Dana Welles Delany is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama China Beach (1988–1991), for which she twice received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1989 and 1992. She received further recognition for her appearances in the films Light Sleeper (1992), Tombstone (1993), Exit to Eden (1994), The Margaret Sanger Story (1995), Fly Away Home (1996), True Women (1997), and Wide Awake (1998). Delany is also a known voice actress, having voiced characters in the DC Animated Universe, notably as Andrea Beaumont in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, subsequently reprising the latter role in several projects unrelated to the DCAU.
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Tulsa King (2022)
Starring as Margaret Devereaux
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Reconstruction (Nov 17, 2024)
- Episode 2x09: Triad (Nov 10, 2024)
- Episode 2x08: Under New Management (Nov 3, 2024)
- Episode 2x07: Life Support (Oct 27, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: Navigator (Oct 20, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Tilting at Windmills (Oct 13, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: Heroes and Villains (Oct 6, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Oklahoma v. Manfredi (Sep 29, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: Kansas City Blues (Sep 22, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: Back in the Saddle (Sep 15, 2024)
- Episode 1x09: Happy Trails (Jan 8, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: Adobe Walls (Jan 1, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: Warr Acres (Dec 25, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Stable (Dec 18, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Caprice (Nov 27, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Go West, Old Man (Nov 13, 2022)
The Code (2019)
Starring as Col. Glenn Turnbull
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Legit Bad Day (Jul 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x11: Don and Doff (Jul 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Secret Squirrel (Jul 8, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Smoke-Pit (Jul 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: Lioness (Jun 3, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Above the Knee (May 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: 1st Civ Div (May 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Maggie's Drawers (May 6, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Back on the Block (Apr 29, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Molly Marine (Apr 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: P.O.G. (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Blowed Up (Apr 9, 2019)
The Other Two (2019)
Guest starring as Emily Overruled
- Episode 3x04: Brooke Gets Her Hands Dirty (May 18, 2023)
Mayans M.C. (2018)
Guest starring as Patricia Devlin
(5 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: Slow to Bleed Fair Son (Jul 19, 2023)
- Episode 5x09: I Must Go in Now For the Fog is Rising (Jul 12, 2023)
- Episode 5x05: I Want Nothing but Death (Jun 14, 2023)
- Episode 5x03: Do you Hear the Rain (May 31, 2023)
- Episode 5x02: Lord Help My Poor Soul (May 24, 2023)
Hand of God (2014)
Starring as Crystal Harris
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: He Must Be (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: What a Man Can Be (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: The Last Thing Left (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: When You Pull the Trigger (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: What Do You Hear? (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: I See That Now (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Not Writing a Love Letter (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: We Can't Go Back (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Telling Me Your Dreams (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Gathering Dust (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: The Tie That Binds (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: A Flower That Bees Prefer (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: One Saved Message (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: A Bird in Hand (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: For the Rain to Gather (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Welcome the Stranger (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: He So Loved (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Contemplating the Body (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Inside Voice (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 29, 2014)
Anderson Live (2011)
Guest starring as Dana Delany
- Episode 2x141: Co-Host Vivica A. Fox | Dana Delany (Apr 30, 2013)
Body of Proof (2011)
Starring as Dr. Megan Hunt
(42 episodes)
- Episode 3x13: Daddy Issues (May 28, 2013)
- Episode 3x12: Breakout (May 14, 2013)
- Episode 3x11: Dark City (May 7, 2013)
- Episode 3x10: Committed (Apr 23, 2013)
- Episode 3x09: Disappearing Act (Apr 16, 2013)
- Episode 3x08: Doubting Tommy (Apr 9, 2013)
- Episode 3x07: Skin and Bones (Apr 2, 2013)
- Episode 3x06: Fallen Angel (Mar 26, 2013)
- Episode 3x05: Eye for an Eye (Mar 19, 2013)
- Episode 3x04: Mob Mentality (Mar 12, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: Lost Souls (Mar 5, 2013)
- Episode 3x02: Abducted (2) (Feb 26, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: Abducted (1) (Feb 19, 2013)
- Episode 2x20: Mind Games (Apr 10, 2012)
- Episode 2x19: Going Viral (2) (Apr 3, 2012)
- Episode 2x18: Going Viral (1) (Mar 27, 2012)
- Episode 2x17: Identity (Mar 13, 2012)
- Episode 2x16: Home Invasion (Feb 28, 2012)
- Episode 2x15: Occupational Hazards (Feb 21, 2012)
- Episode 2x14: Cold Blooded (Feb 14, 2012)
- Episode 2x13: Sympathy for the Devil (Jan 17, 2012)
- Episode 2x12: Shades of Blue (Jan 10, 2012)
- Episode 2x11: Falling for You (Jan 3, 2012)
- Episode 2x10: Your Number's Up (Dec 6, 2011)
- Episode 2x09: Gross Anatomy (Nov 29, 2011)
- Episode 2x08: Love Bites (Nov 15, 2011)
- Episode 2x07: Hard Knocks (Nov 1, 2011)
- Episode 2x06: Second Chances (Oct 25, 2011)
- Episode 2x05: Point of Origin (Oct 18, 2011)
- Episode 2x04: Lazarus Man (Oct 11, 2011)
- Episode 2x03: Missing (Oct 4, 2011)
- Episode 2x02: Hunting Party (Sep 27, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: Love Thy Neighbor (Sep 20, 2011)
- Episode 1x09: Broken Home (May 17, 2011)
- Episode 1x08: Buried Secrets (May 10, 2011)
- Episode 1x07: All in the Family (May 3, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: Society Hill (Apr 26, 2011)
- Episode 1x05: Dead Man Walking (Apr 19, 2011)
- Episode 1x04: Talking Heads (Apr 12, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: Helping Hand (Apr 5, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: Letting Go (Apr 3, 2011)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 29, 2011)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Dana Delany
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-09-13: Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Dana Delany (Sep 13, 2024)
- Episode 2019-04-04: Dana Delany, Carly Pearce (Apr 4, 2019)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Dana Delany
- Episode 9x32: Boris Kodjoe & Dana Delany (Feb 26, 2013)
Castle (2009)
Guest starring as Special Agent Jordan Shaw
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x18: Boom! (Mar 29, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x17: Tick, Tick, Tick… (Mar 22, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
Kidnapped (2006)
Starring as Ellie Cain
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Resolution (Aug 12, 2007)
- Episode 1x09: Do Unto Others (Jul 15, 2007)
- Episode 1x07: Front Page (Jul 1, 2007)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Starring as Katherine Mayfair
(64 episodes)
- Episode 6x23: I Guess This Is Goodbye (May 16, 2010)
- Episode 6x22: The Ballad of Booth (May 9, 2010)
- Episode 6x21: A Little Night Music (May 2, 2010)
- Episode 6x20: Epiphany (Apr 25, 2010)
- Episode 6x19: We All Deserve to Die (Apr 18, 2010)
- Episode 6x18: My Two Young Men (Mar 21, 2010)
- Episode 6x17: Chromolume #7 (Mar 14, 2010)
- Episode 6x16: The Chase (Feb 28, 2010)
- Episode 6x15: Lovely (Feb 21, 2010)
- Episode 6x14: The Glamorous Life (Jan 31, 2010)
- Episode 6x13: How About a Friendly Shrink? (Jan 17, 2010)
- Episode 6x12: You Gotta Get a Gimmick (Jan 10, 2010)
- Episode 6x11: If... (Jan 3, 2010)
- Episode 6x10: Boom Crunch (Dec 6, 2009)
- Episode 6x09: Would I Think of Suicide? (Nov 29, 2009)
- Episode 6x08: The Coffee Cup (Nov 15, 2009)
- Episode 6x07: Careful the Things You Say (Nov 8, 2009)
- Episode 6x06: Don't Walk on the Grass (Nov 1, 2009)
- Episode 6x05: Everybody Ought to Have a Maid (Oct 25, 2009)
- Episode 6x04: The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues (Oct 18, 2009)
- Episode 6x03: Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover (Oct 11, 2009)
- Episode 6x02: Being Alive (Oct 4, 2009)
- Episode 6x01: Nice Is Different Than Good (Sep 27, 2009)
- Episode 5x24: If It's Only in Your Head (May 17, 2009)
- Episode 5x23: Everybody Says Don't (May 17, 2009)
- Episode 5x22: Marry Me a Little (May 10, 2009)
- Episode 5x21: Bargaining (May 3, 2009)
- Episode 5x20: Rose's Turn (Apr 26, 2009)
- Episode 5x19: Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know (Apr 19, 2009)
- Episode 5x18: A Spark. To Pierce the Dark. (Mar 22, 2009)
- Episode 5x17: The Story of Lucy and Jessie (Mar 15, 2009)
- Episode 5x16: Crime Doesn't Pay (Mar 8, 2009)
- Episode 5x15: In a World Where the Kings Are Employers (Feb 15, 2009)
- Episode 5x14: Mama Spent Money When She Had None (Feb 8, 2009)
- Episode 5x13: The Best Thing That Could Have Happened (Jan 18, 2009)
- Episode 5x12: Connect! Connect! (Jan 11, 2009)
- Episode 5x11: Home Is the Place (Jan 4, 2009)
- Episode 5x10: A Vision's Just a Vision (Dec 7, 2008)
- Episode 5x09: Me and My Town (Nov 30, 2008)
- Episode 5x08: City on Fire (Nov 16, 2008)
- Episode 5x07: What More Do I Need? (Nov 9, 2008)
- Episode 5x06: There's Always a Woman (Nov 2, 2008)
- Episode 5x05: Mirror, Mirror (Oct 26, 2008)
- Episode 5x04: Back in Business (Oct 19, 2008)
- Episode 5x03: Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else (Oct 12, 2008)
- Episode 5x02: We're So Happy You're So Happy (Oct 5, 2008)
- Episode 5x01: You're Gonna Love Tomorrow (Sep 28, 2008)
- Episode 4x17: Free (May 18, 2008)
- Episode 4x16: The Gun Song (May 18, 2008)
- Episode 4x15: Mother Said (May 11, 2008)
- Episode 4x14: Opening Doors (May 4, 2008)
- Episode 4x13: Hello, Little Girl (Apr 27, 2008)
- Episode 4x12: In Buddy's Eyes (Apr 20, 2008)
- Episode 4x11: Sunday (Apr 13, 2008)
- Episode 4x10: Welcome to Kanagawa (Jan 6, 2008)
- Episode 4x09: Something's Coming (Dec 2, 2007)
- Episode 4x08: A Distant Past (Nov 25, 2007)
- Episode 4x07: You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover (Nov 11, 2007)
- Episode 4x06: Now I Know, Don't Be Scared (Nov 4, 2007)
- Episode 4x05: Art Isn't Easy (Oct 28, 2007)
- Episode 4x04: If There's Anything I Can't Stand (Oct 21, 2007)
- Episode 4x03: The Game (Oct 14, 2007)
- Episode 4x02: Smiles of a Summer Night (Oct 7, 2007)
- Episode 4x01: Now You Know (Sep 30, 2007)
Justice League (2001)
Guest starring as Lois Lane
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: A Better World (2) (Nov 1, 2003)
- Episode 2x11: A Better World (1) (Nov 1, 2003)
- Episode 2x06: Only a Dream (2) (Oct 11, 2003)
Pasadena (2001)
Starring as Catherine Greeley McAllister
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Don't It Always Seem to Go? ()
- Episode 1x12: A Lie Worth Fighting For ()
- Episode 1x11: The Truth Hurts ()
- Episode 1x10: A River in Egypt ()
- Episode 1x09: Someone to Talk To ()
- Episode 1x08: Run Lily Run ()
- Episode 1x07: The Bones ()
- Episode 1x06: The Body ()
- Episode 1x05: Puppy Love ()
- Episode 1x04: Hostile Environment (Nov 2, 2001)
- Episode 1x03: Henry's Secret (Oct 26, 2001)
- Episode 1x02: The Rat (Oct 5, 2001)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 28, 2001)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Carolyn Spencer
- Episode 6x03: Obscene (Oct 12, 2004)
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
Starring as Lois Lane
(44 episodes)
- Episode 3x13: Legacy Part II (Feb 12, 2000)
- Episode 3x12: Legacy (Feb 5, 2000)
- Episode 3x11: The Demon Reborn (Sep 18, 1999)
- Episode 3x09: A Fish Story (May 8, 1999)
- Episode 3x08: Superman's Pal (Feb 20, 1999)
- Episode 3x07: In Brightest Day... (Feb 6, 1999)
- Episode 3x05: Little Big Head Man (Nov 21, 1998)
- Episode 3x01: Where There's Smoke (Sep 19, 1998)
- Episode 2x28: Little Girl Lost Part II (May 2, 1998)
- Episode 2x27: Little Girl Lost (May 2, 1998)
- Episode 2x26: Apokolips...Now! Part II (Feb 14, 1998)
- Episode 2x25: Apokolips... Now! (Feb 7, 1998)
- Episode 2x22: The Late Mr. Kent (Nov 1, 1997)
- Episode 2x21: Prototype (Oct 11, 1997)
- Episode 2x20: The Hand of Fate (Oct 11, 1997)
- Episode 2x19: Bizarro's World (Oct 10, 1997)
- Episode 2x18: World's Finest Part III (Oct 4, 1997)
- Episode 2x17: World's Finest Part II (Oct 4, 1997)
- Episode 2x16: World's Finest (Oct 4, 1997)
- Episode 2x15: Father's Day (Oct 3, 1997)
- Episode 2x14: Ghost in the Machine (Sep 29, 1997)
- Episode 2x13: Monkey Fun (Sep 27, 1997)
- Episode 2x12: Brave New Metropolis (Sep 27, 1997)
- Episode 2x11: Solar Power (Sep 26, 1997)
- Episode 2x10: Double Dose (Sep 22, 1997)
- Episode 2x09: Action Figures (Sep 20, 1997)
- Episode 2x08: Mxyzpixilated (Sep 20, 1997)
- Episode 2x07: Target (Sep 19, 1997)
- Episode 2x06: Identity Crisis (Sep 15, 1997)
- Episode 2x05: Livewire (Sep 13, 1997)
- Episode 2x04: Speed Demons (Sep 13, 1997)
- Episode 2x03: The Prometheon (Sep 12, 1997)
- Episode 2x02: Blasts from the Past Part II (Sep 9, 1997)
- Episode 2x01: Blasts from the Past Part I (Sep 8, 1997)
- Episode 1x12: Tools of the Trade (Feb 1, 1997)
- Episode 1x11: My Girl (Nov 23, 1996)
- Episode 1x09: The Main Man Part I (Nov 9, 1996)
- Episode 1x08: Stolen Memories (Nov 2, 1996)
- Episode 1x07: The Way of All Flesh (Oct 19, 1996)
- Episode 1x06: Feeding Time (Sep 21, 1996)
- Episode 1x05: A Little Piece of Home (Sep 14, 1996)
- Episode 1x04: Fun and Games (Sep 7, 1996)
- Episode 1x03: The Last Son of Krypton Part III (Sep 6, 1996)
- Episode 1x02: The Last Son of Krypton Part II (Sep 6, 1996)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Dana Delany
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1997-05-14: David Hyde Pierce, Dana Delany, Spice Girls (May 14, 1997)
- Episode 1994-01-07: Martin Mull, Drew Carey, Dana Delaney (Jan 7, 1994)
Wild Palms (1993)
Starring as Grace Wyckoff
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Hello, I Must Be Going (May 19, 1993)
- Episode 1x04: Hungry Ghosts (May 18, 1993)
- Episode 1x03: Rising Sons (May 17, 1993)
- Episode 1x02: The Floating World (May 17, 1993)
- Episode 1x01: Everything Must Go (May 16, 1993)
China Beach (1988)
Starring as Colleen McMurphy
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: How to Stay Alive in Vietnam (2) (Dec 6, 1989)
- Episode 3x09: How to Stay Alive in Vietnam (1) (Nov 29, 1989)
- Episode 1x01: China Beach (1) (Apr 26, 1988)
Sweet Surrender (1987)
Starring as Georgia Holden
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Sexual Diversity in Philadelphia (Jul 8, 1987)
- Episode 1x05: I Got Those No Dough, No Justice, Crazy Dog Blues (May 16, 1987)
- Episode 1x04: High School Confidential (May 9, 1987)
- Episode 1x03: The Holdens Go to Dinner (May 2, 1987)
- Episode 1x02: Where There's a Will... (Apr 25, 1987)
- Episode 1x01: The Big Seven (Apr 18, 1987)
Jeopardy! (1984)
Guest starring as Dana Delany
- Episode 26x04: 2009-2010 Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational game 1, show # 5684. (Sep 17, 2009)
Cheers (1982)
Guest starring as Susan Metheny
- Episode 11x11: Love Me, Love My Car (Dec 17, 1992) [Special Guest Star]
Magnum P.I. (1980)
Guest starring as Cynthia Farrell
(3 episodes)
- Episode 7x19: Out of Sync (Mar 11, 1987) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x02: L.A. (2) (Oct 1, 1986) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x01: L.A. (1) (Oct 1, 1986) [Special Guest Star]