Deanna Dunagan
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.
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Movies (20)
Ghostlight2024Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
Asteroid City2023Waitress
So Cold the River2022Anne McKinney
Stillwater2021Sharon
An Acceptable Loss2019Dr. Willa Sipes
The Visit2015Nana
Just Like a Woman2013George's Mother
Mariachi Gringo2012Monica- Dimension2007Annabelle
Losing Isaiah1995Dr. Goldstein
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent1994Janice Bradley
Men Don't Leave1990Fay
Running Scared1986Sister Rebecca
Two Fathers' Justice1985
A Matter of Principle1984Miss Keyes
The Naked Face1984Mrs. Hadley
The Roommate1984Mrs. Zeigler
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine1982Emily Dickinson
Will: G. Gordon Liddy1982
The Robber Bridegroom1980Goat's Mother
Shows (14)
Dispatches from Elsewhere2020Nana
The Exorcist2016Mother Bernadette
Chicago Med2015Margaret Charles
The Strain2014Ancharia
House of Cards2013Susan Marbury
Unforgettable2011Alice Wells
Private Practice2007Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
Ugly Betty2006Lee
Psych2006Myrtle
Prison Break2005Judy
Law & Order1990Estelle Adams
Amerika1987Betty Milford
American Playhouse1982Emily Dickenson
Tony Awards1956Self - Winner