1991: Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
3/18/81: Her father, who was her biggest fan, died from pancreatic cancer.
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.
Attended and graduated from Wesleyan University.
Attended Phillips Academy Andover for high school.
Attended Stamford, Connecticut, public schools until her senior year in high school.
Friend of Arleen Sorkin and Bob Saget.
Has an older brother, Sean Delany, and a younger sister, Corey Delany.
Her first and last names are quoted in the final rhyme to the "Animaniacs" (1993) theme song.
Her grandfather invented the Delany valve, a flushing device still use in today's toilets.
Her mother is related to Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles.
Measurments: 34C-25-36 (on Exit to Eden (1994) set) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
One of People magazine's Most Beautiful People in the World 2011.
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.
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).
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.
Turned down the role of "Carrie Bradshaw" on "Sex and the City" (1998). The part went to Sarah Jessica Parker.
When she moved to New York City in the 1970s, she worked as a cocktail waitress while waiting for her big break.