Dana Delany

ActorProductionProducer Mar 13 (age 70) New York City, New York, USA 1980–2024 (44 year career)

6.2 avg rating

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 f…

Known For

Film

Tulsa King

Margaret Devereaux

Film

Desperate Housewives

Katherine Mayfair

Film

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Lois Lane (voice)

Film

Tombstone

Josephine

Film

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Andrea Beaumont / Chimera (voice)

Film

Superman: The Animated Series

Lois Lane (voice)

Film

Fly Away Home

Susan Barnes

Film

The Union

Nicole

Filmography

Acting (111)

Movies (59)

The Union

2024

as Nicole

6.1

Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight

as Self

Troy

as Dee

Literally, Right Before Aaron

2017

as Wendy (Allison's Mom)

4.8

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

as Lois Lane (voice)

Freelancers

as Lydia Vecchio

Drunkboat

as Eileen

Camp Hell

as Patricia Leary

Firebreather

as Margaret Rosenblatt (voice)

Multiple Sarcasms

as Annie

PoliWood

as Self

A Beautiful Life

as Anne

Annul Victory

as Self

Route 30

2008

as Amish Martha

4.1

Superman: Brainiac Attacks

2006

as Lois Lane (voice)

6.1

James Ellroy: American Dog

as Self

Getting to Know You

as Marla

Baby for Sale

as Nathalie Johnson

Spin

as Margaret

A Time to Remember

as Britt Calhoun

Conviction

as Martha

Mother Ghost

as Karen Bennett

The Making of 'Tombstone'

2002

as Self

Final Jeopardy

2001

as Alexandra Cooper

The Right Temptation

2000

as Anthea Farrow-Smith

Resurrection

as Clare Miller

Sirens

as Sally Rawlings

Wide Awake

as Mrs. Beal

The Curve

as Dr. Ashley

The Patron Saint of Liars

1998

as Rose Cleardon Abbott

4.7

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples

1998

as Johtje Vos

1.0

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998

as Herself - Actress

7.3

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

as Lois Lane (voice)

Fly Away Home

as Susan Barnes

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

as Lois Lane (voice)

For Hope

as Hope Altman

Live Nude Girls

as Jill

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

as Margaret Sanger

Exit to Eden

as Lisa Emerson

The Enemy Within

as Betsy Corcoran

Tombstone

as Josephine

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

1993

as Andrea Beaumont / Chimera (voice)

Donato and Daughter

as Lt. Dena Donato

Housesitter

as Becky Metcalf

Light Sleeper

as Marianne Jost

The Earth Day Special

as Doctor

A Promise to Keep

as Jane Goodrich

China Beach: Pilot

as Colleen McMurphy

Patty Hearst

as Gelina

Masquerade

as Anne Briscoe

Moon Over Parador

as Jenny

Liberty

as Moya Trevor

Where the River Runs Black

as Sister Ana

A Winner Never Quits

as Nora

Almost You

as Susan McCall

Threesome

as Laura Shaper

The Streets

1984

as Jeannie

The Fan

1981

as Saleswoman in Record Store

5.8

The Basics of Philosophy

as Gloria

Television (52)

Tulsa King

2022

as Margaret Devereaux

8.3

Stars in the House

2020

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

The Other Two

as Emily Overruled

The Code

as Colonel Eisa Turnbull

Mayans M.C.

as Patricia Devlin

Bull

as Assistant US Attorney Sylvia Banner

Hand of God

as Crystal Harris

Body of Proof

as Dr. Megan Hunt

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Castle

as Jordan Shaw

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009

as Self - Jeopardy Contestant

7.0

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008

as Vilsi Vaylar (voice)

Kidnapped

as Ellie Cain

as Francesca Sorelli

Kojak

Desperate Housewives

as Katherine Mayfair

Desperate Housewives

as Katherine Mayfair

Boston Legal

as Samantha Fleming

Battlestar Galactica

as Sesha Abinell

The L Word

as Senator Barbara Grisham

7.6

Justice League Unlimited

as Loana (voice)

The Batman

as Lois Lane (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Presidio Med

as Dr. Rae Brennan

Justice League

as Lois Lane (voice)

Pasadena

as Catherine McAllister

5.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Carolyn Spencer

7.9

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

Family Law

as Mary Sullivan

The View

as Self

True Women

as Sarah McClure

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

as Lois Lane (voice)

7.6

Wing Commander Academy

1996

as Gwen 'Archer' Bowman

7.4

Duckman

1994

as Dr. Susan Fox (voice)

7.1

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

as Self - Guest

6.4

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Fallen Angels

as Helen Fiske

Wild Palms

as Grace Wyckoff

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

The Larry Sanders Show

1992

as Dana Delany

7.7

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

China Beach

as Colleen McMurphy

thirtysomething

Sweet Surrender

as Georgia Holden

Moonlighting

as Jillian Armstrong

Cheers

as Susan Metheny

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

Magnum, P.I.

as Cynthia Farrell

Love of Life

as Amy Russell

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Host / Nominee

7.2

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Open House

2003

Co-Executive Producer

3.0

Final Jeopardy

2001

Executive Producer