Dina Spybey

Dina Spybey (born August 29, 1965) also known as Dina Waters and Dina Spybey-Waters is an American actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films, including John Q., subUrbia and The Haunted Mansion. She is perhaps best known for her role as Tracy Montrose Blair on the first season of Six Feet Under. She played "young Elise Eliot" in The First Wives Club and a ghost named Emma in Disney's film The Haunted Mansion.

Dina Spybey
Born	(1965-08-29) August 29, 1965 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Other names	Dina Waters
Alma mater	Ohio State University Rutgers University (MFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Mark Waters ​ ( m. 2000)

Career

Spybey attended undergraduate studies at Ohio State and then received her M.F.A. from Rutgers University at the Mason Gross School of the Arts. She was the character Dottie in Greg the Bunny, appeared in Remember WENN, and also played a stripper colleague of Demi Moore's in Striptease. She played a supporting role in her husband Mark Waters' film Just Like Heaven (2005). Spybey portrated a ghost named Emma in the 2003 Disney movie The Haunted Mansion. She had a small role in Waters' Freaky Friday.

She also appeared in the ninth season premiere of Frasier ("Don Juan in Hell”) in 2001 in the role of Nanette Guzman, Frasier Crane's first wife.[1] She was one of three actresses to play the role over the course of Cheers and Frasier (the others were Emma Thompson and Laurie Metcalf).

Spybey also appeared in theater. In 1993 she appeared in the off-Broadway play Five Women Wearing the Same Dress[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Big Night	Natalie
1996	Striptease	Monique, Jr.
1996	SubUrbia	Bee-Bee
1997	Julian Po	Dee
1997	An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn	Allessandra
1998	Getting Personal	Liz Carderelli
1999	Advice from a Caterpillar	Young Woman
2000	Isn't She Great	Bambi Madison
2002	John Q.	Debby Utley
2002	Full Frontal	Third Fired Employee
2003	Freaky Friday	Dottie Robertson
2003	The Haunted Mansion	Emma
2005	Just Like Heaven	Abby
2008	Yoga Matt	Bonnie Putterman	Short
2019	Chasing Molly	Janet

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Lifestories: Families in Crisis	Becky Bell	Episode: "Public Law 106: The Becky Bell Story"
1993	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Leanne Strauss	Episode: "If I Die Before I Wake"
1996	The X-Files	FBI Archivist	Episode: "Pusher"
1996	Remember WENN	Celia Mellon	Main role (season 1)
1996–1997	Men Behaving Badly	Brenda Mickowski	Main role
1997	Gun	Genny	Episode: "All the President's Women"
1998	Conrad Bloom	Nina Bloom #2	TV series
1998	Suddenly Susan	Gina	Episode: "Don't Tell"
1998	Fantasy Island	Tina	Episode: "Let Go"
1999	Oh Baby	Shelly	Episode: "Lamaze"
1999	Just Shoot Me!	Megan	Episode: "Hostess to Murder"
1999	Cold Feet	Jenny Lombardi	Main role
2000	Stark Raving Mad	Katherine Yates	Episodes: "The Crush", "The Grade"
2001	Six Feet Under	Tracy Montrose Blair	Recurring role (season 1)
2001	Frasier	Nanette	Episode: "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2"
2002	Warning: Parental Advisory	Receptionist	TV film
2002–2004	Greg the Bunny	Dottie Sunshine	Main role
2005	Joey	Judy	Episode: "Joey and the Valentine's Date"
2007	Family of the Year	Barbara Anderson	Episode: "Pilot"
2010	Neighbors from Hell	Marjoe Saint Sparks	Regular role
2011	CPA Holes	Annette Wicks	TV film
2013	Modern Family	Art Teacher	Episode: "Best Men"
2013	Witches of East End	Woman in Hospital	Episode: "Pilot"
2015	Salem Rogers	Karen	TV film
2016	Speechless	Jennifer	Episode: "Pilot"

References

1. "Kim Cattrall suggests Sex and the City replacements". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
2. "My worst moment: Ally Walker on tippling and acting". Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

External links

• Dina Spybey at the Internet Broadway Database
• Dina Spybey on IMDb