---
name: "Dina Spybey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dina-spybey-waters"
fi1m_id: "dina-spybey-waters"
imdb_id: "nm0005457"
tmdb_id: 56567
wikidata_id: "Q275759"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 August 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T12:50:57.865719+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."
---

# Dina Spybey

## Identity

Dina Spybey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dina-spybey-waters
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dina-spybey-waters
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005457
- **TMDB ID:** 56567
- **Wikidata ID:** Q275759
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Spybey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275759, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005457/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56567

Actor. Born 29 August 1965 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 August 1965, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 1993–2002
- **Also known as:** Dina Spybey-Waters, Dina Waters
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (3), 2000s 40 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 68 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 2, Romance 2, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $15m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Spybey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275759, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005457/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56567

## Coming up

- *Hershey* (2026-11-25), as Aunt Mattie

## Biography

Dina Spybey, also credited as Dina Spybey-Waters and Dina Waters, is an American actress. She trained at the Ohio State University and Rutgers University and began her career in theatre, appearing in off-Broadway productions including *Five Women Wearing the Same Dress* (1993), for which she received a Theatre World Award.

Her early television work included the lead role in the 1992 HBO special *Lifestories: Families in Crisis*, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award. She had regular roles as Brenda Mikowski in *Men Behaving Badly* (1996–1997) and Jenny Lombardi in *Cold Feet* (1999). Other notable television appearances include *Remember WENN*, *Six Feet Under* (as Tracy Montrose Blair) and *Greg the Bunny*.

In film she has appeared in *Striptease* (1996), *The First Wives Club* (1996), *John Q* (2002), *Freaky Friday* (2003), *The Haunted Mansion* (2003) and *Just Like Heaven* (2005). She married director Mark Waters in 2000 and the couple have collaborated on several projects.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Full Frontal* (2002), Fi1m 40, as Third Fired Employee — [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md)
- *Cold Feet* (1999), Fi1m 56, as Jenny Lombardi — [page](https://film.one/tv/cold-feet-1999.md)
- *Big Night* (1996), Fi1m 84, as Natalie — [page](https://film.one/film/big-night.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, as Nanette — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

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

- *Hershey* (2026), as Aunt Mattie
- *Chasing Molly* (2019), as Janet
- *Speechless* (2016), series, as Jennifer
- *Salem Rogers* (2015), as Sponsor (Karen)
- *Witches of East End* (2013), series, as Woman in Hospital
- *Neighbors from Hell* (2010), series, as Marjoe Saint Sparks
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, as Art Teacher — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Yoga Matt* (2008), as Bonnie Putterman
- *Just Like Heaven* (2005), as Abby Brody
- *Joey* (2004), series, as Judy
- *The Haunted Mansion* (2003), as Emma
- *Freaky Friday* (2003), as Dottie Robertson
- *Full Frontal* (2002), as Third Fired Employee — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md)
- *Warning: Parental Advisory* (2002), as Receptionist
- *Greg the Bunny* (2002), series, as Dottie Sunshine
- *John Q* (2002), as Debby Utley
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), series, as Chatty Mourner, Tracy Montrose Blair — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *Isn't She Great* (2000), as Bambi Madison
- *Cold Feet* (1999), series, as Jenny Lombardi — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/cold-feet-1999.md)
- *Stark Raving Mad* (1999), series, as Katherine Yates
- *Advice From a Caterpillar* (1999), as Young Woman
- *Fantasy Island* (1998), series, as Tina (as Dina Spybey)
- *Oh Baby* (1998), series, as Shelley
- *Getting Personal* (1998), as Liz Carderelli
- *An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn* (1998), as Allessandra
- *Julian Po* (1997), as Dee
- *Gun* (1997), series, as Genny
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, as Megan
- *SubUrbia* (1997), as Bee-Bee
- *The First Wives Club* (1996), as Young Elise
- *Big Night* (1996), as Natalie — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/big-night.md)
- *Suddenly Susan* (1996), series, as Gina
- *Men Behaving Badly* (1996), series, as Brenda Mikowski
- *Striptease* (1996), as Monique, Jr.
- *Remember WENN* (1996), series, as Celia Mellon
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Nanette — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1993: Theatre World Award (won)

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

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