Dana Ivey
Actor
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
The Help
as Gracie Higginbotham 2011
Ocean's Eight
as Diana 2018
The Addams Family
as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams 1991
Rush Hour 3
as Sister Agnes 2007
Addams Family Values
as Margaret Addams 1993
Sleepless in Seattle
as Claire 1993
Two Weeks Notice
as Ruth Kelson 2002
The Color Purple
as Miss Millie 1985
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as Libby Hauser 2003
The Kid
as Dr. Alexander 2000
Ghost Town
as Marjorie Pickthall 2008
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Trish Pinger 2009
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Mrs. Reed 1988
Sabrina
as Mack 1995
The Scarlet Letter
as Meredith Stonehall 1995
Orange County
as Vera Gantner 2002