Dana Ivey
- Birthday:
- 08/12/1941
- Place of birth:
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA:
- 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).
Credits
 | Georgica (2019) as Dorothy |
 | 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 |
 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013) as Mrs. Paige |
 | The Help (2011) as Gracie Higginbotham |
 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) as Trish Pinger |
 | Ghost Town (2008) as Marjorie Pickthall |
 | Broken English (2007) as Elinor Gregory |
 | Rush Hour 3 (2007) as Sister Agnes |
 | A Very Serious Person (2006) as Betty |
 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) as Libby Hauser |
 | Two Weeks Notice (2002) as Ruth Kelson |
 | Orange County (2002) as Vera Gantner |
 | The Kid (2000) as Dr. Alexander |
 | Mumford (1999) as Mrs. Crisp |
 | A Lesson Before Dying (1999) as Edna Guidry |
 | Walking Across Egypt (1999) as Beatrice Vernon |
 | The Impostors (1998) as Mrs. Essendine |
 | Simon Birch (1998) as Grandmother Wenteworth |
 | Sabrina (1995) as Mack |
 | The Scarlet Letter (1995) as Meredith Stonehall |
 | Addams Family Values (1993) as Margaret Addams |
 | Sleepless in Seattle (1993) as Claire |
 | Guilty as Sin (1993) as Judge Tompkins |
 | Class of '61 (1993) as Mrs. Julia Peyton |
 | The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) as Widow Douglas |
 | A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992) as Lois Jurgens |
 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) as Desk Clerk |
 | The Addams Family (1991) as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams |
 | William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990) as Gertrude |
 | Postcards from the Edge (1990) as Wardrobe Mistress |
 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) as Mrs. Reed |
 | Another Woman (1988) as Engagement Party Guest |
 | The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988) as Newscaster |
 | Heartburn (1986) as Wedding Speaker |
 | Sunday in the Park with George (1986) as Yvonne / Naomi |
 | The Color Purple (1985) as Miss Millie |
 | Explorers (1985) as Mrs. Müller |
