Dana Ivey

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

August 12, 1941 (84 yrs)

place of birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

also known as

دانا آيوی

total credits

41 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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The Help
8.2

The Help

2011as Gracie Higginbotham
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
6.8

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992as Desk Clerk
Rush Hour 3
6.5

Rush Hour 3

2007as Sister Agnes
Ocean's Eight
7.0

Ocean's Eight

2018as Diana
The Addams Family
7.1

The Addams Family

1991as Margaret Alford
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
5.7

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

2003as Libby Hauser
Addams Family Values
7.0

Addams Family Values

1993as Margaret Addams
Explorers
6.3

Explorers

1985as Mrs. Müller
Sleepless in Seattle
6.7

Sleepless in Seattle

1993as Claire
The Color Purple
7.7

The Color Purple

1985as Miss Millie
Sabrina
6.2

Sabrina

1995as Mack
Ghost Town
6.5

Ghost Town

2008as Marjorie Pickthall
Two Weeks Notice
6.4

Two Weeks Notice

2002as Ruth Kelson
The Kid
6.8

The Kid

2000as Dr. Alexander
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
7.1

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988as Mrs. Reed
Orange County
6.0

Orange County

2002as Vera Gantner
The Scarlet Letter
6.1

The Scarlet Letter

1995as Meredith Stonehall
Heartburn
6.0

Heartburn

1986as Wedding Speaker
Simon Birch
6.8

Simon Birch

1998as Grandmother Wenteworth
Postcards from the Edge
6.6

Postcards from the Edge

1990as Wardrobe Mistress
Another Woman
6.8

Another Woman

1988as Engagement Party Guest
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
5.4

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009as Trish Pinger
The Leisure Seeker
7.1

The Leisure Seeker

2018as Lillian
Mumford
6.5

Mumford

1999as Mrs. Crisp
Broken English
5.9

Broken English

2007as Elinor Gregory
The Adventures of Huck Finn
6.2

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993as Widow Douglas
We'll Never Have Paris
4.8

We'll Never Have Paris

2014as Francoise
Guilty as Sin
5.7

Guilty as Sin

1993as Judge Tompkins
The Impostors
5.9

The Impostors

1998as Mrs. Essendine
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

as Self
Class of '61
4.4

Class of '61

1993as Mrs. Julia Peyton
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
6.4

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013as Mrs. Paige
Walking Across Egypt
4.9

Walking Across Egypt

1999as Beatrice Vernon
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
7.3

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

1992as Lois Jurgens
Sunday in the Park with George
7.4

Sunday in the Park with George

1986as Yvonne / Naomi
A Lesson Before Dying
5.0

A Lesson Before Dying

1999as Edna Guidry
William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

1990as Gertrude
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
6.7

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

1988as Newscaster
Professional Cuddler

Professional Cuddler

2017as Gloria
A Very Serious Person
5.8

A Very Serious Person

2006as Betty
The Importance of Being Earnest
6.0

The Importance of Being Earnest

2011as Miss Prism