

as Wedding Speaker

Explorers

Explorers

1985

as Mrs. Müller

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985

as Miss Millie

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Television Credits

Boardwalk Empire

as Mrs. McGarry

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 19, 2010

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Margie Bolander

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

Oz

as Patricia Nathan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 12, 1997

Monk

as Mrs. Eels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

Frasier

as Ms. Langer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Ugly Betty

as Roberta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2006

The Beachcomber

as Kahlana

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 1962

Law & Order

as Shore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Sex and the City

as Trudy Stork

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1998

Great Performances

as Lady Ariadne Utterword

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Great Performances

as Gertrude

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Easy Street

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 13, 1986

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 24, 1982

The Return of Jezebel James

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 14, 2008

The Practice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

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