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Dana Delany Biography
Dana Delany is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on March 13, 1956 in New York, United States. Actress who has won numerous Emmy Awards for portraying army nurse Colleen McMurphy on China Beach. The year 2009 was the time she was awarded the Prism Award in recognition of her role as a nurse on Desperate Housewives. Later, she began appearing on The Code on CBS. The Code in 2019.
She appeared on Body of Proof with She starred on Body of Proof with Jeri Ryan..
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 sculptor Gar Waterman, and acted in one scene with future magazine publisher Sloane Citron. Then-senior Delany wrote an op-ed in 1974 about her experience of being a one-year student during the school’s first year of co-education. “Andover was the best time of my life,” she recalled. She played the lead role of Nellie Forbush in the school’s spring musical production of South Pacific opposite Peter Kapetan as Emile. 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.” She appeared in a student video directed by classmate Jonathan Meath in a film class taught by Steve Marx. She graduated in 1974 with the academic honor of nomination to the school chapter of the Cum Laude Society, awarded that year to 80 out of 378 graduating seniors.
She majored in theater at Wesleyan University, where (among other productions) she appeared in one of the first performances of María Irene Fornés feminist play Fefu and Her Friends. Delany also worked summer stock productions during vacations before graduating in 1978. Later, in an interview, she reported that she sometimes had eating disorders during this time of her life. She said: “I binged… I starved … I was one step from anorexia – a piece of toast and an apple would be all I would eat in a day.”
There is a younger brother called Sean and a sister called Corey.
| Name | Dana Delany |
| First Name | Dana |
| Last Name | Delany |
| Occupation | TV Actress |
| Birthday | March 13 |
| Birth Year | 1956 |
| Place of Birth | New York |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Jack Delany, Mary Delany |
| Siblings | Corey Delany, Sean Delany |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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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. She finally won the role after she showed up to her next audition with her “long tresses cut into a bob” after the producers lost their first choice (she had cut her hair at the request of director Paul Schrader who had cast her in the film Patty Hearst).China Beach aired weekly from 1988 to 1991 and brought intense media attention to the actress. This role not only garnered two Primetime Emmy Awards, but two additional Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations. The show ended after four seasons in 1991.
Dana Delany Net Worth
Dana Delany is one of the richest TV Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dana Delany's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Her first performance as an actor was in the high school theater show South Pacific.
She was ranked as #9 on the People Magazine’s listing of fifty Most Beautiful People in the World.
Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress, producer, and activist. 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 twice 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).
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | TV Actress |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
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. 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. She appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy in 2001, 2006 and 2009 to raise money for scleroderma research. 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.
Delany appeared as herself in the TV documentary Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delany which explored their lives and treatment after returning to the United States. 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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Dana Delany height 5 ft 6 in Dana weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
After college, she found acting work in New York City in daytime soap operas including Love of Life and As the World Turns, and supported herself by acting in commercials such as for Wisk laundry detergent. 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.” Delany moved to Hollywood and during the next few years found work guest starring in TV shows like Moonlighting and Magnum, P.I. and Thirtysomething.
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. Delany’s voice performance in the film impressed filmmakers and led to her being cast as Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series. She was also mentioned by name in one variation of the theme song of Animaniacs, another Warner Bros. production. She reprised her role as Lois Lane for the character’s guest appearances in Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, and The Batman. 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. She reprised her role in the 2013 animated movie, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.
Who is Dana Delany Dating?
According to our records, Dana Delany is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Dana Delany’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Dana Delany. You may help us to build the dating records for Dana Delany!In 1991, Dana Delany was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In the years following China Beach, Delany worked steadily in television, movies and theater. In addition, she established herself as a significant voice talent.
Facts & Trivia
Dana Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dana Delany celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.
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. She appeared in TV movies such as True Women (1997) and Resurrection (1999).
What is Dana Delany famous for?
Dana starred in the Broadway show “A Life” and received critical acclaim in a number of off-Broadway productions as well. Her role in Nicholas Kazan’s controversial “Bloodmoon” in New York led her to Hollywood. Dana acted in a number of TV series, working steadily until she could get her own starring vehicle.
What movies has Dana Delaney been in?
Appears in
How old is Dana Delany?
66 years (March 13, 1956)
Who played Cynthia on Magnum PI?
Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress who guest starred as Cynthia Farrell in episode “L.A.” and “Out of Sync” from the original 1980 series Magnum, P.I..
Why did Body of Proof end?
“Body of Proof’s” first season did well in the ratings, but was only nine episodes. Season 2 saw a full episode order, but the ratings dropped drastically and “Body of Proof” narrowly avoided cancellation.
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