Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

82 · Born: Aug 12, 1941

2008
2006
2003
2002
1986

Personal Details

Born Aug 12, 1941 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Parents
  • Mary Nell Santacroce
  • Hugh Ivey
Relatives
  • John Ivey (Sibling)
  • Eric Santacroce (Half Sibling)

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).

Career

2018
The Leisure Seeker
The Leisure Seeker as Lillian
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2014
We'll Never Have Paris
We'll Never Have Paris as Francoise
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2011
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest as Miss Prism
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2008
Ghost Town
Ghost Town as Marjorie Pickthall
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2007
Rush Hour 3
Rush Hour 3 as Sister Agnes
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2006
A Very Serious Person
A Very Serious Person as Betty
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2005
Monk
Monk as Mrs. Eels
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2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Congresswoman Libby Hauser
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Sex and the City
Sex and the City as Trudy Stork
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2002
Two Weeks Notice
Two Weeks Notice as Ruth Kelson
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2000
The Kid
The Kid as Dr. Suzanne Alexander
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1999
Walking Across Egypt
Walking Across Egypt as Beatrice Vernon
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A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying as Edna Guidry
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1998
Simon Birch
Simon Birch as Grandmother Wenteworth
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1996
Frasier
Frasier as Ms. Langer
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1995
Sabrina
Sabrina as Mack
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The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter as Meredith Stonehall
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Law & Order
Law & Order as Shore
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1993
Guilty as Sin
Guilty as Sin as Judge Tompkins
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The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huck Finn as Widow Douglas
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1992
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
1991
The Addams Family
The Addams Family as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams
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1990
Great Performances
Great Performances as Gertrude
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1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as Mrs. Reed
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The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings as Newscaster
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1986
American Playhouse
American Playhouse as Yvonne / Naomi
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Easy Street
Easy Street
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1985
The Color Purple
The Color Purple as Miss Millie
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Explorers
Explorers as Mrs. Müller
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Great Performances
Great Performances as Lady Ariadne Utterword
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