Dana Delany
Colleen McMurphy in China Beach, Katherine Mayfair in desperate housewives
Birth name : Dana Welles Delany
Birth date : 1956/03/13 (69 years old)
Birth place : New-York
Height: 1.70 m
Biography for Dana Delany
Dana Welles Delany was born on March 13, 1956, in New York City and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. Dana knew early in life that she wanted to be an actress. Following graduation from Wesleyan University, this tall (5' 7") beauty moved to New York and developed her skills working in daytime television and theater. Dana starred in the Broadway show "A Life", and received critical acclaim in a number of off-Broadway productions as well. Her role in Nicholas Kazan's controversial "Bloodmoon" in New York led her to Hollywood. Dana acted in a number of TV series, working steadily until she would get her own starring vehicle. That happened in 1988, when Dana became identified with Army nurse Colleen McMurphy in ABC TV's critically-acclaimed series "China Beach" (1988), the role earning her 3 Emmy nominations and 2 Emmy Awards as Best Actress.
Dana moved onto movies, and eventually started getting starring roles in films, such as in Exit to Eden (1994). With over a dozen TV and movie projects within the last few years, Dana is one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood.
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Dana Welles Delary was born on March 13, 1956 in New York City and spent her childhood in Connecticut. From the top of her meter sixty ten, she knew very early on that she would be an actress. After being graduated from the University of Wesleyan she returned to her hometown to develop the many talents who are still hers.
She then worked for theater and television and Broadway, she goes up several times on the boards thus participating in the development of many theatrical productions. While it is playing with "A Life" she receives fabulous very elegant criticism. But it was her role in the controversial "Bloodmoon" that propels her to Hollywood.
In 1988, she literally bursts the screen by participating in the ABC series entitled "China Beach" in which she interpreted the role of nurse Colleen McMurphy and for which she received 3 nominations at the Emmy Awards and 2 Interpretation Prizes As a best actress.
Dana Delary is an American actress known for her roles in the television series "China Beach" and "Desperate Housewives". She was born on March 13, 1956 in New York, New York, in the United States.
Delary began her acting career in Broadway before turning to the small screen. Her first appearance on television was in the series "Love of Life" in 1982. She then played in many television series, including "Moonlighting", "The West Wing" and "Body of Proof". She also played in films such as "Light Sleeper" and "Fly Away Home".
Delary won two Emmy Awards, one for her role in "China Beach" in 1989 and the other for her role in "Desperate Housewives" in 2010. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in "China Beach ".
Apart from her acting career, Delary is also an activist for women's health. She is the ambassador of the American Heart Association and Womenheart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. She also wrote a book entitled "The Transcendent Body: My Six-Month Journey from Cancer to Health".
In his personal life, Delary remained single throughout her career. She has repeatedly declared that she has never intended to marry or have children. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Filmography
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| Kidnapped (pre-production) | |
| 3/5 of a Man (2007) (filming) | |
| Drunkboat (2006) (filming) | |
| Related | |
| Battlestar Galactica | |
| The L Word | |
| Justice League | |
| Kojak | |
| Getting to Know You (2005) | Marla |
| Boston Legal | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |
| Baby for Sale (2004) (TV) | Nathalie Johnson |
| A Time to Remember (2003) (TV) | Britt Calhoun |
| Spin (2003/I) | Margaret |
| Conviction (2002) (TV) | Martha |
| Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (2002) (VG) (voice) | Lois Lane |
| Presidio Med (2002) TV Series | Dr. Rae Brennan |
| Mother Ghost (2002) | Karen Bennett |
| Pasadena | Catherine McAllister |
| Final Jeopardy (2001) (TV) | Alexandra Cooper |
| Family Law | |
| The Right Temptation (2000) | Anthea Farrow-Smith |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV) | Elaine Gunn |
| Sirens (1999) (TV) | Sally Rawlings |
| Resurrection (1999) (TV) | Clare Miller |
| The Outfitters (1999) | Cat Fonifam |
| The Batman/Superman Movie (1998) (TV) (voice) | Lois Lane |
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998) (TV) | Johtje Vos |
| The Patron Saint of Liars (1998) (TV) | Rose Cleardon Abbott |
| Wide Awake (1998) | Mrs. Beal |
| Dead Man's Curve (1998) | Dr. Ashley |
| The New Batman Superman Adventures (1997) TV Series (voice) | Lois Lane |
| Superman (voice) | Lois Lane |
| Spy Game | |
| True Women (1997) (TV) | Sarah McClure |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | |
| For Hope (1996) (TV) | Hope Altman |
| Wing Commander Academy (1996) TV Series (voice) | Gwen 'Archer' Bowman |
| Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996) (TV) (voice) | Lois Lane |
| Fly Away Home (1996) | Susan Barnes |
| Live Nude Girls (1995) | Jill |
| Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995) (TV) | Margaret Sanger |
| Fallen Angels | |
| Exit to Eden (1994) | Lisa Emerson |
| Texan (1994) (TV) | Anne Williams |
| The Enemy Within (1994) (TV) | Betsy Corcoran |
| Tombstone (1993) | Josephine Marcus |
| Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) (voice) | Andrea 'Andi' Beaumont/The Phantasm |
| Donato and Daughter (1993) (TV) | Lt. Dena Donato |
| Wild Palms (1993) (mini) TV Series | Grace Wyckoff |
| Cheers | |
| Light Sleeper (1992) | Marianne Jost |
| HouseSitter (1992) | Becky Metcalf |
| China Beach | Nurse Colleen McMurphy |
| A Promise to Keep (1990) (TV) | Jane Goodrich |
| Patty Hearst (1988) | Gelina |
| Moon Over Parador (1988) | Jenny |
| China Beach (1988) (TV) | Lt. Colleen McMurphy |
| Masquerade (1988) | Anne Briscoe |
| thirtysomething | |
| Sweet Surrender (1987) TV Series | Georgia Holden (1987) |
| Magnum, P.I. | |
| Where the River Runs Black (1986) | Sister Ana |
| Liberty (1986) (TV) | Moya Trevor |
| A Winner Never Quits (1986) (TV) | Nora |
| Moonlighting | |
| Almost You (1985) | Susan McCall |
| Threesome (1984) (TV) | Laura Shaper |
| As the World Turns (1956) TV Series | Hayley Wilson Hollister (1981) |
| The Fan (1981) | Saleswoman in Record Store |
| Love of Life (1951) TV Series | Amy Russell (1979-1980) |
Trivia
- Her grandfather invented the Delany valve, a flushing device still use in today's restroom.
- Had a brief romance with Treat Williams
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]
- Attended and graduated from Wesleyan University.
- She was the voice of two superheroes girl friends: First, as Andrea Beaumount, girlfriend of Bruce Wayne, in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993). Secondly, the voice of Lois Lane in "Superman" (1996).
- Although she is from New York City and is a stage trained actress, she admitted in an interview that she prefers film and television work to stage work.
- Measurments: 34C-25-36 (on Exit to Eden (1994) set) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
- Attended Phillips Academy Andover for high school.
- Attended Stamford, Connecticut public schools until her senior year in high school.
- Her father died in 1981.
- Shares a birthday with her "True Women" co-star, Annabeth Gish.
Quotes
"If you put Willem Dafoe, Liam Neeson and James Woods in a room together, there wouldn't be room for anyone else."
[Describing to David Letterman her eccentric family's devotion to their patriarch's invention of the Delany Flush Valve] My grandfather used to say, "It may be shit to you, but it's our bread and butter".
Author of the card
- Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest