Dana Delany

Dana Delany
Delany at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009
Born (1956-03-13) March 13, 1956 (age 68)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materWesleyan University
OccupationActress
Years active1974–present
Known forChina Beach
Desperate Housewives
Body of Proof

Dana Delany (March 13, 1956)[1] is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama China Beach (1988–1991), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1989 and 1992.[2][3] She received further recognition for her appearances in the films Light Sleeper (1992), Tombstone (1993), Exit to Eden (1994), The Margaret Sanger Story (1995), Fly Away Home (1996), True Women (1997), and Wide Awake (1998). Delany also provided the voice of Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.

In the 2000s, Delany appeared in main roles on several short-lived television series, including Pasadena (2001), Presidio Med (2002–2003), and Kidnapped (2006–2007). From 2007 to 2010, she starred as Katherine Mayfair on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, for which she received a Prism Award in 2009.[4] Delany then starred as Megan Hunt on the ABC medical drama Body of Proof (2011–2013), and as Crystal Harris on the Amazon Prime Video drama series Hand of God (2014–2017).[5]

  1. ^ "Brown defends her shifting accent". South Florida Sun - Sentinel. March 13, 2024. p. B6. ProQuest 2956041732. March 13 birthdays: Drummer Roy Haynes is 99. Singer Neil Sedaka is 85. Singer Candi Staton is 84. Actor William H. Macy is 74. Comedian Robin Duke is 70. Actor Dana Delaney is 68. Trumpeter Terence Blanchard is 62. Actor Annabeth Gish is 53. Rapper Common is 52. See also:
    • "People: Today's Birthdays". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 13, 1994. p. 2A. ProQuest 303855415. Singer Neil Sedaka 55 Actress Deborah Raffin 41 Golfer Andy Bean 41 Actress Dana Delaney 38
  2. ^ Richard Zoglin (February 20, 1989). "War As Family Entertainment". Time. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  3. ^ Tom O'Neil; The Envelope (June 4, 2008). "Prospects for Emmy acting awards". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  4. ^ Diane Holloway (July 31, 2007). "Desperate Housewives rolls out the welcome wagon". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  5. ^ Lewis, Hilary (October 3, 2014). "Amazon Picks Up Full Series of 'Hand of God' and Steven Soderbergh's 'Red Oaks'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2014.