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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Female

Birthday

1941-08-12 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

دانا آيوی

Dana Ivey

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).

Known For

Acting

The Color Purple

1985

The Color Purple

as

Miss Millie

Two Weeks Notice

2002

Two Weeks Notice

as

Ruth Kelson

The Addams Family

1991

The Addams Family

as

Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams

The Kid

2000

The Kid

as

Dr. Alexander

Guilty as Sin

1993

Guilty as Sin

as

Judge Tompkins

Rush Hour 3

2007

Rush Hour 3

as

Sister Agnes

Mumford

1999

Mumford

as

Mrs. Crisp

Explorers

1985

Explorers

as

Mrs. Müller

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993

The Adventures of Huck Finn

as

Widow Douglas

We'll Never Have Paris

2014

We'll Never Have Paris

as

Francoise

The Help

2011

The Help

as

Gracie Higginbotham

A Lesson Before Dying

1999

A Lesson Before Dying

as

Edna Guidry

Sunday in the Park with George

1986

Sunday in the Park with George

as

Yvonne / Naomi

Postcards from the Edge

1990

Postcards from the Edge

as

Wardrobe Mistress

Orange County

2002

Orange County

as

Vera Gantner

Sabrina

1995

Sabrina

as

Mack

Class of '61

1993

Class of '61

as

Mrs. Julia Peyton

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

2003

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

as

Congresswoman Libby Hauser

The Impostors

1998

The Impostors

as

Mrs. Essendine

Another Woman

1988

Another Woman

as

Engagement Party Guest

Simon Birch

1998

Simon Birch

as

Grandmother Wenteworth

The Leisure Seeker

2018

The Leisure Seeker

as

Lillian

Ocean's Eight

2018

Ocean's Eight

as

Diana

Walking Across Egypt

1999

Walking Across Egypt

as

Beatrice Vernon

Ghost Town

2008

Ghost Town

as

Marjorie Pickthall

Addams Family Values

1993

Addams Family Values

as

Margaret Addams

Heartburn

1986

Heartburn

as

Wedding Speaker

Broken English

2007

Broken English

as

Elinor Gregory

Georgica

2019

Georgica

as

Dorothy

The Scarlet Letter

1995

The Scarlet Letter

as

Meredith Stonehall

Monk

Monk

as

Mrs. Eels

Oz

Oz

as

Patricia Nathan

Frasier

Frasier

as

Ms. Langer

The Practice

The Practice

as

Judge Natalie Brown

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

as

Roberta

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

as

Trudy Stork

Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

as

Mrs. McGarry

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Lady Ariadne Utterword

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

as

Nelly Conlon

Production

Crew

Directing