Dana Delany
Dana Delany is an American actress. Born March 13, 1956, in New York City. Educated at Wesleyan University and Phillips Academy. Awards include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2 times).
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- Described as
- American actress
- Other names
- Dana Welles Delany
- Born
- March 13, 1956 · 3 references
- Born in
- New York City
- Name at birth
- Dana Welles Delany
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- actor · 1 reference; voice actor; stage actor; television actor; film actor; film producer
- Political party
- Democratic Party
- Education
- Wesleyan University; Phillips Academy · 1 reference
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2 times) (1989, 1992)
- Wikipedias with a page
- 53
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1384325293
Dana Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama China Beach (1988–1991), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1989 and 1992. She received further recognition for her appearances in the films: Light Sleeper (1992), Tombstone (1993), Exit to Eden (1994), The Margaret Sanger Story (1995), Fly Away Home (1996), True Women (1997) and Wide Awake (1998). Delany also provided the voice of Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Delany has the longest tenure of playing Lois Lane, having portrayed the character intermittently over a span of 17 years.
In the 2000s, Delany appeared in main roles on several short-lived television series, including: Pasadena (2001), Presidio Med (2002–2003) and Kidnapped (2006–2007). From 2007 to 2010, she starred as Katherine Mayfair on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, for which she received a Prism Award in 2009. Delany then starred as Megan Hunt on the ABC medical drama Body of Proof (2011–2013), and as Crystal Harris on the Amazon Prime Video drama series Hand of God (2014–2017).
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- March 13, 1956
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