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However, she graduated in 1974 with the academic honor of “cum laude” which was awarded to 80 out of 378 graduating seniors.

Dana played the main role of Nellie Forbush in the school’s spring musical production of South Pacific opposite Peter Kapetan as Emile.

She grew up in a Roman Catholic household in Stamford, Connecticut, with her parents, Mary and JackDelany, and her two siblings, Sean and Corey.

Dana’s ethnicity is Irish-American.

Her early education was at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, where she was one of the first girls to attend the prestigious institution.

She graduated in 1974 and went on to study at Wesleyan University, where she earned her degree in theater in 1978.

Delany‘s academic background in theater laid a strong foundation for her future career in acting.

Personal Life

Dana Delany has never been married and does not have children.

Delany has had relationships with several notable figures in the past, but she remains single at the moment.

Despite her high-profile career, she has managed to maintain a level of privacy about her romantic life, preferring to focus on her professional achievements and personal growth.

Career

Dana Delany began her career with small roles in soap operas such as “Love of Life” and “As the World Turns” in the early 1980s.

Her breakthrough came with “China Beach,” where her role as Colleen McMurphy garnered critical acclaim and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

In the 1990s, she transitioned to film, starring in movies like “Tombstone” and “Exit to Eden.”

She also became known for her voice work as Lois Lane in “Superman: The Animated Series.”

In the 2000s, Delany continued her television success with roles in “Desperate Housewives” and “Body of Proof.”

Awards

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1989, 1992)
• Golden Globe Award nominations
• Prism Award (2009)

Net Worth

Dana Delany‘s net worth is estimated to be $10 million.

She has accumulated her wealth through her extensive career in television, film, and theater, as well as voice acting.

Social Media

• Instagram: @danadelany
• Twitter: @DanaDelany

Filmography

• A Promise to Keep
• Light Sleeper
• Housesitter
• Fly Away Home
• Wild Palms
• Exit to Eden
• Donato and Daughter
• Tombstone
• Live Nude Girls
• Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
• True Women
• Wide Awake
• Pasadena
• Presidio Med
• Kidnapped
• Desperate Housewives
• Body of Proof
• Hand of God

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She has two other siblings; a sister, Corey, and a brother, Sean. Her charming voice impressed filmmakers and led to her being cast as Lois Lane in 'Superman: The Animated Series' (1996-2000), 'Justice League' (2003), 'Justice League Unlimited' (2004-2005), and 'The Batman' (2007).

To model her already inspiring career, she joined Wesleyan University for a degree in theatre.

After her, graduation, she worked in New York starring in a daytime soap opera. She was lucky to be a member of the school’s first co-educational class. While at school, she played a lead roleasn Nellie Forbush in the production of South Pacific.

Moreover, she featured in a student video that was directed by her classmate, Jonathan Meath.

Delany further exclaimed, “I am never recognized, which I take as a compliment”.

Additionally, from 2004 to 2019, Dana has played many guest roles on TV shows such as 'Law & Order: SVU', 'Boston Legal', 'Kojak', 'Related', 'The L Word', 'Battlestar Galactica', 'Route 30', 'Castle', 'The Comedians', 'No Second Chance', and 'Bull'.

She featured in a student video directed by classmate Jonathan Meath in a film class taught by Steve Marx. This was a film created by John Sacret Young and William Broyles Jr. In fact, this movie steered her name to stardom.

All paths cleared, she could now feature in A Life, a Broadway show. In the years following China Beach, Dana appeared in feature films such as 'Light Sleeper' (1992), 'Housesitter' (1992), 'Tombstone' (1993), Exit to Eden (1994), 'Live Nude Girls' (1995), and 'Fly Away Home' (1996) and TV movies such as 'Promise to Keep' (1991), 'Wild Palms' (1993), and 'Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story' (1995).

In an interview in 2006, Dana stated: “I turned 50 and I’m ready to get married… I don’t know who he is yet but I’m ready… He has to be smart, funny, and kind.”

In 1988, Dana claimed that she doesn’t find being a celebrity ain’t that appealing: “I’m not a ‘personality’. She also received several awards and nominations such as Primetime Emmy Awards, Viewers for Quality Television Awards, and Golden Globe Awards for her role in the television series, China Beach.

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