Dana Ivey
Born August 12, 1941 (Age: 84)
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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).
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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Filmography
Ocean's Eight
2018
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as Diana
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Age: 76
The Leisure Seeker
2018
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as Lillian
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Age: 76
The Help
2011
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as Gracie Higginbotham
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Age: 69
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
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as Trish Pinger
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Age: 68
Ghost Town
2008
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as Marjorie Pickthall
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Age: 67
Rush Hour 3
2007
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as Sister Agnes
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Age: 65
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
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as Libby Hauser
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Age: 61
Two Weeks Notice
2002
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as Ruth Kelson
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Age: 61
Orange County
2002
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as Vera Gantner
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Age: 60
The Kid
2000
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as Dr. Alexander
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Age: 58
The Impostors
1998
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as Mrs. Essendine
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Age: 57
Simon Birch
1998
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as Grandmother Wenteworth
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Age: 57
Sabrina
1995
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as Mack
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Age: 54
The Scarlet Letter
1995
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as Meredith Stonehall
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Age: 54
Addams Family Values
1993
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as Margaret Addams
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Age: 52
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
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as Claire
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Age: 51
Guilty as Sin
1993
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as Judge Tompkins
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Age: 51
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993
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as Widow Douglas
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Age: 51
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
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as Desk Clerk
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Age: 51
The Addams Family
1991
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as Margaret Alford
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Age: 50
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
1990
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as Gertrude
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Age: 49
Postcards from the Edge
1990
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as Wardrobe Mistress
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Age: 49
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
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as Mrs. Reed
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Age: 47
Another Woman
1988
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as Engagement Party Guest
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Age: 47
Heartburn
1986
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as Wedding Speaker
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Age: 44
The Color Purple
1985
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as Miss Millie
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Age: 44
Explorers
1985
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as Mrs. Müller
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Age: 43