Dana Ivey

August 12, 1941 (age 85) Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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).

Her titles like Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Ocean's Eight, and The Addams Family - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: September 20, 2026

Watched: 0/33

Weighted avg: 6.31 /10

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992November 1992 by Chris Columbus

Minor role as Desk Clerk

Minor role as Desk Clerk

6.36 Good- 10.9k ratings
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Ocean's Eight

2018June 2018 by Gary Ross

Minor role as Diana

Minor role as Diana

6.51 Good- 8,983 ratings
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3

The Addams Family

1991November 1991 by Barry Sonnenfeld

Supporting as Margaret Alford

Supporting as Margaret Alford

6.65 Good 5,193 ratings
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Two Weeks Notice

2002December 2002 by Marc Lawrence

Starring as Ruth Kelson

Starring as Ruth Kelson

5.91 Okay++ 2,278 ratings
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Rush Hour 3

2007August 2007 by Brett Ratner

Minor role as Sister Agnes

Minor role as Sister Agnes

6.04 Okay++ 3,850 ratings
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Addams Family Values

1993November 1993 by Barry Sonnenfeld

Minor role as Margaret Addams

Minor role as Margaret Addams

6.54 Good- 3,416 ratings
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

2003July 2003 by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld

Supporting as Libby Hauser

Supporting as Libby Hauser

5.29 Okay- 1,807 ratings
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8

The Color Purple

1985December 1985 by Steven Spielberg

Minor role as Miss Millie

Minor role as Miss Millie

7.24 Excellent-- 2,035 ratings
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Ghost Town

2008September 2008 by David Koepp

Supporting as Marjorie Pickthall

Supporting as Marjorie Pickthall

6.04 Okay++ 1,092 ratings
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The Kid

2000July 2000 by Jon Turteltaub

Supporting as Dr. Alexander

Supporting as Dr. Alexander

6.30 Good-- 1,172 ratings
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988December 1988 by Frank Oz

Supporting as Mrs. Reed

Supporting as Mrs. Reed

6.56 Good 1,086 ratings
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Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009December 2009 by Marc Lawrence

Minor role as Trish Pinger

Minor role as Trish Pinger

5.08 Okay-- 1,046 ratings
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Sabrina

1995December 1995 by Sydney Pollack

Minor role as Mack

Minor role as Mack

5.80 Okay+ 715 ratings
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The Leisure Seeker

2018January 2018 by Paolo Virzì

Supporting as Lillian

Supporting as Lillian

6.44 Good- 501 ratings
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Explorers

1985July 1985 by Joe Dante

Supporting as Mrs. Müller

Supporting as Mrs. Müller

5.86 Okay+ 524 ratings
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The Scarlet Letter

1995October 1995 by Roland Joffé

Minor role as Meredith Stonehall

Minor role as Meredith Stonehall

5.73 Okay+ 538 ratings
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Orange County

2002January 2002 by Jake Kasdan

Minor role as Vera Gantner

Minor role as Vera Gantner

5.67 Okay+ 517 ratings
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Simon Birch

1998September 1998 by Mark Steven Johnson

Supporting as Grandmother Wenteworth

Supporting as Grandmother Wenteworth

6.23 Good-- 278 ratings
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The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993April 1993 by Stephen Sommers

Supporting as Widow Douglas

Supporting as Widow Douglas

5.86 Okay+ 211 ratings
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Postcards from the Edge

1990September 1990 by Mike Nichols

Minor role as Wardrobe Mistress

Minor role as Wardrobe Mistress

6.09 Okay++ 305 ratings
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Guilty as Sin

1993June 1993 by Sidney Lumet

Supporting as Judge Tompkins

Supporting as Judge Tompkins

5.69 Okay+ 151 ratings
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Mumford

1999September 1999 by Lawrence Kasdan

Minor role as Mrs. Crisp

Minor role as Mrs. Crisp

6.02 Okay++ 113 ratings
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We'll Never Have Paris

2014October 2014 by Jocelyn Towne

Minor role as Francoise

Minor role as Francoise

5.48 Okay 106 ratings
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Broken English

2007June 2007 by Zoe Cassavetes

Minor role as Elinor Gregory

Minor role as Elinor Gregory

5.87 Okay+ <100 ratings
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Sunday in the Park with George

1986June 1986 by Terry Hughes

Supporting as Yvonne / Naomi

Supporting as Yvonne / Naomi

6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013October 2013 by Stephen Frears

Minor role as Mrs. Paige

Minor role as Mrs. Paige

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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A Very Serious Person

2006April 2006 by Charles Busch

Supporting as Betty

Supporting as Betty

5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
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A Lesson Before Dying

1999May 1999 by Joseph Sargent

Supporting as Edna Guidry

Supporting as Edna Guidry

5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Walking Across Egypt

1999December 1999 by Arthur Allan Seidelman

Supporting as Beatrice Vernon

Supporting as Beatrice Vernon

5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

1988September 1988 by Dean Parisot

Minor role as Newscaster

Minor role as Newscaster

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Class of '61

1993April 1993 by Gregory Hoblit

Minor role as Mrs. Julia Peyton

Minor role as Mrs. Julia Peyton

5.86 Okay+ <100 ratings
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A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

1992November 1992 by Claudia Weill

Starring as Lois Jurgens

Starring as Lois Jurgens

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Easy Street

1986–1987 by Hugh Wilson

Supporting

Supporting

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