Dana Ivey

Acting

Dana Ivey

Born August 12, 1941Atlanta, Georgia, USA57 credits

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

Filmography

G
2019Georgica
as DorothyMovie
Ocean's Eight
2018Ocean's Eight
as DianaMovie
The Leisure Seeker
2018The Leisure Seeker
as LillianMovie
Madam Secretary
2014Madam Secretary
as Nelly ConlonTV
The Help
2011The Help
as Gracie HigginbothamMovie
Boardwalk Empire
2010Boardwalk Empire
as Mrs. McGarryTV
Ghost Town
2008Ghost Town
as Marjorie PickthallMovie
Rush Hour 3
2007Rush Hour 3
as Sister AgnesMovie
Broken English
2007Broken English
as Elinor GregoryMovie
Ugly Betty
2006Ugly Betty
as RobertaTV
Two Weeks Notice
2002Two Weeks Notice
as Ruth KelsonMovie
Monk
2002Monk
as Mrs. EelsTV
Orange County
2002Orange County
as Vera GantnerMovie
The Kid
2000The Kid
as Dr. AlexanderMovie
Mumford
1999Mumford
as Mrs. CrispMovie
A Lesson Before Dying
1999A Lesson Before Dying
as Edna GuidryMovie
Walking Across Egypt
1999Walking Across Egypt
as Beatrice VernonMovie
The Impostors
1998The Impostors
as Mrs. EssendineMovie
Simon Birch
1998Simon Birch
as Grandmother WenteworthMovie
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the City
as Trudy StorkTV
Oz
1997Oz
as Patricia NathanTV
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Judge Natalie BrownTV
Sabrina
1995Sabrina
as MackMovie
The Scarlet Letter
1995The Scarlet Letter
as Meredith StonehallMovie
Addams Family Values
1993Addams Family Values
as Margaret AddamsMovie
Frasier
1993Frasier
as Ms. LangerTV
Guilty as Sin
1993Guilty as Sin
as Judge TompkinsMovie
Class of '61
1993Class of '61
as Mrs. Julia PeytonMovie
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993The Adventures of Huck Finn
as Widow DouglasMovie
The Addams Family
1991The Addams Family
as Margaret AlfordMovie
Postcards from the Edge
1990Postcards from the Edge
as Wardrobe MistressMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as ShoreTV
Another Woman
1988Another Woman
as Engagement Party GuestMovie
Heartburn
1986Heartburn
as Wedding SpeakerMovie
The Color Purple
1985The Color Purple
as Miss MillieMovie
Explorers
1985Explorers
as Mrs. MüllerMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
as Lady Ariadne UtterwordTV