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Dana Ivey

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Dana Ivey
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A Very Serious Person (2006)
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Dana Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She decided at age six that she wanted to act, and throughout school she pursued it. She majored in theatre at Rollins College in Florida. She received a grant to study drama in England at the London Academy of Music and Art. She has received critical acclaim on the stage, winning many honors, such as a Tony Nomination, an Outer Critics award, a Drama Desk Award. She has appeared on such television shows as Law & Order (1990) and Frasier (1992). She currently lives in New York City.
BornAugust 12, 1941
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BornAugust 12, 1941
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    • 1 win

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James Cromwell and Dana Ivey in Easy Street (1986)
James Cromwell, Dana Ivey, and Peter Noone in Easy Street (1986)
Dana Ivey and Arthur Malet in Easy Street (1986)
Loni Anderson, Jim Nabors, and Dana Ivey in Easy Street (1986)
James Cromwell and Dana Ivey in Easy Street (1986)
Loni Anderson and Dana Ivey in Easy Street (1986)
James Cromwell, Michael Gregory, and Dana Ivey in Easy Street (1986)
James Cromwell and Dana Ivey in Easy Street (1986)
James Cromwell, Jack Elam, and Dana Ivey in Easy Street (1986)
Reese Witherspoon and Dana Ivey in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Dana Ivey in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Reese Witherspoon and Dana Ivey in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

Known for:

Harrison Ford in Sabrina (1995)
Sabrina
6.3
  • Mack
  • 1995
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Rush Hour 3
6.2
  • Sister Agnes
  • 2007
The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple
7.7
  • Miss Millie
  • 1985
Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant in Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Two Weeks Notice
6.1
  • Ruth Kelson
  • 2002

Credits

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Actress

  • Georgica
    • Dorothy
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, and Awkwafina in Ocean's 8 (2018)
    Ocean's 8
    • Diana
    • 2018
  • Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland in The Leisure Seeker (2017)
    The Leisure Seeker
    • Lillian
    • 2017
  • Professional Cuddler (2017)
    Professional Cuddler
    • Gloria
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
    Madam Secretary
    • Nelly Conlon
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Odd Mom Out (2015)
    Odd Mom Out
    • Mrs. Hardwick
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Melanie Lynskey and Simon Helberg in We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
    We'll Never Have Paris
    • Francoise
    • 2014
  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
    • Mrs. Paige
    • 2013
  • Laura Linney in The Big C (2010)
    The Big C
    • Nan
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    The Help
    • Gracie Higginbotham
    • 2011
  • Brian Bedford and Charlotte Parry in The Importance of Being Earnest (2011)
    The Importance of Being Earnest
    • Miss Prism
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    • Mrs. McGarry
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • America Ferrera in Ugly Betty (2006)
    Ugly Betty
    • Roberta
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • American Experience (1987)
    American Experience
    • Quaker Woman
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker in Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
    Did You Hear About the Morgans?
    • Trish Pinger
    • 2009

Soundtrack

  • James Cromwell, Loni Anderson, Jack Elam, Dana Ivey, and Lee Weaver in Easy Street (1986)
    Easy Street
    • performer: "Rule, Britannia!" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Stacking (1987)
    American Playhouse
    • performer: "No Life"
    • TV Series
    • 1986

Videos6

Sabrina
Trailer 0:32
Sabrina
The Kid
Trailer 1:14
The Kid
Mumford
Trailer 1:47
Mumford
Two Weeks Notice
Trailer 0:31
Two Weeks Notice
A Very Serious Person
Trailer 2:25
A Very Serious Person
The Help
Featurette 2:26
The Help

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 12, 1941
    • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • Parents
      Mary Nell Santacroce
  • Relatives
      John Ivey(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Appeared at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the play The Glass Menagerie, with Eric Stoltz and Tate Donovan.

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    The original "Miss Daisy" in the first Off-Broadway production "Driving Miss Daisy," written by her personal friend and fellow Southerner Alfred Uhry. The movie role, however, went to Jessica Tandy, who, after several decades of award-winning theatre work, won her first Oscar as the matron.

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