Steaming
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El Paso, Texas
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, the daughter of Nathan Aldean Ivey, a college instructor and dean and Dorothy Lee (
née
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Lewis), a teacher.
Between 1965 and 1968 she attended Union High School through tenth grade in
Dowagiac, Michigan
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. She graduated from Marion High School in Marion, Illinois, in 1970, and is an alumna of
John A. Logan College
John A. Logan College is a public community college in Carterville, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System. As of 2016, it had a total enrollment of 4,424 students: 1,990 full- and 2,434 part-time.Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), and Illinois State University (
Normal, Illinois
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).
Career
Ivey won two
Tony Awards
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual c ...
as Best Featured Actress in a Play for ''
Steaming
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'' in 1983 and '' Hurlyburly'' in 1985. She was also nominated for ''
Park Your Car in Harvard Yard
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'' in 1992 and a revival of '' The Heiress'' in 2013. Other Broadway theatre credits include '' Piaf'', ''
Bedroom Farce
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'', ''
Blithe Spirit Blithe Spirit may refer to:
* ''Blithe Spirit'' (play), a 1941 comic play written by Noël Coward
* ''Blithe Spirit'' (1945 film), a British comedy film based on the play
* ''Blithe Spirit'' (2020 film), a British-American comedy film based on th ...
Long Wharf Theatre
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and reprised the role in March 2010 at the
Roundabout Theatre
The Roundabout Theatre Company is a leading non-profit theatre company based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres.
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The company was founded in 1965 by Gene Feist, Michael Fried and Elizab ...
in New York, as well as the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. She received the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Actress for that portrayal. Ivey portrayed Ann Landers in the solo play ''The Lady With All the Answers'' at the Cherry Lane Theatre (
off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer th ...
) in October 2009. She was nominated for Best Solo Performance for the Lucille Lortel Award and
Drama Desk Award
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. In 2016, she returned to the
Cherry Lane Theatre
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in
Israel Horovitz
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Estelle Parsons
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After studying law, Parsons became a singer before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She worked for the television program '' Today'' and ...
Miles from Home
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'', ''
Compromising Positions
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What Alice Found
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Plot
The film is a harrowing c ...
'', and ''
Flags of Our Fathers
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''.
Despite a long history of theater and film performances, Ivey is often associated with the role of B.J. Poteet in the final season of ''
Designing Women
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Person of Interest
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'', '' White Collar'', '' Nurse Jackie'', '' Big Love'', and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''.
Other television roles include starring roles as Kate McCrorey in the 1990–91 series '' Down Home'', set in a Texas coastal town, Alexandra Buchanan in the short-lived series '' The 5 Mrs. Buchanans'', and "Buddies" with Dave Chappelle. Ivey was also in the 1985 TV remake of ''
The Long Hot Summer
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'', in the role of Noel Varner ( Joanne Woodward's role in the 1958 film version). The miniseries also starred Jason Robards and Don Johnson. Ivey was nominated for an Emmy for her performance in ''What the Deaf Man Heard'', a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. She also provided the voice of Eleanor Sherman in the animated series '' The Critic''. Ivey appeared in the television miniseries '' Rose Red'' (based on a Stephen King novel) as Cathy, one of the psychics investigating a haunted house.
Personal life
Ivey was married to actor
Ricardo Gutierrez
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Education
Gutierrez studied at Illinois State University.
Career
Theater
Gutierrez has acted in ...
. They divorced before her move to New York. She is now married to Tim Braine and they have two children.