Biography
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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Filmography
all 55
Movies 41
TV Shows 14
Dorothy
Georgica (2019)
Movie
Diana
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Movie
6.1
Lillian
The Leisure Seeker (2018)
Movie
Gloria
Professional Cuddler (2017)
Movie
Francoise
We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
Movie
Mrs. Paige
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
Movie
Gracie Higginbotham
The Help (2011)
Movie
7.64
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
TV
5.75
Trish Pinger
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
Movie
Marjorie Pickthall
Ghost Town (2008)
Movie
6
The Return of Jezebel James (2008)
TV
Elinor Gregory
Broken English (2007)
Movie
Sister Agnes
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Movie
5.22
Roberta
Ugly Betty (2006)
TV
5.81
Betty
A Very Serious Person (2006)
Movie
Congresswoman Libby Hauser
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Movie
5.22
Ruth Kelson
Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Movie
5.79
Mrs. Eels
Monk (2002)
TV
5.76
Vera Gantner
Orange County (2002)
Movie
Dr. Alexander
The Kid (2000)
Movie
3.4
Mrs. Crisp
Mumford (1999)
Movie
Edna Guidry
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
Movie
Beatrice Vernon
Walking Across Egypt (1999)
Movie
Mrs. Essendine
The Impostors (1998)
Movie
6
Grandmother Wenteworth
Simon Birch (1998)
Movie
Trudy Stork
Sex and the City (1998)
TV
6.16
Patricia Nathan
Oz (1997)
TV
5.78
The Practice (1997)
TV
Mack
Sabrina (1995)
Movie
10
Meredith Stonehall
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
Movie
6
Margaret Addams
Addams Family Values (1993)
Movie
5.76
Ms. Langer
Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Claire
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Movie
5.38
Judge Tompkins
Guilty as Sin (1993)
Movie
Mrs. Julia Peyton
Class of '61 (1993)
Movie
Widow Douglas
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Movie
Margie Bolander
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
TV
6
Lois Jurgens
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)
Movie
Desk Clerk
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Movie
7.73
Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams
The Addams Family (1991)
Movie
6.46
Gertrude
William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990)
Movie
Wardrobe Mistress
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Movie
9
Shore
Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
Mrs. Reed
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Movie
5.79
Engagement Party Guest
Another Woman (1988)
Movie
Newscaster
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
Movie
Eleanor Standard
Easy Street (1986)
TV
Wedding Speaker
Heartburn (1986)
Movie
4
Yvonne / Naomi
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
Movie
6
Miss Millie
The Color Purple (1985)
Movie
2
Mrs. Müller
Explorers (1985)
Movie
Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
TV
Lady Ariadne Utterword / Gertrude
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Kahlana
The Beachcomber (1962)
TV
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.29
Based on 3.4 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1962
1991
1997
1993
2019
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1941-08-12 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceAtlanta, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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