Dana Ivey
Acting
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
2018The Leisure Seeker
Lillian
2018Ocean's Eight
Diana
2017Professional Cuddler
Gloria
2014We'll Never Have Paris
Francoise
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Mrs. Paige
2011The Help
Gracie Higginbotham
2011The Importance of Being Earnest
Miss Prism
2009Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Trish Pinger
2008Ghost Town
Marjorie Pickthall
2007Rush Hour 3
Sister Agnes
2007Broken English
Elinor Gregory
2006A Very Serious Person
Betty
2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Libby Hauser
2002Two Weeks Notice
Ruth Kelson
2002Orange County
Vera Gantner
2000The Kid
Dr. Alexander
1999Mumford
Mrs. Crisp
1999A Lesson Before Dying
Edna Guidry
1999Walking Across Egypt
Beatrice Vernon
1998The Impostors
Mrs. Essendine
1998Simon Birch
Grandmother Wenteworth
1995Sabrina
Mack
1995The Scarlet Letter
Meredith Stonehall
1993Guilty as Sin
Judge Tompkins