Dana Delany
54 movies · 36 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 13, 1956 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Dana Welles Delany · دانا دلینی
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
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★ 8.0 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
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★ 8.3 Tulsa King
2022 · TV
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★ 7.6 Tombstone
1993 · Film
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★ 8.0 Castle
2009 · TV
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★ 7.9 Desperate Housewives
2004 · TV
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★ 7.9 Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013 · Film
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★ 8.2 Battlestar Galactica
2004 · TV
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★ 7.5 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
1993 · Film
Dana Delany: movies and TV shows
Acting (89)
- 2026 The Basics of Philosophy
as Gloria
- 2024 The Union
as Nicole
- 2022
- 2022 Troy
as Dee
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017 Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Wendy (Allison's Mom)
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013 Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
as Lois Lane (voice)
- 2012 Freelancers
as Lydia Vecchio
- 2012 Drunkboat
as Eileen
- 2011
- 2010 Firebreather
as Margaret Rosenblatt (voice)
- 2010 Camp Hell
as Patricia Leary
- 2010 Multiple Sarcasms
as Annie
- 2009 A Beautiful Life
as Anne
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008 Route 30
as Amish Martha
- 2006
- 2006 Superman: Brainiac Attacks
as Lois Lane (voice)
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 Getting to Know You
as Marla
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004 Baby for Sale
as Nathalie Johnson
- 2004
- 2003 A Time to Remember
as Britt Calhoun
- 2003 Spin
as Margaret
- 2002 Conviction
as Martha
- 2002
- 2002 Mother Ghost
as Karen Bennett
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 Final Jeopardy
as Alexandra Cooper
- 2000 The Right Temptation
as Anthea Farrow-Smith
- 1999 Sirens
as Sally Rawlings
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 Resurrection
as Clare Miller
- 1998 Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
as Johtje Vos
- 1998 The Patron Saint of Liars
as Rose Cleardon Abbott
- 1998 Wide Awake
as Mrs. Beal
- 1998 The Curve
as Dr. Ashley
- 1997 The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
as Lois Lane (voice)
- 1997
- 1996 For Hope
as Hope Altman
- 1996
- 1996 Fly Away Home
as Susan Barnes
- 1996 Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
as Lois Lane (voice)
- 1996
- 1995 Live Nude Girls
as Jill
- 1995 Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
as Margaret Sanger
- 1994 Exit to Eden
as Lisa Emerson
- 1994 The Enemy Within
as Betsy Corcoran
- 1994
- 1993 Tombstone
as Josephine
- 1993 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
as Andrea Beaumont (voice)
- 1993 Donato and Daughter
as Lt. Dena Donato
- 1993
- 1993
- 1992 Light Sleeper
as Marianne Jost
- 1992
- 1992 Housesitter
as Becky Metcalf
- 1990 A Promise to Keep
as Jane Goodrich
- 1990 The Earth Day Special
as Doctor
- 1988 Patty Hearst
as Gelina
- 1988 Moon Over Parador
as Jenny
- 1988 China Beach: Pilot
as Colleen McMurphy
- 1988
- 1988 Masquerade
as Anne Briscoe
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986 Where the River Runs Black
as Sister Ana
- 1986 Liberty
as Moya Trevor
- 1986 A Winner Never Quits
as Nora
- 1985 Almost You
as Susan McCall
- 1985
- 1984 Threesome
as Laura Shaper
- 1984 The Streets
as Jeannie
- 1982
- 1981 The Fan
as Saleswoman in Record Store
- 1980
Behind the camera (2)
- 2003 Open House
Co-Executive Producer
- 2001 Final Jeopardy
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (22)
- 2023
- 2020 Stars in the House
2 episodes
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2012 Steve Harvey
1 episode
- 2010 The Talk
1 episode
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2009
- 2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 2009
- 2006
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
4 episodes
- 2002
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1 episode
- 1998
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1993 Intimate Portrait
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman
2 episodes
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 episodes
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
3 episodes
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman
3 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode