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
All Movies (42)
- Georgica2019 · as Dorothy
- Ocean's Eight2018 · as Diana
- The Leisure Seeker2018 · as Lillian
- Professional Cuddler2017 · as Gloria
- We'll Never Have Paris2014 · as Francoise
- Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight2013 · as Mrs. Paige
- The Help2011 · as Gracie Higginbotham
- The Importance of Being Earnest2011 · as Miss Prism
- Did You Hear About the Morgans?2009 · as Trish Pinger
- Ghost Town2008 · as Marjorie Pickthall
- Rush Hour 32007 · as Sister Agnes
- Broken English2007 · as Elinor Gregory
- A Very Serious Person2006 · as Betty
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde2003 · as Libby Hauser
- Two Weeks Notice2002 · as Ruth Kelson
- Orange County2002 · as Vera Gantner
- The Kid2000 · as Dr. Alexander
- Mumford1999 · as Mrs. Crisp
- A Lesson Before Dying1999 · as Edna Guidry
- Walking Across Egypt1999 · as Beatrice Vernon
- The Impostors1998 · as Mrs. Essendine
- Simon Birch1998 · as Grandmother Wenteworth
- Sabrina1995 · as Mack
- The Scarlet Letter1995 · as Meredith Stonehall
- Addams Family Values1993 · as Margaret Addams
- Sleepless in Seattle1993 · as Claire
- Guilty as Sin1993 · as Judge Tompkins
- Class of '611993 · as Mrs. Julia Peyton
- The Adventures of Huck Finn1993 · as Widow Douglas
- A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story1992 · as Lois Jurgens
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992 · as Desk Clerk
- The Addams Family1991 · as Margaret Alford
- William Shakespeare's Hamlet1990 · as Gertrude
- Postcards from the Edge1990 · as Wardrobe Mistress
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels1988 · as Mrs. Reed
- Another Woman1988 · as Engagement Party Guest
- The Appointments of Dennis Jennings1988 · as Newscaster
- Heartburn1986 · as Wedding Speaker
- Sunday in the Park with George1986 · as Yvonne / Naomi
- The Color Purple1985 · as Miss Millie
- Explorers1985 · as Mrs. Müller
- Broadway: The Next Generation— · as Self
All TV Shows (16)
- Madam Secretary2014 · as Nelly Conlon
- Boardwalk Empire2010 · as Mrs. McGarry
- The Return of Jezebel James2008
- Ugly Betty2006 · as Roberta
- Monk2002 · as Mrs. Eels
- Sex and the City1998 · as Trudy Stork
- Oz1997 · as Patricia Nathan
- The Practice1997 · as Judge Natalie Brown
- Frasier1993 · as Ms. Langer
- Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Margie Bolander
- Law & Order1990 · as Shore
- Easy Street1986
- Little Gloria... Happy at Last1982
- Great Performances1971 · as Lady Ariadne Utterword
- Great Performances1971 · as Gertrude
- The Beachcomber1962 · as Kahlana