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Dana Delany

Milestones

  • Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
  • Birthday: March 13, 1956
  • 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

  • 2000

    Joined cast of the Pulitzer-winning Off-Broadway play "Dinner With Friends"

  • 1999

    Had lead in the small screen remake of "Resurrection"; played a woman who develops healing powers after surviving an automobile accident

  • 1998

    Played opposite Martin Donovan in the Showtime original drama "Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples"

  • 1997

    Starred in the CBS miniseries "True Women"

  • 1996

    Appeared in "Fly Away Home"

  • 1996

    Starred in the ABC TV-movie "For Hope", playing a schoolteacher stricken with schleroderma

  • 1996

    Voiced the character of Lois Lane on the animated series "Superman" (The WB)

  • 1995

    Portrayed birth control advocate Margaret Sanger in the Lifetime TV biopic "Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story"

  • 1995

    Returned to Broadway as co-star of the short-lived "Translations"

  • 1994

    Played first leading role in a feature, cast as a leather-clad dominatrix in the comedy-drama "Exit to Eden"

  • 1993

    Cast as actress Josephine Marcus in the feature Western "Tombstone"

  • 1993

    Had featured role as James Belushi's wife in the ABC miniseries "Wild Palms"

  • 1992

    Returned to feature films after a four-year absence to play prominent supporting roles in "Housesitter" and Schrader's "Light Sleeper"

  • 1988 to 1991

    Breakthrough TV role as Nurse Coleen McMurphy on the ABC drama "China Beach"; won two Emmy Awards for the role

  • 1988

    First film with Paul Schrader, "Patty Hearst"

  • 1987

    TV series debut in NBC's "Sweet Surrender"

  • 1984

    Primetime TV debut in the busted NBC pilot "The Streets"

  • 1981

    Briefly acted on the CBS daytime serial "As the World Turns"

  • 1981

    Feature debut, small role in "The Fan", starring Lauren Bacall

  • 1980

    Performed in the Broadway play "A Life"

  • 1979 to 1980

    Appeared in the CBS soap opera "Love of Life"

  • After college, moved to NYC to pursue an acting career

  • Appeared in the Off-Broadway and L.A. stagings of "Bloodmoon" by Nicholas Kazan

  • Began appearing in TV commercials

  • Raised in Stamford, Connecticut

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