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