Acting
Dana Ivey
EN cinema · 42 credits
Born
12 August 1941 (age 85)
Birthplace
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Also known as دانا آيوی
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).
Known for
Filmography
Georgica
2019
Georgica
as Dorothy
The Leisure Seeker
as Lillian
Ocean's Eight
as Diana
We'll Never Have Paris
as Francoise
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Mrs. Paige
The Help
as Gracie Higginbotham
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Miss Prism
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as Trish Pinger
Ghost Town
as Marjorie Pickthall
Rush Hour 3
as Sister Agnes
Broken English
as Elinor Gregory
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as Libby Hauser
Two Weeks Notice
as Ruth Kelson
Orange County
as Vera Gantner
The Kid
as Dr. Alexander
Mumford
as Mrs. Crisp
A Lesson Before Dying
as Edna Guidry
Walking Across Egypt
as Beatrice Vernon
The Impostors
as Mrs. Essendine
Simon Birch
as Grandmother Wenteworth
Sabrina
as Mack
The Scarlet Letter
as Meredith Stonehall
Guilty as Sin
as Judge Tompkins
The Adventures of Huck Finn
as Widow Douglas
Class of '61
as Mrs. Julia Peyton
Addams Family Values
as Margaret Addams
Sleepless in Seattle
as Claire
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
as Lois Jurgens
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Desk Clerk
The Addams Family
as Margaret Alford
Postcards from the Edge
as Wardrobe Mistress
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Mrs. Reed
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
as Newscaster
Another Woman
as Engagement Party Guest
Sunday in the Park with George
as Yvonne / Naomi
Heartburn
as Wedding Speaker
The Color Purple
as Miss Millie
Explorers
as Mrs. Müller