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Dana Delany (born March 13, 1956 in New York City, New YorkDana Delany is an American film, stage, and television actress.

Known mainly for her two-time Emmy Award winning performance as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television show , Dana Delany has been active in film, television, and stage since the late 1970s.

After growing up in Connecticut, Dana attended Phillips Academy in Andover, then Wesleyan University.

Her early career included a TV role on (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 , airing from 1988 to 1991, bringing 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, Dana appeared in feature films such as (which was not rerun, due to sponsorship withdrawal).

Dana provided voice-over work as Lois Lane in the Warner Bros. animated productions of , 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 theme song.

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 .

Additionally in 2004 and 2005, Dana continued to be featured in guest roles on TV shows such as as the character Sesha in an episode entitled "Sacrifice" (that episode aired on February 10, 2006).

Personal and public life

Since the mid-1990s, 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 , based on Saget's sister Gay, who had died as a result of the disease.

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, as of 2005, 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.