Dana Ivey
Acting1941Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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 History
Future
2019
Georgica
as Dorothy
2018
Ocean's Eight
as Diana
The Leisure Seeker
as Lillian
2017
Professional Cuddler
as Gloria
Madam Secretary
TVas Nelly Conlon• 1 eps
2014
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
Ugly Betty
TVas Roberta• 1 eps
Boardwalk Empire
TVas Mrs. McGarry• 4 eps
2009
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Trish Pinger
2008
Ghost Town
as Marjorie Pickthall
2007
Rush Hour 3
as Sister Agnes
Broken English
as Elinor Gregory
2006
A Very Serious Person
as Betty
2005
Monk
TVas Mrs. Eels• 1 eps
2004
Sex and the City
TVas Trudy Stork• 1 eps
2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as Libby Hauser
The Practice
TVas Judge Natalie Brown• 1 eps
2002
Orange County
as Vera Gantner
Two Weeks Notice
as Ruth Kelson
1999
1998
Simon Birch
as Grandmother Wenteworth
The Impostors
as Mrs. Essendine
1997
Frasier
TVas Ms. Langer• 1 eps
1996
Law & Order
TVas Shore• 1 eps
1995
Sabrina
as Mack
The Scarlet Letter
as Meredith Stonehall
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Margie Bolander• 3 eps
1993
Sleepless in Seattle
as Claire
The Adventures of Huck Finn
as Widow Douglas
Class of '61
as Mrs. Julia Peyton
Addams Family Values
as Margaret Addams
Guilty as Sin
as Judge Tompkins
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
Postcards from the Edge
as Wardrobe Mistress
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
as Gertrude
Great Performances
TVas Gertrude / Lady Ariadne Utterword• 1 eps
1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Mrs. Reed
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
as Newscaster
Another Woman
as Engagement Party Guest
1986
1985
The Color Purple
as Miss Millie
Explorers
as Mrs. Müller
1962
The Beachcomber
TVas Kahlana