Dana Delany

Personal Info

Birthday

March 13, 1956

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Dana Welles Delany

دانا دلینی

Dana Delany

Biography

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 Batman. In an interview, she said she loves to play "complicated characters". Delany has been active in film, television, and stage since the late 1970s.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Castle

Desperate Housewives

Tulsa King

Cheers

Boston Legal

Battlestar Galactica

Magnum, P.I.

Filmography

2024
The Union
as Nicole
2023
Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight
as Self
2022
Troy
as Dee
2017
Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Wendy (Allison's Mom)
2013
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
as Lois Lane (voice)
2012
Freelancers
as Lydia Vecchio
Drunkboat
as Eileen
2010
Firebreather
as Margaret Rosenblatt (voice)
Camp Hell
as Patricia Leary
Multiple Sarcasms
as Annie
2009
A Beautiful Life
as Anne
PoliWood
as Self
Annul Victory
as Self
2008
Route 30
as Amish Martha
2006
James Ellroy: American Dog
as Self
Superman: Brainiac Attacks
as Lois Lane (voice)
2004
Baby for Sale
as Nathalie Johnson
2003
A Time to Remember
as Britt Calhoun
Spin
as Margaret
2002
Conviction
as Martha
Mother Ghost
as Karen Bennett
2001
Final Jeopardy
as Alexandra Cooper
2000
The Right Temptation
as Anthea Farrow-Smith
1999
Sirens
as Sally Rawlings
Resurrection
as Clare Miller
1998
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
as Johtje Vos
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
as Herself - Actress
The Patron Saint of Liars
as Rose Cleardon Abbott
Wide Awake
as Mrs. Beal
The Curve
as Dr. Ashley
1997
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
as Lois Lane (voice)
1996
For Hope
as Hope Altman
Fly Away Home
as Susan Barnes
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
as Lois Lane (voice)
1995
Live Nude Girls
as Jill
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
as Margaret Sanger
1994
Exit to Eden
as Lisa Emerson
The Enemy Within
as Betsy Corcoran
1993
Tombstone
as Josephine Marcus
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
as Andrea Beaumont / Chimera (voice)
Donato and Daughter
as Lt. Dena Donato
1992
Light Sleeper
as Marianne Jost
Housesitter
as Becky Metcalf
1990
A Promise to Keep
as Jane Goodrich
The Earth Day Special
as Doctor
1988
Patty Hearst
as Gelina
Moon Over Parador
as Jenny
China Beach: Pilot
as Colleen McMurphy
Masquerade
as Anne Briscoe
1986
Where the River Runs Black
as Sister Ana
Liberty
as Moya Trevor
A Winner Never Quits
as Nora
1985
Almost You
as Susan McCall
1984
Threesome
as Laura Shaper
The Streets
as Jeannie
1981
The Fan
as Saleswoman in Record Store