Deanna Dunagan
Biography
Deanna Dunagan (born May 25, 1940) is an American actress. While principally active as a stage actress, she has also worked in television and film. She is best known for her Tony Award-winning portrayal of Violet Weston in Tracy Letts' August: Osage County and for her portrayal of Nana in M. Night Shyamalan's 2015 film The Visit. She has also appeared in the recurring roles of Mother Bernadette on the Fox television series The Exorcist and Mrs. Charles on Chicago Med. She portrayed Dr. Willa Sipe in the 2018 film An Acceptable Loss by writer Joe Chappelle; and starred as Sharon in the 2021 film Stillwater alongside Matt Damon and Abigail Breslin.
Known For
All Movies (20)
- Ghostlight2024 · as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
- Asteroid City2023 · as Waitress
- So Cold the River2022 · as Anne McKinney
- Stillwater2021 · as Sharon
- An Acceptable Loss2019 · as Dr. Willa Sipes
- The Visit2015 · as Nana
- Just Like a Woman2013 · as George's Mother
- Mariachi Gringo2012 · as Monica
- Dimension2007 · as Annabelle
- Losing Isaiah1995 · as Dr. Goldstein
- Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent1994 · as Janice Bradley
- Men Don't Leave1990 · as Fay
- Running Scared1986 · as Sister Rebecca
- Two Fathers' Justice1985
- A Matter of Principle1984 · as Miss Keyes
- The Naked Face1984 · as Mrs. Hadley
- The Roommate1984 · as Mrs. Zeigler
- Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine1982 · as Emily Dickinson
- Will: G. Gordon Liddy1982
- The Robber Bridegroom1980 · as Goat's Mother
All TV Shows (13)
- Dispatches from Elsewhere2020 · as Nana
- The Exorcist2016 · as Mother Bernadette
- Chicago Med2015 · as Margaret Charles
- The Strain2014 · as Ancharia
- House of Cards2013 · as Susan Marbury
- Unforgettable2011 · as Alice Wells
- Private Practice2007 · as Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
- Ugly Betty2006 · as Lee
- Psych2006 · as Myrtle
- Prison Break2005 · as Judy
- Law & Order1990 · as Estelle Adams
- Amerika1987 · as Betty Milford
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Winner