Dana Ivey

Actress

Born: August 12, 1941 (84 years old)

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).

Filmography (48)

• The Color Purple (1985, ★ 7.7)
• The Help (2011, ★ 8.2)
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988, ★ 7.1)
• The Addams Family (1991, ★ 7.1)
• Sunday in the Park with George (1986, ★ 7.2)
• Monk (2002, ★ 7.9)
• Oz (1997, ★ 8)
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1993, ★ 8.1)
• Boardwalk Empire (2010, ★ 8)
• Two Weeks Notice (2002, ★ 6.4)
• The Kid (2000, ★ 6.8)
• Rush Hour 3 (2007, ★ 6.5)
• Mumford (1999, ★ 6.5)
• Explorers (1985, ★ 6.3)
• The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993, ★ 6.2)
• The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988, ★ 6.5)
• Postcards from the Edge (1990, ★ 6.6)
• Orange County (2002, ★ 6)
• Sabrina (1995, ★ 6.2)
• The Impostors (1998, ★ 5.9)
• Another Woman (1988, ★ 6.8)
• Simon Birch (1998, ★ 6.8)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, ★ 6.8)
• The Leisure Seeker (2018, ★ 7.1)
• Ocean's Eight (2018, ★ 7)
• The Practice (1997, ★ 7.6)
• Guilty as Sin (1993, ★ 5.7)
• Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003, ★ 5.7)
• Ghost Town (2008, ★ 6.5)
• Addams Family Values (1993, ★ 7)