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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 (1993). She currently lives in New York City.
BornAugust 12, 1941
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      • 1 win total

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    Known for

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

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Selected Shorts (2018)
      Selected Shorts
      Podcast Series
      • Performer ('Gifts of the Jewish Magi') (voice)
      • 2023
    • Georgica
      Short
      • Dorothy
      • 2019
    • Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, and Awkwafina in Ocean's Eight (2018)
      Ocean's Eight
      6.3
      • Diana
      • 2018
    • Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland in The Leisure Seeker (2017)
      The Leisure Seeker
      6.7
      • Lillian
      • 2017
    • Professional Cuddler (2017)
      Professional Cuddler
      9.4
      Short
      • Gloria
      • 2017
    • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
      Madam Secretary
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Nelly Conlon
      • 2017
    • Odd Mom Out (2015)
      Odd Mom Out
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Hardwick
      • 2015
    • Melanie Lynskey and Simon Helberg in We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
      We'll Never Have Paris
      4.6
      • Francoise
      • 2014
    • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
      Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
      6.7
      • Mrs. Paige
      • 2013
    • Laura Linney in The Big C (2010)
      The Big C
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Nan
      • 2013
    • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
      The Help
      8.1
      • Gracie Higginbotham
      • 2011
    • Brian Bedford in The Importance of Being Earnest (2011)
      The Importance of Being Earnest
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Miss Prism
      • 2011
    • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
      Boardwalk Empire
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Mrs. McGarry
      • 2010
    • America Ferrera in Ugly Betty (2006)
      Ugly Betty
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Roberta
      • 2010
    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Quaker Woman
      • 2010

    Soundtrack



    • James Cromwell, Loni Anderson, Jack Elam, Dana Ivey, and Lee Weaver in Easy Street (1986)
      Easy Street
      6.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "Rule, Britannia!" (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "No Life"
      • 1986

    Videos6

    Sabrina
    Trailer 0:32
    Sabrina
    The Kid
    Trailer 1:14
    The Kid
    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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