Personal Info
Birth date
1956-03-13 (69 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Dana Welles Delany
دانا دلینی
Dana Delany
Biography
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.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.Tulsa King
8.3
Overview:
Just after he is released from prison after 25 years, New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi is unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a “crew” from a group of unlikely characters, to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet.Castle
8
Overview:
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.Desperate Housewives
7.921
Overview:
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.Cheers
7.562
Overview:
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.Magnum, P.I.
7.3
Overview:
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Boston Legal
7.892
Overview:
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.The View
4.298
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Bull
7.071
Overview:
Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial consulting firm.LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.5
Overview:
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.Battlestar Galactica
8.211
Overview:
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.Batman: The Brave and the Bold
7.6
Overview:
The Caped Crusader is teamed up with Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Aquaman and countless others in his quest to uphold justice.Superman: The Animated Series
7.6
Overview:
Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily Planet Superman works with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.Moonlighting
7.516
Overview:
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.Intimate Portrait
4.5
Overview:
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.The Batman
8
Overview:
A young billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious vigilante, The Batman.Justice League Unlimited
8.27
Overview:
The galaxy's most powerful superheroes return to battle the allied villains and criminal plots that endanger the universe.Body of Proof
6.9
Overview:
Dr. Megan Hunt was in a class of her own, a brilliant neurosurgeon at the top of her game. But her world is turned upside down when a devastating car accident puts an end to her time in the operating room. Megan resumes her career as a medical examiner, determined to solve the puzzle of who or what killed the victims.thirtysomething
6.3
Overview:
Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.Stars in the House
NYR
Overview:
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created Stars in the House, a daily live streamed series to support The Actors Fund and its services.Mayans M.C.
8
Overview:
Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.Duckman
7.2
Overview:
Together with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective amazingly manages to solve crimes and be a single parent to his hilariously dysfunctional sons at the same time.The Larry Sanders Show
7.7
Overview:
Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.Family Law
8.2
Overview:
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.Fallen Angels
5.9
Overview:
A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.China Beach
7.4
Overview:
Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled with wounded soldiers and one very lovely but damaged Army Nurse Colleen McMurphy. Many heroes, dead and alive, try to make sense of life and death in between bourbon, bullets and battles.Acting
2024The Union as Nicole
2023Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight as Self
2022Tulsa King (29 Episodes) as Margaret Devereaux
2022Troy as Dee
2020Stars in the House (2 Episodes) as Self
2019The Code (12 Episodes) as Colonel Eisa Turnbull
2019The Other Two (1 Episode) as Emily Overruled
2018Mayans M.C. (4 Episodes) as Patricia Devlin
2017Literally, Right Before Aaron as Wendy (Allison's Mom)
2016Bull (1 Episode) as Assistant US Attorney Sylvia Banner
2014Hand of God (20 Episodes) as Crystal Harris
2013Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Lois Lane (voice)
2012Freelancers as Lydia Vecchio
2012Drunkboat as Eileen
2011Body of Proof (42 Episodes) as Dr. Megan Hunt
2010Firebreather as Margaret Rosenblatt (voice)
2010Camp Hell as Patricia Leary
2010Multiple Sarcasms as Annie
2009A Beautiful Life as Anne
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2009PoliWood as Self
2009Annul Victory as Self
2009Castle (2 Episodes) as Jordan Shaw
2008Batman: The Brave and the Bold (1 Episode) as Vilsi Vaylar (voice)
2008Route 30 as Amish Martha
2006James Ellroy: American Dog as Self
2006Kidnapped (13 Episodes) as Ellie Cain
2006Superman: Brainiac Attacks as Lois Lane (voice)
2005Related (2 Episodes) as Francesca Sorelli
2005Kojak (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Battlestar Galactica (1 Episode) as Sesha Abinell
2004Boston Legal (1 Episode) as Samantha Fleming
2004Desperate Housewives (65 Episodes) as Katherine Mayfair
2004The Batman (2 Episodes) as Lois Lane (voice)
2004Justice League Unlimited (1, 3 Episode) as Loana (voice), Lois Lane (voice)
2004Baby for Sale as Nathalie Johnson
2004The L Word (1 Episode) as Senator Barbara Grisham
2003A Time to Remember as Britt Calhoun
2003Spin as Margaret
2002Conviction as Martha
2002Presidio Med (16 Episodes) as Dr. Rae Brennan
2002Mother Ghost as Karen Bennett
2001Justice League (2, 1 Episode) as Lois Lane (voice), Lois Lane / Maggie Sawyer (voice)
2001Pasadena (13 Episodes) as Catherine McAllister
2001Final Jeopardy as Alexandra Cooper
2000The Right Temptation as Anthea Farrow-Smith
1999Sirens as Sally Rawlings
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Carolyn Spencer
1999Family Law (1 Episode) as Mary Sullivan
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1999Resurrection as Clare Miller
1998Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples as Johtje Vos
1998Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu as Herself - Actress
1998The Patron Saint of Liars as Rose Cleardon Abbott
1998Wide Awake as Mrs. Beal
1998The Curve as Dr. Ashley
1997The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest as Lois Lane (voice)
1997The View (2 Episodes) as Self
1997True Women (2 Episodes) as Sarah McClure
1996For Hope as Hope Altman
1996Wing Commander Academy (13 Episodes) as Gwen 'Archer' Bowman
1996Fly Away Home as Susan Barnes
1996Superman: The Last Son of Krypton as Lois Lane (voice)
1996Superman: The Animated Series (54 Episodes) as Lois Lane (voice)
1995Live Nude Girls as Jill
1995Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story as Margaret Sanger
1994Exit to Eden as Lisa Emerson
1994The Enemy Within as Betsy Corcoran
1994Duckman (1 Episode) as Dr. Susan Fox (voice)
1993Tombstone as Josephine Marcus
1993Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as Andrea Beaumont / Chimera (voice)
1993Intimate Portrait (1 Episode) as Self
1993Donato and Daughter as Lt. Dena Donato
1993Fallen Angels (1 Episode) as Helen Fiske
1993Wild Palms (5 Episodes) as Grace Wyckoff
1992Light Sleeper as Marianne Jost
1992The Larry Sanders Show (3 Episodes) as Dana Delany
1992Housesitter as Becky Metcalf
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1990A Promise to Keep as Jane Goodrich
1990The Earth Day Special as Doctor
1988Patty Hearst as Gelina
1988Moon Over Parador as Jenny
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (3 Episodes) as Self
1988China Beach: Pilot as Colleen McMurphy
1988China Beach (64 Episodes) as Colleen McMurphy
1988Masquerade as Anne Briscoe
1987thirtysomething (1 Episode) as Unknown
1987Sweet Surrender (6 Episodes) as Georgia Holden
1986Where the River Runs Black as Sister Ana
1986Liberty as Moya Trevor
1986A Winner Never Quits as Nora
1985Almost You as Susan McCall
1985Moonlighting (1 Episode) as Jillian Armstrong
1984Threesome as Laura Shaper
1984The Streets as Jeannie
1982Cheers (1 Episode) as Susan Metheny
1981The Fan as Saleswoman in Record Store
1980Magnum, P.I. (3 Episodes) as Cynthia Farrell
1951Love of Life (219 Episodes) as Amy Russell
1944Golden Globe Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Host / Nominee