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Dana Delany

1956 - Today

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Dana Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. 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 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). Delany also provided the voice of Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2024). Dana Delany is the 1,916th most popular actor (down from 1,835th in 2024), the 3,464th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,020th in 2019) and the 939th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dana Delany ranks 1,916 out of 13,578. Before her are Jean Peters, Dean Norris, Jerry Orbach, Frank Vincent, Ben McKenzie, and Sam Heughan. After her are Robert Blake, Folco Lulli, Werner Krauss, Tim Allen, Norma Aleandro, and Jared Harris.

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Among people born in 1956, Dana Delany ranks 130. Before her are Vijay Rupani, Baruch Goldstein, Kostas Karamanlis, Bob Saget, Kazumi Tsubota, and Nobuko Kondo. After her are Stefan Johansson, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Mirek Topolánek, John Carney, Chieko Hase, and Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dana Delany ranks 3,464 out of 20,380. Before her are Jerry Orbach (1935), Doug Collins (1951), Frank Vincent (1939), Charles T. Kowal (1940), Robert Garrett (1875), and Ben McKenzie (1978). After her are Jerome Robbins (1918), Robert Blake (1933), James Harden (1989), John Bates Clark (1847), Tim Allen (1953), and Eric Hoffer (1898).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dana Delany ranks 939. Before her are Peggy Lipton (1946), Jean Peters (1926), Dean Norris (1963), Jerry Orbach (1935), Frank Vincent (1939), and Ben McKenzie (1978). After her are Robert Blake (1933), Tim Allen (1953), Perry King (1948), Crispin Glover (1964), Alicia Rhett (1915), and Anne Ramsey (1929).

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