Deanna Dunagan
Born: 1940-05-25 in Monahans, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Ghostlight as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
2023
- Asteroid City as Waitress
2022
- So Cold the River as Anne McKinney
2021
- Stillwater as Sharon
2020
- Dispatches from Elsewhere as Nana
2019
- An Acceptable Loss as Dr. Willa Sipes
2016
- The Exorcist as Mother Bernadette
2015
- Chicago Med as Margaret Charles
- The Visit as Nana
2014
- The Strain as Ancharia
2013
- House of Cards as Susan Marbury
- Just Like a Woman as George's Mother
2012
- Mariachi Gringo as Monica
2011
- Unforgettable as Alice Wells
2007
- Private Practice as Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
- Dimension as Annabelle
2006
- Psych as Myrtle
- Ugly Betty as Lee
2005
- Prison Break as Judy
1995
- Losing Isaiah as Dr. Goldstein
1994
- Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent as Janice Bradley
1990
- Law & Order as Estelle Adams
- Men Don't Leave as Fay
1987
- Amerika as Betty Milford
1986
- Running Scared as Sister Rebecca
1985
1984
- The Naked Face as Mrs. Hadley
- A Matter of Principle as Miss Keyes
- The Roommate as Mrs. Zeigler
1982
- Will: G. Gordon Liddy
- Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine as Emily Dickinson
1980
- The Robber Bridegroom as Goat's Mother
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Winner