Dana Delany

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Birthday: March 13, 1956

This attractive and engaging talent became a TV star as the Vietnam nurse Colleen McMurphy in the acclaimed ABC series "China Beach" (1988-91). Dana Delany is the granddaughter of the inventor of the Delany toilet-flush valve and was raised in upper-middle-class Stamford, Connecticut. After attending prep school, she graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in drama and headed to NYC where she soon found work in TV commercials and on daytime serials ("Love of Life” and "As the World Turns"). Her first real bre…more

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Actor

Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delany
For Hope
Hope Robbins
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples
Johtje Vos
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples
Johtje Vos
Final Jeopardy
Alexandra Coop Cooper

Producer

Final Jeopardy
Co-Executive Producer
Open House
Co-Executive Producer

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Career Milestones

2006
Guest-starred on an episode of "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci Fi)
2004
Appeared on an episode of ABC's freshman drama "Boston Legal" as a friend of Alan Shore (James Spader)
2004
Cast in Lifetime's "Baby for Sale"
2002
Co-Starred in the CBS drama series "Presidio Med," which also co-starred Blythe Danner
2001
Made guest appearance on the CBS drama "Family Law"; received Emmy nomination