Dana Ivey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 12, 1941
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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).
Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation TBA
as Self
- Georgica
Georgica 2019
as Dorothy
Ocean's Eight 2018
as Diana
The Leisure Seeker 2018
as Lillian
Professional Cuddler 2017
as Gloria
We'll Never Have Paris 2014
as Francoise
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2013
as Mrs. Paige
The Help 2011
as Gracie Higginbotham
The Importance of Being Earnest 2011
as Miss Prism
Did You Hear About the Morgans? 2009
as Trish Pinger
Ghost Town 2008
as Marjorie Pickthall
Rush Hour 3 2007
as Sister Agnes
Broken English 2007
as Elinor Gregory
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
Walking Across Egypt 1999
as Beatrice Vernon
Mumford 1999
as Mrs. Crisp
A Lesson Before Dying 1999
as Edna Guidry
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
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
Credits from TMDB.