Deanna Dunagan
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1940-05-25
Place of birth: 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
Losing Isaiah
1995Dr. Goldstein
Running Scared
1986Sister Rebecca
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982
Asteroid City
2023Waitress
A Matter of Principle
1984Miss Keyes
The Naked Face
1984Mrs. Hadley
Two Fathers' Justice
1985
The Visit
2015Nana
Men Don't Leave
1990Fay
The Robber Bridegroom
1980Goat's Mother
Ghostlight
2024Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
1994Janice Bradley
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
1982Emily Dickinson
The Roommate
1984Mrs. Zeigler
Just Like a Woman
2013George's Mother
An Acceptable Loss
2019Dr. Willa Sipes
Stillwater
2021SharonDimension
2007Annabelle
So Cold the River
2022Anne McKinney