Deanna Dunagan
ActingDeanna 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.
Movies
Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan
Ghostlight
2024
Waitress
Asteroid City
2023
Anne McKinney
So Cold the River
2022
Sharon
Stillwater
2021
Dr. Willa Sipes
An Acceptable Loss
2019
Nana
The Visit
2015
George's Mother
Just Like a Woman
2013
Monica
Mariachi Gringo
2012
Dr. Goldstein
Losing Isaiah
1995
Janice Bradley
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
1994
Fay
Men Don't Leave
1990
Sister Rebecca
Running Scared
1986
Two Fathers' Justice
1985
Miss Keyes
A Matter of Principle
1984
Mrs. Hadley
The Naked Face
1984
Mrs. Zeigler
The Roommate
1984
Emily Dickinson
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
1982
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982
Goat's Mother
The Robber Bridegroom
1980
TV Shows
Nana
Dispatches from Elsewhere
2020
Mother Bernadette
The Exorcist
2016
Margaret Charles
Chicago Med
2015
Ancharia
The Strain
2014
Susan Marbury
House of Cards
2013
Alice Wells
Unforgettable
2011
Dr. Vivian Carlsmith
Private Practice
2007
Lee
Ugly Betty
2006
Myrtle
Psych
2006
Judy
Prison Break
2005
Estelle Adams
Law & Order
1990
Betty Milford
Amerika
1987
Emily Dickenson
American Playhouse
1982
Miss Keyes
American Playhouse
1982
Mrs. Harper
American Playhouse
1982
Mrs. Ziegler
American Playhouse
1982
Self - Winner
Tony Awards
1956