Dana Delany Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a board member of the Creative Coalition organization
• Starting in the mid 1990s, she served on the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation in an attempt to campaign for the finding of a cure for the disease
• Trained as a theatre student at Wesleyan University, where she graduated in 1978
• Was a member for the first co-ed class at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass
• Quote: "(On "China Beach") "It's been really great because it was such a life changing job for me․ It meant so much to me - one because I was young․ It was really the first job that I was the lead, and it carried a lot of responsibility, and I sort of associate it with my innocence․""
• Quote: "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․"
• Is a distant relative of former Secretary of the Navy for President Abraham Lincoln, Gideon Welles
• Possesses the ability to speak the traditional language of Ireland, Gaeilge
• She is reported to have turned down the role of Carrie Bradshaw in "Sex and the City," later regretting her decision as it brought Sarah Jessica Parker's career to new heights
• Was the original choice to portray the character Bree on "Desperate Housewives․"