Dana Delany

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dana Delany
Occupation	TV Actress
Date Of Birth	Mar 13, 1956(1956-03-13)
Age	68
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Pisces

Dana Delany Biography

Dana Delany is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on March 13, 1956 in New York, United States. Actress who has won numerous Emmy Awards for portraying army nurse Colleen McMurphy on China Beach. The year 2009 was the time she was awarded the Prism Award in recognition of her role as a nurse on Desperate Housewives. Later, she began appearing on The Code on CBS. The Code in 2019.

She appeared on Body of Proof with She starred on Body of Proof with Jeri Ryan..

After growing up in Stamford, Connecticut, she attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, for her senior year and was a member of the school’s first co-educational class, which included jazz composer Bill Cunliffe, software executive Peter Currie, artist Julian Hatton, poet Karl Kirchwey, writer Nate Lee, editor Sara Nelson, restaurateur Priscilla Martel sculptor Gar Waterman, and acted in one scene with future magazine publisher Sloane Citron. Then-senior Delany wrote an op-ed in 1974 about her experience of being a one-year student during the school’s first year of co-education. “Andover was the best time of my life,” she recalled. She played the lead role of Nellie Forbush in the school’s spring musical production of South Pacific opposite Peter Kapetan as Emile. She commented: “It was just a little awkward to be Nellie at first because she hesitates to marry Emile since he had once lived with a Polynesian woman – I don’t agree with her reasoning so that made things a bit hard at the beginning.” She appeared in a student video directed by classmate Jonathan Meath in a film class taught by Steve Marx. She graduated in 1974 with the academic honor of nomination to the school chapter of the Cum Laude Society, awarded that year to 80 out of 378 graduating seniors.

She majored in theater at Wesleyan University, where (among other productions) she appeared in one of the first performances of María Irene Fornés feminist play Fefu and Her Friends. Delany also worked summer stock productions during vacations before graduating in 1978. Later, in an interview, she reported that she sometimes had eating disorders during this time of her life. She said: “I binged… I starved … I was one step from anorexia – a piece of toast and an apple would be all I would eat in a day.”

There is a younger brother called Sean and a sister called Corey.

Dana Delany Net Worth

Dana Delany is one of the richest TV Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dana Delany 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her first performance as an actor was in the high school theater show South Pacific.

She was ranked as #9 on the People Magazine’s listing of fifty Most Beautiful People in the World.

Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress, producer, and activist. 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 twice 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).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Dana Delany height 5 ft 6 in Dana weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Dana Delany Dating?

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In 1991, Dana Delany was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In the years following China Beach, Delany worked steadily in television, movies and theater. In addition, she established herself as a significant voice talent.

Facts & Trivia

Dana Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dana Delany celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.

In 1995, Delany appeared in the Broadway show Translations and in May 1997, Delany returned to her alma mater Phillips Academy to work with theater students as an artist-in-residence. She appeared in TV movies such as True Women (1997) and Resurrection (1999).

What is Dana Delany famous for?

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 could get her own starring vehicle.

What movies has Dana Delaney been in?

Appears in

How old is Dana Delany?

66 years (March 13, 1956)

Who played Cynthia on Magnum PI?

Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress who guest starred as Cynthia Farrell in episode “L.A.” and “Out of Sync” from the original 1980 series Magnum, P.I..

Why did Body of Proof end?

“Body of Proof’s” first season did well in the ratings, but was only nine episodes. Season 2 saw a full episode order, but the ratings dropped drastically and “Body of Proof” narrowly avoided cancellation.