
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

The Addams Family (1991)
as Margaret Alford

Ocean's Eight (2018)
as Diana

Addams Family Values (1993)
as Margaret Addams

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
as Claire

Rush Hour 3 (2007)
as Sister Agnes

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

Sabrina (1995)
as Mack

Orange County (2002)
as Vera Gantner

The Color Purple (1985)
as Miss Millie

Two Weeks Notice (2002)
as Ruth Kelson

The Kid (2000)
as Dr. Alexander

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
as Mrs. Reed

The Leisure Seeker (2018)
as Lillian

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

Heartburn (1986)
as Wedding Speaker

Ghost Town (2008)
as Marjorie Pickthall

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

The Scarlet Letter (1995)
as Meredith Stonehall

Simon Birch (1998)
as Grandmother Wenteworth

Explorers (1985)
as Mrs. Müller

Postcards from the Edge (1990)
as Wardrobe Mistress

The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
as Widow Douglas

Guilty as Sin (1993)
as Judge Tompkins

Another Woman (1988)
as Engagement Party Guest

The Impostors (1998)
as Mrs. Essendine

We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
as Francoise

Mumford (1999)
as Mrs. Crisp

Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self

Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
as Yvonne / Naomi
Georgica (2019)
as Dorothy

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
as Newscaster

A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
as Edna Guidry

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

Walking Across Egypt (1999)
as Beatrice Vernon

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

Professional Cuddler (2017)
as Gloria

Broken English (2007)
as Elinor Gregory

William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990)
as Gertrude

The Importance of Being Earnest (2011)
as Miss Prism

A Very Serious Person (2006)
as Betty





