Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey is an American actress known for her work on Broadway and in film. She has been nominated for the Tony Award five times and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play in 1997. On Broadway, she originated the title role in Driving Miss Daisy and received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Actress in a Play. In film, she has appeared in 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). Dana Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and her mother, Mary Nell Ivey Santacroce, was a teacher, speech therapist, and actress.