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Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Birthday: 1941-08-12 | Place of Birth: 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2018
The Leisure Seeker

as    Lillian

2015
We'll Never Have Paris

as    Francoise

2011
The Importance of Being Earnest

as    Miss Prism

2008
Ghost Town

as    Marjorie Pickthall

2006
A Very Serious Person

as    Betty

2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

as    Libby Hauser

2002
Two Weeks Notice

as    Ruth Kelson

2000
The Kid

as    Dr. Alexander

1999
Walking Across Egypt

as    Beatrice Vernon

1999
A Lesson Before Dying

as    Edna Guidry

1998
Simon Birch

as    Grandmother Wenteworth

1995
Sabrina

as    Mack

1993
Guilty as Sin

as    Judge Tompkins

1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn

as    Widow Douglas

1991
The Addams Family

as    Margaret Alford

1990
William Shakespeare's Hamlet

as    Gertrude

1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

as    Mrs. Reed