Dana Ivey
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1941-08-12
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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).
Known for
The Color Purple
1985Miss Millie
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988Mrs. Reed
Two Weeks Notice
2002Ruth Kelson
The Addams Family
1991Margaret Alford
The Kid
2000Dr. Alexander
Guilty as Sin
1993Judge Tompkins
Rush Hour 3
2007Sister Agnes
Mumford
1999Mrs. Crisp
Explorers
1985Mrs. Müller
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993Widow Douglas
A Very Serious Person
2006Betty
We'll Never Have Paris
2014Francoise
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988Newscaster
The Help
2011Gracie Higginbotham
A Lesson Before Dying
1999Edna Guidry
Sunday in the Park with George
1986Yvonne / Naomi
Postcards from the Edge
1990Wardrobe Mistress
Orange County
2002Vera Gantner
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
1992Lois Jurgens