Dana Ivey
41 movies · 16 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 12, 1941 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- دانا آيوی
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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Dana Ivey: movies and TV shows
Acting (57)
- 2019 Georgica
as Dorothy
- 2018 Ocean's Eight
as Diana
- 2018 The Leisure Seeker
as Lillian
- 2017 Professional Cuddler
as Gloria
- 2014 We'll Never Have Paris
as Francoise
- 2014
- 2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Mrs. Paige
- 2011 The Help
as Gracie Higginbotham
- 2011 The Importance of Being Earnest
as Miss Prism
- 2010
- 2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Trish Pinger
- 2008 Ghost Town
as Marjorie Pickthall
- 2008
- 2007 Rush Hour 3
as Sister Agnes
- 2007 Broken English
as Elinor Gregory
- 2006
- 2006 A Very Serious Person
as Betty
- 2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as Libby Hauser
- 2002 Two Weeks Notice
as Ruth Kelson
- 2002
- 2002 Orange County
as Vera Gantner
- 2000 The Kid
as Dr. Alexander
- 1999 Walking Across Egypt
as Beatrice Vernon
- 1999 Mumford
as Mrs. Crisp
- 1999 A Lesson Before Dying
as Edna Guidry
- 1998 The Impostors
as Mrs. Essendine
- 1998 Simon Birch
as Grandmother Wenteworth
- 1998
- 1997
- 1997
- 1995 Sabrina
as Mack
- 1995 The Scarlet Letter
as Meredith Stonehall
- 1993 Addams Family Values
as Margaret Addams
- 1993
- 1993 Sleepless in Seattle
as Claire
- 1993 Guilty as Sin
as Judge Tompkins
- 1993 Class of '61
as Mrs. Julia Peyton
- 1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn
as Widow Douglas
- 1993
- 1992 A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
as Lois Jurgens
- 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Desk Clerk
- 1991 The Addams Family
as Margaret Alford
- 1990 William Shakespeare's Hamlet
as Gertrude
- 1990 Postcards from the Edge
as Wardrobe Mistress
- 1990
- 1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Mrs. Reed
- 1988 Another Woman
as Engagement Party Guest
- 1988 The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
as Newscaster
- 1986
- 1986 Heartburn
as Wedding Speaker
- 1986 Sunday in the Park with George
as Yvonne / Naomi
- 1985 The Color Purple
as Miss Millie
- 1985 Explorers
as Mrs. Müller
- 1982
- 1982
- 1971
- 1962
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- Upcoming