Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey
Ivey in Professional Cuddler, 2018
Born (1941-08-12) August 12, 1941 (age 83)
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active1962–present
MotherMary Nell Ivey Santacroce
Websitedanaivey.com

Dana Ivey (born August 12, 1941)[1] 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), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), Rush Hour 3 (2007), and The Help (2011).

  1. ^ "Today in History: August 12, 520 die in Japan airlines crash". The Scranton Times-Tribune. August 12, 2023. ProQuest 2849362329. Today's Birthdays: Actor George Hamilton is 84. Actor Dana Ivey is 82. Actor Jennifer Warren is 82. Rock singer-musician Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) is 74. Actor Jim Beaver is 73. Singer Kid Creole (of Kid Creole and the Coconuts) is 73. Jazz musician Pat Metheny is 69. See also:
    • "On This Day, August 12". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 12, 2009. p. A-2. ProQuest 390573707. Today's birthdays: Actor George Hamilton, 70. Actress Dana Ivey, 68. Actress Jennifer Warren, 68.