Dale Dickey
| Dale Dickey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Diana Dale Dickey September 29, 1961 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994-present |
Dale Dickey (born September 29, 1961) is an American film, stage and television character actress. Dickey won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her performance as Merab in the 2010 independent drama film Winter's Bone. She is also known for her character roles in the number of mainstream and independent films as of early 2000s, and for recurring performances in television shows such as My Name Is Earl, Breaking Bad, True Blood and Justified.
Diana Dale Dickey was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and graduated from Bearden High School in Knoxville. She played several roles in High School productions, notably as Emily in Our Town. She later attended the University of Tennessee from 1979 to 1984, but left to pursue her acting career. On December 10, 2015, she returned to the University of Tennessee as a guest speaker, where she gave the commencement speech to fall graduates and was awarded an honorary Master of Fine Arts degree from the university.
Dickey has been working as a character actress in both mainstream and independent films since the 1990s. She is known for her recurring roles as Patty on NBC comedy series My Name Is Earl and as Opal McHone in CBS historical drama Christy. Dickey has had several roles in films such as The Pledge, Our Very Own, Domino, Super 8, Being Flynn and The Guilt Trip. She performed on many Broadway productions, like The Merchant of Venice (1989) and A Streetcar Named Desire (2009). Dickey has appeared in guest roles on numerous television series, including The X-Files, Frasier, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Gilmore Girls, The Closer, Grey's Anatomy and Breaking Bad.
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