Dana Delany Add to My Celebs Age 56 Birthday Mar. 13th, 1956 Born in New York City, New York, USA Height 5' 7"

Dana Delany's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Desperate Housewives Katherine M… Superman (TAS) Lois Lane Body of Proof Dr. Megan H… Kidnapped Ellie Cain China Beach Nurse Colle… Presidio Med Dr. Rae Bre… Pasadena Catherine M… Wing Commander Academy Gwen 'Arche…

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Camp Hope 2010 - Multiple Sarcasms 2008 - Route 30 1998 - Wide Awake 1996 - Fly Away Home 1995 - Live Nude Girls 1993 - Tombstone 1993 - Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1992 - Light Sleeper 1992 - Housesitter 1988 - Moon Over Parador 1988 - Masquerade 1986 - Where the River Runs Black

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

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 could 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 three Emmy nominations and two Emmy Awards as Best Actress.

Dana moved on to movies and eventually started getting starring roles in films, such as 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.


TRIVIA:

• Shares a birthday with her _True Women (1997) (TV)_ (qv) co-star 'Annabeth Gish' (qv).
• Turned down the role of "Carrie Bradshaw" on _"Sex and the City" (1998)_ (qv). The part went to 'Sarah Jessica Parker' (qv).
• Friend of 'Arleen Sorkin' (qv) and 'Bob Saget' (qv).
• 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.
• When she moved to New York City in the 1970s, she worked as a cocktail waitress while waiting for her big break.
• Had a brief romance with 'Treat Williams' (qv) and 'Don Henley (I)' (qv).
• Her mother is related to 'Abraham Lincoln (I)' (qv)'s Secretary of Navy, Gideon Welles.
• 3/18/81: Her father, who was her biggest fan, died from pancreatic cancer.

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