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Biography

Dana Welles Delany was born on March 13, 1956, in New York City and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. Dana knew early in life that she wanted to be an actress. Following graduation from Wesleyan University, this tall (5'7") beauty moved to New York and developed her skills working in daytime television and theater. Dana starred in the Broadway show "A Life, " and received critical acclaim in a number of off-Broadway productions as well. Her role in Nicholas Kazan's controversial "Bloodmoon" in New York led her to Hollywood. Dana acted in a number of TV series, working steadily until she would get her own starring vehicle. That happened in 1988, when Dana became identified with Army nurse Colleen McMurphy in ABC TV's critically-acclaimed series "China Beach, " the role earning her 3 Emmy nominations and 2 Emmy Awards as Best Actress. Dana moved onto movies, and eventually started getting starring roles in films, such as in "Exit to Eden" (1994). With over a dozen TV and movie projects within the last few years, Dana is one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood.

Filmography

"Presidio Med" (2002) TV Series .... Dr. Rae Brennan
Conviction (2002) (TV) .... Martha
Mother Ghost (2002) .... Karen Bennett
"Pasadena" (2001) TV Series .... Catherine McAllister
Final Jeopardy (2001) (TV) .... Alexandra Cooper
Right Temptation, The (2000) .... Anthea Farrow-Smith

Outfitters, The (1999) .... Cat Fonifam
"Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story" (1999) (mini) TV Series .... Elaine Gunn
Sirens (1999) (TV) .... Sally Rawlings
Resurrection (1999/II) (TV) .... Clare Miller
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998) .... Interviewee
Batman/Superman Movie, The (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Lois Lane
... aka Batman/Superman Adventures: World's Finest (1998) (TV) (USA)
Patron Saint of Liars, The (1998) (TV) .... Rose Cleardon
Wide Awake (1998) .... Mrs. Beal
Curve, The (1998) .... Dr. Ashley
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1997) (TV) .... Johte Vos (segment "Aart and Johtje Vos")
"New Batman/Superman Adventures, The" (1997) TV Series (voice) .... Lois Lane
True Women (1997) (TV) .... Sarah McClure
Jungle Book, The (1996) .... Bagheera (the Panther)
... aka Adventures of Mowgli (1996) (USA)
... aka Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1996)
For Hope (1996) (TV) .... Hope
"Wing Commander Academy" (1996) TV Series (voice) .... Gwen 'Archer' Bowman
"Superman" (1996) TV Series (voice) .... Lois Lane
... aka "Superman: The Animated Series" (1996) (USA: informal alternative title)
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996) (TV) (voice) .... Lois Lane
Fly Away Home (1996) .... Susan Barnes
... aka Father Goose (1996)
... aka Flying Wild (1996)
Live Nude Girls (1995) .... Jill
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995) (TV) .... Margaret Sanger
Exit to Eden (1994) .... Lisa Emerson
Texan (1994) (TV) .... Anne Williams
Enemy Within, The (1994) (TV) .... Betsy Corcoran
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) (voice) .... Andrea 'Andi' Beaumont/The Phantasm
... aka Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: The Animated Movie (1993) (USA: promotional title)
... aka Batman: The Animated Movie (1993)
Tombstone (1993) .... Josephine Marcus
Donato and Daughter (1993) (TV) .... Lieutenant Dena Donato
... aka Dead to Rights (1993) (TV)
... aka Under Threat (1993) (TV) (UK)
"Wild Palms" (1993) (mini) TV Series .... Grace Wyckoff
HouseSitter (1992) .... Becky
Light Sleeper (1991) .... Marianne Joseph
Promise to Keep, A (1990) (TV) .... Jane

Patty Hearst (1988) .... Gelina
... aka Patty (1988)
Moon Over Parador (1988) .... Jenny, Movie Actress
"China Beach" (1988) TV Series .... Lieutenant Colleen McMurphy
China Beach (1988) (TV) .... Lieutenant Nurse Colleen McMurphy
Masquerade (1988) .... Anne Briscoe
"Sweet Surrender" (1987) TV Series .... Georgia Holden
Where the River Runs Black (1986) .... Sister Ana
Liberty (1986) (TV) .... Moya Trevor
Winner Never Quits, A (1986) (TV) .... Nora
Almost You (1984) .... Susan McCall
Threesome (1984) (TV) .... Laura Shaper
Fan, The (1981) .... Saleswoman in Record Store
"As the World Turns" (1956) TV Series .... Hayley Wilson Hollister (1981)

"Love of Life" (1951) TV Series .... Amy Russell (1979-1980)