Actor

Dana Ivey

Birthday: August 12, 1941

Born in: 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).

Movie Credits

Georgica (2019) as Dorothy
Age: 77
Ocean's Eight (2018) as Diana
Age: 76
The Leisure Seeker (2018) as Lillian
Age: 76
Professional Cuddler (2017) as Gloria
Age: 76
Broadway: The Next Generation (2017) as Self
Age: 76
We'll Never Have Paris (2014) as Francoise
Age: 73
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013) as Mrs. Paige
Age: 72
The Help (2011) as Gracie Higginbotham
Age: 69
The Importance of Being Earnest (2011) as Miss Prism
Age: 69
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) as Trish Pinger
Age: 68
Ghost Town (2008) as Marjorie Pickthall
Age: 67
Broken English (2007) as Elinor Gregory
Age: 66
Rush Hour 3 (2007) as Sister Agnes
Age: 65
A Very Serious Person (2006) as Betty
Age: 64
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) as Libby Hauser
Age: 61
Two Weeks Notice (2002) as Ruth Kelson
Age: 61
Orange County (2002) as Vera Gantner
Age: 60
The Kid (2000) as Dr. Alexander
Age: 58
Mumford (1999) as Mrs. Crisp
Age: 58
A Lesson Before Dying (1999) as Edna Guidry
Age: 57
Walking Across Egypt (1999) as Beatrice Vernon
Age: 57
The Impostors (1998) as Mrs. Essendine
Age: 57
Simon Birch (1998) as Grandmother Wenteworth
Age: 57
Sabrina (1995) as Mack
Age: 54
The Scarlet Letter (1995) as Meredith Stonehall
Age: 54
Addams Family Values (1993) as Margaret Addams
Age: 52
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) as Claire
Age: 51
Guilty as Sin (1993) as Judge Tompkins
Age: 51
Class of '61 (1993) as Mrs. Julia Peyton
Age: 51
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) as Widow Douglas
Age: 51
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992) as Lois Jurgens
Age: 51
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) as Desk Clerk
Age: 51
The Addams Family (1991) as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams
Age: 50
William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990) as Gertrude
Age: 49
Postcards from the Edge (1990) as Wardrobe Mistress
Age: 49
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) as Mrs. Reed
Age: 47
Another Woman (1988) as Engagement Party Guest
Age: 47
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988) as Newscaster
Age: 47
Heartburn (1986) as Wedding Speaker
Age: 44
Sunday in the Park with George (1986) as Yvonne / Naomi
Age: 44
The Color Purple (1985) as Miss Millie
Age: 44
Explorers (1985) as Mrs. Müller
Age: 43