---
name: "Dana Ivey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dana-ivey"
fi1m_id: "dana-ivey"
imdb_id: "nm0412374"
tmdb_id: 13314
wikidata_id: "Q2454742"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 August 1941"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T05:14:32.001101+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dana Ivey

## Identity

Dana Ivey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dana-ivey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dana-ivey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0412374
- **TMDB ID:** 13314
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2454742
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Ivey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2454742, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0412374/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13314

Actor. Born 12 August 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 August 1941, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- **Active:** 1985–2018
- **Also known as:** دانا آيوی
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 60 (2), 1990s 74 (4), 2000s 38 (1), 2010s 69 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 62 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Drama 5, Crime 3, Action 2, Family 2, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,799m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Ivey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2454742, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0412374/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13314

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Color Purple*](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple.md) (64), [*Rush Hour 3*](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-3.md) (38)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Addams Family*](https://film.one/film/the-addams-family.md) (77)
- **HBO Max:** [*Ocean's Eight*](https://film.one/film/oceans-eight.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Dana Ivey is an American actress born on 12 August 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia. She has had a long career on Broadway, receiving five Tony Award nominations for performances in *Sunday in the Park with George* (1984), *Heartbreak House* (1984), *The Last Night of Ballyhoo* (1997), *The Rivals* (2005) and *Butley* (2007). She won the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her roles in *Sex and Longing* and *The Last Night of Ballyhoo*. Ivey originated the title role in *Driving Miss Daisy* and received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Actress in a Play.

Her film appearances include *The Color Purple* (1985) as Miss Millie, *The Addams Family* (1991) as Margaret Alford, *Addams Family Values* (1993) as Margaret Addams, *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), *Two Weeks Notice* (2002) as Ruth Kelson, *Rush Hour 3* (2007) as Sister Agnes and *The Help* (2011) as Gracie Higginbotham.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Ocean's Eight* (2018), Fi1m 60, as Diana — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eight.md)
- *The Help* (2011), Fi1m 66, as Gracie Higginbotham — [page](https://film.one/film/the-help.md)
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Mrs. McGarry — [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *Rush Hour 3* (2007), Fi1m 38, as Sister Agnes — [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-3.md)
- *Addams Family Values* (1993), Fi1m 78, as Margaret Addams — [page](https://film.one/film/addams-family-values.md)
- *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), Fi1m 78, as Claire — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md)
- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), Fi1m 63, as Desk Clerk — [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york.md)
- *The Addams Family* (1991), Fi1m 77, as Margaret Alford — [page](https://film.one/film/the-addams-family.md)
- *Heartburn* (1986), Fi1m 55, as Wedding Speaker — [page](https://film.one/film/heartburn.md)
- *The Color Purple* (1985), Fi1m 64, as Miss Millie — [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Georgica* (2019), as Dorothy
- *Ocean's Eight* (2018), as Diana — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eight.md)
- *The Leisure Seeker* (2018), as Lillian
- *Professional Cuddler* (2017), as Gloria
- *We'll Never Have Paris* (2014), as Francoise
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, as Nelly Conlon
- *Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight* (2013), as Mrs. Paige
- *The Help* (2011), as Gracie Higginbotham — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-help.md)
- *The Importance of Being Earnest* (2011), as Miss Prism
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), series, as Mrs. McGarry — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *Did You Hear About the Morgans?* (2009), as Trish Pinger
- *Ghost Town* (2008), as Marjorie Pickthall
- *The Return of Jezebel James* (2008), series, Actor
- *Rush Hour 3* (2007), as Sister Agnes — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-3.md)
- *Broken English* (2007), as Elinor Gregory
- *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, as Roberta
- *A Very Serious Person* (2006), as Betty
- *Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde* (2003), as Libby Hauser
- *Two Weeks Notice* (2002), as Ruth Kelson
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Mrs. Eels
- *Orange County* (2002), as Vera Gantner
- *The Kid* (2000), as Dr. Alexander
- *Walking Across Egypt* (1999), as Beatrice Vernon
- *Mumford* (1999), as Mrs. Crisp
- *A Lesson Before Dying* (1999), as Edna Guidry
- *The Impostors* (1998), as Mrs. Essendine
- *Simon Birch* (1998), as Grandmother Wenteworth
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Trudy Stork
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Patricia Nathan — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Judge Natalie Brown
- *Sabrina* (1995), as Mack
- *The Scarlet Letter* (1995), as Meredith Stonehall
- *Addams Family Values* (1993), as Margaret Addams — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/addams-family-values.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Ms. Langer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), as Claire — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md)
- *Guilty as Sin* (1993), as Judge Tompkins
- *Class of '61* (1993), as Mrs. Julia Peyton
- *The Adventures of Huck Finn* (1993), as Widow Douglas
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Margie Bolander — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story* (1992), as Lois Jurgens
- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), as Desk Clerk — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york.md)
- *The Addams Family* (1991), as Margaret Alford — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-addams-family.md)
- *William Shakespeare's Hamlet* (1990), as Gertrude
- *Postcards from the Edge* (1990), as Wardrobe Mistress
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Shore — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels* (1988), as Mrs. Reed
- *Another Woman* (1988), as Engagement Party Guest
- *The Appointments of Dennis Jennings* (1988), as Newscaster
- *Easy Street* (1986), series, Actor
- *Heartburn* (1986), as Wedding Speaker — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/heartburn.md)
- *Sunday in the Park with George* (1986), as Yvonne / Naomi
- *The Color Purple* (1985), as Miss Millie — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple.md)
- *Explorers* (1985), as Mrs. Müller
- *Little Gloria... Happy at Last* (1982), series, Actor
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Yvonne / Naomi Eisen
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Lady Ariadne Utterword, Gertrude
- *The Beachcomber* (1962), series, as Kahlana

## Gallery

- ![Dana Ivey](https://film.one/media/person/79703/gallery-0481c6c5befb.jpg) Dana Ivey — Mikooka Productions, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Dana_Ivey_%22Professional_Cuddler%22_trailer.jpg/1280px-Dana_Ivey_%22Professional_Cuddler%22_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dana Ivey](https://film.one/media/person/79703/gallery-d0ed68391c01.jpg) Dana Ivey — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 4 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 2007: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 2005: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1997: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1984: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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