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Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Highest Rated: 89% Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

Lowest Rated: 13% The Scarlet Letter (1995)

Birthday: Aug 12, 1941

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

A handsome supporting player of stage, screen and TV, frequently cast as strong, officious women, Dana Ivey began her career on stage, appearing in numerous productions throughout the US and Canada. She settled in NYC in the 1980s, where she made her Broadway debut in Noel Coward's "Present Laughter" and won critical praise (and two OBIE Awards) for creating the roles of Melanie in "Quartermaine's Terms" (1982-83) and the title role of Daisy Werthan in Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Driving Miss Daisy" (1986-87). She received two 1984 Supporting Actress Tony nominations for her work on Broadway in the play "Heartbreak Hotel," with Rex Harrison and Amy Irving and in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical "Sunday in the Park With George," with Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters.

Highest rated movies

89% Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 85% Ghost Town
83% Postcards From the Edge
80% A Lesson Before Dying
75% Addams Family Values 75% Sleepless in Seattle
75% The Adventures of Huck Finn
73% The Color Purple

Photos

THE IMPOSTERS, (l-r): Campbell Scott, Alfred Molina, Billy Connolly, Dana Ivey, Hope Davis, Matt McGrath, Lili Taylor, 1998, (c)TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. The Big C, Laura Linney (L), Dana Ivey (R), 'Quality Of Death', The Big C: Hereafter, Ep. #3, 05/13/2013, ©SHO The Big C, Dana Ivey, 'Quality Of Death', The Big C: Hereafter, Ep. #3, 05/13/2013, ©SHO TWO WEEKS NOTICE, Robert Klein, Dana Ivey, 2002, (c) Warner Brothers LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED WHITE AND BLONDE, Sally Field, Reese witherspoon, Bruiser the dog, Dana Ivey, Bruce McGill, 2003, (c) MGM LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED WHITE AND BLONDE, Reese Witherspoon, Dana Ivey, 2003, (c) MGM GHOST TOWN, front from left: Ricky Gervais (left), Jeff Hiller, Alan Ruck (center, blue shirt), Dana Ivey (center, gray hair), 2008. ©Paramount TWO WEEKS NOTICE, Sandra Bullock, Robert Klein, Dana Ivey, Hugh Grant, 2002, (c) Warner Brothers HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK, (l-r): James Cole, Rob Schneider, Tim Curry, Dana Ivey, Fred Krause, 1992, TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. THE KID, Dana Ivey, 2000, (c)Buena Vista Pictures THE IMPOSTORS, Hope Davis, Dana Ivey, 1998, TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. ORANGE COUNTY, Garry Marshall, Dana Ivey, Colin Hanks, Catherine O'Hara, Schuyler Fisk, 2002, (c) Paramount SIMON BIRCH, from left: Beatrice Winde (in wheelchair), Oliver Platt, Dana Ivey, Joseph Mazzello, 1998, © Buena Vista ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, John Franklin (Cousin Itt) Dana Ivey (Margaret)their baby, What, 1993 TWO WEEKS NOTICE, Dana Ivey, 2002, (c) Warner Brothers THE SCARLET LETTER, Robert Prosky, Dana Ivey, 1995, (c)Buena Vista Pictures THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Dana Ivey, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston, Carel Struycken, Judith Malina, Jimmy Workman, Dan Hedaya, Raul Julia, 1991 THE SCARLET LETTER, 1995, (c)Buena Vista Pictures The Big C, Dana Ivey, 'Quality Of Death', The Big C: Hereafter, Ep. #3, 05/13/2013, ©SHO The Big C, Laura Linney (L), Dana Ivey (R), 'Quality Of Death', The Big C: Hereafter, Ep. #3, 05/13/2013, ©SHO
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Professional Cuddler Gloria (Character) - 2017
85% 61% Ghost Town Mrs. Pickthall (Character) $13.2M 2008
17% 63% Rush Hour 3 Sister Agnes (Character) $140.1M 2007
No Score Yet 50% A Very Serious Person Betty (Character) - 2006
36% 39% Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Libby Hauser (Character) $89.8M 2003
42% 59% Two Weeks Notice Ruth Kelson (Character) $93.3M 2002
47% 61% Orange County Vera Gantner (Character) $41.0M 2002
49% 49% Disney's The Kid Dr. Alexander (Character) $69.7M 2000
80% 77% A Lesson Before Dying Edna Guidry (Character) - 1999
58% 65% Mumford Mrs. Crisp (Character) $4.6M 1999
44% 77% Simon Birch Grandmother Wenteworth (Character) $18.3M 1998
63% 73% The Impostors Mrs. Essendine (Character) $2.2M 1998
13% 41% The Scarlet Letter Meredith Stonehall (Character) $10.4M 1995
60% 64% Sabrina Mack (Character) $51.6M 1995
No Score Yet 31% Class of '61 Mrs. Julia Peyton (Character) - 1993
38% 43% Guilty as Sin Judge D. Tompkins (Character) $22.7M 1993
75% 63% Addams Family Values Margaret Addams (Character) $45.7M 1993
75% 75% Sleepless in Seattle Claire Bennett (Character) $125.6M 1993
75% 50% The Adventures of Huck Finn Widow Douglas (Character) $23.8M 1993
No Score Yet 80% A Child Lost Forever Lois Jurgens (Character) - 1992
67% 66% The Addams Family Margaret Alford/Margaret Addams (Character) $111.3M 1991
83% 66% Postcards From the Edge Wardrobe Mistress (Character) $36.9M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet B.L. Stryker: Die Laughing Gabrielle Harwood (Character) - 1989
89% 84% Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mrs. Reed (Character) $40.9M 1988
72% 66% Explorers Mrs. Müller (Character) - 1985
73% 94% The Color Purple Miss Millie (Character) $93.4M 1985

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 79% Madam Secretary Nelly Conlon (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 72% Odd Mom Out Mrs. Hardwick (Guest Star) 2015
97% 83% Ugly Betty Roberta (Guest Star) 2010
13% No Score Yet The Return of Jezebel James Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
89% 89% Monk Mrs. Eels (Guest Star) 2005
70% 79% Sex and the City Trudy Stork (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
93% 96% Oz Patricia Nathan (Guest Star) 2000
95% 94% Frasier Ms. Langer (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Easy Street Eleanor Standard (Character) 1986-1987