Deanna Dunagan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 25, 1940 (age 86)
- Birthplace
- 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
Movie · as Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
Asteroid City
Movie · as Waitress
So Cold the River
Movie · as Anne McKinney
Stillwater
Movie · as Sharon
Dispatches from Elsewhere
TV · as Nana · 2 eps
An Acceptable Loss
Movie · as Dr. Willa Sipes
The Exorcist
TV · as Mother Bernadette · 1 ep
The Visit
Movie · as Nana
Chicago Med
TV · as Margaret Charles · 3 eps
The Strain
TV · as Ancharia · 1 ep
Just Like a Woman
Movie · as George's Mother
House of Cards
TV · as Susan Marbury · 1 ep
Mariachi Gringo
Movie · as Monica
Have a Little Faith
Movie · as Sarah
Unforgettable
TV · as Alice Wells · 5 eps
Dimension
Movie · as Annabelle
Private Practice
TV · as Dr. Vivian Carlsmith · 1 ep
Psych
TV · as Myrtle · 1 ep
Ugly Betty
TV · as Lee · 1 ep
Prison Break
TV · as Judy · 2 eps
Losing Isaiah
Movie · as Dr. Goldstein
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
Movie · as Janice Bradley
Men Don't Leave
Movie · as Fay
Law & Order
TV · as Estelle Adams · 1 ep
Amerika
TV · as Betty Milford · 7 eps
Running Scared
Movie · as Sister Rebecca
Two Fathers' Justice
Movie
A Matter of Principle
Movie · as Miss Keyes
The Naked Face
Movie · as Mrs. Hadley
The Roommate
Movie · as Mrs. Zeigler
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Movie
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
Movie · as Emily Dickinson
American Playhouse
TV · as Emily Dickenson, Miss Keyes, Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Ziegler · 1 ep
The Robber Bridegroom
Movie · as Goat's Mother
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep