Dana Delany
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New York City, New York, USA
American actress Dana Delany, a graduate of Phillips Academy and Wesleyan University, began making television appearances in the mid-1980s on such programs as Moonlighting and the movie A Winner Never Quits (1986). In 1988, she was cast as Army nurse Lt. Colleen McMurphy in the Vietnam-era TV drama China Beach, which ran until 1990. In her film appearances (Moon Over Parador [1988], Patty Hearst [1988], Light Sleeper [1992]), Delany has leaned toward characters governed by their neuroses and eccentricities. In 1994, Delany starred in the much-touted "bondage" comedy/mystery Exit to Eden (from a novel by Ann Rice). When the film showed less than successful results, Delany immediately recovered with a strong portrayal as birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger in a made-for-cable TV biopic, and played another strong female in 1997's True Women.Though Delany continued to take on interesting film roles throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the actress found no small amount of success on the television screen. After starring in Pasadena (2001) and Presidio Med (2003), Delany could be seen in guest roles on TV hits including Law & Order: SVU (2004) and Battlestar Galactica (2006).Among Delany's more unique accomplishments include her portrayal of the Superman franchise favorite Lois Lane in the Warner Brothers' animated series for a decade (1996-2006), and a pivotal role in Kidnapped, one of the few major television series to air exclusively online.The actress is involved in a variety of charitable causes, most notably being the Scleroderma Research Foundation. Her dedication to the cause even led to a television role as a scleroderma sufferer in ABC's powerful television movie For Hope (1996). Much later in 2008, Delany famously underwent what turned out to be an eventful mammogram on camera for the inspiring Stand Up 2 Cancer, which aired during a live telethon simultaneously cast on four major television networks.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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25% | Literally, Right Before Aaron |
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— | 2017 |
No Score Yet | Freelancers |
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— | 2012 |
No Score Yet | Camp Hell (Camp Hope) |
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— | 2010 |
9% | Multiple Sarcasms |
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— | 2010 |
0% | A Beautiful Life |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Poliwood |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Route 30 |
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— | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Superman: Brainiac Attacks |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Getting to Know You |
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— | 2005 |
43% | Spin |
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— | 2004 |
No Score Yet | Baby for Sale |
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— | 2004 |
No Score Yet | Open House |
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— | 2004 |
No Score Yet | A Time to Remember |
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— | 2003 |
No Score Yet | Mother Ghost |
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— | 2002 |
No Score Yet | Conviction |
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— | 2002 |
No Score Yet | The Right Temptation |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Miracle of the Spring |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | The Outfitters |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Sirens |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | The Patron Saint of Liars |
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— | 1998 |
44% | Wide Awake |
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— | 1998 |
11% | Dead Man's Curve |
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— | 1998 |
83% | The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Rescuers: Stories of Courage---Two Couples |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | True Women |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | For Hope |
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— | 1996 |
87% | Fly Away Home |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Superman: The Last Son of Krypton |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Adventures of Mowgli |
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— | 1996 |
38% | Live Nude Girls |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Choices of the Heart |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story |
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— | 1995 |
6% | Exit to Eden |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | The Enemy Within |
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— | 1994 |
74% | Tombstone |
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— | 1993 |
85% | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Wild Palms |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Dead to Rights |
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— | 1993 |
40% | Housesitter |
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— | 1992 |
87% | Light Sleeper |
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— | 1992 |
50% | Patty Hearst |
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— | 1988 |
42% | Moon over Parador |
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— | 1988 |
50% | Masquerade |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | China Beach |
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— | 1988 |
60% | Where the River Runs Black |
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— | 1986 |
No Score Yet | A Winner Never Quits |
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— | 1986 |
No Score Yet | Almost You |
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— | 1985 |
38% | The Fan |
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— | 1981 |
No Score Yet | The Adventures of Mowgli |
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— | 1967 |
No Score Yet | The Woman With The Hungry Eyes |
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TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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36% |
The Code
2019
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No Score Yet |
The Talk
2010
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No Score Yet |
Bull
2016
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30% |
Hand of God
2014-2016
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No Score Yet |
Hollywood Game Night
2013
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58% |
The Comedians
2015
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No Score Yet |
The Doctors
2008
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No Score Yet |
Jimmy Kimmel Live
2003
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No Score Yet |
The Chew
2011-2018
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No Score Yet |
The View
1997
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76% |
Body of Proof
2011-2013
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72% |
Desperate Housewives
2004-2012
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No Score Yet |
The Nate Berkus Show
2010-2013
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No Score Yet |
The Wendy Williams Show
2008-2020
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82% |
Castle
2009-2016
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No Score Yet |
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008-2010
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67% |
Kidnapped
2006-2007
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96% |
Battlestar Galactica
2005-2009
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57% |
The L Word
2004-2009
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33% |
Related
2005-2006
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33% |
Kojak
2005
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96% |
Justice League Unlimited
2004-2006
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No Score Yet |
Pasadena
2001-2002
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86% |
Boston Legal
2004-2008
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78% |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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95% |
Justice League
2004
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29% |
Presidio Med
2002-2003
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No Score Yet |
Family Law
1999-2002
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No Score Yet |
Superman: The Animated Series
1996-2000
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100% |
The Larry Sanders Show
1992-1998
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No Score Yet |
Wing Commander Academy
2006
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No Score Yet |
Cheers
1982-1993
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No Score Yet |
Magnum, P.I.
1980-1988
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97% |
Moonlighting
1985-1989
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No Score Yet |
Superman: The Animated Series (Inactive)
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Quotes from Dana Delany's Characters
Lisa: | I like butts. Men's beautiful behinds. You know what I like to do to gorgeous butts? I like to squeeze them, pinch them and caress them. |
The Joker: | I'm impressed, lady. You're harder to kill than a cockroach on steroids. |
Andrea Beaumont: | So, you figured it out. [the Phantasm removes his mask to reveal Andrea Beaumont] |
Andrea Beaumont: | So, you figured it out. |
The Joker: | Gotta hand it to you, nice scheme. Costume's a bit theatrical, but hey, who am I to talk? |
Andrea Beaumont: | You're not smiling, Joker. I thought you found death amusing. |
The Joker: | Oh, me? You won't hear a giggle out of me |
Andrea Beaumont: | Hi. Hey, what happened to you? Trip over some loose cash? It's been three days since we met and still no calls. I figured you must be dead or something. |
Batman/Bruce Wayne: | You expect every guy you meet to call you up? |
Andrea Beaumont: | The ones who are smart enough to dial a phone. |
Batman/Bruce Wayne: | So, tell me - with all that money and power, how come you always look like you want to jump off a cliff? |
Andrea Beaumont: | Why do you care? |
Batman/Bruce Wayne: | I don't. Mom was asking. |