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'{{Infobox person | name = Dana Delany | image = Dana Delaney 2010.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1956|3|13}} | birth_place = [[New York City, New York]], U.S. | death_date = | birthname = Dana Welles Delany | occupation = Actress, producer | yearsactive = 1974–present | othername = | website = {{URL|http://www.danadelany.com}} }} '''Dana Welles Delany''' (born March 13, 1956) is a multi-award winning American [[film]], [[stage (theatre)|stage]], and [[television]] [[actress]], producer, [[hosting]] and [[health]] [[activist]]. After various roles in the early career, in 1987, Delany garnered her first leading role in the short-living NBC sitcom ''[[Sweet Surrender (TV series)|Sweet Surrender]]'' and, 1988–1991, achieved wider fame as [[Colleen McMurphy]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television show ''[[China Beach]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=Richard Zoglin|title=War As Family Entertainment|publisher=Time|date=1989-02-20|url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,957090,00.html|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Tom O'Neil, The Envelope|title=Prospects for Emmy acting awards|publisher=The Baltimore Sun|date=2008-06-04|url= http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/env-en-contention4-2008jun04,0,1024469.htmlstory|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> , for which she won two [[Emmy Awards]]. She received further recognition for her performances in the films ''[[Light Sleeper]]'' (1992), ''[[Tombstone (film)|Tombstone]]'' (1993), ''[[Exit to Eden (film)|Exit to Eden]]'' (1994), ''[[Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story|The Margaret Sanger Story]]'' (1995), ''[[Fly Away Home]]'' (1996), ''[[True Women]]'' (1997) and ''[[Wide Awake (1998 film)|Wide Awake]]'' (1998). Since the mid-1990s, Delany has served on the board of the [[Scleroderma Research Foundation]]. In 2000s she returned to television with a short-lived series [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]'s ''[[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]]'' (2001), [[CBS]]'s ''[[Presidio Med]]'' (2002–2003) and [[NBC]]'s ''[[Kidnapped (TV series)|Kidnapped]]'' (2006-2007). From 2007 to 2010 Delany played [[Katherine Mayfair]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Diane Holloway|title=Desperate Housewives rolls out the welcome wagon|publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2007-07-31|url= http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/tvblog/entries/2007/07/index.html|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> She is currently in the lead role as [[Megan Hunt]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama series ''[[Body of Proof]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/30/abcs-body-of-proof-to-get-tuesday-10pm-timeslot-premieres-march-29/73738|title=ABC's 'Body Of Proof' Gets Tuesday 10pm Timeslot, Premieres March 29|author=Bill Gorman|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}</ref><ref>http://www.spoilertv.com/2010/10/body-of-proof-moved-to-midseason.html</ref> Delany also known as a voice-actress, [[Lois Lane]] in the [[DC Animated Universe]] as well as the television series ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''. In an interview, she said she loves to play "complicated characters".<ref name=twsOctQX12c/> Delany has been active in film, television, and stage since the late 1970s. ==Biography== ===Early life=== Delany was born in [[New York City]] to parents of [[Irish American|Irish]] descent<ref>{{cite news|title=Dana Delany -- Full Biography|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-07-20|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/person/18381/Dana-Delany/biography|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> and was raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieline.com/1994/08/dana-matrix.php?page=3 |title=Dana Delany: Dana-matrix |publisher=[[Movieline]] |date=1994-08-01 |accessdate=2010-10-08}}</ref> She has remarked that, even as a child, she always wanted to go into acting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dana Delany: Summary|publisher=tv.com|accessdate=2009-07-24|url= http://www.tv.com/dana-delany/person/1428/summary.html}}</ref> "The reason a person first gets into acting is because you want attention from your parents as a child," she told a reporter.<ref name="Monika Guttman"/> In her childhood, she went with her family to many Broadway shows, and was fascinated by films.<ref name="Monika Guttman"/> After growing up in [[Stamford, Connecticut]], she attended [[Phillips Academy]] in [[Andover, Massachusetts]], for her senior year, and was a member of the school's first co-educational class which included jazz composer [[Bill Cunliffe]], software executive [[Peter Currie]], artist [[Julian Hatton]], poet [[Karl Kirchwey]], writer [[Nate Lee]], editor [[Sara Nelson]] restaurateur [[Priscilla Martel]] and [[sculptor]] [[Gar Waterman]]. "Andover was the best time of my life," she recalled.<ref>{{cite news|author= Monika Guttman|title= A Walk on the 'Beach' for Dana Delany|publisher=The Spokesman-Review|accessdate=2009-07-28 |date=1988-07-05|url= http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19880705&id=UBASAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ou8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6798,2515209}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She played the lead role of Nellie Forbush in the school's spring musical production of ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' playing opposite [[Peter Kapetan]] as Emile.<ref name="Tana Sherman 2009"/> She commented: "It was just a little awkward to be Nellie at first because she hesitates to marry Emile since he had once lived with a Polynesian woman -- I don't agree with her reasoning so that made things a bit hard at the beginning."<ref>{{cite web|author=Laura Liberman|author=Jonathan Alter|title= Behind the Scenes: The Making of 'South Pacific' (page 3)|publisher=The Phillipian (Andover student newspaper) (pdf file= pdf.phillipian.net/1974/05161974.pdf) |date=1974-05-16|accessdate=2009-07-28|url= http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=com.ubuntu%3Aen-US%3Aunofficial&hs=yZI&q=Andover+site%3Aphillipian.net%2F1974%2F05161974&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=}}</ref> She appeared in a student video directed by fellow classmate [[Jonathan Meath]] in a film class taught by Steve Marx. She graduated in 1974 with the academic honor of "cum laude" which was awarded to 80 out of 378 graduating seniors.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jonathan Alter|title=80 Seniors Graduate Cum Laude (page 4)|publisher=The Phillipian (Andover student newspaper) (pdf file = pdf.phillipian.net/1974/06071974.pdf) |date=1974-06-07|accessdate=2009-07-28|url= http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=com.ubuntu%3Aen-US%3Aunofficial&q=Andover+site%3Apdf.phillipian.net%2F1974%2F06071974&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=}}</ref> She majored in theater at [[Wesleyan University]], worked in summer stock productions during vacations, and graduated in 1978.<ref name="Monika Guttman"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Notable Alumni|publisher=Wesleyan University|year=2009|url= http://www.wesleyan.edu/about/alumni.html|accessdate= 2009-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=About This Person|publisher=The New York Times|date=2009-07-17|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/person/18381/Dana-Delany|accessdate= 2009-10-14 | first=Dave | last=Kehr}}</ref> Later, in an interview, she reported that she sometimes had eating issues during this time of her life.<ref name=twsOctcc/> She said: "I binged... I starved ... I was one step from [[anorexia nervosa|anorexia]] &ndash;a piece of toast and an apple would be all I would eat in a day."<ref name=twsOctcc/> ===1980s: stage, television, ''China Beach''=== [[File:Dana Delany 1992 Emmys retouch.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Dana Delany at the 1992 Emmy awards|Delany at the 1992 Emmy awards]] After college, she found acting work in [[New York City]] in daytime soap operas. She starred in the Broadway show ''[[A Life]]'' and won critical acclaim in 1983 in Nicholas Kazan's off-Broadway ''Blood Moon'', where the ''New York Times'' cited her "skillful verisimilitude" handling a difficult part requiring two roles "and she does them both with authority."<ref name=MelGussow>{{cite news|author=Mel Gussow|title=Theater: Blood Moon, Of Crime and Revenge|publisher=The New York Times|date=1993-01-14|url= http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9F03E7DB1038F937A25752C0A965948260|accessdate= 2009-07-24}}</ref> Delany moved to Hollywood and during the next few years found work guest starring in TV shows like ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' and ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''. Dana Delany's first audition for the lead role of nurse [[Colleen McMurphy]] was unsuccessful. "They thought I wasn't pretty enough", she said in an interview, but heeding advice from director [[Paul Schrader]], who had directed her in the film ''[[Patty Hearst (film)|Patty Hearst]]'',<ref name=twsMarO>{{cite web|title= ''Patty Hearst'' (movie) 1988 |publisher= ''Internet Movie Database'' |year= 1988 |url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095836/ |accessdate= 2010-03-15 }}</ref> she "cut her long tresses into a bob" and re-auditioned with this new haircut, successfully, after the producers lost their first choice.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dana Delany: Actress 35|publisher=People Magazine|date=1991-07-18|accessdate=2009-07-24|url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20063419,00.html}}</ref> She won the lead role on the critically acclaimed ''[[China Beach]]'', which appeared weekly from 1988 to 1991 and brought intense media attention to the actress.<ref name="autogenerated1988"/> This role not only garnered two [[Emmy Award]]s, but two other Emmy nominations and two [[Golden Globe]] nominations.<ref>{{cite news|author=Associated Press|title=Emmy Awards for Roe v Wade and Day One|publisher=The New York Times|date=1989-09-19|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/19/arts/emmy-awards-for-roe-v-wade-and-day-one.html|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Northern Exposure Leads Emmy Nominations With 16|publisher=The New York Times|date=1992-07-17|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/17/news/northern-exposure-leads-emmy-nominations-with-16.html|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> But after several seasons the show suffered from mediocre ratings and was discontinued in 1991.<ref name="autogenerated1988"/> ===1990s: movies, television, voice=== In 1991, Dana Delany was chosen by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine as one of the "50 most beautiful people in the world."<ref>{{cite news|title=Dana Delany: Actress 35|publisher=People Magazine|accessdate=2009-07-21|date=1991-07-18|url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20063419,00.html}}</ref> In the years following ''[[China Beach]]'', Delany worked steadily in television, movies, theater. In addition, she established herself as a significant voice talent. Delany won leading roles in a string of feature films such as the TV movie ''A Promise to Keep'', ''[[Light Sleeper]]'', ''[[Housesitter]]'', ''[[Fly Away Home]]'' as well as appearing in the TV mini-series ''[[Wild Palms]]''. She also took on controversial roles, such as Mistress Lisa in ''[[Exit to Eden (film)|Exit to Eden]]'', where one film critic commented "The script was awful -- Dana looked great."<ref>{{cite news|title=Stuck in the '80s|publisher=tampabay.com |date=2006-03-13|accessdate=2009-07-26|url= http://blogs.tampabay.com/80s/2006/03/lyrics_challeng.html}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Delany commented in a 2008 interview about the audience reaction: "I had already got pilloried for playing the ''Exit to Eden'' dominatrix after ''[[China Beach]]'' because audiences had a certain image of me as Colleen and didn’t want to see it change."<ref>{{cite web|author=Maureen Paton|title=Actress Dana Delany: 'I've tried hard all my life not to be a desperate housewife'|publisher=dailymail.co.uk|date=2008-10-16|accessdate=2009-07-26|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1073291/8216-I-8217-ve-tried-hard-life-desperate-housewife-8217.html}}</ref> The provocatively titled ''[[Live Nude Girls (film)|Live Nude Girls]]'' included frank discussion by women of their sexual fantasies at a bachelorette party using a low-budget improvisational comedy format with strong chemistry between the actors.<ref>{{cite news|author=Leonard Klady|title='Live Nude Girls' Dramatic comedy -- Color|publisher=Variety|date=1995-006-19|accessdate=2009-07-25|url= http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117904202.html?categoryid=31&cs=1}}</ref> Reviews were mixed: ''Los Angeles Times'' critic Richard Natale liked the film but wrote older male film executives believed it to be "uncommercial"; another critic agreed it was "genuine girl talk" but "didn't have a lot of substance" and viewers "don't get to know the characters in the film".<ref>{{cite news|author=Richard Natale|title='Live Nude Girls' but No Takers|publisher=The Los Angeles Times|date=1995-07-30|accessdate=2009-07-25|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-30/entertainment/ca-29331_1_live-nude-girls}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Johnny Web (Uncle Scoopy)|title='Live Nude Girls' (1995) from Johnny Web (Uncle Scoopy)|publisher=scoopy.com|year=1995|accessdate=2009-07-26|url= http://www.scoopy.com/livenudegirls.htm}}</ref> She also starred as [[Margaret Sanger]] in the TV movie ''[[Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story]]'' (1995), about a controversial nurse who crusaded for women's reproductive rights in the early 1900s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story|publisher=The New York Times|date=2009-07-18|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/251947/Choices-of-the-Heart-The-Margaret-Sanger-Story/overview|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Liza Mundy|title=The Hillary Dilemma|publisher=The Washington Post|date=1999-03-21|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces2000/stories/hillary032199b.htm|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> In 1995, Delany appeared in the Broadway show ''[[Translations]]'' and in May 1997, Delany returned to her alma mater [[Phillips Academy]] to work with theater students as an artist-in-residence.<ref name="Tana Sherman 2009"/> She appeared in TV movies such as ''[[True Women]]'' (1997) and ''[[Resurrection (1999 film)|Resurrection]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite news|author=Caryn James|title=Wild West Supermoms, Waging the Right Wars|publisher=The New York Times|date=1997-05-16|accessdate=2009-07-22|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/16/arts/wild-west-supermoms-waging-the-right-wars.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Resurrection|publisher=IMDb (Internet Movie Database)|year=1999|accessdate=2009-07-22|url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193462/}}</ref> In 1998, Delany reportedly turned down the role of [[Carrie Bradshaw]] in the hit TV show ''[[Sex and the City]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sarah O'Meara|title=Desperate times ahead for Dana|publisher=Herald.ie|date=2008-08-26|accessdate=2009-07-26|url= http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/desperate-times-ahead-for-dana-1463298.html}}</ref> She commented in a subsequent interview: "The show’s creator [[Darren Star]] asked me to play Carrie ... Darren got the idea of televising Candace Bushnell’s ''Sex and the City'' from seeing me and Kim ([[Kim Cattrall]]) in ''Live Nude Girls''."<ref name="Maureen Paton"/> Delany declined the role partly after remembering the negative audience reaction she received with a similar film, ''Exit to Eden'', a few years back.<ref name="Maureen Paton"/> ''Sex and the City'' became a successful series, and the role of ''Carrie'' made [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] world-famous. Delany played a gun-toting mother in an episode of the TV series ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]]'' (1999) for which she earned an Emmy nomination, but the series was not rerun due to sponsorship withdrawal.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bill Carter|title=The Media Business: Advertising; CBS Pulls Show Over Concern From P&G|publisher=The New York Times|date=2001-08-17|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/17/business/the-media-business-advertising-cbs-pulls-show-over-concern-from-p-g.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> ====Work as Lois Lane==== Dana Delany has performed substantial voice work periodically. She portrayed [[Andrea Beaumont]] in the 1993 animated feature film ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' based on the popular TV show ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Richard Harrington|title=Batman: Mask of the Phantasm|publisher=The Washington Post|date=1993-12-27|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/batmanmaskofthephantasmpgharrington_a0aba0.htm|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> Delany's voice performance in the film impressed filmmakers and led to her being cast as [[Lois Lane]] in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Barry Freiman|title=Exclusive Interview with Dana Delany|publisher=Superman Homepage|date=2005-06-14|url= http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=interviews/dana-delany|accessdate=2008-01-28}}</ref> She was also mentioned by name in the theme song of ''[[Animaniacs]]'', another Warner Bros. production.<ref>{{cite web|title=Animaniacs Theme Lyrics|publisher=Lyrics On Demand|year=2009|url= http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/animaniacslyrics.html|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> She reprised her role as Lois Lane for the character's guest appearances in ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'', ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', and ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=unknown|title=The Batman/Superman Story (2)|publisher=tv.com|date=2007-09-29|url= http://www.tv.com/the-batman/the-batman-superman-story-2/episode/1133061/summary.html?tag=main;info_block|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> She returned to the DC Universe in an episode of ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' as Vilsi, an alternate universe variation of Lois Lane. Coincidentally, Delany's future ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' co-star, [[Teri Hatcher]], also portrayed Lois Lane on the live-action TV series ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teri Hatcher|publisher=The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)|year=2009|url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000159/|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=John J. O'Connor|title=Review/Television; NBC and ABC Take On CBS and Lansbury|publisher=The New York Times|date=1993-10-09|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/09/arts/review-television-nbc-and-abc-take-on-cbs-and-lansbury.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> ===2000s: television, movies, stage, ''Desperate Housewives''=== [[File:Desperate Housewives at 2008 GLAAD Awards.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Dana Delany, Teri Hatcher, Brenda Strong, and Andrea Bowen at the 2009 GLAAD Media Awards.|Delany, [[Teri Hatcher]], [[Brenda Strong]] and [[Andrea Bowen]] at the 2009 [[GLAAD Media Awards]].]] Delany continued to find work in a variety of projects, doing pilots, TV series, made-for-TV movies, and feature films. She appeared in the NBC drama ''Good Guys/Bad Guys'' (2000), which ''[[Newsweek]]'' termed a "Sopranos knock-off".<ref>{{cite news|author=Devin Gordon, Seth Stevenson and Marc Peyser|title=Don't Rip Off The Mob|publisher=Newsweek|date=2000-04-03|url= http://www.newsweek.com/id/83561|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> She appeared in the short-lived ''[[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]]'' (2001), a critically acclaimed Fox production which was "underpromoted and endlessly pre-empted" and described as a "twisted rich-family saga" with a "great cast".<ref>{{cite news|title=Best+Worst 2001|publisher=Time|year=2001|url= http://www.time.com/time/bestworst2001/tv.html|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Television -- Pasadena|publisher=Time|date=2001-12-24|url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001505,00.html|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=James Poniewozik|title=What To See|publisher=Time|date=2001-10-08|accessdate=2009-07-23|url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1000956-2,00.html}}</ref> Delany commented in an interview: "You can see ''[[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]]'' as a black comedy or see it as really tragic. A lot of soaps on television now don't have that layer of tragedy to them."<ref>{{cite news|author=Rob Owen|title=Prime-time soap 'Pasadena' deserves another look|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=2005-09-25|accessdate=2009-07-25|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05268/576193-237.stm}}</ref> She was an actor and co-executive producer of the film ''[[Final Jeopardy (film)|Final Jeopardy]]'' (2001).<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Variety|title=Dana Delany|date=2005-09-25|accessdate=2009-07-27|url= http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/34273/Dana%20Delany.html?dataSet=1}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> New York Daily News TV critic David Bianculli gave a positive review to both her performance as an actor -- "Delany, as always, does pensive and independent better than most actresses" -- and as a producer.<ref>{{cite news|author=David Bianculli|title=Dana Delivers as D.A. Brings smarts to 'Jeopardy' telepic|publisher=The Daily News|date=2001-04-09|accessdate=2009-07-27|url= http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2001/04/09/2001-04-09_dana_delivers_as_d_a__brings.html}}</ref> She played a doctor in the TV series ''[[Presidio Med]]'' (2002), described as a "conventional but pleasant drama populated by characters dedicated to medicine who also have messy personal lives."<ref>{{cite news|author=Rob Owen|title=New prime-time lineup may test viewers patience|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=2002-09-15|accessdate=2009-07-25|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20020915owenp2.asp}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Tim Goodman|title=CBS Makes stronger case for Letterman|publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=2002-05-16|url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/05/16/DD153633.DTL|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Ron Wertheimer|title=Television Review; Hunky, Wise, Romantic or Kooky. Just Like Your Doctor|publisher=The New York Times|date=2002-09-24|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/24/arts/television-review-hunky-wise-romantic-or-kooky-just-like-your-doctor.html|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> She appeared in TV movies such as ''[[A Time to Remember (film)|A Time to Remember]]'' (2003), and ''[[Baby for Sale]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web|title=A Time to Remember|publisher=IMDb (Internet Movie Database)|year=2003|url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368382/|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Baby for Sale|publisher=The New York Times|year=2004|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/317590/Baby-for-Sale/overview|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> She appeared in feature films by [[independent film|indie film]] producers, such as ''The Outfitters'' (1999), ''Mother Ghost'' (2002), and ''[[Spin (2004 film)|Spin]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Outfitters|publisher=Flixster|year=1999|url= http://www.flixster.com/movie/the-outfitters|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mother Ghost|publisher=Fandango|year=2002|url= http://www.fandango.com/motherghost_103783/movieoverview|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dana Delany -- Filmography|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-07-24|year=2003|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/person/18381/Dana-Delany/filmography|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> Returning to theater, she played an artsy and incompetent woman who questions the "imposed conventions of society" after discovering her husband's affair in the Pulitzer-prize winning ''[[Dinner With Friends]]'' (2000, [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Boston]]); her performance earned positive reviews generally.<ref>{{cite news|author=Brendan Schaefer|title=When polite conversation turns sour|publisher=The Tufts Daily|date=2000-09-01|url= http://www.tuftsdaily.com/2.5541/when-polite-conversation-turns-sour-1.608103|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jesse McKinley|title=Big Women Little Women|publisher=The New York Times|date=2000-06-02|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/02/movies/on-stage-and-off-big-women-little-women.html|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> She played Beatrice in Shakespeare's ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' (2003, [[San Diego]]); one critic described the "verbal sparring" between Delany and actor [[Billy Campbell]] as a "joy".<ref>{{cite news|author=Jim Trageser|title=Sense of fun pervades Globe's Much Ado|publisher=Turbula|year=2003|url= http://turbula.net/2003-summer/theater-globe-muchado.php|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> From 2004 to 2006, Delany played many guest roles on TV shows, such as ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', ''[[Boston Legal]]'', ''[[Kojak (2005 TV series)|Kojak]]'', ''[[Related]]'', ''[[The L Word]]'', and ''[[Sacrifice (Battlestar Galactica)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dana Delany|publisher=The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)|date=2009-07-20|url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001127/|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> She also starred in the short-lived TV series ''[[Kidnapped (2006 TV series)|Kidnapped]]'' (2006).<ref>{{cite news|author=Tom Shales|title=Kidnapped Holds Viewers for Ransom|publisher=The Washington Post|date=2006-09-20|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/19/AR2006091901781.html|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Kyrie O'Connor|title=Kinky. Dogs. Kidnapped.|publisher=The Houston Chronicle|date=2006-09-21|url= http://blogs.chron.com/memo/archives/2006/09/|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> One critic wrote "Delany is alternately furious and despondent as Ellie, and she and Hutton ([[Timothy Hutton]]) can do more without words than other actors can do with pages of dialogue. They’re absolutely convincing as rich, complicated Manhattanites and as parents who come face to face with the scary reality that they can’t always protect their kids."<ref>{{cite news|author=Maureen Ryan|title='Kidnapped': A top-notch thriller with a killer cast|publisher=The Chicago Tribune|date=2006-09-19|url= http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/09/kidnapped_a_top.html}}</ref> The actress appeared as herself in the TV documentary ''Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delany'' which explored their lives and treatment after returning to the United States.<ref>{{cite news|author=Anita Gates|title=Television Review: Nurses and the Daily Horrors of Vietnam|publisher=The New York Times|date=2006-08-18|url= http://tv.nytimes.com/show/200837/Vietnam-Nurses-with-Dana-Delany/overview|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> Delany has become "something of a heroine to the nurses who served in Vietnam", according to ''Los Angeles Times'' writer Susan King, who noted that the actress worked on a nationwide nurse recruitment program in 1990 called the McMurphy project.<ref name="latimes1990"/> In 2007, Delany appeared in the films ''[[A Beautiful Life]]'', ''[[Camp Hope]]'', and ''[[Multiple Sarcasms]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Exotic Dancer Role Sways Richards|publisher=The Baltimore Sun|date=2007-06-01|url= http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/zap-richardsabeautifullifecasting,0,2503609.story|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Camp Hope - Acting Credits|publisher=The New York Times|date=2009-07-20|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/451012/Camp-Hope/details|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Multiple Sarcasms - Acting Credits|publisher=The New York Times|date=2009-07-20|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/393226/Multiple-Sarcasms/cast|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> Delany initially declined the offer to play one of the four ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' principal characters, [[Bree Van De Kamp]], saying it was too similar to her role on ''[[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]]''.<ref name=twsSREFdeclineddesperate/> The show became a popular prime-time soap opera with substantial ratings. But in 2007 she was again offered a role by producer [[Marc Cherry]], this time as a supporting housewife, and she joined the cast of the well-established series for the 2007–08 season.<ref>[http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/27/abcs-all-star-party-plus-desperate-housewives-preview-tca-r/"], ''TV Squad'', July 27, 2007</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Tom O'Neil|title=Sopranos Emmy winner Drea De Matteo joins Desperate Housewives|publisher=The Los Angeles Times|date=2009-06-30|url= http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/desperate_housewives/|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Why We Watched in '07|publisher=Newsweek|year=2007|url= http://www.newsweek.com/id/81010/page/2}}</ref> Reaction to the addition of Delany was positive; one critic wrote "...casting Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair in Season 4 is one of the smartest things Cherry has ever done ... Not many actors can deftly deliver both comedy and drama, but Delany makes it look easy."<ref>{{cite news|author=Maureen Ryan|title='Housewives' desperate no more|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=2008-09-29|accessdate=2009-07-25|url= http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/sep/29/entertainment/chi-housewives-watcher-0929sep29}}</ref> She commented about playing housewife [[Katherine Mayfair]]: "The hardest thing for me was figuring out the tone of the piece because it's such a specific tone - so it was more of an acting challenge than anything else."<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: Katherine Mayfair|publisher=Channel4.com|date=2009-03-04|url= http://www.channel4.com/programmes/desperate-housewives/articles/interview-katherine-mayfair|accessdate= 2009-07-24}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She commented in 2008: “I hope that she ([[Katherine Mayfair]]) doesn’t lose her snarkiness, because that’s always fun to play.”<ref>{{cite web|author=Neil Wilkes|title=Q&A: Dana Delany ('Desperate Housewives')|publisher=Digital Spy|date=2008-06-11|url= http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a99340/qa-dana-delany-desperate-housewives.html|accessdate= 2009-07-26}}</ref> On May 13, 2008, it was announced that Delany would reprise her role on ''Desperate Housewives'' for season five, having been promoted to the sixth lead.<ref>[http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/14/dana-delany-back-on-wisteria-lane-next-season/ Dana Delany back on Wisteria Lane next season - TV Squad<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Mike Ausiello|title=TV Guide's Mike Ausiello reveals his dream Emmy ballot: Dana Delany, Jim Parsons...|publisher=The Los Angeles Times|date=2008-05-19|url= http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/05/tv-guides-mike.html|accessdate= 2009-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Joshua Alston|title=Emmys: Special Victims Unit -- Best Comedy Series: Desperate Housewives|publisher=Newsweek|date=2008-07-16|url= http://www.newsweek.com/id/146630|accessdate= 2009-07-24}}</ref> ===2010s: new series and movies=== In March 2010, Delany appeared as FBI agent Jordan Shaw in a two-part story on the TV series ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'', which stars [[Nathan Fillion]], who played her character's second husband on ''Desperate Housewives''.<ref>[http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/03/85144/ "Nathan Fillion & Dana Delany Hook-Up Again on 'Castle']", ''ET Online'', March 22, 2010</ref> Delany left ''Desperate Housewives'' to star in the new ABC series ''Body of Proof'' originally slated to begin airing in late 2010.<ref name=drama>[http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/05/14/abc-picks-up-off-the-map Breaking: ABC Picks Up "Off the Map" and Dana Delany Drama], ''Entertainment Weekly'', May 14, 2010</ref>Delany also voiced a character ''Margaret Rosenblatt'' in the film ''[[Firebreather (film)|Firebreather]]'' in 2010<ref name=twsNovUfdde>{{cite news |title= Cartoon Network Ignites World Premiere of "Firebreather" |publisher= The Futon Critic |quote= Firebreather is written by Jim Krieg (Ben 10: Alien Swarm) and executive produced by Julia Pistor (Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events). The Firebreather voice cast includes: Jesse Head as Duncan -- Dana Delany as Margaret |date= 2010-11-03 |url= http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/03/cartoon-network-ignites-world-premiere-of-firebreather-networks-first-ever-original-cgi-movie-airs-wednesday-november-24-at-7-pm-et-pt-980000/20101103cartoon01/ |accessdate= 2010-11-21 }}</ref> In 2011 in ''[[Body of Proof]]'', Delany plays a brilliant [[neurosurgery|neurosurgeon]] turned [[medical examiner]] after a car accident causes her to lose dexterity in her hands.<ref name=twsOctQXfarw>{{cite news |author= James Poniewozik |title= ABC's Fall Sked: Lots of New Shows for the Post-Lost Era |publisher= Time Magazine |date= May 18, 2010 |url= http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2010/05/18/abcs-fall-sked-lots-of-new-shows-for-the-post-lost-era/ |accessdate= 2010-10-09 }}</ref> Ironically, Delany in real life had an experience similar to her character of Dr. Megan Hunt. Two weeks before filming the pilot episode, Delany's car was hit by a bus in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]; two fingers of her hand were broken and her car was totaled.<ref name=twsOctQX12c>{{cite news |author= Rob Owen |title= Tuned In: 'Lone Star' brings cable-like edge to network TV |publisher= Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date= August 3, 2010 |url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10215/1077128-67.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml |accessdate= 2010-10-08 }}</ref> Delany describes her character in ''[[Body of Proof]]'' as being "complicated, smart, and definitely complex."<ref name=twsOctQX12c/> In April 2011 Delany came 9th in ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful list. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/beauty/mature-women-named-‘most-beautiful’-in-2011-list-blog-64-yahoo-lifestyles.html|title=Mature women named ‘Most Beautiful’ in 2011 list|publisher=Yahoo!}}</ref> In May 2011 Delany was the host the fourth annual ''[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|Television Academy Honors]]''.<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/articles/actress-dana-delany-host-2011-tv-academy-honors Dana Delany to Host the Fourth Televison Academy Honors]</ref> Delany is currently filming the crime drama ''[[Freelancers (film)|Freelancers]]'' with director [[Jessy Terrero]]. The film also stars [[Robert De Niro]], [[Forest Whitaker]], and [[50 Cent]], and is set for a 2012 release.<ref>{{cite web|title=SDana Delany Joins Freelancers |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/dana-delany-joins-freelancers}}</ref> ===Personal and public life=== Since the mid-1990s, Delany has served on the board of the [[Scleroderma Research Foundation]], and with her friend [[Sharon Monsky]], she helped campaign for support in finding a cure for [[scleroderma]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Scleroderma Research Foundation|publisher=Scleroderma Research Foundation|date=2009-07-17|url=http://www.srfcure.org/srf/home.htm|accessdate=2009-10-14 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071226104013/http://www.srfcure.org/srf/home.htm |archivedate = December 26, 2007}}</ref> Working with director [[Bob Saget]], she starred in the TV movie ''[[For Hope]]'' (1996), based on Saget's sister Gay, who had died as a result of the disease.<ref>{{cite news|author=Anne Bergman|title=Delany Shines in ABC's For Hope|publisher=The Los Angeles Times|date=1996-11-16|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1996-11-16/entertainment/ca-65102_1|accessdate=2009-07-24}}</ref> She appeared as a contestant on ''[[Celebrity Jeopardy]]'' in 2001, 2006 and 2009 to raise money for scleroderma research.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dana Delany|publisher=The Internet Movie Database|year=2001|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001127/|accessdate=2009-10-14}}</ref> Scleroderma "robs these women of not only their own lives in many cases, but robs their families which include countless children," she explained in 2002.<ref name=twsSEP0202/> Delany is a board member of the arts advocacy organization [[Creative Coalition]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Creative Coalition - 2009 Inaugural Ball|publisher=TCC (The Creative Coalition)|accessdate=2009-07-23|date=2009-01-20|url= http://www.thecreativecoalition.org/secure/2009InGala.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Creative Coalition Urges Congress to Support Funding for the Arts in the U.S.|publisher=reuters|date=2009-05-07|accessdate=2009-07-23|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS280744+07-May-2009+MW20090507}}</ref> She appeared in June 2009 in an onstage meeting in New York alongside White House social secretary [[Desiree Rogers]] to discuss ways to promote American cinematic creativity.<ref>{{cite news|author=Robin Givhan|title=White House Door Wide Open to Arts|publisher=The Washington Post|date=2009-06-19|accessdate=2009-07-23|url=http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/detail.jsp?key=401595&rc=fa_al&p=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Sharon Barbour|title=White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers Wows The Creative Coalition|publisher=The New York Observer|date=2009-06-19|accessdate=2009-07-23|url= http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/white-house-social-secretary-desiree-rogers-wows-creative-coalition}}</ref> In August 2009 Delany was named co-president of the Creative Coalition, joining [[Tim Daly]] in the leadership of the organization.<ref name=tws505/> Delany explained her support for the arts in an interview: "I just think it's so important for children and the future of the country and people's general happiness. I'm one of those people who, whenever I feel cut off spiritually or emotionally, I go to a museum or a play or a movie, and I'm just transported."<ref name=twsSEP0101/> She participated as a celebrity guest in fundraising events which support the rights of same-sex couples to marry.<ref>{{cite web|author=Albert|title=Love Honor Cherish|publisher=obliquity65.com|date=2008-10-12|accessdate=2009-07-26|url= http://www.obliquity65.com/?cat=7}}</ref> In addition, she has supported [[Planned Parenthood]]. She attended the organization's 90th birthday celebration in [[New York City]] in 2006. Delany said: "It's hard to imagine where we'd be in this country had [[Margaret Sanger]] not founded that first clinic here in New York, 90 years ago."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Caleb Report: PLANNED PARENTHOOD TURNS 90 -- Abortion-Committing Group Continues To Praise Founder (PDF document)|publisher=fightpp.org|accessdate=2009-07-26|date=2006-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Planned Parenthood Recruits Numerous Hollywood Celebrities to Promote Pro-Abortion "March for Women's Lives"|publisher=LifeSiteNews.com|accessdate=2009-07-26|date=2004-04-16|url= http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/apr/04041602.html}}</ref> She attended events sponsored by the [[Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Carpet - The People - Dana Delany |publisher=DayLife.com|accessdate=2009-07-28|date=2007-03-26|url= http://redcarpet.daylife.com/people.php?id=204000000000604931}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Arrivals |publisher=zimbio.com|accessdate=2009-07-28|date=2009-04-18|url= http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/q-UPKQlzgz8/20th+Annual+GLAAD+Media+Awards+Arrivals/0v_RM29dOHd/Dana+Delany}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Press release: In & Out, Cher, K.D. Lang, Oprah, Miami Herald, Time and many others honored at GLAAD Media Awards|publisher=Widmeyer Baker Group|accessdate=2009-07-28|date=1998-04-20|url= http://www.qrd.org/qrd/orgs/GLAAD/1998/media.awards-04.20.98}}</ref> Delany commented about her personal life in an interview in 2006: "I turned 50 and I'm ready to get married ... I don't know who he is yet but I'm ready ... He has to be smart, funny and kind."<ref>{{cite web|title=Delany Holding Out for a Husband|publisher= superiorpics.com|date= 2006-09-02|accessdate= 2010-03-17|url= http://news.superiorpics.com/2006/09/02/DELANY_HOLDING_OUT_FOR_A_HUSBAND.html}}</ref> She added a year later: "Marriage has never been a big deal for me ... But I think I’m ready now ... I got to have all the fun in the world, to experience a lot of people and figure out what I really like."<ref>{{cite web|title=Dana Delany Looking for Her Own Househubby!|publisher= tvwatch.com|accessdate= 2009-07-22|date= 2007-11-25|url= http://tvwatch.people.com/2007/11/25/dana-delany-looking-for-her-own-househubby/}}</ref> Delany (in 1988) said she doesn't find being a celebrity to be that appealing: "I'm not a 'personality'. I am never recognized, which I take as a compliment. I have a love-hate thing with publicity."<ref name="Monika Guttman"/> Since the mid-1990s, she has had a notable Internet presence. She has participated in several online chat events<ref>{{cite web|title=Dana Delany - Trivia|publisher=Movietome|date=2009-07-20|url=http://www.movietome.com/people/1428/dana-delany/trivia.html|accessdate=2009-10-14}}</ref> promoting various projects. Her official web site, online since 1996, includes a guestbook in which she participates. Delany, in 2003, tried having an injection of botox in her forehead, but the needle hit a nerve and created a [[hematoma]] which affected the muscle in her right eye, causing it to droop slightly. In 2010, she vowed she will never have plastic surgery.<ref name=twsOctcc>{{cite news |title= Dana Delany: Botox caused eye to droop |publisher= USA Today |quote= Seven years ago ... My dermatologist ... injected my forehead, hit a nerve, and created a huge hematoma. The nerve has been dead ever since. It affected the muscle in my right eye, so my eye has started to droop a little bit. |date= Oct 04, 2010 |url= http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/10/dana-delany-botox-caused-eye-to-droop-/1 |accessdate= 2010-10-06 }}</ref> She told [[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]] in 2010 that she prefers eating healthily, including vegetables, tofu, fish, gluten-free pasta, and bread.<ref name=twsOctbb>{{cite news |author= David W Freeman |title= Dana Delany Talks Botox, Droopy Eye, Anorexia |publisher= CBS News |date= October 5, 2010 |url= http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20018590-10391704.html |accessdate= 2010-10-06 }}</ref> Since she plays a neurosurgeon in her new ABC drama ''[[Body of Proof]]'', she refuses to eat turkey sausage because of a perceived similarity with intestines seen on the set.<ref name=twsOctbb/> In April 2011 Delany came 9th in ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful list. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/beauty/mature-women-named-‘most-beautiful’-in-2011-list-blog-64-yahoo-lifestyles.html|title=Mature women named ‘Most Beautiful’ in 2011 list|publisher=Yahoo!}}</ref> ==Filmography== [[File:DanaDelanyatEmmyAwards1991.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Dana Delany at the 1991 Emmy Awards|Dana Delany at 1991 Emmy Awards]] {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Film/play/TV/other ! Role ! Other notes |- | 1974 | ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' | Nellie Forbush | Musical at Phillips Academy |- | 1978 | ''[[Ryan's Hope]]'' | Ryan's bar patron | |- | 1979 | ''[[Love of Life]]'' | Amy Russell | |- | 1980 | ''[[A Life]]'' | | Broadway play |- | rowspan="2" | 1981 | ''[[The Fan (1981 film)|The Fan]]'' | Saleswoman in record store | |- | ''[[As the World Turns]]'' | Hayley Wilson Hollister | |- | rowspan="2" | 1983 | ''Wisk detergent'' | Lady in an elevator | TV commercial (opposite Tom McBride) |- | ''Blood Moon'' | Innocent pre-med student | Off-broadway production by Nicholas Kazan |- | rowspan="3" | 1984 | ''[[Almost You]]'' | Susan McCall | |- | ''Threesome'' | Laura Shaper | |- | ''The Streets'' | Jeannie | |- | rowspan="2" | 1985 | ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' | Jillian Armstrong | "Knowing Her," episode 206 |- | ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' | Cynthia Farrell | Episodes [[List of Magnum, P.I. episodes#Season 7: 1986–1987|7.1, 7.2, 7.19]] |- | rowspan="3" | 1986 | ''[[A Winner Never Quits (TV film)|A Winner Never Quits]]'' | Nora | |- | ''[[Where the River Runs Black]]'' | Sister Ana | |- | ''Liberty'' | Moya Trevor | |- | 1987 | ''[[Sweet Surrender (TV series)|Sweet Surrender]]'' | Georgia Holden | |- | rowspan="5" | 1988 | ''[[Patty Hearst (film)|Patty Hearst]]'' | Gelina | |- | ''[[Masquerade (1988 film)|Masquerade]]'' | Anne Briscoe | |- | ''[[Moon over Parador]]'' | Jenny | |- | ''[[thirtysomething (TV series)|thirtysomething]]'' | Eve | South by Southeast season 1, episode 10 |- | ''[[China Beach]]'' | Colleen McMurphy | 62 episodes 1988–1991 |- | 1990 | ''A Promise to Keep'' | Jane Goodrich | |- | rowspan="3" | 1992 | ''[[Light Sleeper]]'' | Marianne | |- | ''[[Housesitter]]'' | Becky Metcalf | |- | ''[[Cheers]]'' | Susan Metheny | Season 11, episode 11 |- | rowspan="4" | 1993 | ''[[Wild Palms]]'' | Grace Wyckoff | |- | ''[[Donato and Daughter]]'' | Lieutenant Dena Donato | |- | ''[[Tombstone (film)|Tombstone]]'' | [[Josephine Earp|Josephine Marcus]] | |- | ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' | [[Andrea Beaumont]] | (voice) |- | rowspan="3" | 1994 | ''[[The Enemy Within]]{{dn}}'' | Betsy Corcoran | |- | ''[[Exit To Eden (film)|Exit to Eden]]'' | Lisa Emerson | |- | ''[[Texan]]{{dn}}'' | | |- | rowspan="4" | 1995 | ''[[Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story]]'' | [[Margaret Sanger]] | |- | ''[[Live Nude Girls (film)|Live Nude Girls]]' | Jill | |- | ''[[Fallen Angels (TV series)|Fallen Angels]]'' | Helen Fiske | |- | ''[[Translations]]'' | Maire | Broadway play (short-lived) |- | rowspan="5" | 1996 | ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' | [[Lois Lane]] | (voice) (43 episodes 1996–2000) |- | ''[[Fly Away Home]]'' | Susan Barnes | |- | ''The Adventures of Mowgli'' | [[Bagheera]] | (voice) English version |- | ''[[For Hope]]'' | Hope Altman | |- | ''[[Wing Commander Academy]]'' | Gwen Archer Bowman | (voice) 13 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 1997 | ''[[True Women]]'' | Sarah Ashby McClure | |- | ''[[Spy Game (TV series)|Spy Game]]'' | Honey Trapp | Season 1, episode 4 |- | ''[[Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man]]'' | Dr. Susan Fox | (voice) |- | rowspan="6" | 1998 | ''[[Wide Awake (1998 film)|Wide Awake]]'' | Mrs. Beal | |- | ''[[The Curve (film)|The Curve]]'' | Dr. Ashley | |- | ''Rescuers: Stories of Courage&nbsp;— Two Couples'' | Johtje Vos | |- | ''[[The Patron Saint of Liars]]'' | Rose Cleardon Abbott | |- | ''The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest'' | Lois Lane | (voice) |- | ''Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu'' | | Documentary |- | rowspan="4" | 1999 | ''Outfitters'' | Cat Bonfaim | |- | ''[[Sirens (1999 film)|Sirens]]'' | Sally Rawlings | |- | ''[[Resurrection (1999 film)|Resurrection]]'' | Clare Miller | |- | ''Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story'' | Elaine Gunn | |- | rowspan="2" | 2000 | ''[[The Right Temptation]]'' | Anthea Farrow-Smith | |- | ''[[Dinner With Friends]]'' | Beth | Stage; Pulitzer-prize script |- | rowspan="3" | 2001 | ''[[Final Jeopardy (film)|Final Jeopardy]]'' | Alexandra Cooper | Delany was actor, co-executive producer |- | ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]]'' | Mary Sullivan | |- | ''[[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]]'' | Catherine McAllister | 13 episodes (2001–2002) |- | rowspan="4" | 2002 | ''[[Conviction]]'' | Martha | |- | ''Mother Ghost'' | Karen Bennett | |- | ''[[Superman: Shadow of Apokolips]]'' | Lois Lane | (voice) |- | ''[[Presidio Med]]'' | Dr. Rae Brennan | 13 episodes |- | rowspan="5" | 2003 | ''[[Intimate Portrait (TV series)|Intimate Portrait]]: Dana Delany'' | Herself | |- | ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' | Lois Lane | (voice) (10 episodes 2003–2005) |- | ''[[Spin (2004 film)|Spin]]'' | Margaret Swift-Bejarano | |- | ''[[A Time to Remember (film)|A Time to Remember]]'' | Britt Calhoun | aka "Turning Homeward" |- | ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' | Beatrice | Stage, San Diego |- | rowspan="4" | 2004 | ''[[Baby for Sale]]'' | Nathalie Johnson | |- | ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' | Carolyn Spencer | "Obscene", episode 603 |- | ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' | Loana | (voice) "[[For the Man Who Has Everything (Justice League Unlimited episode)|For the Man who has Everything]]" |- | ''[[Boston Legal]]'' | Samantha Fleming | 1 episode |- | rowspan="3" | 2005 | ''[[Related]]'' | Francesca Sorelli | Season 1, episodes 7,18 |- | ''Getting to Know You'' | Marla | |- | ''[[Kojak (2005 TV series)|Kojak]]'' | Kate McNeil | |- | rowspan="6" | 2006 | ''[[Sacrifice (Battlestar Galactica)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' | Sesha Abinell | |- | ''[[Superman: Brainiac Attacks]]'' | Lois Lane | Voice |- | ''The Woman with the Hungry Eyes'' | [[Theda Bara]] | Voice |- | ''[[Kidnapped (2006 TV series)|Kidnapped]]'' | Ellie Cain | 13 episodes (2006–2007) |- | ''[[The L Word]]'' | Senator Barbara Grisham | |- | ''Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delany'' | Host | Documentary |- | rowspan="3" | 2007 | ''[[Drunkboat]]'' | Eileen | |- | ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' | [[Lois Lane]] | Voice (2 episodes) |- | ''Life on the Refrigerator Door'' | Narrator | Audio book by Alice Kuipers |- | 2007–2010 | ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' | [[Katherine Mayfair]] | Series regular (2007–2010) (3 seasons; 54 episodes) |- | rowspan="2" | 2008 | ''[[Route 30 (film)|Route 30]]'' | Amish Martha | |- | ''Flying Lessons'' | Jeanne | |- | rowspan="5" | 2009 | ''[[Multiple Sarcasms]]'' | Annie | |- | ''[[A Beautiful Life]]'' | Anne | |- | ''[[Camp Hope (film)|Camp Hope]]'' | Patricia | |- | ''[[PoliWood]]'' | Herself | Documentary |- | ''Annul Victory'' | Herself | Documentary |- | rowspan="3" | 2010 | ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' | Agent Jordan Shaw | 2 episodes; season 2, episodes 17–18 |- | ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' | Vilsi Vaylar |voice |- | ''[[Firebreather (film)|Firebreather]]'' | Margaret | voice<ref name=twsNovUfdde>{{cite news |title= Cartoon Network Ignites World Premiere of "Firebreather" |publisher= The Futon Critic |quote= Firebreather is written by Jim Krieg (Ben 10: Alien Swarm) and executive produced by Julia Pistor (Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events). The Firebreather voice cast includes: Jesse Head as Duncan -- Dana Delany as Margaret |date= 2010-11-03 |url= http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/03/cartoon-network-ignites-world-premiere-of-firebreather-networks-first-ever-original-cgi-movie-airs-wednesday-november-24-at-7-pm-et-pt-980000/20101103cartoon01/ |accessdate= 2010-11-21 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 | ''[[Body of Proof]]'' | [[Megan Hunt|Dr. Megan Hunt]] | 2011–present |- | ''[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|Television Academy Honors]]'' | Host | |- | 2012 | ''[[Freelancers (film)|Freelancers]]'' | | Filming |} ==Awards and nominations== [[Image:Dana Delany at the 41st Emmy Awards.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Delany at 1989 Emmy Awards, holding the award she won for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Delany at 1989 Emmy Awards, holding the award she won for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] {| class="wikitable" |- style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Result ! Award ! Category ! Film or series |- | 1989 | '''Won''' | [[Emmy]] | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | ''[[China Beach]]'' |- | 1990 | '''Nominated''' | [[Emmy]] | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | ''[[China Beach]]'' |- | 1991 | '''Nominated''' | [[Emmy]] | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | ''[[China Beach]]'' |- | 1992 | '''Won''' | [[Emmy]] | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | ''[[China Beach]]'' |- | 2001 | '''Nominated''' | [[Emmy]] | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]]'' |- | 1990 | '''Nominated''' | [[Golden Globe]] | Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-series drama | ''[[China Beach]]'' |- | 1991 | '''Nominated''' | [[Golden Globe]] | Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-series drama | ''[[China Beach]]'' |- | 1989 | '''Won''' | [[Viewers for Quality Television|Q]] | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | ''[[China Beach]]'' |- | 1990 | '''Won''' | [[Viewers for Quality Television|Q]] | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | ''[[China Beach]]'' |- | 1991 | '''Won''' | [[Viewers for Quality Television|Q]] | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | ''[[China Beach]]'' |- | 2009 | '''Won''' | [[Prism Award|Prism]] | Best Performance in a Comedy Series | ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' |- | 2008 | '''Nominated''' | [[Screen Actors Guild]] | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' |- | 2009 | '''Nominated''' | [[Screen Actors Guild]] | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' |- | 1998 | '''Won''' | Lone Star Film & Television | Best TV Actress | ''[[True Women]]'' |- | 2007 | '''Nominated''' | TV Land Award | Lady you love to watch fight for her life in a movie of the week | Movie of the week |} General source for awards:<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|title=Awards for Dana Delany|publisher=Internet Movie Database (IMDb)|accessdate=2009-07-21|url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001127/awards|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> Additional sources—Family Law:<ref>{{cite web|title=Yahoo Movies -- Dana Delany|publisher=Yahoo|accessdate=2009-07-20|url= http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025956/bio|accessdate= 2009-10-14}}</ref> Prism:<ref>{{cite web|title=Prism Awards|publisher=Prism|accessdate=2009-07-21|date=2009-04-23|url= http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs057/1101507314005/archive/1102557928701.html}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Screen Actors Guild:<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominee & Recipient Database|publisher=Screen Actors Guild|accessdate=2009-07-21|url= http://www.sagawards.org/nominee_recipient_database}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Lone Star Film & Television:<ref name="autogenerated2"/> TV Land:<ref name="autogenerated2"/> ==References==<!-----Hey everybody check out this neat referencing tool (below); it de-clumps multiple references, and groups them below, like this; more info on [[WP:FOOTNOTE]]---> {{reflist|2| refs= <ref name="Monika Guttman">{{cite news|author= Monika Guttman|title= A Walk on the 'Beach' for Dana Delany|publisher=The Spokesman-Review|accessdate=2009-07-28|date=1988-07-05|url= http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19880705&id=UBASAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ou8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6798,2515209}}</ref> <ref name="Tana Sherman 2009">{{cite web|author=Tana Sherman|title=Dana Delaney '74: From Jeopardy to final jeopardy|publisher=Phillips Academy|year=2009|url= http://www.andover.edu/About/Newsroom/TheBulletin/AlumniProfiles/Pages/DanaDelaney.aspx}}</ref> <ref name="autogenerated1988">{{cite news|author=Ken Tucker|title=TV Review - China Beach (1988-1991)|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|year=1991|accessdate=2009-07-22|url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318843,00.html}}</ref> <ref name="Maureen Paton">{{cite web|author=Maureen Paton|title=Actress Dana Delany: 'I've tried hard all my life not to be a desperate housewife'|publisher=dailymail.co.uk|date=2008-10-16 |accessdate=2009-07-26|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1073291/8216-I-8217-ve-tried-hard-life-desperate-housewife-8217.html}}</ref> <ref name="latimes1990">{{cite news|author=Susan King|title=Dana Delivers - Delany Has a Promise to Keep on NBC...|publisher=The Los Angeles Times|date=1990-09-30|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-30/news/tv-2306_1_delany-abc-promise}}</ref> <ref name=twsSREFdeclineddesperate>{{cite news | title = References about declining Desperate Housewives role}} * {{cite news|author=James Brady|title = In Step With...Dana Delany | date = 2008-04-27 | publisher = Parade Magazine | url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2008/edition_04-27-2008/In_Step_With...Dana_Delany}} * {{cite news|author=Tom O'Neil|title=Prospects for Emmy acting awards|publisher=The Chicago Tribune|date=2008-06-04|url= http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/env-en-contention4-2008jun04,0,6721505.htmlstory|accessdate= 2009-07-24}} * {{cite news|author=Rick Bentley|title=Second chance for this housewife|publisher=Houston Chronicle|date=2008-11-09|url= http://www.chron.com/disp/discuss.mpl/headline/features/6100929.html}} * {{cite news|author=Rob Owen|title=Tuned In: Desperate measures include adding Dana Delany to cast|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=2007-08-17|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07229/810119-237.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml|accessdate= 2009-07-24}} </ref> <ref name=twsSEP0202>{{cite news|author= Mike Falcon, Spotlight Health, With medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D.|title= Robin Williams talks seriously about scleroderma|publisher= USA Today|date= 11/8/2002|url = http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2002-11-08-williams-scleroderma_x.htm|accessdate= 2009-09-12}}</ref> <ref name=tws505>{{cite news| author = Ted Johnson| title = Delany to top Creative Coalition -- Actress to serve as co-president of arts org| publisher = Variety| date = August 23, 2009| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007611.html?categoryid=1064&cs=1| accessdate = 2009-08-29}}</ref> <ref name=twsSEP0101>{{cite news|author= Cindy Clar, Olivia Barker, Kelley L. Carter, Donna Freydkin|title= Stars say it's D.C. that's the place to be right now -- Dana Delany|publisher= USA Today|date= 2009-01-19|url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-01-18-inaug-stars_N.htm|accessdate = 2009-09-12}}</ref> }} ==External links== {{Commons}} *{{official|http://www.danadelany.com/}} *{{twitter|DanaDelany}} *{{IMDb name|0001127}} *{{ibdb name|id=37762|name=Dana Delany}} *{{amg name|18381}} *{{TV Guide person|dana-delany/145893|Dana Delany}} *{{Ymovies name|1800025956}} {{EmmyAward DramaLeadActress 1976-2000}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Delany, Dana |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Delany, Dana Welles |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress |DATE OF BIRTH= March 13, 1956 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[New York City]], [[New York]], United States |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Delany, Dana}} [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:American people of Irish descent]] [[Category:American film actors]] [[Category:American soap opera actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:Actors from Connecticut]] [[Category:Phillips Academy alumni]] [[Category:Wesleyan University alumni]] [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[ar:دانا ديلاني]] [[bg:Дейна Дилейни]] [[de:Dana Delany]] [[es:Dana Delany]] [[fr:Dana Delany]] [[gl:Dana Delany]] [[hr:Dana Delany]] [[it:Dana Delany]] [[hu:Dana Delany]] [[nl:Dana Delany]] [[no:Dana Delany]] [[pl:Dana Delany]] [[pt:Dana Delany]] [[ru:Дилейни, Дана]] [[simple:Dana Delany]] [[sl:Dana Delany]] [[sh:Dana Delany]] [[fi:Dana Delany]] [[tl:Dana Delany]] [[tr:Dana Delany]] [[uk:Дана Ділейні]] [[yo:Dana Delany]]'