Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

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).

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TV Series

The Return of Jezebel James

The Return of Jezebel James

2.5
Monk

Monk

7.941
Oz

Oz

8.017
Frasier

Frasier

7.674
The Practice

The Practice

7.7
Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

6.3
Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

8.1
The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

0
Easy Street

Easy Street

5.7
Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

6.8
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.4
Sex and the City

Sex and the City

7.391
Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

7.988
Great Performances

Great Performances

5.3
Great Performances

Great Performances

5.3
Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

7

Movies

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

7.75
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

7.09
Two Weeks Notice

Two Weeks Notice

6.359
The Addams Family

The Addams Family

7.057
The Kid

The Kid

6.7
Guilty as Sin

Guilty as Sin

5.7
Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3

6.481
Mumford

Mumford

6.5
Explorers

Explorers

6.239
The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn

6.204
A Very Serious Person

A Very Serious Person

5.8
We'll Never Have Paris

We'll Never Have Paris

4.833
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

6.5
The Help

The Help

8.206
A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying

4.967
Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George

7.174
Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

6.6
Orange County

Orange County

6.029
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

6.9
Sabrina

Sabrina

6.2
Class of '61

Class of '61

4.417
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

5.7
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

10
The Impostors

The Impostors

5.8
Another Woman

Another Woman

6.8
Simon Birch

Simon Birch

6.8
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

6.763
The Leisure Seeker

The Leisure Seeker

7.073
Professional Cuddler

Professional Cuddler

0
Ocean's Eight

Ocean's Eight

6.973
Walking Across Egypt

Walking Across Egypt

4.9
Ghost Town

Ghost Town

6.533
Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

6.958
Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

6.7
Heartburn

Heartburn

5.97
Broken English

Broken English

6
Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

5.373
William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

0
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

6.3
Georgica

Georgica

0
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

6.089