Dana Ivey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1941-08-12 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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
Acting
(2019)
Georgica
as Dorothy
(2018)
Ocean's Eight
as Diana
(2018)
The Leisure Seeker
as Lillian
(2017)
(2017)
Professional Cuddler
as Gloria
(2014)
We'll Never Have Paris
as Francoise
(2013)
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Mrs. Paige
(2011)
The Help
as Gracie Higginbotham
(2009)
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Trish Pinger
(2008)
Ghost Town
as Marjorie Pickthall
(2007)
Rush Hour 3
as Sister Agnes
(2007)
Broken English
as Elinor Gregory
(2006)
A Very Serious Person
as Betty
(2003)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as Congresswoman Libby Hauser
(2002)
Two Weeks Notice
as Ruth Kelson
(2002)
Orange County
as Vera Gantner
(2000)
The Kid
as Dr. Alexander
(1999)
Mumford
as Mrs. Crisp
(1999)
A Lesson Before Dying
as Edna Guidry
(1999)
Walking Across Egypt
as Beatrice Vernon
(1998)
Simon Birch
as Grandmother Wenteworth
(1998)
The Impostors
as Mrs. Essendine
(1995)
Sabrina
as Mack
(1995)
The Scarlet Letter
as Meredith Stonehall
(1993)
Addams Family Values
as Margaret Addams
(1993)
Sleepless in Seattle
as Claire
(1993)
Guilty as Sin
as Judge Tompkins
(1993)
The Adventures of Huck Finn
as Widow Douglas
(1993)
Class of '61
as Mrs. Julia Peyton
(1992)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Desk Clerk
(1992)
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
as Lois Jurgens
(1991)
The Addams Family
as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams
(1990)
Postcards from the Edge
as Wardrobe Mistress
(1990)
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
as Gertrude
(1988)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Mrs. Reed
(1988)
Another Woman
as Engagement Party Guest
(1988)
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
as Newscaster
(1986)
Heartburn
as Wedding Speaker
(1986)
Sunday in the Park with George
as Yvonne / Naomi
(1985)
The Color Purple
as Miss Millie
(1985)
Explorers
as Mrs. Müller