Title: Body of Proof
Small new interview in Parade.
Dana Delany is known for playing strong women on screens big and small. From her time on Desperate Housewives to her new role as Dr. Megan Hunt on ABC’s Body of Proof, Delany knows how important it is for young girls to have positive women to look up to.
Delany, who is a spokesperson for Caltrate’s Women Who Move The World nitiative to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure, talked to Parade.com about the upcoming season of Body of Proof and whether fans can expect to see her back on Wisteria Lane.
On being an unexpected role model for young girls.
“I find strong women interesting because they tend to be complicated. I have a strong following of young girls who I give advice to, especially on Twitter, which I never expected. I didn’t realize how hungry they were for a female role model. There are girls who want to know that it’s ok not to get married and it’s ok not to have children. We all have these stereotypes of what’s expected, and I think it’s been helpful for them to hear about somebody who went their own way. I feel like I’ve forged my own path”On her new role on Body of Proof.
“I was sort of the new guy on the block with Desperate Housewives and they very nicely took me in. But I’ve been part of Body of Proof from the beginning, so there’s more responsibility. It’s all about creating a new show. We’re a very close-knit group. Having been on several shows, I take a lot of responsibility for being the captain of the ship and making sure everybody’s happy.”
On the unique challenges of doing a medical show.
“The main one is having to say all those words and act like you know what you’re talking about. Most of the words make no sense at all to me. Having an iPad really helps because I can look it up the night before while I’m reading the script and see a picture of what I’m talking about and I can make sense of it. But it has gotten easier with each episode.”On her upcoming big screen role opposite 50 Cent in Freelancers.
“All my scenes were with 50 Cent and it was a blast. I was very impressed with him. He’s an entrepreneur, and he’s a producer on the film. He made it happen. He really wants to be taken seriously as an actor and I think he’s really good. He’s got a lot of charisma.”On the possibility of returning to Desperate Housewives.
“I would love that. I would really love to go back for the final season for a little visit as Katherine because I’d like to resolve her storyline. I would like to know that she and her girlfriend Robin were living happily ever after. It would be nice if they ended up together or she at least found some happiness in her life.”On the importance of finding “me” time despite her busy schedule.
“It’s been a bit tough this year because I do work five days a week and 12-15 hour days. I think one of the things that women need to learn is to say ‘no.’ It’s ok to say no once in awhile.”
Last night was the Block Party on Wisteria Lane, and Dana was there. You can take the woman away from that street but she’ll come back sooner or later.
We may not see Dana on Wisteria Lane and so Katherine causing havoc anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean our lady won’t be back on set! She’s been confirmed to attend the Wisteria Lane Blockparty on April 16th, as well as former cast members Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross.
Band From TV (James Denton, Hugh Laurie, Greg Grunberg, Scott Grimes, Adrian Pasadar, Bob Guiney, Jesse Spencer and special guest Teri Hatcher) will be performing.
For more information and updates, please check Wisteria Lane Block Party
Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Lynch, Eva Longoria Parker and a slew of celebs are encouraging people to Stand Up To Cancer!
In a new promotional spot for a live television event benefiting cancer research, TV and film’s brightest stars share their personal connections with the disease.
Stand Up To Cancer will return to primetime TV on September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT. The one-hour fundraising event will be simulcast live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Bio, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Style Network, TV One, and VH1.
Our cast involved with Stand Up To Cancer include Eva Longoria Parker, Vanessa Williams, Marcia Cross, Dana Delany, Teri Hatcher, and James Denton
Source: Entertainment Tonight
I just added to the gallery new photos to the arrivals album and also created the one with inside photos, which we didn’t get until now.
So two updates in one! A new photoshoot which in truth is old as for Dana’s hair I’d say it was taken while she was filming Pasadena. And Dana was out last night at The Cool Comedy-Hot Cuisine Fundraiser To Benefit The Scleroderma Research Foundation, like usual even if we didn’t see her in the past two SRF events, bet she went ninja haha. Also, if you notice, it’s the very same dress she wore to the Third Academy Honors earlier this month but with a different pattern/print, the design is the same even if she pulled it up some more to show more skin. If anyone’s interested both dresses are Dolce & Gabbana.
The cast of ABC’s ” Desperate Housewives” forgot about Russian gold diggers, stripper Robin’s adventures and the identity of the Fairview Strangler last week to focus on real life.
Dana Delany, who portrays Katherine on the show, is spokeswoman for the Child Hunger Ends Here Neighborhood Rally campaign, sponsored by the food company ConAgra and the hunger relief organization Feeding America. She and other cast members held a rally on the show’s set to publicize the effort to eradicate childhood hunger.
“No matter what the ladies go through on (Wisteria) Lane, they always come together at the end to help each other out,” Delany said by phone from California last week.
Delany talked about the problem of childhood hunger and several other topics (the interview was conducted before news broke about former “Housewives” actress Nicolette Sheridan’s lawsuit against show creator Marc Cherry and ABC, and we were unable to reach Delany for a follow-up question). First, we discussed dolphins.
Q: The first thing I have to ask: A recent magazine story said you swam with 400 dolphins.
A:Oh, that stupid article. Yes, yes I did. It was pretty amazing. I was visiting a friend in Hawaii and we decided to go swimming. She’s kind of a spiritual person and we went to swim with the dolphins, and it turned out they had all congregated at the end of the runway on the big island, of all places. Right next to the airport. It was great. They were very playful.
Q: You’ve been busy — “Desperate Housewives,” a TV pilot (“Body of Evidence”), a film (“Multiple Sarcasms,” coming out in May). We sometimes hear that Hollywood just wants fresh young faces, but for an actress who has — and I want to be very careful here — been around for a number of years, you seem to have no trouble finding work.
A: I feel very grateful. First of all, I love what I do, which I think makes a difference. I love to act. I don’t really care what the venue is as long as the writing’s good. And I do believe in the end it’s sort of a matter of the last man standing. If I just hang in there long enough I’ll keep working.
Q: Talk about Child Hunger Ends Here. How did you get involved?
A: They came to me. I don’t do anything unless I really research it and find out whether it’s worthy. When I was shooting the pilot in Rhode Island recently, I went to a food bank there that Feeding America has. And it’s really remarkable. They told me that last year Feeding America fed 37 million people in America. And they think because of the economy it’s going to be 50 million this year. That’s the scary thing, when parents can’t feed their kids. You hear stories about parents going hungry rather than their kids going hungry. It’s kind of this silent stalker that people don’t want to talk about because it’s embarrassing.
Q: When you take up a cause, do you ever worry about possibly alienating people? Some entertainers and athletes avoid taking a stand on anything. You seem fine with speaking your mind.
A: I have no problem with speaking my mind. I feel it’s my life and it’s going to be over soon, so I’d better be authentic.
Q: It’s going to be over soon?
A: You never know (laughs).
Q: Explain how people can help.
A: If people go to ChildHungerEndsHere.com, they can see … ways they can get involved. They can go to the Web site and get all the information to get a free package of stuff (so they can) host their own rally to raise money. Or they can go shopping.
One question I often get asked is what makes for a good (and memorable) drama series. I’ve always believed that the heavily character-driven shows usually stand the best chance because viewers want to identify with one or more of the characters, they want to care and get invested in that character. In addition to the characters, I also believe that the shows that have defined a generation make for the most memorable of the bunch.
In a business where people seek the fountain of youth above all else, women from all walks of life were relieved when Desperate Housewives made it cool to be in your thirties, forties and fifties. Gone were the stereotypical housewives who “obey” their husbands and were barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen.
Three years ago, Katherine Mayfair arrived on Wisteria Lane to give the neighborhood a much-needed makeover. Her character has escaped an abusive husband, dated the neighborhood hottie, spent time in a mental institution and reexamined her sexuality by entering into a lesbian relationship with an ex-stripper.
Dana Delany, who plays Katherine on the hit series, became a household name back in the ’80s when she starred in the popular drama China Beach, and has kept us entertained ever since with that captivating and charismatic personality. I had the good fortune to speak with Dana about her days on China Beach, her role on Desperate Housewives, and a cause that is very close to her heart…
Tada! Here’s finally what I was personally waiting for to lighten up my day, it has been just a bad one. So new pics of our beloved lady is always nice!
Dana should’ve been there last night but so far? Not a damn sight of her. I wouldn’t be surprised if she was pulling a ninja again avoiding photos.
Special Event Tonight as The Creative Coalition Kicks Off National Lab Day Partnership
Los Angeles, CA (April 1, 2010) – When the White House calls, The Creative Coalition gets out the baking soda, vinegar and surgical gloves!
This evening, along with their partner National Lab Day, The Creative Coalition will lead hands-on science experiments with entertainment leadership to underscore the connection between the arts and sciences. The partnership between Creative Coalition and National Lab Day is in response to President Obama’s “Educate to Innovate” campaign, with the goal of educating, activating and mobilizing communities nationwide to help combat America’s decline in math and science skills.
WHAT: Hollywood Experiments With Science
WHO: Hosted by actors and Co-Presidents of The Creative Coalition Tim Daly (“Private Practice”) and Dana Delany (“Desperate Housewives”), with Penn Badgley (“Gossip Girl”), Sterling Beaumon (“Lost”), Emma Bell (Frozen, “Dollhouse”), Demian Bichir (“Weeds”), Phillip Bloch (Gospel Hill), Alison Brie (“Mad Men,” “Hannah Montana”), Mehcad Brooks (“True Blood,” Glory Road), Christian Campbell (“The Book of Daniel”), Clayne Crawford (“24”), Erin Cummings (“Spartacus: Blood and Sand), Robert Davi (Die Hard, License to Kill), Bruce Davison (X-Men), Hector Elizondo (Valentine’s Day), Morgan Fairchild (“My Name is Earl,” “Chuck”), Frances Fisher (Titanic, Unforgiven), Tom Fontana (“Oz,” “St. Elsewhere,” “Homicide: Life on the Street”), Ian Gomez (“Cougar Town”), Darryl Hannah (Kill Bill), Hill Harper (“CSI: NY”), supermodel Rachel Hunter, Laura Innes (“Brothers and Sisters,” “ER”), Sharon Lawrence (“Community”), Katy Mixon (State of Play), Esai Morales (Fast Food Nation), Ron Rifkin (“Brothers & Sisters”), Ariel Winter (“Modern Family”), Lea Thompson (Back To The Future, “Caroline in the City”), Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, My Life In Ruins), Ben Vereen (Mama I Want To Sing!, Idlewild), Isaiah Washington (“Grey’s Anatomy,” Romeo Must Die), Alfre Woodard (The Family That Preys, “Desperate Housewives”), and other members of the entertainment community.
WHEN: Thursday evening, April 1, 2010
7:00 pm – Red carpet/arrivals/photo ops
7:30 pm – Science Lab Experiments and Dinner
WHERE: On Sunset Restaurant
Luxe Hotel, 11461 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
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