
Dana Ivey
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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
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
as Desk Clerk

The Help (2011)
as Gracie Higginbotham

Ocean's Eight (2018)
as Diana

The Addams Family (1991)
as Margaret Alford

Addams Family Values (1993)
as Margaret Addams

Rush Hour 3 (2007)
as Sister Agnes

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
as Claire

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
as Libby Hauser

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
as Mrs. Reed

The Color Purple (1985)
as Miss Millie

Two Weeks Notice (2002)
as Ruth Kelson

The Kid (2000)
as Dr. Alexander

Sabrina (1995)
as Mack

The Scarlet Letter (1995)
as Meredith Stonehall

Postcards from the Edge (1990)
as Wardrobe Mistress

Ghost Town (2008)
as Marjorie Pickthall

Orange County (2002)
as Vera Gantner

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
as Trish Pinger

The Leisure Seeker (2018)
as Lillian

Explorers (1985)
as Mrs. Müller

Heartburn (1986)
as Wedding Speaker

The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
as Widow Douglas

Another Woman (1988)
as Engagement Party Guest

The Impostors (1998)
as Mrs. Essendine

Simon Birch (1998)
as Grandmother Wenteworth

Guilty as Sin (1993)
as Judge Tompkins

We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
as Francoise

Broken English (2007)
as Elinor Gregory

Mumford (1999)
as Mrs. Crisp

Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)
as Lois Jurgens

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
as Mrs. Paige

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
as Newscaster

Walking Across Egypt (1999)
as Beatrice Vernon

Professional Cuddler (2017)
as Gloria

Class of '61 (1993)
as Mrs. Julia Peyton

A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
as Edna Guidry

William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990)
as Gertrude
Georgica (2019)
as Dorothy

Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
as Yvonne / Naomi

The Importance of Being Earnest (2011)
as Miss Prism

A Very Serious Person (2006)
as Betty





