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Dana Ivey
Actor
Born August 12, 1941 (83 years)
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
Filmography
| 2018 | Ocean's Eight · as Diana |
| 2017 | The Leisure Seeker · as Lillian |
| 2015 | Odd Mom Out (TV Series) · as Mrs. Hardwick |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Paris · as Francoise |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary (TV Series) · as Nelly Conlon |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight · as Mrs. Paige |
| 2011 | The Help · as Gracie Higginbotham |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) · as Mrs. Mcgarry |
| 2010 | The Big C (TV Series) · as Nan |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? · as Trish Pinger |
| 2008 | Ghost Town · as Marjorie Pickthall |
| 2008 | The Return of Jezebel James (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 · as Sister Agnes |
| 2007 | Broken English · as Elinor Gregory |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as Roberta |
| 2006 | A Very Serious Person · as Betty |
| 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde · as Congresswoman Libby Hauser |
| 2003 | Two Weeks Notice: Additional Scenes · as Ruth Kelson |
| 2002 | Two Weeks Notice · as Ruth Kelson |
| 2002 | Monk (TV Series) · as Mrs. Eels |
| 2002 | Orange County · as Vera Gantner |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street (TV Series) · as Dr. Camille Willoughby |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Trudy Stork |
| 1997 | Oz (TV Series) · as Patricia Nathan |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Sabrina · as Mack |
| 1995 | The Scarlet Letter · as Meredith Stonehall |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values · as Margaret Addams |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Margie Bolander |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York · as Desk Clerk |
| 1992 | A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story · as Lois Jurgens |
| 1991 | The Addams Family · as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge · as Wardrobe Mistress |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Shore |
| 1989 | B.L. Stryker (TV Series) · as Gabrielle Harwood |
| 1988 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels · as Mrs. Reed |
| 1988 | Another Woman · as Engagement Party Guest |
| 1988 | The Appointments of Dennis Jennings · as Newscaster |
| 1987 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Quaker Woman |
| 1986 | Easy Street (TV Series) |
| 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 (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Macbeth · as Witch |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Naomi Eisen |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Dr. Aronoiritz |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Gertrude |
| 1964 | Another World (TV Series) · as Clinic Nurse |