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
Cast Credits
Georgica
Character: Dorothy
MOVIE • 2019
Ocean's Eight
Character: Diana
MOVIE • 2018
The Leisure Seeker
Character: Lillian
MOVIE • 2018
Professional Cuddler
Character: Gloria
MOVIE • 2017
Broadway: The Next Generation
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2017
We'll Never Have Paris
Character: Francoise
MOVIE • 2014
Madam Secretary
Character: Nelly Conlon
TV • 2014
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Character: Mrs. Paige
MOVIE • 2013
The Help
Character: Gracie Higginbotham
MOVIE • 2011
Boardwalk Empire
Character: Mrs. McGarry
TV • 2010
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Character: Trish Pinger
MOVIE • 2009
Ghost Town
Character: Marjorie Pickthall
MOVIE • 2008
The Return of Jezebel James
Character:
TV • 2008
Broken English
Character: Elinor Gregory
MOVIE • 2007
Rush Hour 3
Character: Sister Agnes
MOVIE • 2007
Ugly Betty
Character: Roberta
TV • 2006
A Very Serious Person
Character: Betty
MOVIE • 2006
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Character: Libby Hauser
MOVIE • 2003
Two Weeks Notice
Character: Ruth Kelson
MOVIE • 2002
Monk
Character: Mrs. Eels
TV • 2002