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
Miss Millie
The Color Purple
Mrs. Reed
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Ruth Kelson
Two Weeks Notice
Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams
The Addams Family
Dr. Alexander
The Kid
Judge Tompkins
Guilty as Sin
Sister Agnes
Rush Hour 3
Mrs. Crisp
Mumford
Mrs. Müller
Explorers
Widow Douglas
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Betty
A Very Serious Person
Francoise
We'll Never Have Paris
Newscaster
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
Gracie Higginbotham
The Help
Edna Guidry
A Lesson Before Dying
Yvonne / Naomi
Sunday in the Park with George
Wardrobe Mistress
Postcards from the Edge
Vera Gantner
Orange County
Lois Jurgens
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
Mack
Sabrina
Mrs. Julia Peyton
Class of '61
Congresswoman Libby Hauser
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
Mrs. Essendine
The Impostors
Engagement Party Guest
Another Woman
Grandmother Wenteworth
Simon Birch
Desk Clerk
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Lillian
The Leisure Seeker
Gloria
Professional Cuddler
Diana
Ocean's Eight
Beatrice Vernon
Walking Across Egypt
Marjorie Pickthall
Ghost Town
Margaret Addams
Addams Family Values
Claire
Sleepless in Seattle
Wedding Speaker
Heartburn
Elinor Gregory
Broken English
Trish Pinger
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Gertrude
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Mrs. Paige
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Dorothy
Georgica
Meredith Stonehall
The Scarlet Letter
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
41
Gender
Female
Birthday
1941-08-12
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
دانا آيوی