Dana Delany
Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama China Beach (1988–1991), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1989 and 1992. She received further recognition for her appearances in the films Light Sleeper (1992), Tombstone (1993), Exit to Eden (1994), The Margaret Sanger Story (1995), Fly Away Home (1996), True Women (1997), and Wide Awake (1998). Delany also provided the voice of Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.
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| Full name at birth | Dana Welles Delany
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Colleen McMurphy in the ABC Vietnam War-based war drama series China Beach, Lois Lane (voice) in the Kids' WB animated series Superman: The Animated Series, Sarah Ashby McClure in the CBS Western drama miniseries True Women, Catherine McAllister in the Fox soap opera drama series Pasadena, Katherine Mayfair in the ABC comedy-drama mystery series Desperate Housewives, Megan Hunt in the ABC crime drama series Body of Proof and Margaret Devereaux in the Paramount+ original crime drama web series Tulsa King
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| Date of birth | 13 March 1956
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| Place of birth | New York City, New York, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, producer, presenter, health activist
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| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Weight | 113 lbs (51 kg)
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| Dress size | 6
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| Shoe size | 8
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| Residence | New York City, New York, USA
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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| University | BA Drama, Wesleyan University (1978)
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- Apart from English, she can speak Gaeilge, which is the traditional language used by Irish people.
- She has the unique distinction of having provided the voice for two superhero girlfriends. She was the voice of Andrea Beaumont in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) and of Lois Lane in Superman (1996).
- She was initially considered for the role of Bree Van de Kamp for the TV show, Desperate Housewives. However, that role went to her friend Marcia Cross after she turned it down and Dana was later signed up for the role of Katherine Mayfair.
- In 2003, she had a minor medical accident when a botox injection hit a nerve in her forehead leading to a bruise and slight damage to muscle in the right eye, which led to slight drooping of the eyelid in that eye.
- She is a big supporter of Planned Parenthood, which is a nonprofit entity that works to impart reproductive health care, including assistance in discreet abortions.
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