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Study shows 28% of console gamers are women (and no one should be ...

Examiner.com - Found Jun. 30, 2009
?Desperate Housewives? fan, and I wouldn?t play the game that got spewed out under that license if Dana Delany came with it (well, maybe).
New NPD Group report defines Extreme Gamers - ArsTechnica
Female Gaming Audience Expands - Women Gamers
2008: Most Transformative in Gaming Sexual Make-Up (News) - Spong
Female Gaming Audience Expands in 2009, says NPD - Gamers.com
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PSX Extreme

Posted on June 30, 2009, 3:26 am

TV highlights, Monday June 22

The Age - Found Jun. 21, 2009
CREEPY Dave (Neal McDonough) has taken his camping trip with the unsuspecting Mike (James Denton) and his girlfriend Katherine (Dana Delany).

Posted on June 21, 2009, 7:04 am

'Edie's just misunderstood'

Khaleej Times - Found Jun. 21, 2009
What are your favorite new elements this season and new characters? Dana Delany is a wonderful addition. Ooh, is she wicked.

Posted on June 21, 2009, 1:26 pm

Bams' White House too much pop, not enough culture?

New York Daily News - Found Jun. 21, 2009
... she said, ?We might have a big screen on the lawn.? Rogers, who schmoozed with a Coalition crowd that included Dana Delany, Tim Daly,
White House social secretary isn't one for the background - NOLA Live
Rogers didn't snub Mr. P.G. - Prince George Citizen
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Ilounge

Posted on June 21, 2009, 9:48 am

MICHELLE PFEIFFER A CELLULOID COUGAR

New York Post - Found Jun. 18, 2009
... made a rare appearance for the likes of Donald and Melania Trump, Michael Imperioli, Jean Reno, Dana Delany, Bob Balaban, Richard Meier and...

Posted on June 18, 2009, 5:21 am

Spoiler Chat: Will Lost Bring Dominic Monaghan's Charlie Pace Back ...

EOnline.com - Found Jun. 16, 2009
A source close to the Desperate Housewives set tells us neither Teri Hatcher nor Dana Delany were actually at the altar, just to make sure no...
Tater Tops 2009: Who Are the Best Best Friends? - E! Online
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Posted on June 16, 2009, 5:51 am

Obama's social secretary plans to cut a wide swath

KansasCity.com - Found Jun. 18, 2009
Afterward, in a discussion moderated by actress Dana Delany, Rogers spoke of her dual mission: To both respect history and create new...

Posted on June 18, 2009, 10:02 am

Emmy comedy acting categories

Los Angeles Times - Found Jun. 10, 2009
PossibleSarah Chalke, 'Scrubs'Kristin Chenoweth, 'Pushing Daisies'Judy Davis, 'The Starter Wife'Dana Delany, 'Desperate Housewives'Portia de...

Posted on June 10, 2009, 1:32 pm

Local audience hails 'Route 30'

The Record Herald - Found Jun. 22, 2009
... and Alicia Fusting of St. Thomas. More well-known actors appearing in the film are Kevin Rahm and Dana Delany of Desperate Housewives;

Posted on June 22, 2009, 5:47 am

Dana Delany OF 'Desperate Housewives' on Lifetime

Sudbury Star - Found May. 22, 2009
Posted By JACQUELINE CUTLER Q:Creator Marc Cherry is famous for secrecy. Do you know what is going on in scenes that you're not in?

Posted on May 22, 2009, 1:11 pm

Dana Delany Biography

Dana Delany
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Dana Delany

ET Post-Emmys Party, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Sept. 21, 2008
Born Dana Welles Delany
March 13, 1956 (1956-03-13) (age 53)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Official website

Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is known especially for her two-time Emmy Award winning role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television show China Beach (1988–91), in more recent times as Katherine Mayfair on Desperate Housewives and as Lois Lane in the DC Animated Universe as well as the TV series The Batman. Delany has been active in film, television, and stage since the late 1970s.

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Biography

Early life and career

Delany was born in New York City. After growing up in Stamford, Connecticut, she attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, then Wesleyan University. She was cast as Colleen McMurphy on China Beach, airing from 1988 to 1991, which brought intense media attention to the actress. This role not only garnered two Emmy Awards, but two other Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations.

Leveraging this newfound fame, she appeared in feature films such as Light Sleeper (1992), Housesitter (1992), Tombstone (1993), and Fly Away Home (1996), plus TV movies such as Promise to Keep (1991) and Wild Palms (1993).

She took on controversial roles, such as Margaret Sanger in the TV movie Choices of the Heart (1995), Mistress Lisa in the 1994 feature film Exit to Eden (adapted from the Anne Rice book), 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).

Voice work

As a voice actress, Dana Delany portrayed Andrea Beaumont in the 1993 animated feature film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm based on the popular TV show Batman: The Animated Series. Delany's voice performance in the film impressed the filmmakers, leading to her being cast as Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series.1 She was also mentioned by name in the theme song of Animaniacs, another Warner Bros. production. She reprised her role as Lois Lane for the character's guest appearances in Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, and The Batman.

Coincidentally, Delany's future Desperate Housewives co-star, Teri Hatcher, also portrayed Lois Lane on the live-action TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Other work

During the latter part of the 1990s and early 2000s, she focused on roles in TV series, such as the short-lived 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), Mother Ghost (2002), and Spin (2003).

During this period, she 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).

From 2004 to 2006, Delany played many guest roles on TV shows, such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Boston Legal, Kojak, Related, The L Word, and Battlestar Galactica. Dana also starred in the short-lived TV series Kidnapped (2006).

In 2007, Delany took parts in the films A Beautiful Life, Camp Hope, and Multiple Sarcasms. She then joined the cast of the TV series Desperate Housewives2 for the 2007–08 season. (Delany had previously turned down an offer to play another Desperate Housewives character, Bree Hodge, saying it was too similar to her role on Pasadena)3 On May 13, 2008, it was announced that Delany would reprise her role on Desperate Housewives for season five, having been promoted to the sixth lead.4

Personal and public life

Since the mid-1990s, Delany 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.

Since the mid-1990s, she has had a notable World Wide Web presence. She has participated in several online chat events promoting various projects. Her Official Web Site, online since 1996, includes a guestbook in which she participates.

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1981 The Fan Saleswoman
1984 Almost You Susan McCall
Threesome Laura Shaper
1985 Moonlighting Jillian Armstrog "Knowing Her," Episode 206
1986 A Winner Never Quits Nora
Where the River Runs Black Sister Ana
1988 Patty Hearst Gelina
Masquerade Anne Briscoe
Moon over Parador Jenny
1990 A Promise to Keep Jane Goodrich
1992 Light Sleeper Marianne
Housesitter Becky Metcalf
1993 Wild Palms Grace Wyckoff
Donato and Daughter Lieutenant Dena Donato
Tombstone Josephine Marcus
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Andrea Beaumont voice
1994 The Enemy Within Betsy Corcoran
Exit to Eden Lisa Emerson
1995 Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story Margaret Sanger
Live Nude Girls Jill
1996 Superman: The Animated Series Lois Lane voice
Fly Away Home Susan Barnes
The Adventures of Mowgli Bagheera (voice) English version
For Hope Hope Altman
1997 True Women Sarah Ashby McClure
1998 Wide Awake Mrs. Beal
The Curve Dr. Ashley
Rescuers: Stories of Courage — Two Couples Johtje Vos
The Patron Saint of Liars Rose Cleardon Abbott
1999 Outfitters Cat Bonfaim
Sirens Sally Rawlings
2000 The Right Temptation Anthea Farrow-Smith
2001 Final Jeopardy Alexandra Cooper
2002 Conviction Martha
2003 Intimate Portrait: Dana Delany Herself
Justice League Lois Lane voice
Spin Margaret Swift-Bejarano
2004 Baby for Sale Nathalie Johnson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Carolyn Spencer "Obscene," Episode 603
Justice League Unlimited Loana (voice) "For the Man who has Everything"
2006 Battlestar Galactica Sesha Abinell
Superman: Brainiac Attacks Lois Lane voice
The Woman with the Hungry Eyes Theda Bara voice
Kidnapped Ellie Cain
2007 Drunkboat Eileen
The Batman Lois Lane voice (2 episodes)
2007–present Desperate Housewives Katherine Mayfair
2008 Route 30 Amish Martha
2009 Multiple Sarcasms Annie
A Beautiful Life Anne
Camp Hope Patricia

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