Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956 in New York City, New York) is an American film, stage, and television actress. Dana Delany Portrait, Agency Photo This work is copyrighted. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Stage has several meanings: In rocketry, a stage is one of several independent rockets used to reduce the need for fuel. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Known mainly for her 2-time Emmy Award winning performance as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television show China Beach (1988-1991), Dana Delany has been an actress in films, television, and stage since the late 1970s. An Emmy Award. ... Colleen McMurphy was a central character from the ABC televsion series China Beach, played by Dana Delany. ... China Beach was the name of an American dramatic television series, and it is the name of at least two beaches in the world: one in Vietnam and the other in San Francisco, California. ...

After growing up in Connecticut, Dana attended Phillips Academy in Andover, then Wesleyan University. State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... Phillips Academy (also known as Andover and Phillips Andover) is a coed high school for boarding and day students grades 9-12 located in Andover, Massachusetts, near Boston. ... Wesleyan University founded in 1831, is a private, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. ...

Her early career included a TV role on Love of Life (1979), performing on Broadway in A Life (1980), then back to TV on As the World Turns (1981). The west coast production of the controversial play Bloodmoon (1983-1984) took Dana to Hollywood. The next few years consisted of small parts in various films and TV guest spots, including an appearance on Moonlighting (TV series) (1985) and 3 notable episodes on Magnum P.I. (1986). Love of Life title card from 1957. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30 in the afternoon. ... ... Moonlighting is a television series that first aired on ABC in the United States from 1985 to 1989 with a total of 67 episodes. ... Magnum, P.I. was an American television show that followed the adventures of Thomas Magnum (played by Tom Selleck), a private investigator living in Hawaii. ...

The significant break for Dana occurred when she was cast as Colleen McMurphy on China Beach, airing from 1988 to 1991, bringing intense media attention to the actress. This role not only garnered 2 Emmy awards, but 2 other Emmy nominations, and 2 Golden Globe nominations. Colleen McMurphy was a central character from the ABC televsion series China Beach, played by Dana Delany. ... China Beach was the name of an American dramatic television series, and it is the name of at least two beaches in the world: one in Vietnam and the other in San Francisco, California. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Leveraging this newfound fame, Dana appeared in feature films such as Light Sleeper (1992), Housesitter (1992), and Tombstone (1993), and TV movies such as Promise to Keep (1991), and Wild Palms (1993). Tombstone is the name of a 1993 Western movie written by Kevin Jarre and directed by George P. Cosmatos. ... Wild Palms is a six hour mini-series, which first aired in 1993 on the ABC Network in the United States. ...

Dana took on controversial roles such as Margaret Sanger in the TV movie Choices of the Heart (1995), Mistress Lisa in the 1994 feature film adaptation of the Anne Rice book Exit to Eden, and an Emmy nominated role as a gun-owning mother in an episode of the TV series Family Law (1999) (which was not rerun, due to sponsorship withdrawal). Margaret Sanger. ... Anne Rice signing books at Olssons on 19th Street, N.W. in the District of Columbia circa 1990. ... Exit to Eden is a 1994 comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. ...

Dana provided voice-over work as Lois Lane in the Warner Bros. animated productions of Superman, starting in the mid 1990s, and continuing through 2005. This resulted in her being one of the few to be mentioned by name in the Animaniacs theme song. A voice-over is a narration that is played on top of a video segment, usually with the audio for that segment muted or lowered. ... Lois Lane is a fictional character who appears in the Superman stories produced by DC Comics. ... Warner Bros. ... Superman, nicknamed The Man of Steel, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938 and eventually became the most popular and well-known comic book icon of all time. ... This article is about the television show. ...

The latter part of the 1990s and early 2000s showed Dana's preference for projects that challenged her. Thus, she focused on roles in TV series, such as the shortlived Pasadena (2001) and Presidio Med (2002); TV movies like True Women (1997), Resurrection (1999), A Time to Remember (2003) and Baby for Sale (2004); and feature films by indie film producers, such as The Outfitters (1999), and Spin (2003). The term indie is short for independent and refers to artistic creations outside the commercial mainstream, without the support of a major record label, major movie studio, or other source of a large budget. ...

Dana also found time to get back to the stage, on and off Broadway, in Translations (1995 - Broadway), Dinner With Friends (2000 - New York City, Los Angeles, Boston), and Much Ado About Nothing (2003 - San Diego). This article is about the street in New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ...

She continues to be featured in guest roles on TV shows such as Law & Order:SVU and Boston Legal (both in 2004), and Kojak (2005).

Since the mid-'90s, Dana has served on the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation, and with her friend Sharon Monsky, she helped campaign for support in finding a cure for scleroderma. Working with director Bob Saget, Dana starred in the TV movie For Hope (1996), based on Saget's sister Gay, who had died as a result of the disease. Sharon Monsky with George Bush Sharon Monsky (Born: October 23, 1953, Died: May 11, 2002) Founder of the Scleroderma Research Foundation Born in Omaha, Nebraska, she was an Olympics figure skating contender, winning the Senior Ladies Gold Medal Compulsory Skating Award in 1965. ... Scleroderma is a rare, chronic disease characterized by excessive deposits of collagen. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For Hope was a 1996 ABC TV Movie starring Dana Delany and directed by Bob Saget. ...

A rather unique facet to Dana's career is her presence on the internet. Since the mid-1990s, she has participated in several online chat events promoting various projects. But her main internet venue has been her Official Web Site, online since 1996, which includes a guestbook that she occasionally posts to, answering questions from her fans, and updating them on her life and work. Online chat is a generic term for what are now mostly known as instant messaging applications—computer programs that enable two-way typing to connect users to each other. ... <a href=http://www. ...

External links

• The IMDb entry on Dana Delany
• Official Dana Delany web site