Dana Delany

Biography

Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is a multi-award winning American film, stage, and television actress. She is known for her role sas Colleen McMurphy on the ABC's China Beach (1988–1991), Katherine Mayfair on Desperate Housewives (2007–2010), Megan Hunt on Body of Proof (2011–present) and, as a voice-actress, Lois Lane in the DC Animated Universe as well as the television series The Batman. In an interview, she said she loves to play "complicated characters". Delany has been active in film, television, and stage since the late 1970s.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Carolyn Spencer

Tombstone

as Josephine Marcus

Tulsa King

as Margaret Devereaux

Castle

as Jordan Shaw

Desperate Housewives

as Katherine Mayfair

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

as Lois Lane (voice)

Battlestar Galactica

as Sesha Abinell

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

as Andrea Beaumont / Chimera (voice)

The Union

as Nicole

The L Word

as Senator Barbara Grisham