Dana Delany
Biography
Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is a multi-award winning American film, stage, and television actress. She is known for her role sas Colleen McMurphy on the ABC's China Beach (1988–1991), Katherine Mayfair on Desperate Housewives (2007–2010), Megan Hunt on Body of Proof (2011–present) and, as a voice-actress, Lois Lane in the DC Animated Universe as well as the television series The Batman. In an interview, she said she loves to play "complicated characters". Delany has been active in film, television, and stage since the late 1970s.
Known For
Becky Metcalf
Housesitter
Susan Barnes
Fly Away Home
Josephine Marcus
Tombstone
Jill
Live Nude Girls
Amish Martha
Route 30
Mrs. Beal
Wide Awake
Marianne Jost
Light Sleeper
Andrea Beaumont / Chimera (voice)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Dr. Ashley
Dead Man's Curve
Patricia Leary
Camp Hell
Annie
Multiple Sarcasms
Lois Lane (voice)
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
Jenny
Moon Over Parador
Nathalie Johnson
Baby for Sale
Lisa Emerson
Exit to Eden
Margaret Rosenblatt (voice)
Firebreather
Lois Lane (voice)
Superman: Brainiac Attacks
Martha
Conviction
Rose Cleardon Abbott
The Patron Saint of Liars
Anthea Farrow-Smith
The Right Temptation
Eileen
Drunkboat
Anne
A Beautiful Life
Karen Bennett
Mother Ghost
Lydia Vecchio
Freelancers
Lt. Dena Donato
Donato and Daughter
Lois Lane (voice)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Margaret
Spin
Britt Calhoun
A Time to Remember
Moya Trevor
Liberty
Self
Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight
Susan McCall
Almost You
Sally Rawlings
Sirens
Dee
Troy
Alexandra Cooper
Final Jeopardy
Gelina
Patty Hearst
Anne Briscoe
Masquerade
Sister Ana
Where the River Runs Black
Hope Altman
For Hope
Jane Goodrich
A Promise to Keep
Betsy Corcoran
The Enemy Within
Jeannie
The Streets
Lois Lane (voice)
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
Nora
A Winner Never Quits
Doctor
The Earth Day Special
Laura Shaper
Threesome
Colleen McMurphy
China Beach: Pilot
Nicole
The Union
Clare Miller
Resurrection
Wendy (Allison's Mom)
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Margaret Sanger
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
Johtje Vos
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
Herself - Actress
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Self
James Ellroy: American Dog
Self
Annul Victory
Saleswoman in Record Store
The Fan
Self
PoliWood
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
56
Gender
Female
Birthday
1956-03-13
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Dana Welles Delany