Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1956-03-13 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Dana Welles Delany
دانا دلینی
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.
1992
as Becky Metcalf
1996
as Susan Barnes
1993
as Josephine Marcus
1995
as Jill
2008
as Amish Martha
1998
as Mrs. Beal
1992
as Marianne Jost
1993
as Andrea Beaumont / Chimera (voice)
1998
as Dr. Ashley
2010
as Patricia Leary
2010
as Annie
1997
as Lois Lane (voice)
1988
as Jenny
2004
as Nathalie Johnson
1994
as Lisa Emerson
2010
as Margaret Rosenblatt (voice)
2006
as Lois Lane (voice)
2002
as Martha
1998
as Rose Cleardon Abbott
2000
as Anthea Farrow-Smith
2012
as Eileen
2009
as Anne
2002
as Karen Bennett
2012
as Lydia Vecchio
1993
as Lt. Dena Donato
2013
as Lois Lane (voice)
2003
as Margaret
2003
as Britt Calhoun
1986
as Moya Trevor
2023
1985
as Susan McCall
1999
as Sally Rawlings
2022
as Dee
2001
as Alexandra Cooper
1988
as Gelina
1988
as Anne Briscoe
1986
as Sister Ana
1996
as Hope Altman
1990
as Jane Goodrich
1994
as Betsy Corcoran
1984
as Jeannie
1996
as Lois Lane (voice)
1986
as Nora
1990
as Doctor
1984
as Laura Shaper
1988
as Colleen McMurphy
2024
as Nicole
1999
as Clare Miller
2017
as Wendy (Allison's Mom)
1995
as Margaret Sanger
1998
as Johtje Vos
1998
as Herself - Actress
2006
as Self
2009
as Self
1981
as Saleswoman in Record Store
2009
as Self
2001
as Executive Producer
2003
as Co-Executive Producer
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