Dana Delany
Acting • Born 1956-03-13
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
112 credits
Housesitter
Movie • 1992
Becky Metcalf
Fly Away Home
Movie • 1996
Susan Barnes
Tombstone
Movie • 1993
Josephine
Live Nude Girls
Movie • 1995
Jill
Route 30
Movie • 2008
Amish Martha
Wide Awake
Movie • 1998
Mrs. Beal
Light Sleeper
Movie • 1992
Marianne Jost
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Movie • 1993
Andrea Beaumont / Chimera (voice)
The Curve
Movie • 1998
Dr. Ashley
Camp Hell
Movie • 2010
Patricia Leary
Multiple Sarcasms
Movie • 2010
Annie
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
Movie • 1997
Lois Lane (voice)
Moon Over Parador
Movie • 1988
Jenny
Baby for Sale
Movie • 2004
Nathalie Johnson
Exit to Eden
Movie • 1994
Lisa Emerson
Firebreather
Movie • 2010
Margaret Rosenblatt (voice)
Superman: Brainiac Attacks
Movie • 2006
Lois Lane (voice)
Conviction
Movie • 2002
Martha
The Patron Saint of Liars
Movie • 1998
Rose Cleardon Abbott
The Right Temptation
Movie • 2000
Anthea Farrow-Smith
Drunkboat
Movie • 2012
Eileen
A Beautiful Life
Movie • 2009
Anne
Mother Ghost
Movie • 2002
Karen Bennett
Freelancers
Movie • 2012
Lydia Vecchio
Donato and Daughter
Movie • 1993
Lt. Dena Donato
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Movie • 2013
Lois Lane (voice)
Spin
Movie • 2003
Margaret
A Time to Remember
Movie • 2003
Britt Calhoun
Liberty
Movie • 1986
Moya Trevor
Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight
Movie • 2023
Self
Almost You
Movie • 1985
Susan McCall
Sirens
Movie • 1999
Sally Rawlings
Troy
Movie • 2022
Dee
Final Jeopardy
Movie • 2001
Alexandra Cooper
Patty Hearst
Movie • 1988
Gelina
Masquerade
Movie • 1988
Anne Briscoe
Where the River Runs Black
Movie • 1986
Sister Ana
For Hope
Movie • 1996
Hope Altman
A Promise to Keep
Movie • 1990
Jane Goodrich
The Enemy Within
Movie • 1994
Betsy Corcoran
The Streets
Movie • 1984
Jeannie
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
Movie • 1996
Lois Lane (voice)
A Winner Never Quits
Movie • 1986
Nora
The Earth Day Special
Movie • 1990
Doctor
Threesome
Movie • 1984
Laura Shaper
China Beach: Pilot
Movie • 1988
Colleen McMurphy
The Union
Movie • 2024
Nicole
Resurrection
Movie • 1999
Clare Miller
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Movie • 2017
Wendy (Allison's Mom)
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
Movie • 1995
Margaret Sanger
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
Movie • 1998
Johtje Vos
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Movie • 1998
Herself - Actress
James Ellroy: American Dog
Movie • 2006
Self
Annul Victory
Movie • 2009
Self
The Fan
Movie • 1981
Saleswoman in Record Store
PoliWood
Movie • 2009
Self
Getting to Know You
Movie • 2005
Marla
The Basics of Philosophy
Movie
Gloria
The Making of 'Tombstone'
Movie • 2002
Self
Presidio Med
TV • 2002
Dr. Rae Brennan
Magnum, P.I.
TV • 1980
Cynthia Farrell
Pasadena
TV • 2001
Catherine McAllister
Duckman
TV • 1994
Dr. Susan Fox (voice)
Castle
TV • 2009
Jordan Shaw
Kidnapped
TV • 2006
Ellie Cain
thirtysomething
TV • 1987
The Batman
TV • 2004
Lois Lane (voice)
China Beach
TV • 1988
Colleen McMurphy
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Dana Delany
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
Battlestar Galactica
TV • 2004
Sesha Abinell
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Moonlighting
TV • 1985
Jillian Armstrong
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Carolyn Spencer
Wild Palms
TV • 1993
Grace Wyckoff
Related
TV • 2005
Francesca Sorelli
Love of Life
TV • 1951
Amy Russell
The L Word
TV • 2004
Senator Barbara Grisham
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Lois Lane (voice)
Wing Commander Academy
TV • 1996
Gwen 'Archer' Bowman
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Samantha Fleming
Family Law
TV • 1999
Mary Sullivan
Kojak
TV • 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV • 1999
Self - Guest
Body of Proof
TV • 2011
Dr. Megan Hunt
Sweet Surrender
TV • 1987
Georgia Holden
Justice League
TV • 2001
Lois Lane (voice)
Justice League
TV • 2001
Lois Lane / Maggie Sawyer (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Loana (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Lois Lane (voice)
Hand of God
TV • 2014
Crystal Harris
The Other Two
TV • 2019
Emily Overruled
Mayans M.C.
TV • 2018
Patricia Devlin
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self
Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Katherine Mayfair
Bull
TV • 2016
Assistant US Attorney Sylvia Banner
True Women
TV • 1997
Sarah McClure
Tulsa King
TV • 2022
Margaret Devereaux
The Code
TV • 2019
Colonel Eisa Turnbull
Fallen Angels
TV • 1993
Helen Fiske
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Cheers
TV • 1982
Susan Metheny
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV • 2008
Vilsi Vaylar (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Host / Nominee
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Late Night with David Letterman
TV • 1982
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV • 2009
Self - Jeopardy Contestant
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest