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Dana Ivey
Biography
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
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Mrs. Reed
The Help
as Gracie Higginbotham
Ocean's Eight
as Diana
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Desk Clerk
Rush Hour 3
as Sister Agnes
Addams Family Values
as Margaret Addams
The Addams Family
as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as Congresswoman Libby Hauser
The Color Purple
as Miss Millie
Two Weeks Notice
as Ruth Kelson
