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

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

as Desk Clerk

The Help

as Gracie Higginbotham

Ocean's Eight

as Diana

The Addams Family

as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams

Rush Hour 3

as Sister Agnes

Addams Family Values

as Margaret Addams

Sleepless in Seattle

as Claire

Two Weeks Notice

as Ruth Kelson

Sex and the City

as Trudy Stork

The Color Purple

as Miss Millie