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Dana Ivey

Born 1941-08-12

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

Ocean's Eight 2018 · 6.7 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 · 6.9 The Addams Family 1991 · 7.0 Rush Hour 3 2007 · 6.3 Two Weeks Notice 2002 · 6.2 Addams Family Values 1993 · 6.9 The Color Purple 1985 · 7.7 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988 · 7.4 Ghost Town 2008 · 6.7 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 2003 · 4.8 Sabrina 1995 · 6.3 Explorers 1985 · 6.4 The Leisure Seeker 2018 · 6.6 The Adventures of Huck Finn 1993 · 6.2 Mumford 1999 · 6.8 Broken English 2007 · 6.3 Guilty as Sin 1993 · 5.7 We'll Never Have Paris 2014 · 4.6 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2013 · 6.7