Birth Place: Atlanta, GA, USA
Dana 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. Her film appearances include The Color Purple (1985), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), The Addams Family (1991), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Rush Hour 3 (2007) and The Help (2011).
Dana Ivey, Butley
Dana Ivey, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Dana IveyCat on a Hot Tin Roof
Dana Ivey, The Rivals
Dana Ivey, Major Barbara
Dana Ivey, The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Dana Ivey, The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Dana Ivey, The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Dana Ivey, Sex and Longing
Dana IveyWencelas Square
Dana Ivey, Driving Miss Daisy
Dana Ivey, Wenceslas Square
Dana Ivey, Driving Miss Daisy
Dana Ivey, Heartbreak House
Dana Ivey, Present Laughter & Quartermaine's Terms
Dana Ivey has appeared on Broadway in 17 shows.
Dana Ivey has not appeared in the West End.
Dana Ivey has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Butley," "The Rivals," and "The Last Night of Ballyhoo." She also received nominations for Performance at the Obie Awards for "Mrs. Warren's Profession" and "Driving Miss Daisy," Outstanding Supporting Actress at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Wenceslas Square." Additionally, she was nominated for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Major Barbara," "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," and "Present Laughter & Quartermaine's Terms," as well as Outstanding Featured Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" and "Sex and Longing."
Dana Ivey has won several awards for her performances including an Obie Award for Mrs. Warren's Profession, a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for The Last Night of Ballyhoo, two Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Play for Driving Miss Daisy and Wenceslas Square, and another Obie Award for her performance in Driving Miss Daisy.
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