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Lela Ivey

Actor

Lela Ivey

Born June 26, 1958 in New York City, New York, USA14 films

Lela Ivey (born June 26, 1958, in New York City) is a veteran actor of the stage as well as a character actress of the small screen and cinema.

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The Purple Rose of Cairo posterFirst watchThe Purple Rose of Cairo19857.4as HookerCecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Addams Family poster7.1The Addams Family1991Big poster7.2Big1988Pleasantville poster7.3Pleasantville1998Bean poster6.5Bean1997Heartburn poster6.0Heartburn1986Mr. Jones poster5.8Mr. Jones1993Tower of Terror poster6.3Tower of Terror1997S.F.W. poster5.9S.F.W.1995

Filmography

14 films as actor
  1. 1998PleasantvilleMiss Peters
  2. 1997Tower of TerrorPatricia Peterson
  3. 1997BeanNurse Pots
  4. 1996Tales of EroticaMiss Conners (segment 'Wet')
  5. 1995S.F.W.Mrs. Spab
  6. 1994SodbustersAnnie Simms
  7. 1994WetMiss Conners
  8. 1993Mr. JonesLisa
  9. 1992I Don't Buy Kisses AnymoreAlice
  10. 1991The Addams FamilySusan Firkins
  11. 1988LadykillersSue Hiller
  12. 1988BigBank Teller
  13. 1986HeartburnHairdresser
  14. 1985The Purple Rose of CairoHooker