Dana Ivey
Birthdate
August 12, 1941 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
August 12, 1941 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Known For
Acting
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).
Dana Ivey's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Color Purple
Miss Millie
Acting (56)
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 (4 episodes)
2009
Did You Hear About the Morgans? as Trish Pinger
2008
Ghost Town as Marjorie Pickthall
2008
The Return of Jezebel James (1 episode)
2007
Broken English as Elinor Gregory
2007
Rush Hour 3 as Sister Agnes
2006
Ugly Betty as Roberta (1 episode)
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 (1 episode)
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 (1 episode)
1997
Oz as Patricia Nathan (2 episodes)
1997
The Practice (1 episode)
1995
Sabrina as Mack
1995
The Scarlet Letter as Meredith Stonehall
1993
Addams Family Values as Margaret Addams
1993
Frasier as Ms. Langer (1 episode)
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 (3 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
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 (22 episodes)
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 (2 episodes)
1971
Great Performances as Gertrude (1 episode)
1971
Great Performances as Lady Ariadne Utterword (1 episode)
1962
The Beachcomber as Kahlana (1 episode)