Dana Ivey
Known for Acting
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).
Filmography
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Desk Clerk
The Help
2011
as Gracie Higginbotham
Ocean's Eight
2018
as Diana
Rush Hour 3
2007
as Sister Agnes
Explorers
1985
as Mrs. Müller
The Addams Family
1991
as Margaret Alford
Addams Family Values
1993
as Margaret Addams
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
as Claire
Sabrina
1995
as Mack
The Color Purple
1985
as Miss Millie
Heartburn
1986
as Wedding Speaker
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
as Mrs. Reed
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Libby Hauser
Two Weeks Notice
2002
as Ruth Kelson
Ghost Town
2008
as Marjorie Pickthall
Postcards from the Edge
1990
as Wardrobe Mistress
Mumford
1999
as Mrs. Crisp
The Scarlet Letter
1995
as Meredith Stonehall
Orange County
2002
as Vera Gantner
The Kid
2000
as Dr. Alexander