Deanna Dunagan
American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1940 · age 86
Deanna Dunagan 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.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
GhostlightFilm, Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan2023
Asteroid CityFilm, Waitress2021
StillwaterFilm, Sharon2020
Dispatches from ElsewhereSeries, Nana2019
An Acceptable LossFilm, Dr. Willa Sipes2016
The ExorcistSeries, Mother Bernadette2015
The VisitFilm, Nana2014
The StrainSeries, Ancharia2013
House of CardsSeries, Susan Marbury2012
Mariachi GringoFilm, Monica2011
UnforgettableSeries, Alice Wells
Have a Little FaithFilm, 2011Sarah2008Theatre World AwardAwardTony Award for Best Actress in a PlayAward2007DimensionFilm, Annabelle2006
PsychSeries, Myrtle2005
Prison BreakSeries, Judy1995
Losing IsaiahFilm, Dr. Goldstein1990
Law & OrderSeries, Estelle Adams
Men Don't LeaveFilm, 1990Fay1986
Running ScaredFilm, Sister Rebecca1985
Two Fathers' JusticeFilm1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Emily Dickenson
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of MineFilm, 1982Emily Dickinson1980
The Robber BridegroomFilm, Goat's Mother1956
Tony AwardsSeries1940Born25 May 1940People around Deanna
Close ties
Jon Avnet Produced Men Don't Leave (1990)
Jessica Lange Also in Men Don't Leave and Losing Isaiah
M. Night Shyamalan Produced The Visit (2015)
Wes Anderson Produced Asteroid City (2023)
Frank Grillo Also in Cute Poison and English, Fitz or Percy
Stacy Keach Also in Cute Poison and English, Fitz or Percy
Tom McCarthy Directed Stillwater (2021)
Patricia Wettig Also in Cute Poison and English, Fitz or Percy
Menahem Golan Produced The Naked Face (1985)
Jason Blum Produced The Visit (2015)
Bryan Forbes Directed The Naked Face (1985)
Alysia Reiner Also in An Acceptable Loss and So Cold the River
Yoram Globus Produced The Naked Face (1985)
Christian Stolte Also in Cute Poison and English, Fitz or Percy
Steven Rales Produced Asteroid City (2023)
Joe Chappelle Directed An Acceptable Loss (2019)
Paul Brickman Directed Men Don't Leave (1990)
Danny McCarthy Also in Cute Poison and English, Fitz or Percy- Matt Earl Beesley Directed Cute Poison (2005)
Kelly O'Sullivan Directed Ghostlight (2024)
Randy Zisk Directed English, Fitz or Percy (2005)
Steven Schneider Produced The Visit (2015)
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Ghostlight 2024
Stillwater 2021
Asteroid City 2023
Losing Isaiah 1995
An Acceptable Loss 2019
Filmography 21
38 credits on file
Television 14
Awards
About this person
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.
