Dana Ivey
Acting
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
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Georgica
2019
Dorothy
movieThe Leisure Seeker
2018
Lillian
movieWe'll Never Have Paris
2014
Francoise
tvMadam Secretary
2014
Nelly Conlon
movieMuhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
Mrs. Paige
movieThe Help
2011
Gracie Higginbotham
movieThe Importance of Being Earnest
2011
Miss Prism
tvBoardwalk Empire
2010
Mrs. McGarry
movieDid You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
Trish Pinger
movieGhost Town
2008
Marjorie Pickthall
movieRush Hour 3
2007
Sister Agnes
movieBroken English
2007
Elinor Gregory
tvUgly Betty
2006
Roberta
movieLegally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
Libby Hauser
movieTwo Weeks Notice
2002
Ruth Kelson
tvMonk
2002
Mrs. Eels
movieOrange County
2002
Vera Gantner
movieThe Kid
2000
Dr. Alexander
movieWalking Across Egypt
1999
Beatrice Vernon
movieMumford
1999
Mrs. Crisp
movieA Lesson Before Dying
1999
Edna Guidry
movieThe Impostors
1998
Mrs. Essendine
movieSimon Birch
1998
Grandmother Wenteworth
tvSex and the City
1998
Trudy Stork
tvOz
1997
Patricia Nathan
tvThe Practice
1997
Judge Natalie Brown
movieSabrina
1995
Mack
movieThe Scarlet Letter
1995
Meredith Stonehall
movieAddams Family Values
1993
Margaret Addams
tvFrasier
1993
Ms. Langer
movieGuilty as Sin
1993
Judge Tompkins
movieClass of '61
1993
Mrs. Julia Peyton
movieThe Adventures of Huck Finn
1993
Widow Douglas
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
Margie Bolander
movieHome Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Desk Clerk
movieThe Addams Family
1991
Margaret Alford
moviePostcards from the Edge
1990
Wardrobe Mistress
tvLaw & Order
1990
Shore
movieDirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
Mrs. Reed
movieAnother Woman
1988
Engagement Party Guest
movieHeartburn
1986
Wedding Speaker
movieSunday in the Park with George
1986
Yvonne / Naomi
movieThe Color Purple
1985
Miss Millie
movieExplorers
1985
Mrs. Müller
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Yvonne / Naomi Eisen
tvGreat Performances
1971
Lady Ariadne Utterword / Gertrude
