Dana Delany Net Worth

Dana Delany's Quotes

• If you put Willem Dafoe, Liam Neeson and James Woods in a room together, there wouldn't be room for anyone else.
• [describing to David Letterman her eccentric family's devotion to their patriarch's invention of the Delany flush valve] My grandfather used to say, "It may be shit to you, but it's our bread and butter."
• When you do a nude scene with an actor, he sometimes gets an erection if he's into the scene. It's sort of a compliment, isn't it?
• I love being on stage or in front of the camera. My work brings me a lot of joy. It helps me figure out who I am. I'm really lucky that I get to make a living at acting.
• I love to talk dirty during sex. I've been told to shut up before.

Interesting Facts about Dana Delany

1. Her great-grandfather invented the Delany valve, a flushing device still use in today's toilets.
2. 1991: Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
3. Attended and graduated from Wesleyan University.
4. She was the voice of two superheroes' girlfriends: Andrea Beaumount, girlfriend of Bruce Wayne, in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993); and Lois Lane in Superman (1996).
5. Although she is from New York City and is a stage-trained actress, she admitted in an interview that she prefers film and television work to stage work.
6. Attended Phillips Academy Andover for her senior year of high school.
7. Attended Stamford, Connecticut, public schools until her senior year in high school.
8. 3/18/81: Her father, who was her biggest fan, died from pancreatic cancer.
9. Has an older brother, Sean Delany, and a younger sister, Corey Delany.
10. When she moved to New York City in the 1970s, she worked as a cocktail waitress while waiting for her big break.
11. Friend of Arleen Sorkin Bob Saget, Garry Shandling and Regina Hall.
12. Her first and last names are quoted in the final rhyme to the Animaniakken (1993) theme song.
13. Original choice for the role of "Bree" on Desperate Housewives (2004). Role went to her friend, Marcia Cross. They both appeared on Cheers (1982), but on different episodes.
14. Her mother is related to Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles.
15. Turned down the role of "Carrie Bradshaw" on Sex and the City (1998). The part went to Sarah Jessica Parker.
16. Since the mid 1990s, Dana has been serving on the board of Scleroderma Research Foundation, and is involved in the campaign to find a cure.
17. One of People magazine's Most Beautiful People in the World 2011.
18. She speaks Gaeilge (Traditional language of Ireland).
19. She has played the same character (Lois Lane) in three different series: Superman (1996), Justice League (2001) and The Batman (2004).
20. Starred in Desperate Housewives (2004) (2004-2012), alongside Teri Hatcher, with whom she shares the role of "Lois Lane". Both women also played the love interest of James Denton, who played the role of Lois Lane's love interest, Clark Kent/Superman in All-Star Superman (2011).