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Dana Ivey
Born 1941-08-12Atlanta, 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).
Screen work
Movies & roles
GeorgicaDorothyOcean's EightDianaThe Leisure SeekerLillianProfessional CuddlerGloriaWe'll Never Have ParisFrancoiseMuhammad Ali's Greatest FightMrs. PaigeThe HelpGracie HigginbothamThe Importance of Being EarnestMiss PrismDid You Hear About the Morgans?Trish PingerGhost TownMarjorie PickthallRush Hour 3Sister AgnesBroken EnglishElinor GregoryA Very Serious PersonBettyLegally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeLibby HauserTwo Weeks NoticeRuth KelsonOrange CountyVera GantnerThe KidDr. AlexanderWalking Across EgyptBeatrice VernonMumfordMrs. CrispA Lesson Before DyingEdna GuidryThe ImpostorsMrs. EssendineSimon BirchGrandmother WenteworthSabrinaMackThe Scarlet LetterMeredith Stonehall