Dana Ivey

Acting

Born August 12, 1941 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

Ocean's Eight

2018

The Help

2011

Rush Hour 3

2007

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

2003

Addams Family Values

1993

The Addams Family

1991

Sleepless in Seattle

1993

Filmography

The Leisure Seeker

2018 · Lillian

Ocean's Eight

2018 · Diana

We'll Never Have Paris

2014 · Francoise

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013 · Mrs. Paige

The Help

2011 · Gracie Higginbotham

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009 · Trish Pinger

Ghost Town

2008 · Marjorie Pickthall

Rush Hour 3

2007 · Sister Agnes

Broken English

2007 · Elinor Gregory

A Very Serious Person

2006 · Betty

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

2003 · Libby Hauser

Two Weeks Notice

2002 · Ruth Kelson

Orange County

2002 · Vera Gantner

The Kid

2000 · Dr. Alexander

Mumford

1999 · Mrs. Crisp

A Lesson Before Dying

1999 · Edna Guidry

Walking Across Egypt

1999 · Beatrice Vernon

The Impostors

1998 · Mrs. Essendine

Simon Birch

1998 · Grandmother Wenteworth

Sabrina

1995 · Mack

The Scarlet Letter

1995 · Meredith Stonehall

Guilty as Sin

1993 · Judge Tompkins

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993 · Widow Douglas

Class of '61

1993 · Mrs. Julia Peyton

Addams Family Values

1993 · Margaret Addams

Sleepless in Seattle

1993 · Claire

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992 · Desk Clerk

The Addams Family

1991 · Margaret Alford

Postcards from the Edge

1990 · Wardrobe Mistress

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988 · Mrs. Reed

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

1988 · Newscaster

Another Woman

1988 · Engagement Party Guest

Sunday in the Park with George

1986 · Yvonne / Naomi

Heartburn

1986 · Wedding Speaker

The Color Purple

1985 · Miss Millie

Explorers

1985 · Mrs. Müller