Actor

Dana Ivey

1985–presentb. 1941ComedyDramaRomanceFamily

Comic Visionary

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Known For

41 acting credits

as Gracie Higginbotham

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2011

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as Diana

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Filmography

2019GeorgicaDorothy 2018The Leisure SeekerLillian7.1 2018Ocean's EightDiana7.0 2017Professional CuddlerGloria 2014We'll Never Have ParisFrancoise4.8 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightMrs. Paige6.4

About

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).

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