Actor profile

Dana Delany

13th March 1956 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

56 Movies 54 TV Shows 1 In Production 115 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Union poster

The Union 15th August 2024 as Nicole

Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight poster

Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight 12th September 2023 as Self

Troy poster

Troy 10th June 2022 as Dee

Literally, Right Before Aaron poster

Literally, Right Before Aaron 22nd April 2017 as Wendy (Allison's Mom)

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox poster

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox 30th July 2013 as Lois Lane (voice)

Freelancers poster

Freelancers 10th August 2012 as Lydia Vecchio

Drunkboat poster

Drunkboat 13th July 2012 as Eileen

Firebreather poster

Firebreather 24th November 2010 as Margaret Rosenblatt (voice)

Camp Hell poster

Camp Hell 13th August 2010 as Patricia Leary

Multiple Sarcasms poster

Multiple Sarcasms 7th May 2010 as Annie

A Beautiful Life poster

A Beautiful Life 2nd October 2009 as Anne

PoliWood poster

PoliWood 3rd July 2009 as Self

Annul Victory poster

Annul Victory 2nd May 2009 as Self

Route 30 poster

Route 30 19th July 2008 as Amish Martha

James Ellroy: American Dog poster

James Ellroy: American Dog 10th November 2006 as Self

Superman: Brainiac Attacks poster

Superman: Brainiac Attacks 20th June 2006 as Lois Lane (voice)

Getting to Know You poster

Getting to Know You 10th January 2005 as Marla

Baby for Sale poster

Baby for Sale 12th July 2004 as Nathalie Johnson

A Time to Remember poster

A Time to Remember 23rd November 2003 as Britt Calhoun

Spin poster

Spin 23rd October 2003 as Margaret

Conviction poster

Conviction 29th September 2002 as Martha

Mother Ghost poster

Mother Ghost 8th August 2002 as Karen Bennett

The Making of 'Tombstone' poster

The Making of 'Tombstone' 1st January 2002 as Self

The Right Temptation poster

The Right Temptation 19th August 2000 as Anthea Farrow-Smith

Sirens poster

Sirens 26th September 1999 as Sally Rawlings

Resurrection poster

Resurrection 15th March 1999 as Clare Miller

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples poster

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples 10th May 1998 as Johtje Vos

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu poster

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu 5th May 1998 as Herself - Actress

The Patron Saint of Liars poster

The Patron Saint of Liars 5th April 1998 as Rose Cleardon Abbott

Wide Awake poster

Wide Awake 20th March 1998 as Mrs. Beal

The Curve poster

The Curve 24th January 1998 as Dr. Ashley

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest poster

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest 4th October 1997 as Lois Lane (voice)

For Hope poster

For Hope 17th November 1996 as Hope Altman

Fly Away Home poster

Fly Away Home 13th September 1996 as Susan Barnes

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton poster

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton 10th September 1996 as Lois Lane (voice)

Live Nude Girls poster

Live Nude Girls 8th December 1995 as Jill

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story poster

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story 8th March 1995 as Margaret Sanger

Exit to Eden poster

Exit to Eden 14th October 1994 as Lisa Emerson

The Enemy Within poster

The Enemy Within 24th August 1994 as Betsy Corcoran

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm poster

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 25th December 1993 as Andrea Beaumont (voice)

Tombstone poster

Tombstone 25th December 1993 as Josephine

Donato and Daughter poster

Donato and Daughter 21st September 1993 as Lt. Dena Donato

Light Sleeper poster

Light Sleeper 21st August 1992 as Marianne Jost

Housesitter poster

Housesitter 12th June 1992 as Becky Metcalf

A Promise to Keep poster

A Promise to Keep 1st October 1990 as Jane Goodrich

The Earth Day Special poster

The Earth Day Special 22nd April 1990 as Doctor

Patty Hearst poster

Patty Hearst 23rd September 1988 as Gelina

Moon Over Parador poster

Moon Over Parador 9th September 1988 as Jenny

China Beach: Pilot poster

China Beach: Pilot 26th April 1988 as Colleen McMurphy

Masquerade poster

Masquerade 11th March 1988 as Anne Briscoe

Where the River Runs Black poster

Where the River Runs Black 19th September 1986 as Sister Ana

Liberty poster

Liberty 23rd June 1986 as Moya Trevor

A Winner Never Quits poster

A Winner Never Quits 13th April 1986 as Nora

Almost You poster

Almost You 29th March 1985 as Susan McCall

Threesome poster

Threesome 14th September 1984 as Laura Shaper

The Fan poster

The Fan 15th May 1981 as Saleswoman in Record Store

Tulsa King poster

Tulsa King 13th November 2022 as Margaret Devereaux

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

The Code poster

The Code 9th April 2019 as Colonel Eisa Turnbull

The Other Two poster

The Other Two 24th January 2019 as Emily Overruled

Mayans M.C. poster

Mayans M.C. 4th September 2018 as Patricia Devlin

Bull poster

Bull 20th September 2016 as Assistant US Attorney Sylvia Banner

Hand of God poster

Hand of God 28th August 2014 as Crystal Harris

Steve Harvey poster

Steve Harvey 4th September 2012 as Self

Body of Proof poster

Body of Proof 29th March 2011 as Dr. Megan Hunt

The Talk poster

The Talk 18th October 2010 as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien poster

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 1st June 2009 as Self - Jeopardy Contestant

Castle poster

Castle 9th March 2009 as Jordan Shaw

Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster

Batman: The Brave and the Bold 14th November 2008 as Vilsi Vaylar (voice)

Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped 20th September 2006 as Ellie Cain

Related poster

Related 5th October 2005 as Francesca Sorelli

Kojak poster

Kojak 25th March 2005

Battlestar Galactica poster

Battlestar Galactica 18th October 2004 as Sesha Abinell

Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal 3rd October 2004 as Samantha Fleming

Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives 3rd October 2004 as Katherine Mayfair

The Batman poster

The Batman 11th September 2004 as Lois Lane (voice)

Justice League Unlimited poster

Justice League Unlimited 31st July 2004 as Loana (voice)

Justice League Unlimited poster

Justice League Unlimited 31st July 2004 as Lois Lane (voice)

The L Word poster

The L Word 18th January 2004 as Senator Barbara Grisham

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

Presidio Med poster

Presidio Med 24th September 2002 as Dr. Rae Brennan

Justice League poster

Justice League 17th November 2001 as Lois Lane (voice)

Justice League poster

Justice League 17th November 2001 as Lois Lane / Maggie Sawyer (voice)

Pasadena poster

Pasadena 28th September 2001 as Catherine McAllister

Family Law poster

Family Law 20th September 1999 as Mary Sullivan

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Carolyn Spencer

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 30th March 1999 as Self - Guest

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

True Women poster

True Women 18th May 1997 as Sarah McClure

Wing Commander Academy poster

Wing Commander Academy 21st September 1996 as Gwen 'Archer' Bowman (voice)

Superman: The Animated Series poster

Superman: The Animated Series 6th September 1996 as Lois Lane (voice)

Duckman poster

Duckman 5th March 1994 as Dr. Susan Fox (voice)

Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait 14th November 1993 as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman 30th August 1993 as Self - Guest

Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels 1st August 1993 as Helen Fiske

Wild Palms poster

Wild Palms 16th May 1993 as Grace Wyckoff

The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show 15th August 1992 as Dana Delany

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992 as Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self

China Beach poster

China Beach 26th April 1988 as Colleen McMurphy

thirtysomething poster

thirtysomething 29th September 1987

Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting 3rd March 1985 as Jillian Armstrong

Cheers poster

Cheers 30th September 1982 as Susan Metheny

Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman 1st February 1982 as Self - Guest

Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I. 11th December 1980 as Cynthia Farrell

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Host / Nominee

The Basics of Philosophy poster

Coming soon

The Basics of Philosophy 4th September 2026 as Gloria