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Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Biography

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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Shadows and Smiles: The Addams Family’s Macabre Charm

on The Addams Family | Jul 31, 2025

Barry Sonnenfeld’s The Addams Family (1991) dances gleefully on the edge of darkness and whimsy, transforming Charles Addams’ iconic cartoons into a cinematic spectacle that revels in its own peculiar... Read more

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