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Dana Delany is an American actress known for her work in television and film. She has appeared in numerous TV shows and movies throughout her career, making her a recognizable figure in entertainment.
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is a multi-award winning American film, stage, and television actress. She is known for her role sas Colleen McMurphy on the ABC's China Beach (1988–1991), Katherine Mayfair on Desperate Housewives (2007–2010), Megan Hunt on Body of Proof (2011–present) and, as a voice-actress, Lois Lane in the DC Animated Universe as well as the television series The…
Known for
- The Basics of Philosophy — Gloria2026
- The Union — Nicole2024
- Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight — Self2023
- Troy — Dee2022
- Tulsa King — Margaret Devereaux2022
- Stars in the House — Self2020
- The Other Two — Emily Overruled2019
- The Code — Colonel Eisa Turnbull2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest2019
- Mayans M.C. — Patricia Devlin2018
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1956-03-13 ) March 13, 1956 (age 70) , New York City, United States
- Alma mater
- Wesleyan University
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1974–present
- Known for
- China Beach , Desperate Housewives , Body of Proof
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Phillips Academy
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- American English
- Native language
- American English
- Hair colour
- brown hair
- Official website
- www.danadelany.com
- Image
- Dana Delany.jpg
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- name in native language
- Dana Welles Delany
- Commons category
- Dana Delany
- date of birth
- 1956-03-13
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- social media followers
- 146712
- writing language
- American English
- birth name
- Dana Welles Delany
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Encyclopedic overview
Dana Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama China Beach (1988–1991), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1989 and 1992. She received further recognition for her appearances in the films Light Sleeper (1992), Tombstone (1993), Exit to Eden (1994), The Margaret Sanger Story (1995), Fly Away Home (1996), True Women (1997), and Wide Awake (1998). Delany also provided the voice of Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Delany has the longest tenure of playing Lois Lane, having portrayed the character intermittently over a span of 17 years.
In the 2000s, Delany appeared in main roles on several short-lived television series, including Pasadena (2001), Presidio Med (2002–2003), and Kidnapped (2006–2007). From 2007 to 2010, she starred as Katherine Mayfair on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, for which she received a Prism Award in 2009. Delany then starred as Megan Hunt on the ABC medical drama Body of Proof (2011–2013), and as Crystal Harris on the Amazon Prime Video drama series Hand of God (2014–2017).
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