Dana Ivey
Personal Info
Acting
August 11, 1941 (84 years old)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
دانا آيوی
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
Ocean's Eight
2018
as Diana
The Leisure Seeker
2018
as Lillian
Professional Cuddler
2017
as Gloria
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017
as Self
We'll Never Have Paris
2014
as Francoise
Madam Secretary
2014
as Nelly Conlon
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
as Mrs. Paige
The Help
2011
as Gracie Higginbotham
Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Mrs. McGarry
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
as Trish Pinger
Ghost Town
2008
as Marjorie Pickthall
The Return of Jezebel James
2008
Broken English
2007
as Elinor Gregory
Rush Hour 3
2007
as Sister Agnes
Ugly Betty
2006
as Roberta
A Very Serious Person
2006
as Betty
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Libby Hauser
Two Weeks Notice
2002
as Ruth Kelson
Monk
2002
as Mrs. Eels
Orange County
2002
as Vera Gantner