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Biography

Dana Welles Delany was born on March 13, 1956 in New York City to parents of Irish descent and was raised Catholic in Stamford,…more

Born

3/13/1956, New York City, New York

Birth Name

Dana Welles Delany

Gender

Female

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Star (11)

Role
- Body of Proof
  Dr. Megan Hunt
  - S 2: Ep 20 Mind Games
    4/10/12
  - S 2: Ep 19 Going Viral Part II
    4/3/12
  - S 2: Ep 18 Going Viral Part I
    3/27/12
  - S 2: Ep 17 Identity
    3/13/12
  - S 2: Ep 16 Home Invasion
    2/28/12
  - + 24 More Credits
- Desperate Housewives
  Katherine Mayfair
  - S 6: Ep 23 I Guess This is Goodbye (2)
    5/16/10
  - S 6: Ep 22 The Ballad of Booth (1)
    5/9/10
  - S 6: Ep 21 A Little Night Music
    5/2/10
  - S 6: Ep 20 Epiphany
    4/25/10
  - S 6: Ep 19 We All Deserve to Die
    4/18/10
  - + 59 More Credits
- Presidio Med
  Dr. Rae Brennan
  - S 1: Ep 14 Cascading
    1/1/06
  - S 1: Ep 13 Best of Enemies
    1/1/06
  - S 1: Ep 12 Good Question
    1/1/06
  - S 1: Ep 11 Breathless
    1/24/03
  - S 1: Ep 10 With Grace
    1/22/03
  - + 11 More Credits
- Pasadena
  Catherine McAllister
  - S 1: Ep 4 Hostile Environment
    11/2/01
  - S 1: Ep 3 Henry's Secret
    10/26/01
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Rat
    10/5/01
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/28/01
  - S 1: Ep 13 Don't It Always Seem to Go?
  - + 8 More Credits
- Superman: The Animated Series
  Lois Lane
  - S 4: Ep 3 Legacy, Part II
    2/12/00
  - S 4: Ep 2 Legacy
    2/5/00
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Demon Reborn
    9/18/99
  - S 3: Ep 9 A Fish Story
    5/8/99
  - S 3: Ep 8 Superman's Pal
    2/20/99
  - + 39 More Credits
- Wing Commander Academy
  the voice of Gwen "Archer" Bowmen
  - S 1: Ep 13 Glory Of Sivar
    12/21/96
  - S 1: Ep 12 Price Of Victory
    12/14/96
  - S 1: Ep 11 Invisible Enemy
    12/7/96
  - S 1: Ep 10 On Both Your Houses
    11/30/96
  - S 1: Ep 8 Walking Wounded
    11/23/96
  - + 8 More Credits
- Wild Palms
  Grace Wyckoff
- China Beach
  Colleen McMurphy
  - S 4: Ep 17 Hello Goodbye (2)
    7/22/91
  - S 4: Ep 16 Hello Goodbye (1)
    7/22/91
  - S 4: Ep 15 Through and Through
    7/16/91
  - S 4: Ep 14 Rewind
    7/9/91
  - S 4: Ep 13 Quest
    6/25/91
  - + 59 More Credits
- Sweet Surrender
  Georgia Holden
  - S 1: Ep 6 Sexual Diversity in Philadelphia
    7/8/87
  - S 1: Ep 5 I Got Those No Dough, No Justice, Crazy Dog Blues
    5/16/87
  - S 1: Ep 4 High School Confidential
    5/9/87
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Holdens Go To Dinner
    5/2/87
  - S 1: Ep 2 Where There's a Will...
    4/25/87
  - + 1 More Credits
- Kidnapped
  Ellie Cain
  - S 1: Ep 11 Mutiny
  - S 1: Ep 8 Gone Fishing
  - S 1: Ep 7 Front Page
  - S 1: Ep 6 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
  - S 1: Ep 5 Burn, Baby, Burn
    10/28/06
  - + 4 More Credits
- Love of Life
  Amy Russell (1979-1980)
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Justice League Unlimited
  Lois Lane
  - S 4: Ep 12 Divided We Fall
    7/16/05
  - S 4: Ep 9 Question Authority
    6/25/05
  - S 4: Ep 7 Clash
    6/11/05
  - S 2: Ep 11 A Better World (1)
    11/1/03
  - S 2: Ep 6 Only a Dream (2)
    10/11/03
- Superman: The Animated Series
  Lois Lane
Guest Star (40)

Role
- Desperate Housewives
  Katherine Mayfair
  - S 8: Ep 23 Finishing the Hat
    5/13/12
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 24: Ep 21 October 3, 2011
    10/3/11
  - S 23: Ep 132 March 30, 2011
    3/30/11
  - S 22: Ep 44 November 9, 2009
    11/9/09
  - S 21: Ep 14 September 18, 2008
    9/18/08
  - S 20: Ep 56 November 19, 2007
    11/19/07
  - + 1 More Credits
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 2769 Jimmy Kimmel Live 09/26/2011
    9/26/11
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Herself / Guest
  - S 20: Ep 21 Michelle & Dana
    4/12/10
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold
  Vilsi
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Super-Batman of Planet X!
    3/26/10
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 61: Ep 1 The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/20/09
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/14/97
  - S 44: Ep 1 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/30/92
  - S 42: Ep 1 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/16/90
- The Batman
  Lois Lane
  - S 5: Ep 2 The Batman/Superman Story (2)
    9/29/07
  - S 5: Ep 1 The Batman/Superman Story (1)
    9/22/07
- TV Land Confidential
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Locations
    8/1/07
  - S 1: Ep 6 Being Bad Behind the Scenes
    10/19/05
  - S 1: Ep 1 Network Notes
    9/14/05
- Related
  Francesca Sorelli
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Move
    3/20/06
  - S 1: Ep 7 Francesca
    11/14/05
- Battlestar Galactica
  Sesha Abinell
  - S 2: Ep 16 Sacrifice
    2/10/06
- The L Word
  Senator Grisham
  - S 3: Ep 4 Light My Fire
    1/29/06
- Kojak
  Kate McNeill
  - S 1: Ep 9 All Bets Off (2)
    5/22/05
  - S 1: Ep 8 All Bets Off (1)
    5/15/05
- Boston Legal
  Samantha Fleming
  - S 1: Ep 6 Truth Be Told
    11/7/04
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Carolyn Spencer
  - S 6: Ep 3 Obscene
    10/12/04
- Justice League Unlimited
  Loana
  - S 3: Ep 2 For the Man Who Has Everything
    8/7/04
- Justice League Unlimited
  Lois Lane
  - S 2: Ep 19 Hereafter (1)
    11/29/03
- The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated)
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 60 11/21/03
    11/21/03
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 76 Danny Masterson, Dana Delany, and Pauly Shore
    11/18/03
  - S 5: Ep 51 Dana Delany and Henry Simmons
    10/1/02
  - S 4: Ep 66 Dana Delany, Seth Rogen, and Suzanne Vega
    10/4/01
  - S 2: Ep 82 Dana Delany, Donny Osmond, and Brian Regan
    11/1/99
- The View
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 14 September 23, 2002
    9/23/02
  - S 5: Ep 5 September 28, 2001
    9/28/01
- Family Law
  Mary Sullivan
  - S 2: Ep 18 Safe at Home
    3/19/01
- Batman Gotham Knights
  Lois Lane
  - S 2: Ep 12 Demon Reborn
    9/18/99
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
    10/4/97
- Spy Game
  Honey Trapp
  - S 1: Ep 4 Dead And Gone Honey
    6/7/97
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 210 Show #210
    5/15/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 151 Show #0800
    5/14/97
  - S 1: Ep 89 Show #0089
    1/7/94
- Duckman
  Voice of Dr. Susan Fox
  - S 4: Ep 7 Role With It
    2/15/97
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 10 The Book
    2/5/97
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Breakdown (2)
    6/2/93
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Promise
    8/22/92
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 8 Michael Chang; Dana Delany; Kelsey Grammer
    11/8/96
- Fallen Angels
  Helen Fiske
  - S 2: Ep 4 Good Housekeeping
    10/29/95
- Batman: The Animated Series
  Andrea Beaumont
  - S 2: Ep 6 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
    12/25/93
- Cheers
  Susan
  - S 11: Ep 11 Love Me, Love My Car
    12/17/92
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 96 June 12, 1992
    6/12/92
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 55 Show #1639
    6/3/92
  - S 10: Ep 63 Show #1491
    6/13/91
  - S 9: Ep 37 Show #1291
    4/13/90
  - S 8: Ep 62 Show #1147
    5/23/89
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself
  - S 43: Ep 1 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/25/91
  - S 41: Ep 1 The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/17/89
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 121 Show #4351
    5/30/91
  - S 28: Ep 90 Show #4135
    3/29/90
  - S 27: Ep 68 Show #3995
    6/22/89
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 16 October 1, 1990
    10/1/90
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 13 September 27, 1989
    9/27/89
  - S 2: Ep 5 September 15, 1989
    9/15/89
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 75 April 25, 1989
    4/25/89
- thirtysomething
  Eve
  - S 1: Ep 10 South by Southeast
    1/5/88
- Magnum, P.I.
  Cynthia Farrell
  - S 7: Ep 19 Out of Sync
    3/11/87
  - S 7: Ep 2 L.A. (Part II)
    10/1/86
  - S 7: Ep 1 L.A.
    10/1/86
- Moonlighting
  Gillian Armstrong
  - S 2: Ep 6 Knowing Her
    11/12/85
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Castle
  Special Agent Jordan Shaw
  - S 2: Ep 18 Boom! (2)
    3/29/10
  - S 2: Ep 17 Tick, Tick, Tick… (1)
    3/22/10

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Body of Proof Is Dead on Arrival

By Seth Abramovitch, Mar 30, 2011

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- Dana was nominated in 2008 for a SAG Award along with her Desperate Housewives castmates for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
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- Dana publicly voiced her support for the 2007 WGA Strike by handing out leaflets with the writers and picketing the ABC Studios.
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- In 2007, Dana's China Beach character Colleen McMurphy was named a "real woman" by MSN TV.
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- Dana: I think Middle America has changed in terms of fantasies - I mean that's who reads ''Penthouse Letters'', right?
  
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- Dana: (when asked what her favorite male body part is)I have a few. I like that kind of dent right here. That V. And I love butts. There's nothing better than a good butt.
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- Dana: I like people who are still actively creating in their life, who aren't set, I don't feel like I'm set. And I don't have any baggage, for better or worse. I don't have any plants or pets or kids. I can lock the door and go. I need to be with somebody for whom that's okay.
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