Deanna Dunagan
- Acting
- May 25, 1940 · Monahans, Texas, USA
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
Filmography
- Ghostlight · Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
- Asteroid City · Waitress
- So Cold the River · Anne McKinney
- Stillwater · Sharon
- Dispatches from Elsewhere · Nana
- An Acceptable Loss · Dr. Willa Sipes
- The Exorcist · Mother Bernadette
- Chicago Med · Margaret Charles
- The Visit · Nana
- The Strain · Ancharia
- Just Like a Woman · George's Mother
- House of Cards · Susan Marbury
- Mariachi Gringo · Monica
- Have a Little Faith · Sarah
- Unforgettable · Alice Wells
- Private Practice · Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
- Dimension · Annabelle
- Ugly Betty · Lee
- Psych · Myrtle
- Prison Break · Judy
- Losing Isaiah · Dr. Goldstein
- Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent · Janice Bradley
- Law & Order · Estelle Adams
- Men Don't Leave · Fay
- Amerika · Betty Milford
- Running Scared · Sister Rebecca
- Two Fathers' Justice
- A Matter of Principle · Miss Keyes
- The Naked Face · Mrs. Hadley
- The Roommate · Mrs. Zeigler
- Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine · Emily Dickinson
- American Playhouse · Emily Dickenson, Miss Keyes
- Will: G. Gordon Liddy
- The Robber Bridegroom · Goat's Mother
- Tony Awards · Self