Dana Ivey
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
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Georgica
2019
as Dorothy
Ocean's Eight
2018
as Diana
The Leisure Seeker
2018
as Lillian
Professional Cuddler
2017
as Gloria
We'll Never Have Paris
2014
as Francoise
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
as Mrs. Paige
The Help
2011
as Gracie Higginbotham
The Importance of Being Earnest
2011
as Miss Prism
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
as Trish Pinger
Ghost Town
2008
as Marjorie Pickthall
Rush Hour 3
2007
as Sister Agnes
Broken English
2007
as Elinor Gregory
A Very Serious Person
2006
as Betty
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Libby Hauser
Two Weeks Notice
2002
as Ruth Kelson
Orange County
2002
as Vera Gantner
The Kid
2000
as Dr. Alexander
Walking Across Egypt
1999
as Beatrice Vernon
Mumford
1999
as Mrs. Crisp
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
as Edna Guidry
The Impostors
1998
as Mrs. Essendine
Simon Birch
1998
as Grandmother Wenteworth
Sabrina
1995
as Mack
The Scarlet Letter
1995
as Meredith Stonehall