Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Female
Birthday
August 12, 1941 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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).
| 2019 | Georgicaas Dorothy | |
| 2018 | Ocean's Eightas Diana | |
| 2018 | The Leisure Seekeras Lillian | |
| 2017 | Professional Cuddleras Gloria | |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Parisas Francoise | |
| 2014 | Madam Secretaryas Nelly Conlon | |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fightas Mrs. Paige | |
| 2011 | The Helpas Gracie Higginbotham | |
| 2011 | The Importance of Being Earnestas Miss Prism | |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empireas Mrs. McGarry | |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans?as Trish Pinger | |
| 2008 | Ghost Townas Marjorie Pickthall | |
| 2008 | The Return of Jezebel Jamesas | |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3as Sister Agnes | |
| 2007 | Broken Englishas Elinor Gregory | |
| 2006 | Ugly Bettyas Roberta | |
| 2006 | A Very Serious Personas Betty | |
| 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blondeas Libby Hauser | |
| 2002 | Two Weeks Noticeas Ruth Kelson | |
| 2002 | Monkas Mrs. Eels | |
| 2002 | Orange Countyas Vera Gantner | |
| 2000 | The Kidas Dr. Alexander | |
| 1999 | Walking Across Egyptas Beatrice Vernon | |
| 1999 | Mumfordas Mrs. Crisp | |
| 1999 | A Lesson Before Dyingas Edna Guidry | |
| 1998 | The Impostorsas Mrs. Essendine | |
| 1998 | Simon Birchas Grandmother Wenteworth | |
| 1998 | Sex and the Cityas Trudy Stork | |
| 1997 | Ozas Patricia Nathan | |
| 1997 | The Practiceas Judge Natalie Brown | |
| 1995 | Sabrinaas Mack | |
| 1995 | The Scarlet Letteras Meredith Stonehall | |
| 1993 | Addams Family Valuesas Margaret Addams | |
| 1993 | Frasieras Ms. Langer | |
| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattleas Claire | |
| 1993 | Guilty as Sinas Judge Tompkins | |
| 1993 | Class of '61as Mrs. Julia Peyton | |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Huck Finnas Widow Douglas | |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Streetas Margie Bolander | |
| 1992 | A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Storyas Lois Jurgens | |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New Yorkas Desk Clerk | |
| 1991 | The Addams Familyas Margaret Alford | |
| 1990 | William Shakespeare's Hamletas Gertrude | |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edgeas Wardrobe Mistress | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Shore | |
| 1988 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrelsas Mrs. Reed | |
| 1988 | Another Womanas Engagement Party Guest | |
| 1988 | The Appointments of Dennis Jenningsas Newscaster | |
| 1986 | Easy Streetas | |
| 1986 | Heartburnas Wedding Speaker | |
| 1986 | Sunday in the Park with Georgeas Yvonne / Naomi | |
| 1985 | The Color Purpleas Miss Millie | |
| 1985 | Explorersas Mrs. Müller | |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Lastas | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas Yvonne / Naomi Eisen | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Gertrude | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Lady Ariadne Utterword | |
| 1962 | The Beachcomberas Kahlana | |
| Broadway: The Next Generationas Self |
