
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).
TV Shows(16)

Madam Secretary
Nelly Conlon

Boardwalk Empire
Mrs. McGarry

The Return of Jezebel James

Ugly Betty
Roberta

Monk
Mrs. Eels

Sex and the City
Trudy Stork

Oz
Patricia Nathan

The Practice
Judge Natalie Brown

Frasier
Ms. Langer

Homicide: Life on the Street
Margie Bolander

Law & Order
Shore

Easy Street

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Great Performances
Lady Ariadne Utterword

Great Performances
Gertrude
The Beachcomber
Kahlana