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Dana Ivey

Actor

Dana Ivey

Born August 12, 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA41 films

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).

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The Help posterFirst watchThe Help20118.2as Gracie HigginbothamAibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Ocean's Eight poster6.9Ocean's Eight2018Home Alone 2: Lost in New York poster6.8Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992The Addams Family poster7.1The Addams Family1991The Color Purple poster7.7The Color Purple1985Addams Family Values poster7.0Addams Family Values1993Rush Hour 3 poster6.5Rush Hour 32007Sleepless in Seattle poster6.7Sleepless in Seattle1993Dirty Rotten Scoundrels poster7.1Dirty Rotten Scoundrels1988

Filmography

41 films as actor
  1. 2019GeorgicaDorothy
  2. 2018Ocean's EightDiana
  3. 2018The Leisure SeekerLillian
  4. 2017Professional CuddlerGloria
  5. 2014We'll Never Have ParisFrancoise
  6. 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightMrs. Paige
  7. 2011The HelpGracie Higginbotham
  8. 2011The Importance of Being EarnestMiss Prism
  9. 2009Did You Hear About the Morgans?Trish Pinger
  10. 2008Ghost TownMarjorie Pickthall
  11. 2007Rush Hour 3Sister Agnes
  12. 2007Broken EnglishElinor Gregory
  13. 2006A Very Serious PersonBetty
  14. 2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeLibby Hauser
  15. 2002Two Weeks NoticeRuth Kelson
  16. 2002Orange CountyVera Gantner
  17. 2000The KidDr. Alexander
  18. 1999Walking Across EgyptBeatrice Vernon
  19. 1999MumfordMrs. Crisp
  20. 1999A Lesson Before DyingEdna Guidry
  21. 1998The ImpostorsMrs. Essendine
  22. 1998Simon BirchGrandmother Wenteworth
  23. 1995SabrinaMack
  24. 1995The Scarlet LetterMeredith Stonehall
  25. 1993Addams Family ValuesMargaret Addams
  26. 1993Sleepless in SeattleClaire
  27. 1993Guilty as SinJudge Tompkins
  28. 1993Class of '61Mrs. Julia Peyton
  29. 1993The Adventures of Huck FinnWidow Douglas
  30. 1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood StoryLois Jurgens
  31. 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkDesk Clerk
  32. 1991The Addams FamilyMargaret Alford
  33. 1990William Shakespeare's HamletGertrude
  34. 1990Postcards from the EdgeWardrobe Mistress
  35. 1988Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsMrs. Reed
  36. 1988Another WomanEngagement Party Guest
  37. 1988The Appointments of Dennis JenningsNewscaster
  38. 1986HeartburnWedding Speaker
  39. 1986Sunday in the Park with GeorgeYvonne / Naomi
  40. 1985The Color PurpleMiss Millie
  41. 1985ExplorersMrs. Müller