Filmography
| Year | Film/play/TV/other | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | South Pacific | Nellie Forbush | Musical at Phillips Academy |
| 1978 | Ryan's Hope | Ryan's bar patron | |
| 1979 | Love of Life | Amy Russell | |
| 1980 | A Life | Broadway play | |
| 1981 | The Fan | Saleswoman in record store | |
| As the World Turns | Hayley Wilson Hollister | ||
| 1983 | Wisk detergent | Lady in an elevator | TV commercial (opposite Tom McBride) |
| Blood Moon | Innocent pre-med student | Off-broadway production by Nicholas Kazan | |
| 1984 | Almost You | Susan McCall | |
| Threesome | Laura Shaper | ||
| The Streets | Jeannie | ||
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Jillian Armstrong | "Knowing Her," episode 206 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Cynthia Farrell | Episodes 7.1, 7.2, 7.19 | |
| 1986 | A Winner Never Quits | Nora | |
| Where the River Runs Black | Sister Ana | ||
| Liberty | Moya Trevor | ||
| 1987 | Sweet Surrender | Georgia Holden | |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | Gelina | |
| Masquerade | Anne Briscoe | ||
| Moon over Parador | Jenny | ||
| thirtysomething | Eve | South by Southeast season 1, episode 10 | |
| China Beach | Colleen McMurphy | 62 episodes 1988–1991 | |
| 1990 | A Promise to Keep | Jane Goodrich | |
| 1992 | Light Sleeper | Marianne | |
| Housesitter | Becky Metcalf | ||
| Cheers | Susan Metheny | Season 11, episode 11 | |
| 1993 | Wild Palms | Grace Wyckoff | |
| Donato and Daughter | Lieutenant Dena Donato | ||
| Tombstone | Josephine Marcus | ||
| Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | Andrea Beaumont | (voice) | |
| 1994 | The Enemy Within | Betsy Corcoran | |
| Exit to Eden | Lisa Emerson | ||
| Texan | |||
| 1995 | Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story | Margaret Sanger | |
| Live Nude Girls' | Jill | ||
| Fallen Angels | Helen Fiske | ||
| Translations | Maire | Broadway play (short-lived) | |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Lois Lane | (voice) (43 episodes 1996–2000) |
| Fly Away Home | Susan Barnes | ||
| The Adventures of Mowgli | Bagheera | (voice) English version | |
| For Hope | Hope Altman | ||
| Wing Commander Academy | Gwen Archer Bowman | (voice) 13 episodes | |
| 1997 | True Women | Sarah Ashby McClure | |
| Spy Game | Honey Trapp | Season 1, episode 4 | |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Dr. Susan Fox | (voice) | |
| 1998 | Wide Awake | Mrs. Beal | |
| The Curve | Dr. Ashley | ||
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage — Two Couples | Johtje Vos | ||
| The Patron Saint of Liars | Rose Cleardon Abbott | ||
| The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest | Lois Lane | (voice) | |
| Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu | Documentary | ||
| 1999 | Outfitters | Cat Bonfaim | |
| Sirens | Sally Rawlings | ||
| Resurrection | Clare Miller | ||
| Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | Elaine Gunn | ||
| 2000 | The Right Temptation | Anthea Farrow-Smith | |
| Dinner With Friends | Beth | Stage; Pulitzer-prize script | |
| 2001 | Final Jeopardy | Alexandra Cooper | Delany was actor, co-executive producer |
| Family Law | Mary Sullivan | Episode "Safe At Home" | |
| Pasadena | Catherine McAllister | 13 episodes (2001–2002) | |
| 2002 | Conviction | Martha | |
| Mother Ghost | Karen Bennett | ||
| Superman: Shadow of Apokolips | Lois Lane | (voice) | |
| Presidio Med | Dr. Rae Brennan | 13 episodes | |
| 2003 | Intimate Portrait: Dana Delany | Herself | |
| Justice League | Lois Lane | (voice) (10 episodes 2003–2005) | |
| Spin | Margaret Swift-Bejarano | ||
| A Time to Remember | Britt Calhoun | aka "Turning Homeward" | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Beatrice | Stage, San Diego | |
| 2004 | Baby for Sale | Nathalie Johnson | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Carolyn Spencer | "Obscene", episode 603 | |
| Justice League Unlimited | Loana | (voice) "For the Man who has Everything" | |
| Boston Legal | Samantha Fleming | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Related | Francesca Sorelli | Season 1, episodes 7,18 |
| Getting to Know You | Marla | ||
| Kojak | Kate McNeil | ||
| 2006 | Battlestar Galactica | Sesha Abinell | |
| Superman: Brainiac Attacks | Lois Lane | Voice | |
| The Woman with the Hungry Eyes | Theda Bara | Voice | |
| Kidnapped | Ellie Cain | 13 episodes (2006–2007) | |
| The L Word | Senator Barbara Grisham | ||
| Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delany | Host | Documentary | |
| 2007 | Drunkboat | Eileen | |
| The Batman | Lois Lane | Voice (2 episodes) | |
| Life on the Refrigerator Door | Narrator | Audio book by Alice Kuipers | |
| 2007–2010, 2012 | Desperate Housewives | Katherine Mayfair | Series Regular (3 seasons; 64 episodes) Special Guest Star (1 episode, Series Finale) |
| 2008 | Route 30 | Amish Martha | |
| Flying Lessons | Jeanne | ||
| 2009 | Multiple Sarcasms | Annie | |
| A Beautiful Life | Anne | ||
| Camp Hope | Patricia | ||
| PoliWood | Herself | Documentary | |
| Annul Victory | Herself | Documentary | |
| 2010 | Castle | Agent Jordan Shaw | 2 episodes; season 2, episodes 17–18 |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Vilsi Vaylar | voice | |
| Firebreather | Margaret | voice | |
| 2011–present | Body of Proof | Dr. Megan Hunt | Series regular |
| 2011 | Television Academy Honors | Host | |
| 2012 | Freelancers | Filming |
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