6.8
Movie
Acting
Dana Ivey
- Born
- (age 85)
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Credits
- 58 titles
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).
Signature work
Known For
6.8
Movie
8.2
Movie
The Help
6.9
Movie
Ocean's Eight
7.1
Movie
The Addams Family
6.5
Movie
Rush Hour 3
7.0
Movie
Addams Family Values
6.7
Movie
Sleepless in Seattle
6.4
Movie
Two Weeks Notice
7.4
TV
Sex and the City
7.7
Movie
The Color Purple
5.7
Movie
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
8.0
TV
Boardwalk Empire
7.9
TV
Monk
6.8
Movie
The Kid
6.5
Movie
Ghost Town
7.1
Movie
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
5.4
Movie
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
7.7
TV
Frasier
Acting credits 58
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Broadway: The Next Generation Film | Self |
| 2019 | Georgica Film | Dorothy |
| 2018 | Ocean's Eight Film | Diana |
| 2018 | The Leisure Seeker Film | Lillian |
| 2017 | Professional Cuddler Film | Gloria |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Paris Film | Francoise |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary TV | Nelly Conlon (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Film | Mrs. Paige |
| 2011 | The Help Film | Gracie Higginbotham |
| 2011 | The Importance of Being Earnest Film | Miss Prism |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire TV | Mrs. McGarry (4 ep) |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? Film | Trish Pinger |
| 2008 | Ghost Town Film | Marjorie Pickthall |
| 2008 | The Return of Jezebel James TV | (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 Film | Sister Agnes |
| 2007 | Broken English Film | Elinor Gregory |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty TV | Roberta (1 ep) |
| 2006 | A Very Serious Person Film | Betty |
| 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Film | Libby Hauser |
| 2002 | Two Weeks Notice Film | Ruth Kelson |
| 2002 | Monk TV | Mrs. Eels (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Orange County Film | Vera Gantner |
| 2000 | The Kid Film | Dr. Alexander |
| 1999 | Walking Across Egypt Film | Beatrice Vernon |
| 1999 | Mumford Film | Mrs. Crisp |
| 1999 | A Lesson Before Dying Film | Edna Guidry |
| 1998 | The Impostors Film | Mrs. Essendine |
| 1998 | Simon Birch Film | Grandmother Wenteworth |
| 1998 | Sex and the City TV | Trudy Stork (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Oz TV | Patricia Nathan (2 ep) |
| 1997 | The Practice TV | Natalie Brown (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Sabrina Film | Mack |
| 1995 | The Scarlet Letter Film | Meredith Stonehall |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values Film | Margaret Addams |
| 1993 | Frasier TV | Ms. Langer (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle Film | Claire |
| 1993 | Guilty as Sin Film | Judge Tompkins |
| 1993 | Class of '61 Film | Mrs. Julia Peyton |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Huck Finn Film | Widow Douglas |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street TV | Margie Bolander (3 ep) |
| 1992 | A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story Film | Lois Jurgens |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Film | Desk Clerk |
| 1991 | The Addams Family Film | Margaret Alford |
| 1990 | William Shakespeare's Hamlet Film | Gertrude |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge Film | Wardrobe Mistress |
| 1990 | Law & Order TV | Shore (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Film | Mrs. Reed |
| 1988 | Another Woman Film | Engagement Party Guest |
| 1988 | The Appointments of Dennis Jennings Film | Newscaster |
| 1986 | Easy Street TV | (22 ep) |
| 1986 | Heartburn Film | Wedding Speaker |
| 1986 | Sunday in the Park with George Film | Yvonne / Naomi |
| 1985 | The Color Purple Film | Miss Millie |
| 1985 | Explorers Film | Mrs. Müller |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last TV | (2 ep) |
| 1982 | American Playhouse TV | Yvonne / Naomi Eisen (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Great Performances TV | Lady Ariadne Utterword, Gertrude (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Beachcomber TV | Kahlana (1 ep) |