Deanna Dunagan
Acting
Born: 1940-05-25 in 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
Law & Order
Estelle Adams
Prison Break
Judy
The Strain
Ancharia
Chicago Med
Margaret Charles
Psych
Myrtle
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
Unforgettable
Alice Wells
House of Cards
Susan Marbury
Private Practice
Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
American Playhouse
Emily Dickenson
American Playhouse
Miss Keyes
American Playhouse
Mrs. Harper
American Playhouse
Mrs. Ziegler
Ugly Betty
Lee
The Visit
Nana
Asteroid City
Waitress
The Exorcist
Mother Bernadette
Stillwater
Sharon
Dispatches from Elsewhere
Nana
Running Scared
Sister Rebecca
Ghostlight
Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
Losing Isaiah
Dr. Goldstein
Amerika
Betty Milford
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
The Naked Face
Mrs. Hadley
Men Don't Leave
Fay
An Acceptable Loss
Dr. Willa Sipes
So Cold the River
Anne McKinney
Just Like a Woman
George's Mother
Two Fathers' Justice
The Robber Bridegroom
Goat's Mother
A Matter of Principle
Miss Keyes
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
Janice Bradley
Mariachi Gringo
Monica
The Roommate
Mrs. Zeigler
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
Emily Dickinson