Dana Ivey
Born: 1941-08-12 in 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).
Filmography
2019
- Georgica as Dorothy
2018
- Ocean's Eight as Diana
- The Leisure Seeker as Lillian
2017
- Professional Cuddler as Gloria
2014
- Madam Secretary as Nelly Conlon
- We'll Never Have Paris as Francoise
2013
- Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Mrs. Paige
2011
- The Help as Gracie Higginbotham
- The Importance of Being Earnest as Miss Prism
2010
- Boardwalk Empire as Mrs. McGarry
2009
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? as Trish Pinger
2008
- Ghost Town as Marjorie Pickthall
- The Return of Jezebel James
2007
- Rush Hour 3 as Sister Agnes
- Broken English as Elinor Gregory
2006
- Ugly Betty as Roberta
- A Very Serious Person as Betty
2003
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Libby Hauser
2002
- Monk as Mrs. Eels
- Two Weeks Notice as Ruth Kelson
- Orange County as Vera Gantner
2000
- The Kid as Dr. Alexander
1999
- Mumford as Mrs. Crisp
- Walking Across Egypt as Beatrice Vernon
- A Lesson Before Dying as Edna Guidry
1998
- Sex and the City as Trudy Stork
- Simon Birch as Grandmother Wenteworth
- The Impostors as Mrs. Essendine
1997
- The Practice as Judge Natalie Brown
- Oz as Patricia Nathan
1995
- Sabrina as Mack
- The Scarlet Letter as Meredith Stonehall
1993
- Frasier as Ms. Langer
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Margie Bolander
- Sleepless in Seattle as Claire
- Addams Family Values as Margaret Addams
- The Adventures of Huck Finn as Widow Douglas
- Guilty as Sin as Judge Tompkins
- Class of '61 as Mrs. Julia Peyton
1992
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Desk Clerk
- A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story as Lois Jurgens
1991
- The Addams Family as Margaret Alford
1990
- Law & Order as Shore
- Postcards from the Edge as Wardrobe Mistress
- William Shakespeare's Hamlet as Gertrude
1988
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as Mrs. Reed
- Another Woman as Engagement Party Guest
- The Appointments of Dennis Jennings as Newscaster
1986
- Heartburn as Wedding Speaker
- Easy Street
- Sunday in the Park with George as Yvonne / Naomi
1985
- The Color Purple as Miss Millie
- Explorers as Mrs. Müller
1971
- Great Performances as Lady Ariadne Utterword
1962
- The Beachcomber as Kahlana