Dana Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She decided at age six that she wanted to act, and throughout school she pursued it. She majored in theatre at Rollins College in Florida. She received a grant tostudy drama in England at the London Academy of Music and Art. She has received critical acclaim on the stage, winning many honors, such as a Tomy Nomination, an Outer Critics award, a Drama Desk Award. She has appeared on such television shows as "Law & Order" and "Frasier." She currently lives in New York City.
Daughter of 'Hugh Ivey' and Mary Nell Santacroce In 1984, she was nominated for two Tony Awards: as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," and as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "Sunday in the Park with George," a performance she recreated in the television version of the same title, Sunday in the Park with George. This made her one of only three actors (the others being Amanda Plummer and Kate Burton) to receive two Tony nominations for acting in the same year. She was also nominated in 1987 as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "The Last Night of Ballyhoo." She received her fourth Tony Award Nomination (2005 Best Supporting Actress in a Play) for her role as Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals. Unfortunately, she did not win. Graduate of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, USA