Dana Delany
Acting

Dana Delany

March 13, 1956 (70 years old) New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Dana Welles Delany , دانا دلینی

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • TV

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • TV

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

2004 • TV

Castle

Castle

2009 • TV

Tombstone

Tombstone

1993 • Movie

The Union

The Union

2024 • Movie

Movie Credits (51)

Acting

1993

Tombstone

as Josephine

2024

The Union

as Nicole

1999

Resurrection

as Clare Miller

1998

Wide Awake

as Mrs. Beal

2022

Troy

as Dee

1995

Live Nude Girls

as Jill

2010

Firebreather

as Margaret Rosenblatt (voice)

1984

The Streets

as Jeannie

1992

Light Sleeper

as Marianne Jost

1993

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

as Andrea Beaumont / Chimera (voice)

1992

Housesitter

as Becky Metcalf

2013

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

as Lois Lane (voice)

1997

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

as Lois Lane (voice)

1988

China Beach: Pilot

as Colleen McMurphy

1986

Where the River Runs Black

as Sister Ana

2003

Spin

as Margaret

1996

Fly Away Home

as Susan Barnes

2008

Route 30

as Amish Martha

2009

A Beautiful Life

as Anne

1986

Liberty

as Moya Trevor

Crew

2001

Final Jeopardy

Executive Producer

TV Credits (48)

Acting

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Carolyn Spencer

1 episodes

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2004

Desperate Housewives

as Katherine Mayfair

65 episodes

2009

Castle

as Jordan Shaw

2 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

1 episodes

2022

Tulsa King

as Margaret Devereaux

29 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Host / Nominee

1 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

2 episodes

1980

Magnum, P.I.

as Cynthia Farrell

3 episodes

2004

Battlestar Galactica

as Sesha Abinell

1 episodes

1982

Cheers

as Susan Metheny

1 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

2 episodes

2004

Boston Legal

as Samantha Fleming

1 episodes

2016

Bull

as Assistant US Attorney Sylvia Banner

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

3 episodes

2008

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Vilsi Vaylar (voice)

1 episodes

1996

Superman: The Animated Series

as Lois Lane (voice)

54 episodes

1985

Moonlighting

as Jillian Armstrong

1 episodes

1993

Intimate Portrait

as Self

1 episodes

2004

The Batman

as Lois Lane (voice)

2 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
March 13, 1956 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popularity
2.7

Career Stats

51
Movies
48
TV Shows