Happy Birthday wishes go out to one of my faves, Dana Delany, who turns 55 years old today. Dana Welles Delany was born in New York City. She has a bachelors degree in theater arts from Wesleyan University. She has never been married and has no children.

Dana started her acting career in New York on Broadway and in soaps. Her first big role on television was in the series "China Beach." Dana won two Emmy Awards for her performance as nurse Colleen McMurphy.

Dana was in one of my all time favorite movies, "Tombstone," with Kurt Russel, where she played Josephine Marcus. She also played dominatrix in the movie "Exit to Eden" with Rosie O'Donnell and Dan Aykroyd.

More recently, Dana has appeared in "Desperate Housewives" and is starting a new series where she plays a medical examiner entitled "Body of Proof."