Dana Delaney was born on March 13, 1956 in New York. This American actress, producer and TV personality is known for many roles in films and TV shows, such as the role of Catherine Mayfair in Desperate Housewives.
Biography
The full name of the actress is Dana Wells Delaney. She is of Irish and English descent. Dana wanted to become an actress as a child. She was educated at Phillips Academy in Andover. Dana graduated from Wesleyan University in 1978.
Theatre
Dana starred in the 1980 play Life. She got the role of Mary. After 3 years she was invited to play in the production of "Moon Blood" and was offered the role of a student. In 1995, she got the role of Mary in the Broadway play "Translations". In 2000, Dana Delaney took part in the theatrical production "Dinner with Friends". She plays Beth. In 2003, she landed the role of Beatrice in the comedy Much Ado About Nothing.
Filmography
Dana's career began in 1974 with the South Pacific musical. She played Nellie Forbush in it. Then she was invited to the series "Ryan's Hope" and "Love of Life". Dana played Haley Wilson in the soap opera How the World Spins. In 1981, she starred in an episode in the film The Fan. In 1984 she starred in the films "Almost You" and "Three" and in the TV series "Streets". Dana appears in one of the episodes of the famous TV series "Moonlight Detective Agency". In 1986, she played Nora in the film Winner Never Surrenders. In the same year she was invited to the pictures "Freedom" and "Where the river turns black."
Between 1986 and 1987, she played in the TV series Magnum Private Detective and Lovely Refusals. This is followed by roles in the 1988 films "Patty Hearst", "Masquerade" and "Moon over Parador". In the period from 1988 to 2000, Dana starred in many TV series. Among them are "Thirty-something", "China Beach", "Merry Company", "Wild Palms", "Fallen Angels", "Keep the Promise" and "Spy Games". In addition, during this period, Dana played in the films Housewife, Sensitive Sleep, Under Threat of Death, Toomstone, Enemy Inner, Paradise Delight, Texans, Choosing a Heart: The Story of Margaret Sanger "," Bachelor Party Reverse "," Fly Home "," For Hope "," Real Women "," Awakening "," Dead Man's Smile "," Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples "," Patroness of Liars "," Louise Brooks: Finding Lulu, The Disguises, The Sinners, Sunday, and An American Love Story.
In 2000, Dana Delaney plays Anthea Farrow-Smith in The Passion. The following year, she gets the role of Alexandra Cooper in End Risk. And starred in the series "Family Law". In the same period, she began her work in the series "Pasadena", and a little later - in the project "Clinic of San Francisco". In 2002, Dana starred in the films Prisoner and Ghost of the Mother.
2003 brought the actress roles in the films "Whirlwind" and "Time of Memories". The following year, she starred as Natalie Johnson in Baby For Sale. Between 2004 and 2009, Dana starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Boston Lawyers, Bound, Battlestar Galactica, Sex in Another City, Kidnapped, and "Desperate Housewives". Dana played Marla in the 2005 film Who Knows Something About You, Eileen in The Drunken Boat, Martha in Route 30, Jane in 2008's Flight Lessons, Anne in the 2009 film Beautiful Life and Patricia Leary at Camp Hope. In parallel, Dana filmed documentaries and recorded audiobooks.
In 2010, the film with her participation "Multiple Sarcasms" and the TV series "Castle", where she plays Jordan Shaw, were released. In 2011, she gets the role of Megan Hunt in the TV series Body Investigation, and in 2012 she plays Lydia in the movie Freelancers. Since 2014, Dana has been starring in the TV series "Hand of God". In 2015, she starred in Comedians and the miniseries No Second Chance. Dana can be seen in the 2018 film Bull Code and in the 2019 film Code.
