Dana Delany

Dana Delaney is an American actress, famous for her roles in the TV series Desperate Housewives and Body Investigation, producer and public figure. The charming woman was twice included in the list of the most beautiful people in the world according to People magazine and had many fans. Choosing a career over personal happiness, the film star has remained faithful to her profession and continues to delight viewers with new roles in film and television.

Dana Wells Delaney was born on March 13, 1956 in New York to a Catholic family of Irish-English descent. Since childhood, attending numerous Broadway shows, the baby dreamed of becoming an actress.

Dana enrolled at a private school in Andover, where her classmates were jazz composer Bill Cunliffe, artist Julian Hutton and sculptor Gar Waterman. Delaney considered studying in the company of interesting, creative people the best time in her life. In 1974, she wrote an article recollecting the most exciting moments of her early biography, where she spoke about her friends with warmth and love.

Possessing natural beauty and charm, Dana attracted the attention of the leaders of the school theater group and soon appeared on stage in a play called "South of the Pacific." The image of the hesitant and indecisive heroine was difficult at first, but the girl showed persistence and creativity and, as a result, brilliantly played the proposed role.

Delaney graduated from Wesleyan Humanities University in 1978 with a degree in performing arts and made her debut in a student project directed by Jonathan Meath.

After graduating from theatrical actress, Dana settled in New York and for some time starred in episodes of the soap operas "Love of Life" and "How the World Turns", as well as in an advertisement for a detergent brand Wisk.

In 1983, the girl played in a Broadway production directed by Nicholas Kazan and after the flattering reviews of journalists published in the New York Times, she moved to Hollywood, where for several years she worked on the TV show Moonlight Detective Agency, Magnum Private Detective. "Thirty-something" and others.

But Dana's real artistic career began after she landed the lead role of Nurse Colleen McMurphy on the weekly ABC series China Beach. The media started talking about Delaney, who received 2 prime-time Emiya awards and several Golden Globe nominations. People magazine included Dana in the list of the 50 most beautiful people in the world and made her popular and famous.

Since the closure of the project, the actress has worked extensively in theater, film and television, getting leading roles in films such as Keep the Promise, Sensitive Sleep, Housewife and Fly Home. In parallel with the filming, Delaney took up teaching at the Philips Academy, passed on to students the experience gained during electives in acting and the technique of artistic speech.

In 1998, Dana turned down the role of Carrie Bradshaw on the hit TV show Sex and the City and was replaced by Sarah Jessica Parker. The reason was the negative experience of working in the "women's cinema", received in his youth after the premiere of "Entering Paradise". In the early 2000s, the actress became interested in voicing cartoon characters. Her voice has been featured on TV series based on DC comics such as Superman: The Last Son of Krypton, Batman and Superman, and Justice League.

Returning to the theater, Delaney played the artsy heroine in Donald Margulis's "Dinner with Friends" and received high praise from critics, and then embodied the image of Beatrice in the Shakespearean comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" and delighted the audience with verbal sparring with stage partner Billy Campbell.

From 2004 to 2006, Dana appeared as a star guest in episodes of the crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Police Officer and Castle, as well as the fantasy show Battlestar Galaktika. In addition, the actress has completed her own filmography with works in the films "Beautiful Life", "Camp of Hope" and "Multiple Sarcasms".

At the same time, the producers of the Desperate Housewives project wanted to get Delaney in the role of Bree Van de Kamp, but the actress rejected the offer, saying that the heroine was too similar to the women she had already played. However, 3 years after the start and recognition of the series, Dana agreed to the lead role in season 4 and earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of a conflicted and emotionally cold housewife named Katherine Mayfair.

In 2010, Delaney left the show for an ABC project called Body Investigation. Dana played a retired neurosurgeon turned forensic scientist after a car accident caused her to lose sensitivity in her fingers.

The sophisticated and ironic Megan Hunt, bullying her colleagues and partners, played by Nicholas Bishop and Mark Valley, was the perfect match for the actress. Friends and acquaintances said that sometimes they could not separate the screen image from the real person.

In April 2011, Delaney was ranked 9th in the annual list of the 100 most beautiful people in the world and became the host of the American Television Academy Awards.

The beauty Dana Delaney is the owner of a gorgeous hairstyle, a stunning smile and almost perfect forms (height 168 cm, weight 62 kg, body parameters 94 - 66 - 89 cm). Photos of a woman, periodically appearing on the covers of magazines in evening dresses and swimsuits, turned the head of more than one man.

In her youth, the actress was courted by the novice comedian Steve Martin, and after filming together in the film "Housewife" their relationship grew into a long and stormy romance, which most likely could end with a wedding. But Dana, who highly appreciated personal freedom and independence, parted with her fan without regret and plunged into work.

In 1996, a new man appeared in the life of the actress, director Bob Saget, who introduced Dana to her parents, but did not bind her beloved with any obligations, leaving her the right to control her own life. The relationship fell apart after Delaney got a role in the TV series "Body Investigation" and she had no time for romance.

In addition, there were rumors about the actress's romance with James Belushi, but they were not confirmed and the true state of affairs remained a secret.

During the filming of the series "Body Investigation" Dana became interested in young partners and for some time met with Jamie Bamber and Mark Valley. And before that, in the fate of the actress there was a stormy but short romance with the artist of the Broadway theater, Billy Campbell.

As a rule, Delaney does not like to talk about her personal life, she did not become an active Instagram user, and on her Twitter page the main place is occupied by impressions of the books she read and the movies she saw, as well as reflections on social and political topics.

When the actress turned 50, in one of the interviews she said that she was now ready to get married and have children, but until a man appeared on the horizon whom she could call her husband.

Currently, the actress leads an active social life, dealing with the problems of finding cures for scleroderma and supporting the "planned parenting" program.

Dana participates in activities sponsored by the Sexual Minorities Alliance of America against defamation and personal discrimination.

Delaney continues to appear on television, and in 2019 viewers can see her on the series "Code" and "American Guest".

1981 - "How the World Spins" 1988-1991 - "China Beach" 1992 - "Sensitive Sleep" 1992 - "Housewife" 1993 - "Wild Palms" 1993 - "Tombstone: Legend of the Wild West" 1994 - "Paradise Delight" 1997 - Sunday 2000 - Passion 2001-2002 - Pasadena 2007-2010 - Desperate Housewives 2010 - Castle 2011-2013 - Body Investigation 2017 - Literally Before Aaron 2018 - Mr. Bull

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