Dana Ivey

Birth Place: Atlanta, GA, USA

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Dana Ivey BIO

Dana 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. Her film appearances include The Color Purple (1985), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), The Addams Family (1991), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Rush Hour 3 (2007) and The Help (2011).

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Dana Ivey STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Roberta

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2011
Miss Prism

[Off-Broadway]
2009
Mary

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2006
Edna Shaft

[Off-Broadway]
2005
Mrs. Warren

[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Revival, 2004
Mrs. Malaprop

[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Revival, 2003
Mistress Quickly

Lady Northumberland

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2003
Grace

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2001
Lady Britomart Undershaft

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1999
Sylvia Archibald

[Off-Broadway]
1999
Mme. Pernelle

[Off-Broadway]
1998
Miss Amelia Pickles

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 1998
Performer

[Broadway]
1997
Boo Levy

[Broadway]
1996
Bridget McCrea

[Broadway]
1995
Leonie [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 1994
Naomi Eisen

Yvonne

[Off-Broadway]
1994
Evelyn

[Off-Broadway]
1991
Ma-Noreen

[Off-Broadway]
1991
Nettie Cleary

[Off-Broadway]
1990
Gertrude

[Off-Broadway]
1989
Melissa Gardner [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Women

[Off-Broadway]
1987
Daisy Werthan

[Broadway]
1985
Countess

[Broadway]
1985
Helen Kroger

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
Yvonne

Naomi Eisen

[Broadway]
1983
Lady Utterword

[Off-Broadway]
1983
Nanny/Woman in the Park/Principal

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Workshop, 1983
Jules Wife

[Off-Broadway]
1983
Melanie Garth

[Broadway]
1982
Monica Reed

[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Revival, 1981
Witch

Gentlewoman


Dana Ivey Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Dana Ivey, Butley


winner
Obie Awards - 2006 - Performance

Dana Ivey, Mrs. Warren's Profession

Helen Hayes Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Dana IveyCat on a Hot Tin Roof

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Dana Ivey, The Rivals

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Dana Ivey, Major Barbara


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

Dana Ivey, The Last Night of Ballyhoo

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1997 - Best Actress - Play

Dana Ivey, The Last Night of Ballyhoo

Tony Awards - 1997 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Dana Ivey, The Last Night of Ballyhoo

Drama Desk Awards - 1996 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

Dana Ivey, Sex and Longing

Helen Hayes Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Dana IveyWencelas Square


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1988 - Best Actress - Play

Dana Ivey, Driving Miss Daisy


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1988 - Best Actress - Play

Dana Ivey, Wenceslas Square


winner
Obie Awards - 1987 - Performance

Dana Ivey, Driving Miss Daisy

Tony Awards - 1984 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Dana Ivey, Heartbreak House

Drama Desk Awards - 1983 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Dana Ivey, Present Laughter & Quartermaine's Terms

Dana Ivey News


The Acting Company Will Honor Stephen McKinley Henderson at 'Fantastic Journeys' Gala

The Acting Company has announced that Stephen McKinley Henderson will receive the John Houseman Award Honor, and William H. Wright II will receive the Joan M. Warburg Award Honor, as part of The Acting Company’s “Fantastic Journeys” Gala.

WATCHER IN THE WOODS Musical Will Get Workshop in 2024

Producer Douglas Thompson announced development of the musical WATCHER IN THE WOODS, based on the 1976 novel by Florence Engel Randall, with music by Johanna Telander, book & lyrics by Douglas Thompson, and directed by Saki Kawamura.

Steven Ditmyer Will Direct BETTINGER'S LUGGAGE at AMT

Producer Laura Elrick is thrilled to announce that acclaimed Meisner Teacher and Director Steven Ditmyer will be directing Al Tapper's Bettinger's Luggage, scheduled to open September 19th, 2023 at AMT Theater.

Photos: Go Inside The Acting Company's Reimagined Renaissance Gala

See photos from The Acting Company's gala featuring Ezra Knight as the host!

Photos: Inside Opening Night of SUMMER, 1976

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Summer, 1976, opened last night at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the big night here!

Ezra Knight & Sara Bareilles Join The Acting Company's Annual Reimagined Renaissance Gala

Ezra Knight will host The Acting Company’s annual Reimagined Renaissance Gala, featuring a performance by Sara Bareilles. See how to purchase tickets!

Rainn Wilson And Dakin Matthews to be Honored at The Acting Company's Annual Reimagined Renaissance Gala

Rainn Wilson will receive the Joan M. Warburg Award Honor and that Dakin Matthews will receive the John Houseman Award Honor, as part of The Acting Company’s annual Reimagined Renaissance Gala on April 24, 2023 at Capitale.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of CHESTER BAILEY at Irish Repertory Theatre

Irish Repertory Theatre just celebrated opening night of the New York Premiere of Chester Bailey by Emmy Award winner Joseph Dougherty ('thirtysomething,' My Favorite Year) and directed by Emmy Award nominee Ron Lagomarsino (Digby, 'Homefront'). Starring real-life father and son, Tony Award winner Reed Birney and Ephraim Birney, Chester Bailey will run through November 13, 2022. Check out photos from opening night!

André De Shields to Receive Matador Award for Achievement in Classical Theater at REVELRY Benefit Gala

Red Bull Theater today announced that André De Shields will be honored with the Matador Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Classical Theater at REVELRY, its benefit event on Monday June 13th at 6pm.

DRIVING MISS DAISY Opens Next in Florida Rep's ArtStage Studio Theatre

Florida Repertory Theatre’s 2021-2022 Season continues with Alfred Uhry’s modern classic, “Driving Miss Daisy.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning play is a timeless story about the power of friendship and the endurance of human connection.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: June 5-6- with Alex Newell, Heather Headley, and More!

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, June 5-6, 2021.

Jonathan Hadary Receives Equity Foundation Shakespeare Award

Jonathan Hadary has received the annual St. Clair Bayfield Award presented by the Actors' Equity Foundation for his performance as Sicinius Velutus in The Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park Coriolanus. The announcement was made by Judy Rice, President of the Foundation, and Joan Glazer, Managing Director.

Kean Stage to Host Michael Cerveris, Dana Ivey and Richard Masur in NPR's SELECTED SHORTS

NPR's hit public radio series Selected Shorts is coming to Kean Stage's Enlow Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 16 with an evening of festive stories filled with love, laughter and nostalgia. The stories will be read by actors Michael Cerveris, Dana Ivey and Richard Masur.

Complete Cast Announced for Starry Reading of RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET

Red Bull Theater today announced the cast for the one-night-only, all-star benefit concert performance of the Olivier Award-winning Best Musical Return to the Forbidden Planet, a musical of Shakespearean proportions by Bob Carlton. The 2019-'20 Season kick-off event will take place Monday October 21st at the Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street)

Morgan Freeman and Dana Ivey to Lead Benefit Reading of DRIVING MISS DAISY

The Acting Company presents a one-night-only benefit reading of Driving Miss Daisy, the beloved play by Alfred Uhry, at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues), on Monday, November 11 at 7:00 PM. The performance reunites Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman and five-time Tony Award nominee Dana Ivey, who created the iconic roles of Hoke Colburn and Daisy Werthan in the original 1987 production Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons.

Photo Flash: Andre De Shields Receives 2019 Richard Seff Award

Newly anointed Tony winner Andre De Shields capped off the theater award season by receiving the 2019 Richard Seff Award at Equity's Eastern Regional Board meeting on June 11th at Equity's office in New York.

Andre De Shields, Ephraim Sykes, Sarah Stiles, & Marylouise Burke Honored With Actors Equity Foundation Awards

The Actors' Equity Foundation  presented its annual veteran actor award (Richard Seff Award) and breakout performer award (Clarence Derwent Award) at the Actors' Equity Association's Eastern Regional Board meeting today.

Andre De Shields and Marylouise Burke Honored with Richard Seff Awards

Marylouise Burke (True West) and Andre De Shields (Hdestown) are the recipients of the annual Richard Seff Award presented by the Actors' Equity Foundation to veteran female and male character actors for the best performance in a supporting role in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production.  The announcement was made by Judy Rice, president of the Foundation, which administers the award.

Did You Know... Our Favorite Fun Facts About the 2019 Tony Nominees!

Over the course of each Broadway season, unexpected and unique storylines inevitably pop up. This morning, with the announcement of the 2019 Tony Award nominations, a number of new narratives have come to life.

Dana Ivey FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Dana Ivey been in?

Dana Ivey has appeared on Broadway in 17 shows.

How many West End shows has Dana Ivey been in?

Dana Ivey has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Dana Ivey been nominated for?

Dana Ivey has been nominated for various prestigious awards throughout her career. Some of her notable nominations include Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Butley," "The Rivals," and "The Last Night of Ballyhoo." She was also recognized with nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production for "Wenceslas Square." Additionally, she received nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Major Barbara" and "The Last Night of Ballyhoo." Her talent was further acknowledged with nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" and "Sex and Longing." Dana Ivey also received nominations for Best Actress - Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Wenceslas Square," as well as a Performance nomination at the Obie Awards for "Mrs. Warren's Profession" and "Driving Miss Daisy." Furthermore, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Heartbreak House" and recognized with a nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Present Laughter" and "Quartermaine's Terms."

What awards has Dana Ivey won?

Dana Ivey has won several awards for her performances, including a Performance award at the Obie Awards for "Mrs. Warren's Profession," an Outstanding Featured Actress - Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," a Best Actress - Play award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Driving Miss Daisy," another Best Actress - Play award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Wenceslas Square," and a Performance award at the Obie Awards for "Driving Miss Daisy."

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