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Biography
Leora Dana was an American film, stage and television actress from New York City. Dana appeared in numerous productions across film television and theatre including The Madwoman of Chaillot, Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot and The Asphalt Jungle. She won several awards across her career including the Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising female. Dana died in 1983.
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Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1973
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1960 · nominated
Filmography17 titles

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Naomi Shawn
1955as Naomi Shawn

3:10 to Yuma
1957as Mrs. Alice Evans
1957as Mrs. Alice Evans

Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970as Mrs. Kramer
1970as Mrs. Kramer

Pollyanna
1960as Mrs. Ford
1960as Mrs. Ford

Some Came Running
1958as Agnes Hirsh
1958as Agnes Hirsh

Stoney Burke
1962
1962

The Boston Strangler
1968as Mary Bottomly
1968as Mary Bottomly

The Dain Curse
1978as Mrs. Huntoon
1978as Mrs. Huntoon

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958as Dame Van Winkle
1958as Dame Van Winkle

Shoot the Moon
1982as Charlotte DeVoe
1982as Charlotte DeVoe

Wild Rovers
1971as Nell Buckman
1971as Nell Buckman

Kings Go Forth
1958as Mrs. Blair
1958as Mrs. Blair

Baby It's You
1983as Miss Vernon, Teacher
1983as Miss Vernon, Teacher

A Gathering of Eagles
1963as Mrs. Evelyn Fowler
1963as Mrs. Evelyn Fowler

The Group
1966as Mrs. Renfrew
1966as Mrs. Renfrew

Change of Habit
1969as Mother Joseph
1969as Mother Joseph

Amityville 3-D
1983as Emma Caswell
1983as Emma Caswell