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Dana Delany
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March 13, 1956 in New York City, NY
Biography:American actress Dana Delany, a graduate of Phillips Academy and Wesleyan University, began making television appearances in the mid-1980s on such programs as Moonlighting and the movie A Winner Never Quits (1986). In 1988, she was cast as Army nurse Lt. Colleen McMurphy in the Vietnam-era TV drama China Beach, which ran until 1990. In her film appearances (Moon Over Parador [1988], Patty Hearst [1988], Light Sleeper [1992]), Delany has leaned toward characters governed by their neuroses and eccentricities. In 1994, Delany began showing up in publicity photos wearing a skimpy leather dominatrix outfit and brandishing a whip. No, she hadn't switched careers: it was all for a much-touted "bondage" comedy/mystery Exit to Eden (from a novel by Ann Rice). When the film showed less than successful results, Delany immediately recovered with a strong portrayal as birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger (whom she... Full Biography
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Eva Longoria Parker, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Dana Delany attend the Los Angeles special...
Dana Delany and Timothy Hutton in "Kidnapped"
Actress Dana Delany arrives at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine...
Actress Dana Delany arrives at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine...
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